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238 Hall Street

214Records
13City systems
0Open violations
25Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
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214 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 78 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 47 311 service requests, 21 FDNY inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built2016
Floors4.5
Res. units10
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)BROOKLYN TOWNHOUSE PROPERTY OWNER III, L .L.C.
BBL3019180051
BIN3398104, 3414236

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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 59% 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 25. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-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

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).

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

What 311 hears from this address

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Abandoned Bike (2) · Noise (1) · Dead/Dying Tree (1) · Air Quality (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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2016)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)Brooklyn Townhouse Property Owner III, LLC
Head officerDavid Cohen
Managing agentJudith Drive LLC
Last registered2025-10-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,758,400 $1,691,280
2026$4,290,000 $1,930,500
2027$5,148,000 $2,316,600

The city's market estimate has risen 37% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR CAP

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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Washington Av — B38 · 500 ft
Citi BikeWilloughby Ave & Hall St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 270 Johann DeKalb. 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

238 Hall 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

8 311 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 JUDITH DRIVE LLC — 86 buildings, 1,107 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B22 · C14 · D13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
416 Metropolitan Avenue BK123 A
180 Nassau Street BK103 B
75 Clinton Street BK74 A
239 Banker Street BK69 A
141 Chauncey Street BK46 A
83 Clifton Place BK40 B
991 St John Place BK40 A
192 East 8 Street BK30 A
25 Lexington Avenue BK23 A
144 North 10 Street BK23 B
108 Luquer Street BK22 A
487 Clinton Avenue BK20 B
438 4 Avenue BK17 A
580 Carroll Street BK17 A
37 Warren Street MN17 A
515 5 Avenue BK15 A
165 Hudson Street MN15 A
298 North 8 Street BK15 D
477 Clinton Avenue BK15 B
296 North 8 Street BK14 D
766 Lafayette Avenue BK12 C
74 2 Place BK10 A
238 Hall Street BK10 A
269 Washington Avenue BK10 A
969 Willoughby Avenue BK8 C
321 20 Street BK8 A
1144 President Street BK8 C
585 Union Avenue BK8 A
841 DeKalb Avenue BK8 A
333 Warren Street BK8 A
164 Stuyvesant Avenue BK8 B
631 Grand Avenue BK8 B
160 Stuyvesant Avenue BK8 B
75 Kingsland Avenue BK8 A
330 Bleecker Street BK8 A
142 North 1 Street BK8 B
275 Halsey Street BK8 A
1 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
838 Jefferson Avenue BK8 B
967 Willoughby Avenue BK8 C
238 Richardson Street BK7 A
1208 Nostrand Avenue BK7 C
621 Nostrand Avenue BK7 C
161 Dupont Street BK6 A
298 Covert Street BK6 D
243 Jackson Street BK6 D
53 Montrose Avenue BK6 B
308 Covert Street BK6 C
320 Eckford Street BK6 B
424 Bleecker Street BK6 B
285 Cornelia Street BK6 A
357 Sumpter Street BK6 B
206 Nassau Avenue BK6 C
652 Rogers Avenue BK5 A
650 Rogers Avenue BK5 A
397 Washington Street MN5 B
66 North 3 Street BK5 A
658 Rogers Avenue BK5 D
5 Harrison Street MN5 B
557 17 Street BK5 C

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,870,108 on 2025-08-14 (lender: Invesco Cmi Investments Ms Seller, LLC), covering 12 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-11Agreement $37,200,000 — from BROOKLYN TOWNHOUSE PROPERTY III, L.L.C.; BROOKLYN TOWNHOUSE PROPERTY IV, L.L.C.; BROOKLYN to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS MS SELLER, LLC $37,200,000
2025-08-14Deed $7,800,000 — from 238 HALL STREET LLC to BROOKLYN TOWNHOUSE PROPERTY OWNER III, L $7,800,000
2025-08-14Mortgage $4,870,109 — from BROOKLYN TOWNHOUSE PROPERTY OWNER III, L; BROOKLYN TOWNHOUSE PROPERTY OWNER, L.L.C; BROOKL to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS MS SELLER, LLC $4,870,109
2025-08-14AL&R $37,200,000 — from BROOKLYN TOWNHOUSE PROPERTY OWNER IV, L.; BROOKLYN TOWNHOUSE PROPERTY OWNER III, L; BROOKL to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS MS SELLER, LLC $37,200,000
2025-08-14Agreement $37,200,000 — from BROOKLYN TOWNHOUSE PROPERTY OWNER IV, L.; BROOKLYN TOWNHOUSE PROPERTY OWNER, L.L.C; BROOKL to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS MS SELLER, LLC $37,200,000
2025-08-07Sold for $7,800,000 $7,800,000 $780,000
2018-03-06Mortgage $1,385,000 — from 238 HALL STREET LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC $1,385,000
2018-03-06Agreement $7,010,000 — from 238 HALL STREET LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC $7,010,000
2016-04-06Agreement $4,000,000 — from 238 HALL STREET LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $4,000,000
2016-04-06Mortgage $5,625,000 — from 238 HALL STREET LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $5,625,000
2016-04-06AL&R $4,000,000 — from 238 HALL STREET LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $4,000,000
2016-04-06AL&R $5,625,000 — from 238 HALL STREET LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $5,625,000
2013-05-02M&CON $4,000,000 — from 238 HALL STREET LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,000,000
2013-05-02AL&R $4,000,000 — from 238 HALL STREET LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,000,000
2012-02-27Mortgage $487,937 — from 238 HALL STREET LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC $487,937

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017766019
20180319931
201900404
202000404
202100101
20220013013
202300606
202400303
202500279
20260012416
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The full timeline

Construction 32Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 75Ownership & money 79Health & systems 2

Every one of the 214 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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