506 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 167 HPD housing violations, 132 311 service requests, 120 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 408.7. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 113 total — 30 class C (immediately hazardous), 61 class B, 22 class A. Oldest open since 1992-07-30. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
66 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 20 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 34 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
60 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (32) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · PLUMBING (5) · APPLIANCE (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | CLINTON ESTATES LLC |
| Head officer | YAKOV GELB |
| Managing agent | YAKOV GELB |
| Last registered | 2026-06-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,454,800 | $1,554,660 |
| 2026 | $2,764,000 | $1,243,800 |
| 2027 | $3,317,000 | $1,492,650 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Bergen St — F G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Court St / Warren St — B57 · 650 ft |
| Citi Bike | Kane St & Clinton St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 029 John M. Harrigan. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
288 Clinton Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
60 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 32 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,352,754 on 2015-03-18 (lender: New York Commercial Bank), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-27 | AL&R $5,000,000 — from CLINTON ESTATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,000,000 | |
| 2020-02-27 | M&CON $5,000,000 — from CLINTON ESTATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,000,000 | |
| 2015-03-18 | Agreement $5,000,000 — from CLINTON ESTATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK | $5,000,000 | |
| 2015-03-18 | Mortgage $2,352,755 — from CLINTON ESTATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK | $2,352,755 | |
| 2010-07-12 | Agreement $2,850,000 — from CLINTON ESTATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,850,000 | |
| 2010-07-12 | Mortgage $913,386 — from CLINTON ESTATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $913,386 | |
| 2004-08-10 | Deed $3,161,415 — from CLINTON WARREN LLC to CLINTON ESTATES LLC | $3,161,415 | |
| 2004-08-10 | Agreement $2,187,000 — from CLINTON WARREN, LLC to FANNIE MAE; CLINTON ESTATES LLC | $2,187,000 | |
| 2003-04-22 | Agreement $499,410 — from CLINTON WARREN LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $499,410 | |
| 2003-04-22 | Mortgage $499,410 — from CLINTON WARREN LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $499,410 | |
| 2001-03-12 | Mortgage $748,325 — from CLINTON WARREN LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $748,325 | |
| 1999-03-15 | Mortgage $386,003 — from CLINTON WARREN LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $386,003 | |
| 1996-07-24 | Mortgage $675,000 — from CLINTON WARREN LLC to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK | $675,000 | |
| 1990-04-25 | Mortgage $70,000 — from BALTIC-WARREN LTD to REPUBLIC NATL BANK | $70,000 | |
| 1987-11-25 | Mortgage $700,000 — from BALTIC-WARREN LTD PRNRTS to FIRST NATIONWIDE BANK | $700,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2020 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 2021 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| 2022 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 2023 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| 2024 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 45 |
| 2025 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2026 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 143 |
Every one of the 506 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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