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461 Classon Avenue

155Records
10City systems
0Open violations
84Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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155 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 51 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 39 311 service requests, 23 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1895
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)TOWNHOUSE RENTAL V, L.L.C.
BBL3019850006
BIN3056957

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 84. 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

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 2024–25: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (3) · Noise (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Illegal Fireworks (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1).

Filed construction activity

$420,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1895)
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 V, 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$2,692,000 $161,520
2026$2,931,000 $175,860
2027$3,849,000 $230,940

The city's market estimate has risen 43% 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

SubwayClasson Av — G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Franklin Av — C S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Classon Av — B52 · 150 ft
Citi BikeMonroe St & Classon Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

461 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

14 311 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 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: $35,842,592 on 2024-02-13 (lender: Invesco Commercial Real Estate Finance Investments), covering 21 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
2024-02-13AL&R $47,650,947 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL V, L.L.C. to INVESCO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE I $47,650,947
2024-02-13Agreement $47,650,947 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL V, L.L.C. to INVESCO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE I $47,650,947
2024-02-13Mortgage $35,842,592 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL V, L.L.C. to INVESCO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE I $35,842,592
2024-01-22Deed $3,600,000 — from 461 CLASSON AVE, LLC to TOWNHOUSE RENTAL II, L.L.C. $3,600,000
2024-01-18Sold for $3,600,000 $3,600,000 $1,200,000
2023-03-21Deed $1,850,000 — from 461 CLASSON AVENUE LLC to 461 CLASSON AVE, LLC $1,850,000
2023-03-21Mortgage $534,060 — from 461 CLASSON AVE, LLC to MP REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC $534,060
2023-03-21AL&R $1,700,000 — from 461 CLASSON AVE, LLC to MP REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC $1,700,000
2023-03-21Mortgage $1,165,940 — from 461 CLASSON AVE, LLC to MP REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC $1,165,940
2023-03-15Sold for $1,850,000 $1,850,000 $616,667
2022-04-15Mortgage $624,600 — from BYERS, MARJORIE; WRAY, PAUL to ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC; MERS; QUICKEN LOANS LLC $624,600
2013-05-13Mortgage $130,655 — from WRAY, PAUL J; BYERS, MARJORIE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $130,655
2013-05-13Agreement $700,000 — from WRAY, PAUL J; BYERS, MARJORIE to QUICKEN LOANS INC. $700,000
2009-11-16Agreement $600,000 — from BYERS, MARJORIE; WRAY, PAUL J to WELLS FARGO BANK N.A. $600,000
2009-11-16Mortgage $128,268 — from BYERS, MARJORIE; WRAY, PAUL J to WELLS FARGO BANK N.A. $128,268

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002013
2018005027
201900110213
2020004015
2021004116
20220124310
20239039324
202400211215
202500154221
202600130316
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 1Housing & tenants 67Ownership & money 55Health & systems 23

Every one of the 155 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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