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39 Clifton Place

289Records
13City systems
0Open violations
27.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
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289 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 147 311 service requests, 43 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 29 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1905
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)GRAND CLIFTON, LLC
BBL3019470034
BIN3055551, 3379648

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 27.5. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 699,345 1-5-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

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

55 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (25) · Illegal Parking (10) · Outdoor Dining (7) · Missed Collection (2) · Snow or Ice (2) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (2).

Filed construction activity

$500,680 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1905)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)GRAND CLIFTON, LLC
Head officerJUSTIN C CORNELL
Managing agentGRAND CLIFTON LLC
Last registered2026-03-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,288,800 $579,960
2026$1,374,000 $618,300
2027$1,649,000 $742,050

The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Entre NousFrenchNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: No Permit or License) · 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 2022 (1 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

SubwayClinton-Washington Avs — G · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Grand Av — B38 · 250 ft
Citi BikeLafayette Ave & St James Pl · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 011 Purvis J. Behan. 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

39 Clifton Place

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

55 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $290,000 on 2017-05-02 (lender: New York City Historic Properties Fund, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-04Deed $4,450,000 — from GRAND CLIFTON, LLC to CLIFTON GRAND LLC $4,450,000
2026-07-28Sold for $4,450,000 $4,450,000 $1,112,500
2017-05-02AL&R $290,000 — from GRAND CLIFTON, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HISTORIC PROPERTIES FUND, $290,000
2017-05-02Mortgage $290,000 — from GRAND CLIFTON, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HISTORIC PROPERTIES FUND, $290,000
2007-09-25M&CON $50,000 — from GRAND CLIFTON, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HISTORIC PROPERTIES FUND, $50,000
2006-09-20Mortgage $85,000 — from GRAND CLIFTON, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HISTORIC PROPERTIES FUND, $85,000
2006-09-20AL&R $85,000 — from NEW YORK CITY HISTORIC PROPERTIES FUND, to GRAND CLIFTON, LLC $85,000
2004-11-01AL&R $423,750 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to GRAND CLIFTON, LLC $423,750
2004-11-01Deed $645,000 — from RICHARDSON, THELMA to GRAND CLIFTON, LLC $645,000
2004-11-01Mortgage $423,750 — from GRAND CLIFTON, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $423,750
1999-12-01Mortgage $150,500 — from BALDWIN, MAGGIE; RICHARDSON, THELMA D; BALDWIN, EDMOND to VOYTICKY, FRANCIS, J $150,500
1991-12-19Mortgage $56,250 — from RICHARDSON, THELMA D to VOYTICKY, FRANCIS J $56,250

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017201407
20186030110
2019013048
2020017008
202120100012
202256150026
202345380148
202450260031
20250090110
202600124016
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The full timeline

Construction 54Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 163Ownership & money 44Health & systems 7

Every one of the 289 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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