# 511 Vanderbilt Street, Brooklyn, NY 11218 BBL 3052670001 · Block 5267 · Lot 1 · BIN 3122148 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/511-vanderbilt-street-3052670001 Last updated: 2026-11-03 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-05 ## Summary 511 Vanderbilt Street (Brooklyn, NY 11218; tax lot BBL 3052670001) is a two-family home (building class B1: two-family home, brick), built around 1899, on a 2,250 sq ft lot zoned R5B. City tax records list the owner as MERCKLING, JANICE. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $2,055,000. As of November 5, 2026, NYC Open Data shows two OATH tickets with an unpaid balance. There were seven 311 requests in the past 12 months and no HPD complaints since 2019. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “511 Vanderbilt Street, Brooklyn, NY 11218 (BBL 3052670001)”, data as of 2026-11-05, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/511-vanderbilt-street-3052670001. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 | | Active DOB violations | 0 | | Active ECB violations | 0 | | Open HPD violations | 0 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 2 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: MERCKLING, JANICE - Building class: B1 – Two-family home, brick - Year built: 1899 - Floors: 2 - Units: 2 residential / 2 total - Lot area: 2,250 sq ft · Building area: 2,208 sq ft - Zoning: R5B - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), data as of 2026-11-05 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $2,055,000, assessed value $123,300, tax class 1 - Source: DOF Property Valuation and Assessment Data (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8y4t-faws) ## Sales & deeds (ACRIS) Deeds recorded with the City Register. amount 0 usually means a non-market transfer. lots_in_deed > 1 means the price covers several lots. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2020-02-03 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2020-02-03 from MERCKLING, JANICE; MERCKLING, JOSEPHINE MOLINARO to MERCKLING, JANICE; MERCKLING, JOYCE, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 2010-06-23 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2010-06-23 from MOLINARO MERCKLING, JOSEPHINE to MOLINARO MERCKLING, JOSEPHINE; MERCKLING, JANICE, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1993-01-04 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1993-01-04 from MOLINARO, JOSEPHINE to MERKLIN, JOSEPHINE M, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1966-12-12 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1966-12-12 from MOLINARO LORENZO to MOLINARO LORENZO; MOLINARO JOSEPHINE, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | ## Open DOB jobs and recent work permits A DOB "job" is an application to do construction work. status "open" = a permit was issued but DOB has no record of final sign-off. Work permits are listed with type "work_permit" and their DOB permit status (they are not counted as open items). No records found. ## Open violations (DOB, ECB, HPD) status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open. No records found. ## OATH tickets with unpaid balance or pending status "open" = balance due > $0 after a decision (cases awaiting a hearing are "pending"). default=true means the respondent did not appear. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2025-05-09 | open (DEFAULTED · DEFAULTED) | OATH ticket from Dep - Bureau Of Env. Complianc: IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 3RD AND SUB. Unpaid balance $2,200. Respondent defaulted (did not appear). | jz4z-kudi | | 2025-04-27 | open (DEFAULTED · DEFAULTED) | OATH ticket from Dep - Bureau Of Env. Complianc: IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 1ST OFF. Unpaid balance $1,100. Respondent defaulted (did not appear). | jz4z-kudi | ## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months) Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-07-02 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DOT: Street Condition – Cave-in. | erm2-nwe9 | | 2026-06-09 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DPR: Damaged Tree – Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down. | erm2-nwe9 | | 2026-05-23 | open (In Progress) | 311 request to DPR: Overgrown Tree/Branches – Blocking Street. | erm2-nwe9 | | 2026-05-05 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to NYPD: Illegal Parking – Parking Permit Improper Use. | erm2-nwe9 | | 2026-04-30 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to NYPD: Illegal Parking – Blocked Crosswalk. | erm2-nwe9 | | 2026-02-20 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DSNY: Dirty Condition – Trash. | erm2-nwe9 | | 2026-01-08 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to NYPD: Illegal Parking – Blocked Crosswalk. | erm2-nwe9 | ## Owners & contacts Owner of record comes from city tax records (PLUTO) and can lag behind recent sales. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-08-24 | current | City tax records (PLUTO) list the owner as MERCKLING, JANICE. | 64uk-42ks | | 2020-02-03 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2020-02-03). | 636b-3b5g | | 2020-02-03 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2020-02-03). | 636b-3b5g | --- Independent site. 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