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148 St James Place

477Records
16City systems
8Open violations
63.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
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477 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 157 HPD complaints, 132 311 service requests, 75 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1925
Floors4
Res. units17
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)ATLA ASSOCIATES
BBL3019630064
BIN3056085

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 63.3. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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

Open HPD violations8 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2024-05-14.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

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

33 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (9) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · PLUMBING (5) · FLOORING/STAIRS (4) · GENERAL (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2).

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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (17)
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)ATLA 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$2,624,000 $1,180,800
2026$2,814,000 $1,266,300
2027$3,061,000 $1,377,450

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

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

SubwayClinton-Washington Avs — C · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Clinton-Washington Avs — G · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Greene Av / Washington Av — B52 · 500 ft
Citi BikeCambridge Pl & Gates Ave · 450 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

148 St James 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

33 311 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 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: $1,242,468 on 2021-03-08 (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
2021-03-08Mortgage $1,242,469 — from ATLA ASSOCIATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $1,242,469
2021-03-08Agreement $2,100,000 — from ATLA ASSOCIATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,100,000
2021-03-08AL&R $2,100,000 — from ATLA ASSOCIATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,100,000
2014-04-17AL&R $1,000,000 — from ATLA ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,000,000
2014-04-17AL&R $1,000,000 — from ATLA ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,000,000
2014-04-17Agreement $1,000,000 — from ATLA ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,000,000
2014-04-17Agreement $1,000,000 — from ATLA ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,000,000
2014-04-17Mortgage $209,851 — from ATLA ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $209,851
2014-04-17Mortgage $209,851 — from ATLA ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $209,851
2006-01-04AL&R $900,000 — from INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANK to ALTA ASSOCIATES, LLC $900,000
2006-01-04Agreement $900,000 — from INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANK to ALTA ASSOCIATES, LLC $900,000
2006-01-04Mortgage $163,657 — from ALTA ASSOCIATES, LLC to INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANK $163,657
2002-05-03Mortgage $399,973 — from ATLA ASSOCIATES LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $399,973
2001-04-19Mortgage $53,000 — from 150 REALTY CORP to KLAYMAN, STEVEN; KLAYMAN, CAROLE $53,000
1998-12-29Mortgage $350,000 — from 150 REALTY CORP. to D.R. JACKS, INC. $350,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170440145
201804015
20190160117
20200190120
2021055111
20220240125
20231380140
20241470250
202503003
20261240025
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 380Ownership & money 54Health & systems 16

Every one of the 477 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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