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492 Marion Street

101Records
11City systems
0Open violations
44.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Ocean Hill
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101 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 34 311 service requests, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 20 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1899
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)MARION PLAZA LLC
BBL3015220029
BIN3041391

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 44.3. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

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

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

$5,625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (6) · Noise (2) · Missed Collection (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Rodent (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 registered2025-07-11

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (0 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

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 / Granite St — B20 Q24 · 250 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

492 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

11 311 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 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: $65,750 on 2021-08-13 (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
2021-10-14Agreement $1,185,000 — from KOHN, YITZCHOK to MERS $1,185,000
2021-08-13Mortgage $1,119,249 — from KOHN, YITZCHOK to MERS $1,119,249
2021-08-13Mortgage $65,751 — from KOHN, YITZCHOK to MERS $65,751
2021-08-12Agreement $1,890,499 — from MARION PLAZA LLC; KOHN, YITZCHOK to MERS; CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC $1,890,499
2017-08-28Agreement $2,024,000 — from MARION PLAZA LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $2,024,000
2017-08-28Mortgage $1,174,000 — from MARION PLAZA LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $1,174,000
2016-09-01Deed $800,000 — from REID, PATRINELLA to KOHN, YITZCHOK $800,000
2016-09-01Mortgage $600,000 — from KOHN, YITZCHOK to MERS $600,000
2016-08-18Sold for $800,000 $800,000 $266,667

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701618
201801113
201900000
202001001
2021047011
20220280028
202315006
2024391013
202503003
20260100111
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The full timeline

Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 68Ownership & money 26Health & systems 3

Every one of the 101 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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