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143 Clinton Avenue

175Records
11City systems
1Open violations
3.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
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175 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 102 311 service requests, 47 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 6 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1901
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)BOWEN, DOUGLAS M
BBL3018880009
BIN3054304

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 79% 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 3.3. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-05-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (10) · Illegal Parking (2) · Lead (1) · Obstruction (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 (1901)
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)DOUG BOWEN; DOUGLAS BOWEN
Managing agentTURF COMPANY
Last registered2025-10-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,457,000 $147,420
2026$2,623,000 $157,380
2027$2,285,000 $137,100

The city's market estimate has fallen 7% 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

SubwayClinton-Washington Avs — G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Clinton Av — B54 · 250 ft
Citi BikeClinton Ave & Myrtle Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 046 Edward C. Blum. 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

143 Clinton 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

14 311 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 TURF COMPANY — 60 buildings, 624 units. Grades across the portfolio: A44 · B7 · C7 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
275 4 Avenue BK44 A
411 West 44 Street MN34 A
57 Front Street BK31 A
624 Howard Avenue BK23 A
630 Howard Avenue BK23 A
178 Concord Street BK21 A
238 St Marks Avenue BK20 A
943 St Marks Avenue BK19 A
175 Amity Street BK17 A
10104 4 Avenue BK16 A
942 Eastern Parkway BK16 B
365 St Johns Place BK16 A
249 16 Street BK16 A
2233 Caton Avenue BK15 A
195 Hawthorne Street BK14 A
2022 Beverley Road BK13 A
748 Flatbush Avenue BK12 B
8 Old Fulton Street BK11 A
432 Grand Street BK10 A
236 East 6 Street MN10 A
311 East 10 Street MN10 A
384 Maple Street BK10 A
362 Eastern Parkway BK10 A
922 8 Avenue BK9 A
174 Clermont Avenue BK9 A
441 3 Street BK8 A
394 Prospect Avenue BK8 A
340 14 Street BK8 A
201 St James Place BK8 A
737 Bergen Street BK8 A
790 St Johns Place BK8 A
358 Eastern Parkway BK8 A
150 Chambers Street MN8 A
54 Willow Street BK8 A
44 Duffield Street BK8 A
42 Duffield Street BK8 A
203 8 Avenue BK8 A
233 Devoe Street BK7 A
94 Wyckoff Street BK7 A
463 West 22 Street MN6 A
148 Chambers Street MN6 A
56 Willow Street BK6 A
54 1 Place BK5 B
1239 Dean Street BK5 C
83 1 Place BK5 C
430 Henry Street BK4 B
120 Hart Street BK4 C
1084 Dean Street BK4 C
5 Front Street BK4 C
578 Sterling Place BK4 B
228 Clinton Street BK4 C
81 St Marks Place BK4 A
65 South Oxford Street BK4 B
37 Vanderbilt Avenue BK3 D
292 Van Brunt Street BK3 A
298 Macon Street BK3 C
143 Clinton Avenue BK3 A
218 Baltic Street BK3 D
105 Ryerson Street BK3 B
455A Myrtle Avenue BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,661,349 on 2022-02-25 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-02-25Agreement $2,000,000 — from BOWEN, DOUGLAS M to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $2,000,000
2022-02-25Mortgage $1,661,350 — from BOWEN, DOUGLAS M to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,661,350
2021-09-08Deed $2,000,000 — from BOWEN, CHRISTOPHER A to BOWEN, DOUGLAS M $2,000,000
2021-08-31Sold for $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $666,667
2013-01-22Mortgage $500,000 — from BOWEN, CHRISTOPHER; BOWEN, DOUGLAS M to RBS CITIZENS NA $500,000
2012-11-09Mortgage $410,000 — from BOWEN, CHRISTOPHER A; BOWEN, DOUGLAS M to HUDSON CITY SAVINGS BANK $410,000
2006-02-21Mortgage $300,000 — from BOWEN, CHRISTOPHER; BOWEN, DOUGLAS M to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $300,000
2003-06-05Agreement $465,000 — from BOWEN, DOUGLAS M; BOWEN, CHRISTOPHER A to SI BANK & TRUST $465,000
2001-10-04Mortgage $114,578 — from BOWEN, CHRISTOPHER A; BOWEN, DOUGLAS M to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $114,578
2000-03-03Mortgage $284,000 — from BOWEN, CHRISTOPHER A; BOWEN, DOUGLAS M to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $284,000
1994-02-02Mortgage $3,453 — from JOHNSTON, SUZANNE; JOHNSTON, CARTER ROY to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNY FSB $3,453
1986-09-04Mortgage $120,000 — from JOHNSTON, SUZANNE; JOHNSTON, CARTER ROY to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $120,000
1984-11-19Mortgage $90,000 — from JOHNSTON, CARTER ROY; JOHNSTON, SUZANNE to CITIBANK NA $90,000
1983-07-07Mortgage $23,500 — from MADDEN, WILLIAM; ARNOW, RICHARD; HANDELMAN, ALLEN to MARCUS, JED $23,500

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173003
20183407
20199009
20209009
2021232227
2022153018
20238008
20243003
20258008
20265005
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 113Ownership & money 50Health & systems 2

Every one of the 175 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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