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189 Clifton Place

139Records
10City systems
10Open violations
18.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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139 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 50 311 service requests, 24 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 23 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1935
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)CLIFTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA TION
BBL3019500051
BIN3055697

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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 53% 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 18.8. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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 violations10 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2022-02-23.

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

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Non (4) · Obstruction (3) · Traffic (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · Curb Condition (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 (1935)
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)CLIFTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Head officerBERNADETTE MOODY
Managing agentLEMLE AND WOLFF, INC
Last registered2020-12-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$477,600 $214,920
2026$573,000 $257,850
2027$688,000 $309,600

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

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

SubwayBedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Franklin Av — B38 · 200 ft
Citi BikeLafayette Ave & Franklin Ave · 300 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

189 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

18 311 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 LEMLE & WOLFF, INC — 191 buildings, 6,389 units. Grades across the portfolio: A60 · B90 · C28 · D11 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
443 East 162nd Street BX304 B
1345 Rogers Avenue BK123 C
401 Bronx River Avenue BX120 C
304 West 117 Street MN116 C
15 East Clarke Place BX102 D
985 East Tremont Avenue BX101 B
474 Willis Avenue BX101 B
961 East 180 Street BX99 A
9 Sherman Avenue MN92 A
436 West 204 Street MN88 A
391 Bronx River Avenue BX86 A
866 Elsmere Place BX86 B
1065 Boston Road BX84 A
521 West 145 Street MN79 A
557 Academy Street MN77 A
31 Sherman Avenue MN72 D
552 Academy Street MN72 B
158 West 168 Street BX65 A
2738 Creston Avenue BX65 A
1325 Walton Avenue BX63 B
555 Ft Washington Avenue MN63 B
940 Hoe Avenue BX62 A
584 Union Avenue BX61 A
2139 Adam C Powell Blvd MN60 B
837 Trinity Avenue BX60 A
281 Brook Avenue BX59 A
941 Leggett Avenue BX58 B
506 Ft Washington Avenue MN55 A
9 Adrian Avenue MN55 B
30 East Clarke Place BX53 B
2 Cooper Street MN52 B
11 Jacobus Place MN50 B
963 Anderson Avenue BX50 B
631 West 152 Street MN49 B
2201 Davidson Avenue BX48 F
760 Hunts Point Avenue BX48 A
121 East 110 Street MN48 A
353 Cypress Avenue BX48 B
230 Seaman Avenue MN47 B
1044 Avenue St John BX47 C
1941 Vyse Avenue BX46 B
540 Audubon Avenue MN45 B
530 Audubon Avenue MN45 A
520 Audubon Avenue MN45 A
815 Fairmount Place BX44 B
1175 Gerard Avenue BX43 A
515 West 187 Street MN43 B
138 West 117 St MN42 A
1047 Avenue St John BX42 C
235 Cypress Avenue BX42 B
660 Southern Boulevard BX42 B
223 Cypress Avenue BX42 B
24 Marcy Place BX41 A
651 Southern Boulevard BX41 B
652 Southern Boulevard BX40 B
1361 College Avenue BX40 B
1335 College Avenue BX40 B
922 Hoe Avenue BX40 B
1033 Avenue St John BX40 B
931 Fox Street BX39 B

showing 60 of 191 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,074,251 on 2006-07-20 (lender: The City Of New York, Acting By And Through Its). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2009-05-13RPTT&RET $60,840 — from CLIFTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to HOYTE, ANGELA $60,840
2009-03-30RPTT&RET $60,840 — from CLIFTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to BARONA, EDWIN; MOODY, BERNADETTE $60,840
2009-03-30RPTT&RET $60,840 — from CLIFTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to EMANUEL, SELENA $60,840
2009-03-18RPTT&RET $10,000 — from CLIFTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to GAINES, HEAVENLY $10,000
2006-07-20Mortgage $1,074,251 — from CLIFTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO $1,074,251
1982-10-04Mortgage $39,000 — from ALLEN, DAVID to BASSOLINO, DONALD; BASSOLINO, GEORGE $39,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171023
20184026
20194026
20202013
20211012
2022120214
20235038
2024160218
20254127
20263025
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 65Ownership & money 24Health & systems 23

Every one of the 139 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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