497 St Marks Avenue, Brooklyn

Modern Crown Heights mid-rise with recent ownership movement, sitting on a block with notable street noise and parking friction.

A 147-unit Crown Heights rental building completed in 2014, sitting near the Crown Heights and Prospect Heights border. The deed transferred to 497 St Marks Avenue Realty LLC in June 2026. Three things to know:

A deed transfer went through in June 2026. The property saw a deed transfer in June 2026 to 497 St Marks Avenue Realty LLC, shifting off 505 St. Marks Ave. Realty, LLC after fifteen years of ownership. Managing agent details remain unlisted in primary housing filings, leaving Yosi Cohen listed as head officer.

Street music and curb friction dominate the surrounding blocks. Within three blocks of the building, 274 residential noise calls and 165 street noise complaints were logged over the last year, largely driven by outdoor music and block parties. Curb space is equally competitive, with 276 illegal parking reports—mostly sidewalk and hydrant blockages.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 20 blocked driveway complaints logged directly at this address over the last year
• 43 helicopter noise complaints logged within three blocks over the last year
• Building features 147 residential units built across a 2014 mid-rise structure

497 St Marks Avenue is a 147-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3011490072). This building is associated with 505 St Marks Ave Realty LLC. Brix tracks 27 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 2014, this elevator apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 110 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about unsanitary condition.

What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

• Unsanitary Condition: 29 complaints
• Paint/plaster: 19 complaints
• Plumbing: 18 complaints
• General: 11 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed September 9, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT ALL WALL AND CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 2nd
• § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT WALL AND CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1A, 2nd STO
• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HANDLE AT DOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE AT DOOR FRAME IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

The building last changed hands on June 16, 2026, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 40/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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