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470 Classon Avenue

136Records
10City systems
2Open violations
216.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
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136 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 49 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 26 HPD housing violations, 25 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1899
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C.
BBL3019840061
BIN3056940, 3414489

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 216.7. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-10-12.

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

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · Noise (1) · GENERAL (1).

Filed construction activity

$688,920 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 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, LLC
Head officerGLEN BROWN
Managing agentFREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC
Last registered2026-06-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,943,000 $176,580
2026$3,726,000 $223,560
2027$3,245,000 $194,700

The city's market estimate has risen 10% 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.

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

SubwayFranklin Av — C S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Putnam Av / Classon Av — B26 · 350 ft
Citi BikeMonroe St & Classon Ave · 250 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

470 Classon 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

12 311 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 FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC — 418 buildings, 2,029 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B90 · C94 · D97 · F15. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
271 Lenox Road BK55 A
503 12 Street BK34 B
70 Prospect Park West BK30 B
227 13 Street BK25 B
38 Prospect Park SW BK20 B
75 Pineapple Street BK20 A
541 Bergen Street BK18 C
400 6 Avenue BK17 C
411 15 Street BK16 A
299 5 Avenue BK16 B
904 President Street BK10 B
11 Devoe Street BK10 A
1440 Pacific Street BK10 B
1148 Pacific Street BK10 B
212 Malcolm X Boulevard BK10 B
36 South Oxford Street BK10 C
100 Malcolm X Boulevard BK9 A
269 Henry Street BK9 B
159 5 Avenue BK9 B
193 Chauncey Street BK9 A
32 Pierrepont Street BK9 C
1436 Pacific Street BK8 A
915 St Johns Place BK8 A
389 Sumpter Street BK8 A
705 Lafayette Avenue BK8 A
147 Stanhope Street BK8 A
238 8 Street BK8 A
473 4 Street BK8 C
125 St James Place BK8 B
26 Starr Street BK8 B
171 15 Street BK8 B
151 Baltic Street BK8 D
44 3 Street BK8 C
441 1 Street BK8 B
196 Prospect Park West BK8 B
473 Kosciuszko Street BK8 A
12 Belvidere Street BK8 A
53 3 Street BK8 B
852 Classon Avenue BK8 B
28 Starr Street BK8 B
138 Schaefer Street BK8 A
161 Prospect Park West BK8 D
733 Lafayette Avenue BK8 B
24 Starr Street BK8 B
707 Hart Street BK8 B
38 3 Street BK8 C
469 4 Street BK8 B
598 Myrtle Avenue BK8 A
188 Cooper Street BK8 B
806 President Street BK8 B
285 6 Avenue BK8 B
600 Myrtle Avenue BK8 A
233 South 3 Street BK8 A
418 Suydam Street BK8 B
419 3 Street BK8 A
812 8 Avenue BK8 B
30 Starr Street BK8 B
812 Lexington Avenue BK8 B
88 Guernsey Street BK8 A
306 Stockholm Street BK8 C

showing 60 of 418 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $79,979,094 on 2022-10-07 (lender: Invesco Cmi Investments L.P.), covering 43 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-23Agreement $485,595,000 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL III, L.L.C.; TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC $485,595,000
2022-10-07Mortgage $79,979,094 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS L.P. $79,979,094
2022-10-07AL&R $79,979,094 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS L.P. $79,979,094
2022-04-15Deed $2,860,000 — from 470 CLASSON AVE. LLC to TOWNHOUSE RENTAL II, L.L.C. $2,860,000
2022-04-01Sold for $2,860,000 $2,860,000 $953,333
2020-02-10Agreement $1,900,000 — from HARPER, MAURICE; HARPER, WILLIAM; HARPER, HESTER; 470 CLASSON AVENUE LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,900,000
2020-02-10Mortgage $959,308 — from 470 CLASSON AVENUE LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $959,308
2017-07-05Mortgage $984,500 — from HARPER, WILLIAM E; HARPER, HESTER M; HARPER, MAURICE L to PEOPLES BANK, A KANSAS CORPORATION; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $984,500
2015-09-21Mortgage $75,000 — from WALLACE, PEARLINE; HARPER, HESTER M to XCEL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $75,000
2010-04-27Mortgage $228,230 — from WALLACE, PEARLINE; HARPER, HESTER to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $228,230
2010-04-27Agreement $228,230 — from WALLACE, PEARLINE; HARPER, HESTER to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $228,230
2006-09-01Mortgage $240,240 — from WALLACE, PEARLINE; HARPER, HESTER M to WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL CREDIT SERVICES NY $240,240
2005-03-11Mortgage $150,000 — from HARPER, HESTER M; WALLACE, PEARLINE to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $150,000
2003-08-08Mortgage $50,000 — from HARPER, HESTER M; WALLACE, PEALINE to MBNA AMERICA (DELAWARE) N.A. $50,000
1999-07-27Mortgage $130,000 — from HARPER, HESTER M; WALLACE, PEARLINE to REPUBLIC COSUMER LENDING GROUP INC $130,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017612514
201800022
201900213
202000347
202110102
2022115714
202300303
202400606
20250033437
202600606
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 73Ownership & money 53

Every one of the 136 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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