207 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 80 311 service requests, 36 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 26 DOB job filings.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Traffic (1) · Noise (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Snow or Ice (1).
$1,503,747 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 285 COURT LLC |
| Head officer | GREGORY KATZ |
| Managing agent | STERLING EQUITIES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,068,000 | $930,600 |
| 2026 | $2,369,000 | $1,066,050 |
| 2027 | $2,682,000 | $1,206,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).
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 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Court St / Degraw St — B57 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Butler St & Court St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Protected bike path mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 032 Samuel Mills Sprole. 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.
285 Court 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 |
12 311 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.
Managed by STERLING EQUITIES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 16 buildings, 292 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Crown Street | BK | 58 | A |
| 76 Meserole Street | BK | 49 | A |
| 1733 1 Avenue | MN | 41 | A |
| 1059 Union Street | BK | 32 | B |
| 250 Pacific Street | BK | 25 | A |
| 1382 Bedford Avenue | BK | 10 | A |
| 1380 Bedford Avenue | BK | 10 | A |
| 1378 Bedford Avenue | BK | 10 | A |
| 1384 Bedford Avenue | BK | 10 | A |
| 96 Meserole Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 90 Meserole Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 92 Meserole Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 94 Meserole Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 384 Court Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 285 Court Street | BK | 5 | C |
| 177 North 7th Street | BK | 4 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,660,543 on 2014-08-28 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | Agreement $5,661,989 — from 285 COURT LLC; 384 COURT LLC to K-SEF LLC | $5,661,989 | |
| 2023-12-29 | RPTT&RET $2,546,511 — from PESKIN, MARK; KATZ, DAVID; NERO, GREGORY; WILPON, JEFFREY; WILPON, RICHARD; KATZ, GREGORY; to 2023 ROBIN WACHTLER TRUST; 2022 NATALIE OBRIEN TRUST; WILPON 2002 DESCENDANTS T | $2,546,511 | |
| 2014-08-28 | AL&R $6,300,000 — from 285 COURT LLC; 384 COURT LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,300,000 | |
| 2014-08-28 | Agreement $6,300,000 — from 384 COURT LLC; 285 COURT LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,300,000 | |
| 2014-08-28 | Mortgage $3,660,543 — from 285 COURT LLC; 384 COURT LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,660,543 | |
| 2014-08-28 | Deed $3,800,000 — from 285 COURT STREET LLC to 285 COURT LLC | $3,800,000 | |
| 2012-07-05 | Mortgage $1,150,000 — from 285 COURT STREET LLC to 4 DOUGLAS STREET LLC | $1,150,000 | |
| 2012-07-05 | Deed $2,300,000 — from 4 DOUGLAS STREET LLC to 285 COURT STREET LLC | $2,300,000 | |
| 2010-11-08 | Mortgage $125,000 — from 4 DOUGLASS STREET LLC to CAPUTO, JOHN | $125,000 | |
| 2010-04-29 | Mortgage $150,000 — from 4 DOUGLAS STREET, LLC to CAPUTO, JOHN | $150,000 | |
| 1994-09-08 | Mortgage $125,000 — from CRISAFULLI, FRANCES to CAPUTO, JAMES; CAPUTO, JOHN | $125,000 | |
| 1986-07-09 | Mortgage $64,453 — from CRISAFULLI, FRANCES to CAPUTO, JOHN; CAPUTO, JAMES | $64,453 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 2025 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 27 |
| 2026 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
Every one of the 207 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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