537 49 Street
Brooklyn · 11220 · BBL 3007750070 · look up another building
Four residential evictions on record here, more than 10 in 10 buildings its size in 11220.
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, May 1, 2026
537 49 Street is a multi-family walk-up in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, ZIP 11220. City records date it to 1910 and count 8 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as 537 49TH STREET CORP. Its total assessed value is $786K, for the 2026 tax year.
DHCR registration lists 8 rent-stabilized units here in 2023, but that is the building and not your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
The November 1 report on this block
On the first of every month we email one page about tax block 775 in Brooklyn, the block 537 49 Street is on. It lists what was filed there that month, then where the block stands. As of today, that part reads:
- 4 buildings changed hands in the last twelve months, across 5 recorded deeds.
- 2 marshal evictions executed here in the last twelve months.
- The block holds 62 parcels and 294 residential units.
Anything filed on 537 49 Street itself comes the next morning.
Taxes and assessed value for 537 49 Street
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $786K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $98K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
4 marshal evictions at 537 49 Street
City marshals executed 4 evictions at 537 49 Street in the record PulseCities holds, the most recent on Apr 30, 2025. The first fell on Dec 2, 2024, so the filings span 4 months. That is more than 10 in 10 buildings its size in 11220. Holding the marshal docket number or the court index number from one of these? Look up that case →
Rent stabilization at 537 49 Street
DHCR registration records list 8 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. Registration is building-level and does not settle the status of any single apartment; the rent history does. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations at 537 49 Street
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 1 violation against this building, of which 0 remain unresolved. That is about typical for buildings its size in 11220.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 537 49 Street
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or…Violation Dismissed | May 1, 2026 | A |
The 1 most recent violations written against this building, newest first. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
311 complaint history at 537 49 Street
2 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 537 49 Street compares in 11220
PulseCities tracks 9,015 lots in 11220, of which 145 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 605 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. This building is in that second group, which is 1.6% of the ZIP. 11220 scores 32.6 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 77 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Sunset Park →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 8 other addresses on tax block 775 in Brooklyn. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 537 49 Street
Who owns 537 49 Street?
The city's property file lists 537 49TH STREET CORP. as the owner of record for 537 49 Street. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 537 49 Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 537 49 Street appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 537 49 Street?
Yes. Four marshal-executed evictions at 537 49 Street appear in the NYC evictions dataset, the most recent on Apr 30, 2025. The dataset covers executed evictions only, so it undercounts housing court activity: cases that settle or end in a move-out never reach a marshal.
Is 537 49 Street rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 8 stabilized units at this building in 2023. Registration is building-level, so it does not settle whether one apartment is stabilized. The free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal does.
What is 537 49 Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $786K for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 537 49 Street?
11220 (Sunset Park) scores 32.6 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.