A century-old single-family home currently held by a bank trust after a foreclosure.
This property has transitioned from private hands to bank custody, leaving it with a substantial stack of unresolved maintenance issues. The deed transferred to a bank trust through a referee foreclosure sale in May 2024. Three things to know:
The property carries 39 open housing violations. A wave of past tenant-filed complaints highlights a history of running hydrants, pests, mold, and ten separate reports of heat or hot water outages. When a property transfers to bank custody, clearing these historical issues often takes a backseat to legal paperwork.
A bank trust took over the home via foreclosure in May 2024. The deed transferred to a national bank trust for a nominal one hundred dollars following a referee sale. When institutional owners hold single-family homes, they tend to manage them from afar, which can lead to slow response times for physical upkeep.
Surrounding streets are packed tight with vehicle traffic. Over the last year, neighbors within three blocks filed 184 illegal parking complaints—mostly blocked hydrants and sidewalks—along with 182 blocked driveway reports. Drivers regularly find themselves completely blocked out of access, making parking or deliveries on this stretch a daily battle.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
549 Liberty Avenue is a 1-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3039630029). This building is associated with Joseph Blake LLC. Brix tracks 39 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1901, this single-family home sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 64 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:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed November 5, 2025.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on May 28, 2024, according to recorded deeds.
Brix rating: Concerning (0/100). View the Building Report on Brix.
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