399 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 125 311 service requests, 75 HPD complaints, 49 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 76% 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 66.3. 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 | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-08-02. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (7) · Snow or Ice (6) · Lead (3) · Dirty Condition (3) · WATER LEAK (3) · Rodent (2).
$430,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1906) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | 852 CLASSON AVE LLC |
| Head officer | GLEN BROWN |
| Managing agent | FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-06-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,094,000 | $942,300 |
| 2026 | $1,896,000 | $853,200 |
| 2027 | $2,275,000 | $1,023,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% 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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Classon Av / Eastern Pkwy — B48 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lincoln Pl & Classon Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Shared bike route 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.
852 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 |
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.
Managed by FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC — 418 buildings, 2,029 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B90 · C94 · D97 · F15. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 418 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $885,260 on 2016-02-26 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-24 | AL&R $3,100,000 — from 852 CLASSON AVE, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,100,000 | |
| 2021-02-24 | Deed $4,250,000 — from PRESTIGE MANAGEMENT, LLC to 852 CLASSON AVE, LLC | $4,250,000 | |
| 2021-02-24 | M&CON $3,100,000 — from 852 CLASSON AVE, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,100,000 | |
| 2021-02-12 | Sold for $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | $531,250 |
| 2016-02-26 | Mortgage $885,261 — from PRESTIGE MANAGEMENT, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $885,261 | |
| 2016-02-26 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from PRESTIGE MANAGEMENT, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2016-02-26 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from PRESTIGE MANAGEMENT, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2011-09-29 | Mortgage $351,901 — from PRESTIGE MANAGEMENT, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $351,901 | |
| 2011-09-29 | Agreement $1,200,000 — from PRESTIGE MANAGEMENT, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $1,200,000 | |
| 2011-09-29 | AL&R $1,200,000 — from PRESTIGE MANAGEMENT, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $1,200,000 | |
| 2006-10-23 | Mortgage $733,594 — from PRESTIGE MANAGEMENT, LLC. to SOVEREIGN BANK | $733,594 | |
| 2006-10-23 | Agreement $900,000 — from PRESTIGE MANAGEMENT, LLC. to SOVEREIGN BANK | $900,000 | |
| 2002-07-10 | Mortgage $200,000 — from PRESTIGE MANAGEMENTLLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB | $200,000 | |
| 1982-10-28 | Mortgage $79,443 — from WILLIAMS, DORIS JEANETTE to WIGGINS, JOSEPH; WIGGINS, BERDIA L | $79,443 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2021 | 2 | 9 | 59 | 6 | 2 | 78 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 43 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 26 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 27 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
Every one of the 399 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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