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455 Schenectady Avenue

7,494Records
19City systems
219Open violations
160.5Penalty rate

7,494 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 3,207 HPD complaints, 2,214 311 service requests, 1,610 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11203
Built1939
Floors6
Res. units108
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)JS 455 LLC
BBL3014300001
BIN3038512

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 160.5. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations219 total — 51 class C (immediately hazardous), 99 class B, 69 class A. Oldest open since 2018-01-31.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

198 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 26 · winter 2024–25: 84 · winter 2025–26: 78 · winter 2026–27: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

26
’23–24
84
’24–25
78
’25–26
6
’26–27

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

370 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (99) · Elevator (42) · PLUMBING (35) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (29) · WATER LEAK (27) · Illegal Parking (22).

Filed construction activity

$367,905 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1939)
YesSix or more residential units (108)
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)SG 455 LLC
Head officerLARRY MALITZKY
Managing agentSMRC MGMT LLC
Last registered2025-09-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,518,000 $2,483,100
2026$5,787,000 $2,604,150
2027$6,162,000 $2,772,900

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 77/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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.

7 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (1 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayCrown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Schenectady Av / Lefferts Av — B12 · 150 ft
Citi BikeLefferts Ave & Schenectady Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 398 Walter Weaver
Middle: New Heights 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

455 Schenectady 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

370 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 99 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 SMRC MGMT LLC — 27 buildings, 1,495 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B17 · C6 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
455 Schenectady Avenue BK108 D
1809 Albemarle Road BK106 D
913 Park Place BK78 B
602 Ocean Parkway BK78 B
901 80 Street BK77 B
815 East 14 Street BK72 B
159 Eastern Parkway BK72 B
305 Ocean Avenue BK72 B
97 Brooklyn Avenue BK71 B
42-25 Layton Street QN65 C
464 Clinton Avenue BK63 B
436 Eastern Parkway BK60 C
73 St Pauls Place BK59 B
39 Turner Place BK56 C
42-15 Layton Street QN53 C
74 Arlington Avenue BK53 B
3026 Brighton 14 Street BK53 B
244 Rogers Avenue BK47 B
2540 Ocean Avenue BK38 B
267 Lincoln Place BK32 A
446 St Johns Place BK32 B
326 St Johns Place BK32 B
286 Eastern Parkway BK30 C
2818 Foster Avenue BK24 C
1101 Union Street BK24 A
96 Hart Street BK20 B
515 Clinton Avenue BK20 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $511,601 on 2004-09-20 (lender: North Fork Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-12-22Agreement $2,874,157 — from JS 455 LLC; SG 455 LLC to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,874,157
2014-12-22AL&R $28,741,547 — from JS 455 LLC; SG 455 LLC to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $28,741,547
2009-12-29Deed $2,189,174 — from 301 STERLING STREET LLC to 301JS LLC; 301SG LLC $2,189,174
2008-11-12Deed $230,952 — from AJRT 1 LLC to 301SG LLC; 301 STERLING STREET LLC; 301JS LLC $230,952
2004-09-20Mortgage $511,602 — from 455 PROPERTY LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $511,602
2004-09-20Agreement $3,500,000 — from 455 PROPERTY LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $3,500,000
2003-06-26Mortgage $806,788 — from 455 PROPERTY, LLC to NORTHFORK BANK $806,788
2003-06-26Agreement $3,050,000 — from 455 PROPERTY, LLC to NORTHFORK BANK $3,050,000
2003-06-26AL&R $3,050,000 — from NORTHFORK BANK to 455 PROPERTY, LLC $3,050,000
2000-01-24Mortgage $508,218 — from 455 PROPERTY LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $508,218
1997-07-22Mortgage $1,850,000 — from 455 PROPERTY LLC to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK $1,850,000
1989-02-02Mortgage $1,246,043 — from 455 SCHENECTADY AV ASSOC to EUROPEAN AMERICAN BANK $1,246,043

Ten-year activity

1,0005000
2017
2018
2019
2020
667
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017123320335
20180132742289
2019083504362
2020662901303
2021276562667
2022023793384
2023022993304
2024443931402
20250122962310
2026013263330
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 205Housing & tenants 7,186Ownership & money 37Health & systems 32

Every one of the 7,494 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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