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472 Chauncey Street

101Records
8City systems
16Open violations
40Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Ocean Hill
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101 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 32 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 32 311 service requests, 21 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1905
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB1
Owner (PLUTO)SEUREAU, HUGUES
BBL3015160019
BIN3041143

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 40. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations16 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2004-01-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (2).

Filed construction activity

$576,914 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1905)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)472 CHAUNCEY HOLDINGS LLC
Head officerJOEL WERTZBERGER
Managing agentJOYLAND MANAGEMENT
Last registered2019-08-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,051,000 $63,060
2026$1,106,000 $66,360
2027$1,127,000 $67,620

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayChauncey St — J Z · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Rockaway Av — C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Thomas S Boyland St / Marion St — B7 · 300 ft
Citi BikeThomas S. Boyland St & Marion St · 350 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

472 Chauncey Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

2 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by JOYLAND MANAGEMENT — 32 buildings, 1,204 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B13 · C3 · D2 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
275 Lorimer Street BK270 A
828 Metropolitan Avenue BK136 B
435 Coney Island Avenue BK128 B
824 East New York Avenue BK94 A
271 Lorimer Street BK66 A
803 Wyckoff Avenue QN54 A
550 Kingston Avenue BK48 A
26 Quincy Street BK43 A
435 Vanderbilt Avenue BK43 A
378 Grove Street BK39 A
492 Lefferts Avenue BK38 B
504 East 11 Street MN32 B
920 72 Street BK32 D
1262 Broadway BK29 A
106-04 Northern Boulevard QN28 C
570 Nostrand Avenue BK25 A
38 Stratford Road BK14 B
486 Lefferts Avenue BK9 B
488 Lefferts Avenue BK9 B
77 Steuben Street BK8 B
1444 Pacific Street BK8 B
829 Monroe Street BK8 B
825 Monroe Street BK7 B
1368 Putnam Avenue BK6 B
1298 Sterling Place BK6 D
611 Nostrand Avenue BK6 B
1044 Decatur Street BK6 A
762 Miller Avenue BK6 C
2587A Bainbridge Avenue BX2 F
472 Chauncey Street BK2 C
183-01 141 Avenue QN2 F
263 Skillman Street BK— —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $862,500 on 2020-03-20 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-03-20Deed $1,150,000 — from 472 CHAUNCEY HOLDINGS LLC to SEUREAU, HUGUES; SEUREAU, JULIE $1,150,000
2020-03-20Mortgage $862,500 — from SEUREAU, JULIE; SEUREAU, HUGHES to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $862,500
2020-03-04Sold for $1,150,000 $1,150,000 $575,000
2016-11-30Agreement $4,000,000 — from 472 CHAUNCEY HOLDINGS LLC; A & F KJ LLC; HERTZ CLEARING LLC; JOYLAND EAST 214 LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $4,000,000
2016-11-30Mortgage $2,446,234 — from JOYLAND EAST 214 LLC; A & F KJ LLC; 472 CHAUNCEY HOLDINGS LLC; HERTZ CLEARING LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $2,446,234
2016-11-30AL&R $4,000,000 — from A & F KJ LLC; 472 CHAUNCEY HOLDINGS LLC; HERTZ CLEARING LLC; JOYLAND EAST 214 LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $4,000,000
2015-09-18Deed $615,000 — from ROSENBERG, JOEL; WEISS, JOEL; SILLIMAN, FLOWER; WOLCOWITZ, ADINA; WOLCOWITZ, AKA JUDY; LYU to 472 CHAUNCEY HOLDINGS LLC $615,000
2014-09-25Deed $100,000 — from 472 CHAUNCEY LLC to LYUV LLC; WEISS, JOEL; ROSENBERG, JOEL; WOLCOWITZ, ADINA; SILLIMAN, FLOWER $100,000
2014-07-22Deed $30,000 — from ABDUR-RAHEEM, JAMEEL to 472 CHAUNCEY LLC $30,000
2007-08-14Mortgage $392,000 — from ABDUR-RAHEEM, JAMEEL to MERS $392,000
2007-07-20Deed $490,000 — from MCCALL, CHRISTOPHER to ABDUR-RAHEEM, JAMEEL $490,000

Ten-year activity

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2018000011
201901100011
20204026012
2021002204
202200120012
2023004004
2024002002
2025001001
2026001326
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 56Ownership & money 34Health & systems 4

Every one of the 101 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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