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79 Hanson Place

130Records
12City systems
0Open violations
9.1Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Fort Greene
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130 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 45 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 21 311 service requests, 14 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1930
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC5
Owner (PLUTO)79 HANSON PLACE HDFC
BBL3021140032
BIN3059281

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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 63% 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 9.1. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (1) · Noise (1) · GENERAL (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · Illegal Dumping (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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)79 HANSON PLACE HDFC
Head officerJAMES DAWKINS
Managing agentJLP METRO MANAGEMENT INC.
Last registered2025-08-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,113,000 $1,400,850
2026$3,366,000 $1,514,700
2027$3,944,000 $1,774,800

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

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

SubwayLafayette Av — C · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Fulton St — G · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Fulton St / South Portland Av — B25 B26 B52 · 200 ft
Citi BikeS Portland Ave & Hanson Pl · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 038 The Pacific. 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

79 Hanson 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

5 311 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 JLP METRO MANAGEMENT INC. — 76 buildings, 2,380 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B18 · C29 · D17 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2922 Barnes Avenue BX129 B
97 Cooper Street MN82 B
2420 Morris Avenue BX74 C
180 Van Cortlandt Park S BX73 A
183 Claremont Avenue MN62 A
1226 Sherman Avenue BX61 D
1491 Watson Avenue BX60 B
1126 Evergreen Avenue BX60 B
1240 Sherman Avenue BX59 C
2830 Briggs Avenue BX58 C
3021 Holland Avenue BX56 C
160 Audubon Avenue MN55 B
2719 Morris Avenue BX54 F
1025 Leggett Avenue BX51 A
1081 Sheridan Avenue BX47 D
2499 Grand Avenue BX46 B
517 West 212 Street MN44 B
2489 Morris Avenue BX43 C
1171 Sherman Avenue BX42 C
1427 Taylor Avenue BX41 B
1900 Grand Concourse BX40 D
2438 Washington Avenue BX38 B
2547 Aqueduct Avenue West BX37 C
1225 Sherman Avenue BX37 C
3050 Perry Avenue BX37 C
3511 Hull Avenue BX37 C
2541 Aqueduct Avenue West BX37 F
2718 Morris Avenue BX37 C
136 West 168 Street BX36 A
1049 Grand Concourse BX36 C
2101 Grand Avenue BX33 C
1236 Grand Concourse BX31 C
219 Echo Place BX31 D
1466 Beach Avenue BX30 C
1459 Taylor Avenue BX30 C
144 East 208 Street BX28 C
1024 Walton Avenue BX27 C
221 East 173 Street BX26 B
450 East 165 Street BX25 C
566 East 187 Street BX24 C
2253 Ryer Avenue BX22 B
3485 Broadway MN22 B
3067 Decatur Avenue BX21 D
2761 University Avenue BX21 D
693 East 189 Street BX20 D
667 East 187 Street BX20 D
485 Washington Avenue BX20 D
1475 Taylor Avenue BX20 C
1876 Arthur Avenue BX20 C
663 Crescent Avenue BX20 D
1704 Van Buren Street BX19 D
276 East 7 Street MN19 B
540 East 187 Street BX17 D
2385 Lorillard Place BX17 B
155 Avenue C MN17 A
2389 Lorillard Place BX17 B
1539 Westchester Avenue BX17 C
134 West 20 Street MN16 B
518 East 187 Street BX16 C
576 East 187 Street BX16 D

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $28,250 on 2008-11-03 (lender: The City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-04-19RPTT&RET $19,475 — from CATES, STEVEN to 79 HANSON PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $19,475
2024-04-11Sold for $19,475 $19,475 $2,434
2011-12-12RPTT&RET $6,804 — from JACKSON , MAEDELL to 79 HANSON PLACE HDFC $6,804
2008-11-21RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to ETHRIDGE, DAVID $2,500
2008-11-21RPTT&RET $12,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to REYES, XIOMARA $12,500
2008-11-21RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to ALICEA, ANA; DAWKINS, JAMES $2,500
2008-11-21RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to HERNANDEZ, JESUS $2,500
2008-11-21RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to WALKER, DANYALE C $2,500
2008-11-21RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to CATES, STEVEN A $2,500
2008-11-21RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to GALLART, SONIA; GALLART, PABLO $2,500
2008-11-03Mortgage $28,250 — from 79 HANSON PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $28,250
2008-11-03Mortgage $940,000 — from 79 HANSON PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $940,000
2008-11-03Mortgage $219,838 — from 79 HANSON PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $219,838
2008-11-03Deed $1,215,588 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to 79 HANSON PLACE HDFC $1,215,588
2008-11-03Agreement $968,250 — from 79 HANSON PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $968,250

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703014
201800011
201903014
202005016
202106017
202205016
20230120113
2024143311
202503014
202601012
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 47Ownership & money 46Health & systems 13

Every one of the 130 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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