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490 Clinton Street

49Records
6City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate

49 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 6 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 22 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 17 311 service requests, 4 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11231
Built1950
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassB9
Owner (PLUTO)490 CLINTON STREET LLC
BBL3003650034
BIN3005245

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Curb Condition (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Blocked Driveway (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1950)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)490 Clinton Street LLC
Head officerJoseph Ruggiero
Managing agentYak Management LLC
Last registered2025-08-22

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,246,000 $254,760
2026$3,609,000 $216,540
2027$3,143,000 $188,580

The city's market estimate has fallen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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.

Getting around

SubwayCarroll St — F G · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Court St / 3 Pl — B57 · 700 ft
Citi BikeClinton St & 4 Place · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 058 The Carroll. 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.

Report a problem to 311

490 Clinton Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

3 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by YAK MANAGEMENT LLC — 22 buildings, 299 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B12 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1214 Caton Avenue BK55 A
15 Argyle Road BK32 B
623 Howard Avenue BK23 A
974 46 Street BK20 B
832 42 Street BK20 B
27 Argyle Road BK16 B
4910 6 Avenue BK16 C
58 Argyle Road BK16 B
4916 6 Avenue BK16 B
52 Argyle Road BK16 C
33 Argyle Road BK16 A
1682 Flatbush Avenue BK12 A
1783 New York Avenue BK12 B
629 Hicks Street BK5 B
669 Henry Street BK4 B
31 2 Place BK4 A
769 Hicks Street BK3 B
131 Imlay Street BK3 C
247 Cooper Street BK3 B
6 4 Place BK3 A
137 Huntington Street BK2 B
490 Clinton Street BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,433 on 2004-10-19 (lender: HSBC Mortgage Corporation (USA)). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-10-19Mortgage $1,433 — from RUGGIERO, JOSEPH to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA) $1,433
2004-10-19Agreement $177,450 — from RUGGIERO, JOSEPH to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA) $177,450
1993-09-24Mortgage $4,214 — from RUGGIERO, JOSEPH to MARINE MIDLAND MTGECORP $4,214
1990-06-08Mortgage $239,750 — from RUGGIERO, JOSEPH to GELT FUNDING CORP $239,750

Ten-year activity

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2017
3
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
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2026
Housing & tenants
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YearHousing & tenantsTotal
201700
201833
201933
202033
202122
202222
202311
202433
202500
202633
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 21Ownership & money 22

Every one of the 49 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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