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490 Marion Street

111Records
9City systems
5Open violations
71.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Ocean Hill
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111 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 32 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 30 311 service requests, 17 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1899
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)MARION PLAZA LLC
BBL3015220028
BIN3041390

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 71.7. 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 violations5 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2019-07-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)MARION PLAZA LLC
Head officerYITZCHOK KOHN
Managing agentBLUE ELM INC
Last registered2025-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,228,000 $73,680
2026$1,108,000 $66,480
2027$1,457,000 $87,420

The city's market estimate has risen 19% 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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Rockaway Av — C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Chauncey St — B20 Q24 · 300 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & Furman Ave · 600 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

490 Marion 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

4 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 BLUE ELM INC — 26 buildings, 150 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B7 · C5 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
37 South 10 Street BK21 B
1319 East New York Avenue BK11 B
Amboy Street BK9 C
156 Skillman Street BK8 A
158 Rutledge Street BK8 A
158 Skillman Street BK8 A
231 Chester Street BK7 A
997 Clarkson Avenue BK7 A
1259 51 Street BK7 A
280 Mac Dougal Street BK6 A
1833 Park Place BK6 A
275 Milford Street BK6 B
127 Miller Avenue BK6 B
31 Locust Street BK5 C
876 Kent Avenue BK4 B
490 Marion Street BK3 D
678 Jamaica Avenue BK3 A
492 Marion Street BK3 D
680 Jamaica Avenue BK3 C
221 Quincy Street BK3 F
1200 Myrtle Avenue BK3 B
589 Hart Street BK3 C
51 Lee Avenue BK3 A
1234 Myrtle Avenue BK3 D
92 Pilling Street BK2 C
1077 Halsey Street BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $334,750 on 2021-08-12 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-08-12Mortgage $334,750 — from KOHN, YITZCHOK to MERS $334,750
2021-08-12Mortgage $771,250 — from KOHN, YITZCHOK to MERS $771,250
2021-08-12Agreement $1,890,499 — from MARION PLAZA LLC; KOHN, YITZCHOK to MERS; CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC $1,890,499
2021-08-12Agreement $1,106,000 — from KOHN, YITZCHOK to MERS $1,106,000
2017-08-28Mortgage $1,174,000 — from MARION PLAZA LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $1,174,000
2017-08-28Agreement $2,024,000 — from MARION PLAZA LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $2,024,000
2016-11-02Mortgage $850,000 — from MARION PLAZA LLC to S&S FUNDING LLC $850,000
2016-11-02AL&R $850,000 — from MARION PLAZA LLC to S&S FUNDING LLC $850,000
2016-11-02Deed $997,600 — from VINYARD, BRANDON to MARION PLAZA LLC $997,600
2016-10-13Sold for $997,600 $997,600 $332,533
2012-04-30Deed $575,000 — from MAZAL KO LTD to VINYARD, BRANDON $575,000
2012-04-30Mortgage $560,398 — from VINYARD, BRANDON to MERS; FIRST RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICES CORP $560,398
2012-01-20Mortgage $234,197 — from MAZAL KO LTD. to GARFIELD, LILA ESQ $234,197
2012-01-20Deed $250,000 — from KLEIN, FREDDA to MAZAL KO LTD. $250,000
2012-01-11Deed $130,000 — from THOMAS, DELRIETTA to KLEIN, FREDDA $130,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701517
201804116
20190260026
202007007
202102709
202201001
202324006
2024071715
202502002
202600022
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The full timeline

Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 63Ownership & money 34Health & systems 11

Every one of the 111 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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