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460 Ralph Avenue

236Records
16City systems
24Open violations
169.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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236 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 66 311 service requests, 49 HPD complaints, 38 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT INC
BBL3013630048
BIN3036135

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 169.7. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 violations24 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2009-01-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
12
’24–25
4
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

42 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · PLUMBING (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (2).

Filed construction activity

$72,875 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)Cross State Development
Head officerIthak Katan
Managing agentCPA Building Management
Last registered2025-07-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$982,000 $441,900
2026$1,148,000 $516,600
2027$1,287,000 $579,150

The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

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

SubwayRalph Av — C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Utica Av — A C · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Ralph Av / Saint Marks Av — B47 · 50 ft
Citi BikeSt Marks Ave & Ralph Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Dr. Jacqueline Peek-Davis 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

460 Ralph 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

42 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 of them about heat or hot water.

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 CPA BUILDING MANAGEMENT — 32 buildings, 156 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B11 · C4 · D4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1658 St Johns Place BK16 B
425 Bainbridge Street BK16 B
1587 West 4 Street BK8 B
760 Macon Street BK8 B
468 Bainbridge Street BK8 B
361 Clifton Place BK8 B
683 Jefferson Avenue BK8 A
642 Lafayette Avenue BK8 B
460 Ralph Avenue BK6 C
53-30 35 Street QN6 D
464 Ralph Avenue BK6 C
301 Avenue of the Americas MN5 B
418 Evergreen Avenue BK5 D
199 Irving Avenue BK4 D
1-63 Beach 116 Street QN4 A
2218 Fulton Street BK3 B
21 Bay 31 Street BK3 A
1848 84 Street BK3 A
17 Bay 31 Street BK3 A
2156 85 Street BK3 A
145 Bay 25 Street BK3 C
2224 Fulton Street BK3 A
2222 Fulton Street BK3 A
25-57 31 Street QN2 A
18-36 130 Street QN2 B
510 Midwood Street BK2 C
1926 Eastern Parkway BK2 D
1-65 Beach 116 Street QN2 A
129-19 20 Avenue QN2 A
15-44 126 Street QN2 B
2216 Fulton Street BK2 A
301 Rockaway Avenue BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $725,000 on 2000-08-03 (lender: The Community Preservation Corporation), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-02-02Agreement $493,700 — from CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT, INC; CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $493,700
2004-02-02Agreement $725,000 — from CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT, LLC; CROSSSTATE DEVELOPMENT, INC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPT OF HPD $725,000
2004-02-02Agreement $330,000 — from CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT, LLC; CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT, INC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPT OF HPD $330,000
2000-08-03Mortgage $725,000 — from CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT INC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $725,000
2000-08-03Mortgage $493,700 — from CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT INC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $493,700
2000-08-03Mortgage $330,000 — from CROSS STATE DEVELOPMENT INC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $330,000
1985-12-20Mortgage $18,750 — from V&A PRPPERTIES INC to CITY OF NEW YORK $18,750

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000000
20185680120
20192372115
2020002013
202100130114
2022002013
2023002013
2024004015
202500720173
202601130115
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 163Ownership & money 24Health & systems 10

Every one of the 236 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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