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585 Vanderbilt Avenue

152Records
13City systems
0Open violations
11.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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152 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 77 311 service requests, 30 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 8 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1880
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)585 VANDERBILT LLC
BBL3011380011
BIN3027906

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 11.7. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (7) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (5) · Sewer (4) · Noise (2) · New Tree Request (2) · Food Establishment (2).

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 (1880)
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)585VANDERBILT LLC
Head officerNEETA SMITH
Managing agent448 MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-07-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,501,000 $150,060
2026$2,517,000 $151,020
2027$2,752,000 $165,120

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

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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (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

SubwayClinton-Washington Avs — C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
7 Av — B Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Dean St / Vanderbilt Av — B65 · 50 ft
Citi BikeBergen St & Vanderbilt Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Public School 9 The Sarah Smith Garnet School. 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

585 Vanderbilt Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

29 311 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 448 MANAGEMENT — 7 buildings, 38 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
179 East Houston Street MN15 A
42 St Johns Place BK7 A
835 Carroll Street BK5 A
28 Berkeley Place BK4 A
639 11 Street BK3 B
585 Vanderbilt Avenue BK2 B
562 9 Street BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,050,000 on 2020-10-09 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-09-08Deed $2,225,000 — from OR 585 VANDERBILT, LLC to 585 VANDERBILT LLC $2,225,000
2023-08-28Sold for $2,225,000 $2,225,000 $1,112,500
2020-10-09AL&R $1,050,000 — from OR 585 VANDERBILT, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,050,000
2020-10-09Mortgage $1,050,000 — from OR 585 VANDERBILT, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,050,000
2020-10-09Deed $1,325,000 — from JSWASHINGTON LLC; CAS-WASHINGTON LLC; NSWASHINGTON LLC; SMSG WASHINGTON LLC; AJS 66 LLC; B to OR 585 VANDERBILT, LLC $1,325,000
2020-09-22Sold for $1,325,000 $1,325,000 $662,500
1997-12-03Mortgage $71,158 — from WASHINGTON ASSOCIATES to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $71,158
1987-06-24Mortgage $140,000 — from WASHINGTON ASSOCIATES to CROSSLAND SAVINGS, FSB $140,000
1984-10-15Mortgage $10,000 — from JOSEPH, GERARD; JOSEPH, MELVINA to DARTMOUTH PLAN INC $10,000
1982-11-16Mortgage $25,500 — from JOSEPH, MELVINA; JOSEPH, GERALD to THOMAS, ELLEN $25,500

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201720002
201813217
201903003
20200104014
20210120012
20220110112
20230134118
20240110112
202507018
202606017
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 88Ownership & money 33Health & systems 8

Every one of the 152 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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