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482 Tompkins Avenue

2,198Records
19City systems
12Open violations
46.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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2,198 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 837 HPD complaints, 603 311 service requests, 499 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units14
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)USC 482 TOMPKINS LLC
BBL3018540037
BIN3053462

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% 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 46.2. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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 violations12 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2016-07-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6).

3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Street Condition (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · SAFETY (2) · GENERAL (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2).

Filed construction activity

$221,282 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (14)
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)USC 482 TOMPKINS LLC
Head officerSETH WEISSMAN
Managing agentUSC MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-11-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,042,000 $468,900
2026$1,368,000 $615,600
2027$1,420,000 $639,000

The city's market estimate has risen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwayKingston-Throop Avs — C · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Nostrand Av — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Tompkins Av / Fulton St — B43 · 150 ft
Citi BikeMacDonough St & Marcy Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 093 William H. Prescott. 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

482 Tompkins Avenue

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

26 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 USC MANAGEMENT LLC — 14 buildings, 93 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B5 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
482 Tompkins Avenue BK14 B
268 West 73 Street MN10 B
117 West 118 Street MN9 A
473 Hancock Street BK8 A
462 West 141 Street MN8 C
719 5 Avenue BK8 A
187 St Marks Avenue BK8 B
720 5 Avenue BK7 A
722 5 Avenue BK6 B
320 Court Street BK4 A
1370 Dean Street BK4 C
547 Throop Avenue BK3 B
325 Church Street MN2 D
346 Malcolm X Boulevard BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,260,000 on 2020-01-10 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-08-19DEVR $978,900 — from FIRST AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION C to 1445 LOFTS LLC $978,900
2025-08-06DEVR $305,475 — from USC 482 TOMPKINS LLC to 1445 LOFTS LLC $305,475
2020-01-10AL&R $3,260,000 — from USC 482 TOMPKINS LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $3,260,000
2020-01-10Mortgage $3,260,000 — from USC 482 TOMPKINS LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $3,260,000
2018-04-06Deed $3,072,500 — from 482 TOMPKINS SME LLC to USC 482 TOMPKINS LLC $3,072,500
2018-03-26Sold for $3,072,500 $3,072,500 $219,464
2017-06-30Deed $2,100,000 — from 482 TOMPKINS REALTY LLC to 482 TOMPKINS SME LLC $2,100,000
2017-06-08Sold for $2,100,000 $2,100,000 $150,000
2007-11-28Mortgage $71,469 — from 482 TOMPKINS REALTY, LLC to COUNTRYWIDE BANK FSB $71,469
2007-11-28AL&R $1,200,000 — from 482 TOMPKINS REALTY, LLC to COUNTRYWIDE BANK FSB $1,200,000
2007-11-28Agreement $1,200,000 — from 482 TOMPKINS REALTY, LLC to COUNTRYWIDE BANK FSB $1,200,000
2005-05-24Mortgage $1,106,250 — from 482 TOMPKINS REALTY, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $1,106,250
2004-08-20DEEDO $1,100,000 — from MITCHELL, JOHNISE M; MITCHELL, ELERY to 482 TOMPKINS AVENUE, LL $1,100,000
2001-03-27Mortgage $164,082 — from MITCHELL, ELERY; MITCHELL, JOHNSIE M to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC $164,082
1989-12-18Mortgage $250,000 — from MITCHELL, ELERY; MITCHELL, JOHNSIE M to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $250,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170315845170
201851516923194
201988133014163
20203512025135
2021133101449
202201140722
202311360644
202410130418
2025001611532
202600130417
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 50Housing & tenants 2,007Ownership & money 53Health & systems 69

Every one of the 2,198 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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