596 St Marks Avenue
Brooklyn · 11216 · BBL 3012240030 · look up another building
One open class I violation here, the grade the city uses when it orders part of a building vacated.
Most recent filing on this building: a deed, May 22, 2026
596 St Marks Avenue is a multi-family walk-up in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, ZIP 11216. City records date it to 1930 and count 4 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as a private individual. Its total assessed value is $446K, for the 2026 tax year.
No DHCR registration is on file for this address, which is a gap in the record rather than an answer about 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.
Who owns 596 St Marks Avenue
The most recent recorded deed is dated May 22, 2026, transferring the lot to a private individual. PulseCities holds 1 recorded deed for this lot. Deeds recorded through September 29, 2026, the most recent day the city has published.
A deed names a party of record. Stated consideration of $0 usually marks a transfer between related parties rather than a sale.
The November 1 report on this block
On the first of every month we email one page about tax block 1224 in Brooklyn, the block 596 St Marks Avenue is on. It lists what was filed there that month, then where the block stands. As of today, that part reads:
- 1 building changed hands in the last twelve months.
- 4 marshal evictions executed here in the last twelve months.
- The block holds 65 parcels and 296 residential units.
Anything filed on 596 St Marks Avenue itself comes the next morning.
Sales and ownership history at 596 St Marks Avenue
| Party recorded | Recorded | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Private individualDEED from Private individual | May 22, 2026 |
Deeds and assignments recorded in ACRIS, one row per document. Amount is the stated consideration; $0 often marks a non-arms-length transfer. An assignment moves a lender's paper and is not a sale. Source: NYC ACRIS, current through September 29, 2026.
Taxes and assessed value for 596 St Marks Avenue
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $446K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $111K 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.
No executed evictions at 596 St Marks Avenue
No executed eviction is on record at 596 St Marks Avenue in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 596 St Marks Avenue
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 596 St Marks Avenue in the years PulseCities holds. Absence is not proof: an owner who stops registering leaves the same gap as a building that never had stabilized units. 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 596 St Marks Avenue
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 3 violations against this building, of which 3 remain unresolved. That is more than 6 in 10 buildings its size in 11216. The most serious open grade here is class I, immediately hazardous, with 1 open violation.
If you own or manage this building, violationscout.com shows what it takes to clear these, from the date each one has to be certified by to how a correction gets filed. It is a paid site, built by the same person as this one.
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 596 St Marks Avenue
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or…Nov Sent Out | May 6, 2026 | A |
| Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code §27-2097 and i…Info Nov Sent Out | Nov 19, 2025 | I |
| File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or…Nov Sent Out | Jun 11, 2025 | A |
The 3 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 3 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
How 596 St Marks Avenue compares in 11216
PulseCities tracks 6,076 lots in 11216, of which 217 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 434 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 11216 scores 51.8 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 15 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Bedford-Stuyvesant →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 8 other addresses on tax block 1224 in Brooklyn. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
- 687 Franklin AvenueProspect Heights, 11238
- 683 Franklin AvenueProspect Heights, 11238
- 570 St Marks AvenueBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
- 584 St Marks AvenueBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
- 691 Prospect PlaceBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
- 651 Prospect PlaceBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
- 649 Prospect PlaceBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
- 647 Prospect PlaceBedford-Stuyvesant, 11216
Questions about 596 St Marks Avenue
Who owns 596 St Marks Avenue?
The most recent deed on file for 596 St Marks Avenue names a private individual. Deeds record the party that took title, which is often a holding company rather than the operator managing the building. That deed was recorded May 22, 2026.
Has 596 St Marks Avenue changed hands recently?
PulseCities holds 1 recorded deed for this lot. Deeds appear here once the city publishes them to ACRIS, which runs behind the closing date.
Have there been evictions at 596 St Marks Avenue?
No executed eviction at 596 St Marks Avenue appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 596 St Marks Avenue rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 596 St Marks Avenue appears in the years PulseCities holds. That is a gap in the registration record rather than an answer about any apartment, and the free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal is what settles it.
What is 596 St Marks Avenue assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $446K 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 596 St Marks Avenue?
11216 (Bedford-Stuyvesant) scores 51.8 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.