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27 South Portland Ave

87Records
10City systems
0Open violations
8.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Fort Greene
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87 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 38 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 17 311 service requests, 10 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1875
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)CAMBRIA HOUSING CORP
BBL3021000021
BIN3058875

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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 65% 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 8.3. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-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

1 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 1).

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

What 311 hears from this address

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Overgrown Tree/Branches (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$20,000 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 (1875)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)CAMBRIA HOUSING CORP
Head officerJASON PRATT
Managing agentESSENTIAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-11-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,491,000 $1,120,950
2026$2,989,000 $1,345,050
2027$3,587,000 $1,614,150

The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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

SubwayFulton St — G · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Lafayette Av — C · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / South Portland Av — B38 · 350 ft
Citi BikeDeKalb Ave & S Portland Ave · 350 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

27 South Portland Ave

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

2 311 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 ESSENTIAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 11 buildings, 74 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
9-03 35 Avenue QN15 A
151 Somers Street BK8 B
490 Van Buren Street BK8 A
54 Monitor Street BK7 A
380 South 2 Street BK6 D
577 Madison Street BK6 A
27 South Portland Ave BK6 A
230 Withers St BK5 A
91 Douglass Street BK5 A
89 2 Place BK4 B
185 Putnam Avenue BK4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 2021-11-03 (lender: M&t Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-02-24RPTT&RET $700,000 — from MUSCARI, VINCENT D to PRATT, JASON YOUNG $700,000
2025-01-23Sold for $700,000 $700,000 $116,667
2021-11-08AL&R $200,000 — from CAMBRIA HOUSING CORP to M&T BANK $200,000
2021-11-03Mortgage $200,000 — from CAMBRIA HOUSING CORP to M&T BANK $200,000
2014-08-29RPTT&RET $370,000 — from WOOD, RACHAEL E to PRATT, JASON $370,000
2011-09-08RPTT&RET $644,000 — from DECRESPIGNY, EMMA; DARSIN, SANDRO to ROBINSON, JAMES $644,000
2011-03-22RPTT&RET $276,000 — from BLANCHET, COLENE to WOOD, RACHAEL ELIZABETH $276,000
2010-07-08RPTT&RET $275,000 — from HARTMAN, EVIANA to PAMINTUAN, CRISTINA MARIE L $275,000
2009-02-04RPTT $685,000 — from POINTS, KARI; IFILL, SAMANTHA to PRATT, JASON Y $685,000
2008-09-03RPTT&RET $250,000 — from DAVIS , JENNIFER to BLANCHET, COLENE $250,000
2008-05-22RPTT&RET $600,000 — from MUSCARI , VINCENT D; CALDERAZZO, NICHOLAS to MUSCARI , VINCENT D $600,000
2008-02-06RPTT&RET $610,000 — from LERNER, SHARON to DARSIN, SANDRO; DECRESPIGNY, EMMA $610,000
2007-08-28RPTT&RET $685,000 — from IFILL, SAMANTHA; POINTS, KARI to PRATT, JASON Y $685,000
2005-09-22RPTT&RET $290,000 — from YOUNGRIN, KRISTEN to HARTMAN, EVIANA $290,000
1994-09-20Mortgage $37,692 — from CAMBRIA HOUSING CORP to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $37,692

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
201700000
201800202
201900000
202000808
2021802212
202222408
202300505
202400101
202500325
202600202
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 30Ownership & money 39

Every one of the 87 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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