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488 Jefferson Avenue

685Records
16City systems
7Open violations
90.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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685 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 260 HPD complaints, 180 311 service requests, 145 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)DANIT REALTY INC.
BBL3018360048
BIN3052529

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 90.7. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations7 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2015-07-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (17) · Noise (4) · Graffiti (2) · Street Condition (2) · Food Establishment (2) · GENERAL (2).

Filed construction activity

$20,000 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 (1900)
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)DANIT REALTY INC
Head officerDIANNE PETERSEN
Managing agentDANTI REALTY INC
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,061,000 $477,450
2026$995,000 $447,750
2027$1,194,000 $537,300

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Quiubo BakeryLatin AmericanA—
Sofia's BagelSandwichesA—
Sweet Tooth & CateringAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 1 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), shared by 3 restaurants · 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (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

SubwayKingston-Throop Avs — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Utica Av — A C · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Marcus Garvey Blvd / Jefferson Av — B15 · under 50 ft
Citi BikeMarcus Garvey Blvd & Macon St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 044 Marcus Garvey. 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

488 Jefferson 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

37 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $712,500 on 2006-05-08 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-05-08AL&R $712,500 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to DANIT REALITY, INC $712,500
2006-05-08Mortgage $712,500 — from DANIT REALTY, INC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $712,500
1999-07-30Mortgage $159,000 — from DANIT REALTY INC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGECORP $159,000
1998-12-28Mortgage $175,000 — from DANIT, REALTY INC to PERLA, ROBERT; PERLA, JOY S $175,000
1996-07-22Mortgage $100,811 — from MAOR, ELI to GREENPOINT BANK $100,811
1988-06-02Mortgage $75,000 — from MAOR, ELI to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $75,000
1987-06-16Mortgage $60,000 — from WALLACE, LAWRENCE A to TUTHILL FINANCE $60,000
1986-01-16Mortgage $48,000 — from WALLACE, LAWRENCE A to LUCAS, CYRIL OSCAR; LUCAS, GWENDOLINE $48,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700606
20180046046
20190014216
20200126330
202101719
20220012214
20230128231
20240042446
2025105511
20260013316
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 603Ownership & money 27Health & systems 24

Every one of the 685 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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