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277 Adelphi Street

69Records
8City systems
0Open violations
3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Fort Greene
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69 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 27 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 20 311 service requests, 7 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1871
Floors3.5
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)NELSON, CHRISTOPHER
BBL3021040022
BIN3059075

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 79% 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 3. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Sidewalk Condition (3) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1871)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)THE FREDRICK R. DELAPENHA, IRREVOCABLE TRUST
Head officerLYNNE MORTON
Managing agentPLAZA HEIGHTS MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,077,000 $1,384,650
2026$3,073,000 $1,382,850
2027$2,458,000 $1,106,100

The city's market estimate has fallen 20% 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

SubwayClinton-Washington Avs — G · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Carlton Av — B38 · 350 ft
Citi BikeDeKalb Ave & Vanderbilt Ave · 550 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

277 Adelphi Street

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

7 311 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 PLAZA HEIGHTS MANAGEMENT — 11 buildings, 86 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B5 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
210 Park Place BK20 B
395 Washington Avenue BK14 B
136 Prospect Place BK10 B
593 President Street BK8 A
118 Underhill Avenue BK8 A
191 5 Avenue BK6 B
643 Carlton Avenue BK5 B
361 5 Avenue BK5 A
304 5 Avenue BK4 C
277 Adelphi Street BK4 A
151 Prospect Place BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,742,500 on 2026-06-15 (lender: HSBC Bank USA, N.A.) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-15Mortgage $3,742,500 — from NELSON, CHRISTOPHER to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; HSBC BANK USA, N.A. $3,742,500
2026-06-15Deed $4,990,000 — from THE FREDRICK R. DELAPENHA IRREVOCABLE TR; MORTON, AS TRUSTEE, LYNNE to NELSON, CHRISTOPHER $4,990,000
2026-06-04Sold for $4,990,000 $4,990,000 $1,247,500
2004-04-14M&CON $275,000 — from DELAPENHA, FREDERICK R to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $275,000
2002-03-14Mortgage $225,000 — from DELAPENHA, FREDERICKR to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $225,000
1998-09-11Mortgage $215,787 — from DELAPENHA, FREDERICKR to AMERICA'S WHOLESALELENDER $215,787
1987-03-10Mortgage $225,000 — from MEGAI, ELISSA; DELAPENHA, FRED to ROOSEVELT SAVS BANK $225,000
1983-08-22Mortgage $137,500 — from MEGAI, ELISSA to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $137,500
1983-06-17Mortgage $3,500 — from WILLIAMS, MARTIN; WILLIAMS, PEARL to ASHMEAD, JOHN R $3,500
1983-06-14Mortgage $16,000 — from WILLIAMS, MARTIN; WILLIAMS, PEARL to ASHMEAD, JOHN R $16,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170101
20180112
20191203
20200303
20210707
20220404
20230101
20240202
20250819
20260336
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The full timeline

Enforcement 1Housing & tenants 39Ownership & money 28Health & systems 1

Every one of the 69 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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