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515 Clinton Avenue

851Records
16City systems
12Open violations
44.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
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851 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 419 HPD complaints, 171 311 service requests, 117 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1930
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)515 CLINTON, LLC
BBL3020110021
BIN3057555

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 44.2. 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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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 violations12 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1987-12-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

21 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 13). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
6
’24–25
13
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · Noise (9) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Missed Collection (1) · PLUMBING (1) · Dead Animal (1).

Filed construction activity

$291,805 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)515 CLINTON LLC
Head officerMARC GOODMAN
Managing agentSMRC MGMT
Last registered2025-09-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,630,000 $733,500
2026$2,174,000 $978,300
2027$2,373,000 $1,067,850

The city's market estimate has risen 46% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Clinton-Washington Avs — G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Fulton St / Clinton Av — B25 · 150 ft
Citi BikeFulton St & Waverly Ave · 150 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

515 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

25 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 SMRC MGMT LLC — 27 buildings, 1,495 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B17 · C6 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
455 Schenectady Avenue BK108 D
1809 Albemarle Road BK106 D
913 Park Place BK78 B
602 Ocean Parkway BK78 B
901 80 Street BK77 B
815 East 14 Street BK72 B
159 Eastern Parkway BK72 B
305 Ocean Avenue BK72 B
97 Brooklyn Avenue BK71 B
42-25 Layton Street QN65 C
464 Clinton Avenue BK63 B
436 Eastern Parkway BK60 C
73 St Pauls Place BK59 B
39 Turner Place BK56 C
42-15 Layton Street QN53 C
74 Arlington Avenue BK53 B
3026 Brighton 14 Street BK53 B
244 Rogers Avenue BK47 B
2540 Ocean Avenue BK38 B
267 Lincoln Place BK32 A
446 St Johns Place BK32 B
326 St Johns Place BK32 B
286 Eastern Parkway BK30 C
2818 Foster Avenue BK24 C
1101 Union Street BK24 A
96 Hart Street BK20 B
515 Clinton Avenue BK20 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,189,638 on 2019-07-18 (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
2026-08-21Agreement $2,475,000 — from 515 CLINTON, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,475,000
2019-07-18Agreement $2,750,000 — from 515 CLINTON, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $2,750,000
2019-07-18Mortgage $1,189,638 — from 515 CLINTON, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $1,189,638
2014-01-07AL&R $1,750,000 — from 515 CLINTON, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBUGH $1,750,000
2014-01-07Agreement $1,750,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBUGH to 515 CLINTON, LLC $1,750,000
2014-01-07Mortgage $932,475 — from 515 CLINTON, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBUGH $932,475
2014-01-07Deed $3,400,000 — from LT PROPERTIES LLC to 515 CLINTON, LLC $3,400,000
2009-01-27Mortgage $111,346 — from LT PROPERTIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $111,346
2009-01-27AL&R $880,000 — from LT PROPERTIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $880,000
2009-01-27Agreement $880,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to LT PROPERTIES LLC $880,000
2003-11-18Mortgage $356,106 — from LT PROPERTIES,LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $356,106
2003-11-18Agreement $840,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to LT PROPERTIES,LLC $840,000
2003-11-18AL&R $840,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to LT PROPERTIES,LLC $840,000
1996-07-11Mortgage $177,831 — from LT PROPERTIES LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORP $177,831
1990-03-21Mortgage $125,000 — from LEBHAR, MOSHE to 515 CLINTON AVE ASSOC $125,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003003
201840170122
201908134227
202003130117
2021215019
202260230130
202300220123
202400100212
202560260133
202600132116
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 726Ownership & money 53Health & systems 14

Every one of the 851 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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