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447 Clinton Avenue

229Records
11City systems
0Open violations
2.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
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229 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 81 311 service requests, 32 DOB complaints, 23 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units7
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)CLINTON RISING LLC.
BBL3019610008
BIN3335017, 3335018

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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 81% 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 2.9. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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

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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Hazardous Materials (1) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Snow or Ice (1) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,000 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
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)CLINTON RISING LLC
Head officerGEOFFREY FREEMAN
Managing agentPLAZA HEIGHTS MGMT
Last registered2025-08-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,261,000 $2,367,450
2026$4,209,000 $1,894,050
2027$5,051,000 $2,272,950

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Clinton-Washington Avs — G · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Vanderbilt Av / Fulton St — B69 · 450 ft
Citi BikeWashington Ave & Greene Ave · 650 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

447 Clinton 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

6 311 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 PLAZA HEIGHTS MGMT. — 2 buildings, 17 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
134 Prospect Place BK10 A
447 Clinton Avenue BK7 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $711,555 on 2022-03-24 (lender: Greystone Servicing Company LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-24Mortgage $711,555 — from CLINTON RISING, LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $711,555
2022-03-24Agreement $3,600,000 — from CLINTON RISING, LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $3,600,000
2012-03-23Mortgage $3,600,000 — from CLINTON RISING, LLC. to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $3,600,000
2005-02-10Deed $1,725,000 — from GALILEE BAPTIST CHURCH INC to CLINTON RISING LLC $1,725,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701480224
20180980017
2019003003
2020405009
2021003003
20220055010
2023003205
2024002002
2025003003
2026034007
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The full timeline

Construction 38Enforcement 65Housing & tenants 102Ownership & money 21Health & systems 3

Every one of the 229 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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