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229 Clifton Place

120Records
8City systems
0Open violations
40Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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120 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 47 311 service requests, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 24 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1899
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB1
Owner (PLUTO)JOSEPH, YITZCHAK
BBL3017880101
BIN3049931

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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 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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.

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Lead (1) · Noise (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Dirty Condition (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 (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)229 CLIFTON PLACE LLC
Head officerSam Wurzberger
Managing agentMre Property Management
Last registered2025-07-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,882,000 $112,920
2026$1,711,000 $102,660
2027$2,249,000 $134,940

The city's market estimate has risen 20% 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

SubwayBedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Bedford Av — B38 · 150 ft
Citi BikeClifton Pl & Bedford Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 256 Benjamin Banneker. 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

229 Clifton Place

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

6 311 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 MRE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 28 buildings, 348 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B1 · C5 · D4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2481 Crotona Avenue BX90 A
43-25 52nd Street QN60 A
305 First Avenue MN54 A
640 Lafayette Avenue BK16 A
263 Franklin Avenue BK16 A
343 Menahan Street BK10 A
108 India Street BK9 A
1526 Lincoln Place BK8 A
177 Greenpoint Avenue BK8 A
150 Grand Street BK6 A
108 Flushing Avenue BK6 C
224 Moffat Street BK6 B
135 Meserole Avenue BK5 C
128 Woodpoint Road BK5 A
224 Richardson Street BK5 A
544 Brooklyn Avenue BK4 A
351 Warren Street BK4 C
58 Dupont Street BK4 A
538 Brooklyn Avenue BK4 A
130 Huron Street BK4 A
56 Quincy Street BK4 C
123 Meserole Avenue BK4 D
220 North 6th Street BK3 A
84 Meserole Avenue BK3 D
212 Montrose Avenue BK3 D
156 Albany Avenue BK3 A
229 Clifton Place BK2 C
805 Monroe St BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,575,000 on 2026-08-10 (lender: The Loan Store, INC.) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-10Mortgage $1,575,000 — from 229 CLIFTON REALTY LLC to THE LOAN STORE, INC.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $1,575,000
2026-08-10Deed $2,100,000 — from JOSEPH, YITZCHAK to 229 CLIFTON REALTY LLC $2,100,000
2026-07-14Sold for $2,100,000 $2,100,000 $1,050,000
2023-05-18Agreement $1,394,000 — from JOSEPH, YITZCHAK to PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES LLC.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $1,394,000
2022-12-30AL&R $1,500,000 — from 229 CLIFTON PLACE LLC to TEHILA MANAGEMENT LLC $1,500,000
2022-12-30Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 229 CLIFTON PLACE LLC to TEHILA MANAGEMENT LLC $1,500,000
2022-12-30Deed $974,999 — from THE ESTATE OF LAVERNE TAYLOR-BROOKS; TAYLOR, AS ADMINISTRATOR, ISRAEL to 229 CLIFTON PLACE LLC $974,999
2022-12-15Sold for $974,999 $974,999 $487,500
2004-01-22Mortgage $50,000 — from TAYLOR-BROOKS, LAVERNE to FLEET NATIONAL BANK $50,000
1997-07-14Mortgage $20,000 — from TAYLOR, THELMA to DELTA FUNDING CORP $20,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701034
201804127
201902125
202006118
20210130114
20220138223
20231146223
202403036
202502024
202612429
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The full timeline

Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 62Ownership & money 32Health & systems 24

Every one of the 120 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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