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285 Classon Avenue

569Records
16City systems
25Open violations
344Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
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569 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 182 HPD complaints, 181 311 service requests, 79 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1940
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)IMPACCT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA TION
BBL3019240007
BIN3055123

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 344. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations25 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2019-12-28.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’24–25
10
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

71 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · Dirty Condition (9) · DOOR/WINDOW (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · PLUMBING (5).

Filed construction activity

$48,000 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 (1940)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)IMPACCT PRESERVATION LLC
Head officerHERMINIO TORRES
Managing agentC&C APARTMENT MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-07-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,188,000 $534,600
2026$1,426,000 $641,700
2027$1,711,000 $769,950

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

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

SubwayClasson Av — G · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Classon Av / De Kalb Av — B48 · 200 ft
Citi BikeDeKalb Ave & Franklin Ave · 800 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 157 The Benjamin Franklin Health & Science Academy. 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

285 Classon 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

71 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 C&C APARTMENT MANAGEMENT — 215 buildings, 23,722 units. Grades across the portfolio: A53 · B80 · C52 · D24 · F4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
100 Cherry Street MN1590 A
Laconia Avenue BX1236 B
Shore Front Parkway QN1091 D
East 229th Street BX1019 C
510 Main Street MN1003 B
215 Wortman Avenue BK756 B
604 East 14th Street MN616 B
1309 5 Avenue MN600 C
195 Cozine Avenue BK571 B
575 Exterior Street BX541 B
6 Vital Avenue BK451 A
1912 Mermaid Avenue BK445 B
1201 East 229 Street BX441 B
44 Macombs Place MN376 B
60 East 112th Street MN351 A
50 East 112th Street MN347 A
1982 Lexington Avenue MN341 C
875 Pennsylvania Avenue BK336 B
1940 1 Avenue MN323 C
1962 1 Avenue MN323 C
1800 Crotona Park North BX281 B
270 Wortman Avenue BK252 C
510 East 156 Street BX208 C
2411 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN205 D
1980 Lexington Avenue MN200 A
2621 Adam C Powell Blvd MN197 B
45-50 Pearson Street QN197 A
614 West 135 Street MN187 C
1930 Amsterdam Avenue MN182 B
4511 Third Avenue BX181 D
200 Manhattan Avenue MN181 C
205 Avenue C MN176 B
449 Chester Street BK174 B
307 East 117 Street MN171 A
149 Kent Avenue BK164 A
11 Broadway BK160 A
376 Chester Avenue BK155 C
9 Cook Street BK153 A
1797 Park Place BK151 C
1940 Lexington Avenue MN150 B
Beach Channel Drive QN146 A
2700 Jerome Avenue BX136 C
4439 Third Avenue BX133 C
387 Bristol Street BK132 C
45-19 Rockaway Beach Boulevard QN127 B
294 East 162 Street BX126 C
930 Halsey Street BK126 A
901 Macon Street BK125 B
Erskine Street BK124 B
810 East 152 Street BX120 D
5 West 116 Street MN120 C
2850 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN116 B
455 East 102 Street MN115 A
20 North 5 Street BK114 A
320 Sterling Street BK113 B
53 Utica Avenue BK112 B
79 Avenue D MN110 A
23 West 116 Street MN110 B
251 Chester Street BK109 A
355 Chester Street BK107 C

showing 60 of 215 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $326,410 on 2015-07-16 (lender: Sport L.P.), covering 60 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
2015-07-16Mortgage $202,063 — from IMPACCT PRESERVATION LLC; IMPACCT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to HB L.P. $202,063
2015-07-16Deed $1,946,002 — from GOSHEN ASSOCIATES, L.P. to G.A.P. HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA $1,946,002
2015-07-16Deed $1,931,600 — from G.A.P. HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORAT to IMPACCT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA $1,931,600
2015-07-16Mortgage $22,109,911 — from IMPACCT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA; IMPACCT PRESERVATION LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $22,109,911
2015-07-16Mortgage $93,260 — from IMPACCT PRESERVATION LLC; IMPACCT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to ST. JAMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO $93,260
2015-07-16Mortgage $124,347 — from IMPACCT PRESERVATION LLC; IMPACCT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to 236 GREENE AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU $124,347
2015-07-16Mortgage $1,538,791 — from IMPACCT PRESERVATION LLC; IMPACCT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to G.A.P. HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORAT $1,538,791
2015-07-16Mortgage $1,072,490 — from IMPACCT PRESERVATION LLC; IMPACCT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to QUINCY STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C $1,072,490
2015-07-16Mortgage $17,890,089 — from IMPACCT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA; IMPACCT PRESERVATION LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $17,890,089
2015-07-16Mortgage $25,964,029 — from IMPACCT PRESERVATION LLC; IMPACCT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $25,964,029
2015-07-16Agreement $3,823,660 — from IMPACCT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA; IMPACCT PRESERVATION LLC to PRATT AREA COMMUNITY COUNCIL, INC. $3,823,660
2015-07-16Mortgage $326,410 — from IMPACCT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA; IMPACCT PRESERVATION LLC to SPORT L.P. $326,410
2015-07-16Mortgage $466,300 — from IMPACCT PRESERVATION LLC; IMPACCT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to THE SIXES, L.P. $466,300
1995-10-30Mortgage $1,989,443 — from GOSHEN ASSOCIATES L.P. to NYC HPD $1,989,443
1987-11-23Mortgage $120,000 — from FPS ASSOCS to AMERICAN S & L ASSN $120,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171171322
20180310233
20190220224
20200140317
2021070512
20220210324
20231701173
20240580361
20250360440
2026010103104
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 453Ownership & money 53Health & systems 44

Every one of the 569 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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