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487 Prospect Place

150Records
12City systems
15Open violations
18.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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150 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 46 HPD housing violations, 44 311 service requests, 25 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1907
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)PHILLIP, ROOSEVELT
BBL3011550063
BIN3028640

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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 53% 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 18.8. 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

Open HPD violations15 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1987-04-20.

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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Curb Condition (1) · Noise (1) · Lead (1) · Sidewalk Condition (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 (1907)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)ROOSEVELT PHILLIP
Managing agentJANUS ASSOCIATES
Last registered2020-09-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,345,600 $1,505,520
2026$2,676,000 $1,204,200
2027$2,933,000 $1,319,850

The city's market estimate has fallen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Classon Av / Prospect Pl — B48 · 200 ft
Citi BikeClasson Ave & St Marks Ave · 250 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

487 Prospect Place

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

9 311 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 JANUS ASSOCIATES INC — 8 buildings, 92 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B3 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
27-24 21 Street QN27 C
100 Rivington Street MN20 B
340 East 146 Street BX11 C
487 Prospect Place BK8 A
810 Broadway MN8 B
351 West 21 Street MN7 A
528 6 Avenue BK6 B
688 New Lots Avenue BK5 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $812,500 on 2026-08-05 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-05AL&R $812,500 — from VIA PROSPECT HEIGHTS LLC to FLUSHING BANK $812,500
2026-08-05Mortgage $812,500 — from VIA PROSPECT HEIGHTS LLC to FLUSHING BANK $812,500
2026-08-05Deed $1,250,000 — from PHILLIP, ROOSEVELT to VIA PROSPECT HEIGHTS LLC $1,250,000
2026-07-23Sold for $1,250,000 $1,250,000 $156,250
2009-07-28Mortgage $400,000 — from PHILLIP, ROOSEVELT to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $400,000
2009-07-28AL&R $400,000 — from PHILLIP, ROOSEVELT to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $400,000
2006-06-12Deed $250,000 — from PHILLIP, ROSANNAH to PHILLIP, ROOSEVELT $250,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173003
20181012
20192013
20203014
2021120113
20225016
20233058
20246028
20252046
202666113
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 116Ownership & money 9Health & systems 17

Every one of the 150 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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