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92 Gates Avenue

487Records
16City systems
0Open violations
16Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
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487 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 144 311 service requests, 111 HPD complaints, 83 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1907
Floors6
Res. units45
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)ST JAMES COURT LLC
BBL3019790024
BIN3056654

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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 57% 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 16. 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 17,252 25-99-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

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

54 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (8) · FLOORING/STAIRS (7) · Illegal Parking (6) · GENERAL (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Blocked Driveway (4).

Filed construction activity

$122,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1907)
YesSix or more residential units (45)
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)ST JAMES COURT, 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$6,602,000 $2,970,900
2026$7,265,000 $3,269,250
2027$8,349,000 $3,757,050

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 94/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Clinton-Washington Avs — G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Fulton St / Washington Av — B25 B26 · 500 ft
Citi BikeCambridge Pl & Gates Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 056 Lewis H. Latimer. 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

92 Gates 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

54 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 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: $4,865,417 on 2020-03-31 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-03-31Agreement $7,500,000 — from ST. JAMES COURT, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $7,500,000
2020-03-31Mortgage $4,865,417 — from ST. JAMES COURT, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $4,865,417
2013-01-09Mortgage $225,453 — from ST. JAMES COURT LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $225,453
2013-01-09Agreement $3,100,000 — from ST. JAMES COURT LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $3,100,000
2013-01-09AL&R $3,100,000 — from ST. JAMES COURT LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $3,100,000
2009-12-04AL&R $3,000,000 — from ST. JAMES COURT, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $3,000,000
2009-12-04Mortgage $1,574,466 — from ST. JAMES COURT, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,574,466
2009-12-04Agreement $3,000,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to ST. JAMES COURT, LLC $3,000,000
2003-03-17Mortgage $128,288 — from ST.JAMES COURT,LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $128,288
2000-01-26Mortgage $128,865 — from ST JAMES COURT LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $128,865
1994-09-08Mortgage $252,000 — from 92 GATES OWNERS CORP to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORP. $252,000
1994-09-08Mortgage $748,000 — from 92 GATES OWNERS CORP to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORP. $748,000
1994-08-08Mortgage $800,000 — from 92 GATES OWNERS CORP to GALLANT, STANLEY; GMS CAPITAL CORP; JACK STERNKLAR FAMILY TRUST; WOHLGEMUTH, JULIAN $800,000
1986-06-03Mortgage $1,100,000 — from 92 GATES ASSOCIATES to BOWERY SAVS BANK $1,100,000
1985-05-21Mortgage $1,770,000 — from 92 GATES ASSOCIATES to CHASE MANHATTAN BK $1,770,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
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2022
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001012
2018016018
20191281012
202001155021
202134120019
202227720182
202343390147
202401400041
202501270230
202600170118
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 63Housing & tenants 311Ownership & money 83Health & systems 11

Every one of the 487 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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