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449 Court Street

666Records
17City systems
1Open violations
62.7Penalty rate

666 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 425 311 service requests, 63 DOB complaints, 34 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11231
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)ZG COURT LLC
BBL3004700008
BIN3336356, 3336357

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 62.7. 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

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1999-04-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4).

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

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

195 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (153) · Illegal Parking (9) · Investigations and Discipline (IAD) (8) · Food Establishment (6) · General Construction/Plumbing (5) · Real Time Enforcement (3).

Filed construction activity

$970,100 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)ZG COURT LLC
Head officerJASON GREENBERG
Managing agentJudith Drive LLC
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,949,000 $877,050
2026$2,078,000 $935,100
2027$2,352,000 $1,058,400

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Luana's TavernAmericanNot yet gradedMice evidence
Luana's TavernAmericanNot yet gradedMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 2 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

6 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Letter Grading, Food Protection), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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.

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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Court St / 3 Pl — B57 · 300 ft
Citi BikeSmith St & 3 St · 650 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

449 Court Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

195 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by JUDITH DRIVE LLC — 86 buildings, 1,107 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B22 · C14 · D13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
416 Metropolitan Avenue BK123 A
180 Nassau Street BK103 B
75 Clinton Street BK74 A
239 Banker Street BK69 A
141 Chauncey Street BK46 A
83 Clifton Place BK40 B
991 St John Place BK40 A
192 East 8 Street BK30 A
25 Lexington Avenue BK23 A
144 North 10 Street BK23 B
108 Luquer Street BK22 A
487 Clinton Avenue BK20 B
438 4 Avenue BK17 A
580 Carroll Street BK17 A
37 Warren Street MN17 A
515 5 Avenue BK15 A
165 Hudson Street MN15 A
298 North 8 Street BK15 D
477 Clinton Avenue BK15 B
296 North 8 Street BK14 D
766 Lafayette Avenue BK12 C
74 2 Place BK10 A
238 Hall Street BK10 A
269 Washington Avenue BK10 A
969 Willoughby Avenue BK8 C
321 20 Street BK8 A
1144 President Street BK8 C
585 Union Avenue BK8 A
841 DeKalb Avenue BK8 A
333 Warren Street BK8 A
164 Stuyvesant Avenue BK8 B
631 Grand Avenue BK8 B
160 Stuyvesant Avenue BK8 B
75 Kingsland Avenue BK8 A
330 Bleecker Street BK8 A
142 North 1 Street BK8 B
275 Halsey Street BK8 A
1 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
838 Jefferson Avenue BK8 B
967 Willoughby Avenue BK8 C
238 Richardson Street BK7 A
1208 Nostrand Avenue BK7 C
621 Nostrand Avenue BK7 C
161 Dupont Street BK6 A
298 Covert Street BK6 D
243 Jackson Street BK6 D
53 Montrose Avenue BK6 B
308 Covert Street BK6 C
320 Eckford Street BK6 B
424 Bleecker Street BK6 B
285 Cornelia Street BK6 A
357 Sumpter Street BK6 B
206 Nassau Avenue BK6 C
652 Rogers Avenue BK5 A
650 Rogers Avenue BK5 A
397 Washington Street MN5 B
66 North 3 Street BK5 A
658 Rogers Avenue BK5 D
5 Harrison Street MN5 B
557 17 Street BK5 C

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,700,000 on 2023-03-08 (lender: Modern Bank, N.A.), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-03-08Agreement $4,400,000 — from DORAM SPE, LLC; ZG COURT LLC; ZG 2ND PLACE SPE LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $4,400,000
2023-03-08Mortgage $1,700,000 — from ZG 2ND PLACE SPE LLC; ZG COURT LLC; DORAM SPE, LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $1,700,000
2023-03-08AL&R $4,400,000 — from ZG COURT LLC; ZG 2ND PLACE SPE LLC; DORAM SPE, LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $4,400,000
2022-02-10AL&R $200,000 — from ZG 2ND PLACE LLC; DORAM, LLC; ZG COURT LLC to D DEVELOPMENT LLC $200,000
2022-02-10M&CON $2,700,000 — from ZG COURT LLC; ZG 2ND PLACE LLC; DORAM, LLC to D DEVELOPMENT LLC $2,700,000
2022-02-10Deed $4,664,624 — from 449-451 COURT STREET CORPORATION to ZG 2ND PLACE LLC; DORAM, LLC; ZG COURT LLC $4,664,624
2022-02-01RPTT&RET $1,500 — from 449-451 COURT STREET CORPORATION to OZH HOLDINGS LLC $1,500
2022-01-19Sold for $4,664,624 $4,664,624 $1,554,875
2021-01-22Mortgage $2,005,000 — from 449-451 COURT STREET CORPORATION to D DEVELOPMENT LLC $2,005,000
2021-01-22AL&R $2,005,000 — from 449-451 COURT STREET CORPORATION to D DEVELOPMENT LLC $2,005,000
2019-12-03AL&R $495,000 — from 449-451 COURT STREET CORPORATION to D DEVELOPMENT LLC $495,000
2019-12-03RPTT&RET $3,500,000 — from NAPPA, WILLIAM; ESPOSITO, KIM; HANLEY, WILLIAM to 449-451 COURT STREET REALTY CORP $3,500,000
2019-12-03Mortgage $495,000 — from 449-451 COURT STREET CORPORATION to D DEVELOPMENT LLC $495,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001012
201800120113
2019000516
2020229640196
2021112282043
2022904010463
2023105207244
202401420245
202509880198
2026315690289
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The full timeline

Construction 48Enforcement 99Housing & tenants 467Ownership & money 37Health & systems 15

Every one of the 666 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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