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435 Vanderbilt Avenue

564Records
18City systems
10Open violations
8.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
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564 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 203 311 service requests, 68 DOB permits, 48 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built2020
Floors5
Res. units43
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)445 VANDERBILT LLC
BBL3019600011
BIN3251608, 3332857, 3332858, 3428934

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 67% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 8.6. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations10 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2021-09-05.

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.

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (9) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Noise (4) · Blocked Driveway (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$54,000 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2020)
YesSix or more residential units (43)
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)445 VANDERBILT LLC
Head officerJOEL GRUNWALD
Managing agentJOYLAND MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-03-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$11,325,000 $5,096,250
2026$11,145,000 $5,015,250
2027$11,854,000 $5,334,300

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (0 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 — C · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Clinton-Washington Avs — G · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Vanderbilt Av / Fulton St — B69 · 350 ft
Citi BikeFulton St & Clermont Ave · 500 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

435 Vanderbilt 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

26 311 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 JOYLAND MANAGEMENT — 32 buildings, 1,204 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B13 · C3 · D2 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
275 Lorimer Street BK270 A
828 Metropolitan Avenue BK136 B
435 Coney Island Avenue BK128 B
824 East New York Avenue BK94 A
271 Lorimer Street BK66 A
803 Wyckoff Avenue QN54 A
550 Kingston Avenue BK48 A
26 Quincy Street BK43 A
435 Vanderbilt Avenue BK43 A
378 Grove Street BK39 A
492 Lefferts Avenue BK38 B
504 East 11 Street MN32 B
920 72 Street BK32 D
1262 Broadway BK29 A
106-04 Northern Boulevard QN28 C
570 Nostrand Avenue BK25 A
38 Stratford Road BK14 B
486 Lefferts Avenue BK9 B
488 Lefferts Avenue BK9 B
77 Steuben Street BK8 B
1444 Pacific Street BK8 B
829 Monroe Street BK8 B
825 Monroe Street BK7 B
1368 Putnam Avenue BK6 B
1298 Sterling Place BK6 D
611 Nostrand Avenue BK6 B
1044 Decatur Street BK6 A
762 Miller Avenue BK6 C
2587A Bainbridge Avenue BX2 F
472 Chauncey Street BK2 C
183-01 141 Avenue QN2 F
263 Skillman Street BK— —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,250,000 on 2021-11-16 (lender: Societe Generale Financial Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-11-16AL&R $22,000,000 — from 445 VANDERBILT LLC to SOCIETE GENERALE FINANCIAL CORPORATION $22,000,000
2021-11-16Agreement $22,000,000 — from 445 VANDERBILT LLC to SOCIETE GENERALE FINANCIAL CORPORATION $22,000,000
2021-11-16Mortgage $6,250,000 — from 445 VANDERBILT LLC to SOCIETE GENERALE FINANCIAL CORPORATION $6,250,000
2021-11-16Mortgage $11,974,386 — from 444 CLINTON LLC; 445 VANDERBILT LLC to S3 RE CLINTON AVE FUNDING LLC $11,974,386
2021-11-16Agreement $15,000,000 — from 444 CLINTON LLC; 445 VANDERBILT LLC to S3 RE CLINTON AVE FUNDING LLC $15,000,000
2019-07-12Mortgage $3,863,771 — from 444 CLINTON LLC to S3 RE CLINTON AVE FUNDING LLC $3,863,771
2019-07-12AL&R $13,136,229 — from 444 CLINTON LLC to S3 RE CLINTON AVE FUNDING LLC $13,136,229
2019-07-12Mortgage $13,136,229 — from 444 CLINTON LLC to S3 RE CLINTON AVE FUNDING LLC $13,136,229
2019-07-12AL&R $3,863,771 — from 444 CLINTON LLC to S3 RE CLINTON AVE FUNDING LLC $3,863,771
2019-07-03AL&R $15,000,000 — from 444 CLINTON LLC to S3 RE CLINTON AVE FUNDING LLC $15,000,000
2019-07-03Mortgage $15,000,000 — from 444 CLINTON LLC to S3 RE CLINTON AVE FUNDING LLC $15,000,000
2019-07-03Deed $17,000,000 — from TEEN CHALLENGE, INC.; TEEN AGE EVANGELISM, INC. to 444 CLINTON LLC $17,000,000
2019-06-17Sold for $17,000,000 $17,000,000 $395,349

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017027009
2018005049
2019329311415101
202029295601115
202114164315088
2022910353057
202301230024
20240460010
202501240025
202600110011
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The full timeline

Construction 115Enforcement 129Housing & tenants 261Ownership & money 36Health & systems 23

Every one of the 564 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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