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481 St Marks Avenue

204Records
12City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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204 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 32 DOB permits, 27 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1930
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)481 ST. MARKS, LLC
BBL3011490085
BIN3028324

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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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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.

What 311 hears from this address

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (2) · Water System (2) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Noise (1) · Obstruction (1).

Filed construction activity

$43,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)481 ST. MARKS, LLC
Head officerDANIEL GAZAL
Managing agentP11 LLC
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,687,000 $759,150
2026$1,798,000 $809,100
2027$849,000 $382,050

The city's market estimate has fallen 50% 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.

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

SubwayPark Pl — S · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Franklin Av — C S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Classon Av / Prospect Pl — B48 · 400 ft
Citi BikeClasson Ave & St Marks Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Brooklyn Arts and Science Elementary School
Middle: Ebbets Field Middle 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

481 St Marks 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

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by P11 LLC — 11 buildings, 38 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B2 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
481 St Marks Avenue BK6 A
61 4 Avenue MN5 C
2 Coenties Slip MN4 D
579 St Marks Avenue BK4 C
115 Albany Avenue BK4 A
995 Bergen Street BK4 B
1459 Pacific Street BK3 D
1357 Bergen Street BK3 B
607A Vanderbilt Avenue BK2 A
1518 Bergen Street BK2 A
40 Water Street MN1 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2019-01-14 (lender: M&t Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-01-14Mortgage $500,000 — from 481 ST. MARKS, LLC to M&T BANK $500,000
2019-01-14Agreement $500,000 — from 579 ST. MARKS PLACE, LLC to M&T BANK $500,000
2018-10-23Agreement $1,495,000 — from GAZAL, DANIEL; BLITZ, SIMON to M&T BANK $1,495,000
2016-02-01Mortgage $2,100,000 — from 481 ST. MARKS, LLC to M&T BANK $2,100,000
2016-02-01AL&R $2,100,000 — from 481 ST. MARKS, LLC to M&T BANK $2,100,000
2014-05-09Deed $1,875,000 — from ST. MARKS REALTY HOLDING LLC to 481 ST. MARKS, LLC $1,875,000
2008-08-01Deed $1,050,000 — from MDRFC CORP. to ST. MARKS REALTY HOLDING LLC $1,050,000
2008-08-01Mortgage $840,000 — from ST. MARKS REALTY HOLDING LLC to CITIBANK NA $840,000
2005-06-16Agreement $350,000 — from MDRFC CORP. to PRESIDENTIAL BANK, FSB $350,000
2005-06-16Agreement $350,000 — from MDRFC CORP. to PRESIDENTIAL BANK, FSB $350,000
2005-06-16Mortgage $148,840 — from MDRFC CORP. to PRESIDENTIAL BANK, FSB $148,840
2000-11-22Mortgage $260,000 — from MID-BROOKLYN MEDICALASSOCIATES INC to GE CAPITAL SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE CORPOR $260,000
1995-07-14Mortgage $210,000 — from MID-BROOKLYN MEDICALASSOCIATES INC to GATEWAY STATE BANK $210,000
1985-12-24Mortgage $20,000 — from LEME CORP to JACOBOWITZ, AARON $20,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000011
2018500128
20191315104244
202071100119
202121960734
20222510513
20231460213
20242050310
2025201025
2026003025
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The full timeline

Construction 44Enforcement 62Housing & tenants 34Ownership & money 37Health & systems 27

Every one of the 204 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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