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485 7 Avenue

66Records
10City systems
0Open violations
5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Windsor Terrace-South Slope
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66 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 35 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 7 311 service requests, 6 bedbug filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)ANNA PICKERING, AS TRUSTEE
BBL3011120008
BIN3027084

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 81% 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 5. 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

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1) · Water Maintenance (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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)Anna Pickering
Last registered2026-07-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,509,000 $679,050
2026$1,603,000 $721,350
2027$1,858,000 $836,100

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cafe D'AvignonBakery Products/DessertsA—

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

Subway15 St-Prospect Park — F G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av / Prospect Av — B67 B69 · 50 ft
Citi Bike7 Ave & 17 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Magnet School of Math, Science and Design Technology. 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

485 7 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

2 311 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: $75,000 on 2025-08-05 (lender: Citizens Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-08-05Mortgage $75,000 — from PICKERING, ANNA to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. $75,000
2022-03-15Mortgage $50,000 — from PICKERING, ANNA to TD BANK NA $50,000
2021-12-29Agreement $302,620 — from PICKERING, ANNA to CITIBANK, N.A. $302,620
2021-12-29Mortgage $100,874 — from PICKERING, ANNA to CITIBANK, N.A. $100,874
2013-09-24Mortgage $92,544 — from PICKERING, ANNA to CITIBANK, N.A. $92,544
2013-09-24Agreement $237,424 — from PICKERING, ANNA to CITIBANK, N.A. $237,424
2005-08-05Mortgage $47,000 — from PICKERING, ANNA to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $47,000
2005-08-05Agreement $87,000 — from PICKERING, ANNA to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $87,000
2004-10-28Agreement $167,000 — from PICKERING, ANNA to CITIMORTGAGE, INC. $167,000
2001-10-29Mortgage $40,000 — from PICKERING, ANNA to BANK OF NEW YORK $40,000
2001-07-09Mortgage $119,554 — from PICKERING, ANNA to NEW YORK MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC $119,554
2001-03-28Mortgage $40,000 — from PICKERING, ANNA to BANK OF NEW YORK $40,000
1999-12-01Mortgage $261,000 — from PICKERING, ANNA to EAB MTGE COMPANY INC $261,000
1987-01-02Mortgage $96,000 — from FISHER, KENNETH to PRUDENTIAL MTGEE COINC $96,000

Ten-year activity

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201800000
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202002002
202104307
202200224
202312014
202402204
202501113
202603003
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 18Ownership & money 36Health & systems 4

Every one of the 66 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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