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47 South Elliott Place

951Records
15City systems
83Open violations
266.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Fort Greene
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951 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 309 311 service requests, 289 HPD complaints, 204 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1914
Floors5
Res. units25
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)ORION REALTY LLC
BBL3020990016
BIN3058788

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 266.9. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations83 total — 32 class C (immediately hazardous), 36 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 1989-10-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

132 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 128). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’24–25
128
’25–26

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

$8,510 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

104 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (66) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · PAINT/PLASTER (9) · Rodent (4) · SAFETY (2) · Harboring Bees/Wasps (2).

Filed construction activity

$177,000 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 (1914)
YesSix or more residential units (25)
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)ORION REALTY LLC
Head officerSANFORD NAGER
Managing agentSR Nager Management
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$3,471,000 $1,561,950
2026$3,837,000 $1,726,650
2027$3,756,000 $1,690,200

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 1/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

SubwayFulton St — G · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Lafayette Av — C · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / South Portland Av — B38 · 550 ft
Citi BikeDeKalb Ave & S Portland Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 020 Clinton Hill. 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

47 South Elliott Place

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

104 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 66 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 SR NAGER MANAGEMENT — 24 buildings, 290 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B6 · C2 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
115 Brooklyn Avenue BK41 A
417 St Johns Place BK28 B
47 South Elliott Place BK25 C
1406 Pacific Street BK20 A
939 Sterling Place BK16 A
626 Lincoln Place BK16 A
51 Irving Place BK14 B
451 Washington Avenue BK14 A
239 Prospect Place BK12 A
657 St Marks Avenue BK9 B
794 Washington Avenue BK8 A
246 Bainbridge Street BK8 A
457 Clinton Avenue BK8 B
259 4 Avenue BK8 A
248 Bainbridge Street BK8 B
244 Bainbridge Street BK8 D
798 Washington Avenue BK8 A
242 Bainbridge Street BK8 D
1463 Bedford Avenue BK7 A
207 7 Avenue BK6 A
1327 Pacific Street BK6 C
131 Bainbridge Street BK4 A
113 Bainbridge Street BK4 B
381 Macon Street BK4 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,516,862 on 2015-09-28 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-09-28AL&R $2,500,000 — from ORION REALTY, LLC to FLUSHING BANK $2,500,000
2015-09-28Agreement $2,500,000 — from FLUSHING BANK to ORION REALTY, LLC $2,500,000
2015-09-28Mortgage $1,516,863 — from ORION REALTY, LLC to FLUSHING BANK $1,516,863
2005-10-19Agreement $1,200,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to ORION REALTY LLC $1,200,000
2005-10-19AL&R $1,200,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to ORION REALTY, LLC $1,200,000
2005-10-19Mortgage $418,086 — from ORION REALTY LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $418,086
2002-10-09Mortgage $358,735 — from ORION REALTY LLC to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEWYORK $358,735
1998-12-18Mortgage $506,250 — from ORION REALTY LLC to STATEN ISLAND SAVINGS BANK $506,250
1994-08-23Mortgage $225,000 — from 45 SOUTH ELLIOT PARTNERS L.P. to FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $225,000
1989-02-01Mortgage $8,000 — from K J K PROPERTIES LTD to FORMAN, WARREN L $8,000
1988-11-25Mortgage $70,000 — from KJK PROPERTIES LTD to SILVER COMPANY $70,000
1988-01-19Mortgage $600,000 — from K.J.K. PROPERTIES LTD to BOWERY SAVS BANK $600,000
1988-01-19Mortgage $132,606 — from K J K PROPERTIES LTD to BOWERY SAVINGS BANK $132,606
1987-09-29Mortgage $150,000 — from KJK PROPERTIES LTD to CORNELL CAPITAL RTYFUND $150,000
1985-06-05Mortgage $205,672 — from K J K PROPERTIES LTD to ATLANTIC LIBERTY SAVINGS $205,672

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170045045
20180019221
20190112922
202000211031
20210029332
20222036644
20230027330
20240041344
2025211335141
2026271205134
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 824Ownership & money 53Health & systems 48

Every one of the 951 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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