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475 Driggs Avenue

492Records
14City systems
0Open violations
2.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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492 recorded events, 2008–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 321 311 service requests, 32 DOB permits, 27 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built2009
Floors6
Res. units54
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL3022997502
BIN3397140

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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 82% 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 2.5. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

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

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

119 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (70) · Graffiti (16) · Illegal Parking (4) · Obstruction (3) · Food Establishment (3) · Street Sign (2).

Filed construction activity

$20,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2009)
YesSix or more residential units (54)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 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)DRIGGS AVENUE PLACE LLC
Head officerISAAC SCHWARTZ
Managing agentDRIGGS AVENUE PLACE LLC
Last registered2025-10-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$14,732,910 $6,629,810
2026$3,532,000 $1,589,401
2027$3,654,090 $1,644,341

The city's market estimate has fallen 75% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR NO CAP

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $2,329,979 a year ($48.39 per sq ft), operating expenses $629,321 ($13.07 per sq ft), net operating income $1,700,658. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
FushimiAsian/Asian FusionA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Spoiled) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Inside the 2007 FEMA floodplain but outside the 2015 preliminary update — worth checking against current FEMA maps.

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayBedford Av — L · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Lorimer St — G L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Driggs Av / N 11 St — B62 · 100 ft
Citi BikeDriggs Ave & N 9 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 017 Henry D. Woodworth. 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

475 Driggs Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

119 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-11-09Agreement $34,240,000 — from DRIGGS AVENUE PLACE LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $34,240,000
2021-11-09Mortgage $18,493,647 — from DRIGGS AVENUE PLACE LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $18,493,647
2021-11-09Mortgage $18,493,647 — from DRIGGS AVENUE PLACE LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $18,493,647
2021-11-09Agreement $34,240,000 — from DRIGGS AVENUE PLACE LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $34,240,000
2012-02-15Mortgage $2,051,500 — from DRIGGS AVENUE PLACE LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $2,051,500
2012-02-15Agreement $19,500,000 — from DRIGGS AVENUE PLACE LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $19,500,000
2012-02-15Mortgage $2,051,500 — from DRIGGS AVENUE PLACE LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $2,051,500
2012-02-15Agreement $19,500,000 — from DRIGGS AVENUE PLACE LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $19,500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170390012
201828290039
201901120013
202001260128
202102288038
202201420144
202302260230
202403430147
202502620367
202602180222
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The full timeline

Construction 59Enforcement 45Housing & tenants 356Ownership & money 22Health & systems 10

Every one of the 492 recorded events, 2008–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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