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480 Van Brunt Street

472Records
13City systems
0Open violations
3.6Penalty rate

472 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 160 311 service requests, 73 FDNY inspections, 61 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11231
Built1931
Floors5
Res. units22
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)RED HOOK STORES,
BBL3006110011
BIN3008873

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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 78% 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 3.6. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-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.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Derelict Vehicles (4) · Noise (3) · Sewer (2) · Food Poisoning (2) · Air Quality (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$4,377,890 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (22)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)RED HOOK STORES, LLC
Head officerGREGORY t O'CONNELL
Managing agentOC CONSTRUCTION GROUP, INC
Last registered2026-07-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$24,249,000 $10,912,050
2026$21,052,000 $9,473,400
2027$21,131,000 $9,508,950

The city's market estimate has fallen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

7 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (3 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.

Getting around

BusNearest boarding stop: Beard St / Van Brunt St — B61 · 550 ft
Citi BikeVan Brunt St & Van Dyke St · 900 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 015 Patrick F. Daly. 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

480 Van Brunt 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

19 311 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 O'C CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC — 26 buildings, 166 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B8 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
480 Van Brunt Street BK22 A
131 Columbia Street BK16 A
368 Van Brunt Street BK8 B
9 4 Place BK8 B
144 Conover Street BK8 B
134 Dikeman Street BK8 A
16 Tiffany Place BK8 A
81 4 Place BK8 B
471 Hicks Street BK8 A
378 Sackett Street BK8 A
376 Sackett Street BK8 A
45 Cheever Place BK8 B
151 5 Avenue BK6 B
183 Van Dyke Street BK5 A
168 Beard Street BK4 C
129 Columbia Street BK4 C
487 Hicks Street BK4 C
87 Summit Street BK4 C
485 Hicks Street BK4 A
138 Degraw Street BK4 D
432 Henry Street BK4 A
159A Columbia Street BK3 B
155 Sullivan Street BK2 A
167 Columbia Street BK2 B
153 Sullivan Street BK2 A
177 Dwight Street BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,600,000 on 2019-03-04 (lender: Ankura Trust Company, LLC), covering 22 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
2019-03-04Mortgage $4,600,000 — from FAIRWAY NANUET LLC; FAIRWAY CHELSEA LLC; FAIRWAY KIPS BAY LLC; FAIRWAY GROUP PLAINVIEW LLC to ANKURA TRUST COMPANY, LLC $4,600,000
2016-10-06Agreement $4,600,000 — from FAIRWAY CHELSEA LLC; FAIRWAY PELHAM LLC; FAIRWAY BAKERY LLC; FAIRWAY WESTBURY LLC; FAIRWAY to CREDIT SUISSE AG $4,600,000
2016-06-16SPRD $4,600,000 — from FAIRWAY EAST 86TH STREET LLC; FAIRWAY CHELSEA LLC; FAIRWAY REDHOOK LLC; FAIRWAY LAKE GROV to CREDIT SUISSE AG $4,600,000
2013-04-01SPRD $4,600,000 — from FAIRWAY GROUP PLAINVIEW LLC; FAIRWAY PELHAM LLC; FAIRWAY RED HOOK LLC; FAIRWAY DOUGLASTON to CREDIT SUISSE AG $4,600,000
2012-09-18SPRD $4,600,000 — from FAIRWAY PELHAM LLC; FAIRWAY DOUGLASTON LLC; FAIRWAY GROUP PLAINVIEW LLC; FAIRWAY RED HOOK to CREDIT SUISSE AG $4,600,000
2011-06-02SPRD $4,600,000 — from FAIRWAY EAST 86TH STREET LLC; FAIRWAY BROADWAY LLC; FAIRWAY GROUP PLAINVIEW LLC; FAIRWAY U to CREDIT SUISSE AG $4,600,000
2009-12-23Mortgage $4,600,000 — from FAIRWAY BROADWAY LLC; FAIRWAY UPTOWN LLC; FAIRWAY GROUP PLAINVIEW LLC; FAIRWAY RED HOOK LL to CREDIT SUISSE AG $4,600,000
2007-03-09AL&R $100,000 — from FAIRWAY GROUP PLAINVIEW LLC; FAIRWAY RED HOOK LLC; FAIRWAY BROADWAY LLC; FAIRWAY UPTOWN LL to GOLUB CAPITAL CORPORATED $100,000
2007-03-09Mortgage $100,000 — from FAIRWAY UPTOWN LLC; FAIRWAY RED HOOK LLC; FAIRWAY BROADWAY LLC; FAIRWAY GROUP PLAINVIEW LL to GOLUB CAPITAL CORPORATED $100,000
2007-03-09AL&R $3,600,000 — from FAIRWAY RED HOOK LLC; FAIRWAY BROADWAY LLC; FAIRWAY GROUP PLAINVIEW LLC; FAIRWAY UPTOWN LL to CAPITALSOURCE FINANCE LLC $3,600,000
2007-03-09Mortgage $3,600,000 — from FAIRWAY UPTOWN LLC; FAIRWAY GROUP PLAINVIEW LLC; FAIRWAY BROADWAY LLC; FAIRWAY RED HOOK LL to CAPITALSOURCE FINANCE LLC $3,600,000
2005-04-04Mortgage $10,000,000 — from RED HOOK STORES, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $10,000,000
2003-04-22DEEDO $1,725,000 — from NEW YORK CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPO to RED HOOK STORES, LLC $1,725,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
60
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2021
2022
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017519130037
201831460023
2019512111130
2020129390060
202159201035
20220950014
202351290026
2024124007
2025003003
202601120013
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The full timeline

Construction 102Enforcement 164Housing & tenants 171Ownership & money 33Health & systems 2

Every one of the 472 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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