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47 Clifton Place

354Records
13City systems
3Open violations
21.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
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354 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 190 311 service requests, 33 HPD complaints, 32 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1905
Floors4
Res. units16
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)47 CLIFTON PLACE ASSOCIATES
BBL3019480065
BIN3055609

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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 57% 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 21.6. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1996-09-09.

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Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (18) · Water System (3) · Lead (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Drinking (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$136,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)47 CLIFTON PLACE ASSOCIATES, LLC
Head officerCHRISTINE CHORNY
Managing agentNELSON MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD
Last registered2025-09-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,203,000 $991,350
2026$2,396,000 $1,078,200
2027$2,610,000 $1,174,500

The city's market estimate has risen 18% 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

SubwayClasson Av — G · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Grand Av — B38 · 150 ft
Citi BikeLafayette Ave & St James Pl · 650 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

47 Clifton Place

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

25 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 NELSON MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD — 17 buildings, 4,169 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B11 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
214 Thomas S Boyland St BK1107 A
823 Colgate Avenue BX484 B
825 Boynton Avenue BX484 B
150 West 225 Street MN318 B
1730 Mulford Avenue BX285 B
275 South Street MN256 B
1520 Story Avenue BX223 B
950 Evergreen Avenue BX213 C
1530 Story Avenue BX212 B
955 Evergreen Avenue BX144 D
400 Cathedral Parkway MN140 B
3240 Henry Hudson Pkwy E BX108 C
1107 Bryant Avenue BX97 B
92 Gates Avenue BK45 A
214 Prospect Place BK20 B
148 St James Place BK17 B
47 Clifton Place BK16 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $30,436 on 2016-10-18 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-10-18Mortgage $30,437 — from 47 CLIFTON PLACE ASSOCIATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $30,437
2016-10-18Agreement $660,000 — from 47 CLIFTON PLACE ASSOCIATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $660,000
2016-10-18AL&R $660,000 — from 47 CLIFTON PLACE ASSOCIATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $660,000
2009-11-06Mortgage $157,779 — from 47 CLIFTON PLACE ASSOCIATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $157,779
2009-11-06Agreement $700,000 — from 47 CLIFTON PLACE ASSOCIATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $700,000
2002-10-17Mortgage $288,749 — from 47 CLIFTON PLACE ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $288,749
1996-08-20Mortgage $163,063 — from 47 CLIFTON PLACE ASSOCIATES LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORP $163,063
1992-03-16Mortgage $225,000 — from 47 CLIFTON PL ASSOCIATES to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP $225,000
1989-01-24Mortgage $1,080,000 — from KOPF, JAY M to EMPBANQUE CAPITAL CORP $1,080,000
1986-10-06Mortgage $1,263 — from KOPF, JAY M to CITY OF NEW YORK $1,263

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170023023
20180015217
20190013215
20202128233
20211223026
20220124025
20230612018
2024028010
20250115016
20261405019
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 47Housing & tenants 243Ownership & money 32Health & systems 6

Every one of the 354 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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