172 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 61 HPD housing violations, 47 311 service requests, 18 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 113.3. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 43 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 1983-10-05. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Noise (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 809 CLASSON ASSOC. A LLC AND 809 |
| Head officer | JUDITH GOLOWA |
| Managing agent | GOLOWA GROUP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-31 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,280,000 | $576,000 |
| 2026 | $1,342,000 | $603,900 |
| 2027 | $1,610,000 | $724,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Classon Av / Saint Johns Pl — B48 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lincoln Pl & Classon Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 316 Elijah Stroud Middle: Elijah Stroud 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.
809 Classon Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
13 311 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.
Managed by GOLOWA GROUP — 9 buildings, 85 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B5 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 350 7 Street | BK | 27 | B |
| 24 3 Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 26 3 Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 682 Sackett Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 686 Sackett Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 15 St Marks Avenue | BK | 8 | C |
| 384 12 Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 355 21 Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 809 Classon Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,250,000 on 2016-03-14 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-14 | Mortgage $1,250,000 — from 809 CLASSON ASSOCIATES A LLC; 809 CLASSON ASSOCIATES B LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,250,000 | |
| 1999-11-10 | Mortgage $41,524 — from 809 CLASSON ASSOCIATES LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $41,524 | |
| 1992-11-10 | Mortgage $275,000 — from 809 CLASSON ASSOCIATES to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION | $275,000 | |
| 1991-07-11 | Mortgage $200,000 — from 688 SACKETT ASSOCS to ROSENFELD, JACK | $200,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 26 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 41 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Every one of the 172 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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