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409 Saratoga Avenue

381Records
16City systems
44Open violations
94.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Ocean Hill
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381 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 102 311 service requests, 72 HPD complaints, 66 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)SARATOGA USA, LLC
BBL3014640001
BIN3039307

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 94.2. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations44 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 2010-12-01.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

7 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 3). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
2
’24–25
3
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Rodent (3) · Food Establishment (2).

Filed construction activity

$72,700 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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)
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)SARATOGA USA LLC
Head officerDAVID UNSD
Managing agentDAVID UNSD
Last registered2025-07-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$602,000 $270,900
2026$722,000 $324,900
2027$802,000 $360,900

The city's market estimate has risen 33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
786 Crown Chicken & PizzaChickenA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayRockaway Av — C · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saratoga Av / Park Pl — B7 · 200 ft
Citi BikePark Pl & Thomas S. Boyland St · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

409 Saratoga Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,087,000 on 2021-02-22 (lender: Greystone Servicing Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-02-22Agreement $1,837,000 — from SARATOGA USA LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY $1,837,000
2021-02-22Mortgage $1,087,000 — from SARATOGA USA LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY $1,087,000
2017-02-17Deed $1,600,000 — from SIMMS, RUBY to SARATOGA USA, LLC $1,600,000
2017-02-17Mortgage $750,000 — from SARATOGA USA LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC; YB CAPITAL LLC $750,000
2017-02-17AL&R $750,000 — from SARATOGA USA LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC; YB CAPITAL LLC $750,000
2017-01-13Sold for $1,600,000 $1,600,000 $266,667
2006-11-17AL&R $725,000 — from NATIONAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, INC.; KR MANAGEMENT, LLC to SIMMS, RUBY $725,000
2006-11-17Mortgage $725,000 — from SIMMS, RUBY to NATIONAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, INC.; KR MANAGEMENT, LLC $725,000
2006-06-09Mortgage $200,000 — from SIMMS, RUBY to NYC COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES $200,000
2005-06-21Mortgage $275,000 — from SIMMS, RUBY; RAMSAY, CROMWELL to S.K. MORTGAGE HOLDINGS LIMITED PARTNERSH $275,000
1989-08-24Mortgage $100,000 — from RAMSAY, CROMWELL to CHURCHILL MTGE INVEST CP $100,000
1983-11-18Mortgage $8,250 to NEW YORK CITY $8,250

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175027216
2018004004
201900460046
202001400041
202100296338
20220030811
202301100314
2024007007
202500140822
202600120315
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 251Ownership & money 49Health & systems 56

Every one of the 381 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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