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486 6 Avenue

111Records
9City systems
18Open violations
40Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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111 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 47 311 service requests, 18 HPD housing violations, 12 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1899
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)BGA REALTY, LLC
BBL3010230047
BIN3022954

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 40. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations18 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2015-02-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Street Condition (2) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$9,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1899)
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)LEE C DOWNING
Last registered2012-09-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,860,000 $231,600
2026$3,852,000 $231,120
2027$3,471,000 $208,260

The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
CrostaPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

Subway7 Av — F G · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
4 Av-9 St — F G R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 St / 6 Av — B61 · 700 ft
Citi Bike6 Ave & 12 St · under 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 039 Henry Bristow. 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

486 6 Avenue

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

8 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $110,000 on 1998-08-27 (lender: Maspeth Federal Savings & Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1998-08-27Mortgage $110,000 — from GAGLIA, JOSEPH M; GAGLIA, TERESA to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $110,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700808
201800808
201900505
202000707
202120608
202200505
202300718
202400202
202501315
202600707
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 65Ownership & money 6Health & systems 2

Every one of the 111 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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