501 Surf Avenue
Brooklyn · 11224 · BBL 3072797501
501 Surf Avenue is a mixed residential and commercial building in Coney Island, Brooklyn, ZIP 11224. City records date it to 1964 and count 735 residential units of 1,287 total. The city's property file lists the owner of record as Unavailable Owner. Its most recent total assessed value is $40.1M.
What the eviction record shows
No executed eviction is on record at 501 Surf Avenue in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at this address
DHCR registration records list 59 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. That is down from 93 units in 2018. 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. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open violations
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 38 violations against this building, of which 30 remain unresolved. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 5 open violations.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through August 26, 2026.
Building permits
| Work | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| GC+MECHInterior renovation of existing apartment 16M, Relocation of non-bearing partiti | Aug 5, 2026 | AL |
| PLMReplacement of plumbing fixtures on existing roughing. Replacement of bathtub wi | Jul 21, 2026 | AL |
| GC+MECHINTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING APARTMENT. REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING BATHTUB WITH | Jul 9, 2026 | AL |
| SCFInstallation of suspended scaffold for facade work or inspection. | Jun 26, 2026 | AL |
| SCFInstallation of suspended scaffold for facade work or inspection. | Jun 26, 2026 | AL |
| ALAPPLICATION IS FILED FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF the EXISTING CURB CUT AT the INTE | Jun 23, 2026 | AL |
| PLMProposed to replace existing fixtures and add a shower in existing bathroom, no | May 29, 2026 | AL |
| MECHINSTALLATION OF (1) AIR CONDITIONER UNIT, (2) ERV AND MINOR MECHANCIAL WORK AS P | Apr 8, 2026 | AL |
| MECHInstall new air conditioning system in Apartment 4F, including (1) outdoor conde | Apr 8, 2026 | AL |
| PLMTHE PLUMBING SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF EXIST. PLUMB. FIXTURES ON EXI | Apr 8, 2026 | AL |
| OT | Mar 24, 2026 | EW |
| AL | Mar 24, 2026 | AL |
| GC+MECHINTERIOR RENOVATION OF THE EXISTING APARTMENT #16E. REMOVAL OF NON-BEARING PARTI | Mar 18, 2026 | AL |
| GCInterior work on the 24th floor in apt #23S. Non-structural demo, minor partitio | Mar 2, 2026 | AL |
| PLMREPLACE (7) PLUMBING FIXTURE AND INSTALL (1) NEW PLUMBING FIXTURE | Oct 23, 2025 | AL |
| GC+MECHINTERIOR RENOVATION OF APARTMENT# 22G AS PER PLAN. | Sep 19, 2025 | AL |
DOB job filings on this lot, past 12 months. Source: NYC DOB job filings, current through August 26, 2026.
311 housing complaints
50 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through August 26, 2026.
How 501 Surf Avenue compares in 11224
PulseCities tracks 2,819 lots in 11224, of which 68 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 148 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 11224 scores 16.7 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 153 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Coney Island →
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Questions about 501 Surf Avenue
Who owns 501 Surf Avenue?
The most recent deed on file for 501 Surf Avenue names Unavailable Owner. Deeds record the party that took title, which is often a holding company rather than the operator managing the building.
Has 501 Surf Avenue changed hands recently?
No deed for 501 Surf Avenue 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 501 Surf Avenue?
No executed eviction at 501 Surf 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 501 Surf Avenue rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 59 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 the displacement risk around 501 Surf Avenue?
11224 (Coney Island) scores 16.7 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: eviction rate, LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, assessment spikes, and 311 complaint volume. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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.