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487 Clinton Avenue

1,021Records
17City systems
2Open violations
90.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
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1,021 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 394 HPD complaints, 244 HPD housing violations, 244 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1931
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)ZG CLINTON LLC
BBL3019770004
BIN3056603

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More 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 90.5. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2007-04-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

29 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 13 · winter 2024–25: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

13
’23–24
8
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

36 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · WATER LEAK (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2).

Filed construction activity

$319,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)ZG CLINTON LLC
Head officerJASON GREENBERG
Managing agentJudith Drive LLC
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,969,000 $886,050
2026$2,461,000 $1,107,450
2027$3,366,000 $1,514,700

The city's market estimate has risen 71% 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 · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
Clinton-Washington Avs — G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Fulton St / Clinton Av — B26 · 150 ft
Citi BikeFulton St & Waverly Ave · 250 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

487 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

36 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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 JUDITH DRIVE LLC — 86 buildings, 1,107 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B22 · C14 · D13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
416 Metropolitan Avenue BK123 A
180 Nassau Street BK103 B
75 Clinton Street BK74 A
239 Banker Street BK69 A
141 Chauncey Street BK46 A
83 Clifton Place BK40 B
991 St John Place BK40 A
192 East 8 Street BK30 A
25 Lexington Avenue BK23 A
144 North 10 Street BK23 B
108 Luquer Street BK22 A
487 Clinton Avenue BK20 B
438 4 Avenue BK17 A
580 Carroll Street BK17 A
37 Warren Street MN17 A
515 5 Avenue BK15 A
165 Hudson Street MN15 A
298 North 8 Street BK15 D
477 Clinton Avenue BK15 B
296 North 8 Street BK14 D
766 Lafayette Avenue BK12 C
74 2 Place BK10 A
238 Hall Street BK10 A
269 Washington Avenue BK10 A
969 Willoughby Avenue BK8 C
321 20 Street BK8 A
1144 President Street BK8 C
585 Union Avenue BK8 A
841 DeKalb Avenue BK8 A
333 Warren Street BK8 A
164 Stuyvesant Avenue BK8 B
631 Grand Avenue BK8 B
160 Stuyvesant Avenue BK8 B
75 Kingsland Avenue BK8 A
330 Bleecker Street BK8 A
142 North 1 Street BK8 B
275 Halsey Street BK8 A
1 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
838 Jefferson Avenue BK8 B
967 Willoughby Avenue BK8 C
238 Richardson Street BK7 A
1208 Nostrand Avenue BK7 C
621 Nostrand Avenue BK7 C
161 Dupont Street BK6 A
298 Covert Street BK6 D
243 Jackson Street BK6 D
53 Montrose Avenue BK6 B
308 Covert Street BK6 C
320 Eckford Street BK6 B
424 Bleecker Street BK6 B
285 Cornelia Street BK6 A
357 Sumpter Street BK6 B
206 Nassau Avenue BK6 C
652 Rogers Avenue BK5 A
650 Rogers Avenue BK5 A
397 Washington Street MN5 B
66 North 3 Street BK5 A
658 Rogers Avenue BK5 D
5 Harrison Street MN5 B
557 17 Street BK5 C

showing 60 of 86 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $700,454 on 2024-08-26 (lender: Bank Of Montreal). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-08-26Mortgage $700,454 — from RAGO CLINTON LLC; ZG CLINTON LLC to BANK OF MONTREAL $700,454
2024-08-26AL&R $3,988,000 — from ZG CLINTON LLC; RAGO CLINTON LLC to BANK OF MONTREAL $3,988,000
2024-08-26Agreement $3,988,000 — from ZG CLINTON LLC; RAGO CLINTON LLC to BANK OF MONTREAL $3,988,000
2019-07-22Agreement $3,465,000 — from ZG CLINTON LLC; RAGO CLINTON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,465,000
2019-07-22AL&R $983,658 — from ZG CLINTON LLC; RAGO CLINTON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $983,658
2019-07-15Deed $5,100,000 — from CLINTON PARTNERS, LLC to ZG CLINTON LLC; RAGO CLINTON LLC $5,100,000
2019-07-15Mortgage $983,658 — from ZG CLINTON LLC; RAGO CLINTON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $983,658
2019-06-27Sold for $5,100,000 $5,100,000 $255,000
2015-04-21Mortgage $1,011,937 — from CLINTON PARTNERS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,011,937
2015-04-21Agreement $2,752,500 — from CLINTON PARTNERS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,752,500
2012-05-21AL&R $1,800,000 — from CLINTON PARTNERS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,800,000
2012-05-21Mortgage $114,719 — from CLINTON PARTNERS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $114,719
2012-05-21Agreement $1,800,000 — from CLINTON PARTNERS, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,800,000
2012-01-20RPTT&RET $2,480,566 — from MOREMI II, LLC to BKNY 2011, LLC $2,480,566
2009-12-07AL&R $1,747,500 — from CLINTON PARTNERS, LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $1,747,500

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170310500108
201800580361
201942307144
202020150118
202100230023
202200680169
20230210500107
202401256133
202500342137
202600180119
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 31Housing & tenants 900Ownership & money 55Health & systems 22

Every one of the 1,021 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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