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85 Clay Street

205Records
13City systems
2Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11222 · Neighborhood: Greenpoint
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205 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 91 311 service requests, 36 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 25 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11222
Built1928
Floors4
Res. units14
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)CLAY REALTY LLC
BBL3024830055
BIN3321364, 3321365, 3321366, 3321367, 3400019

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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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11222, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1986-10-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (17) · Noise (2).

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 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (14)
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)CLAY REALTY LLC.
Head officerANDRZEJ ROTH
Managing agentTIPTOP REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP
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$2,518,000 $1,133,100
2026$2,220,000 $999,000
2027$2,213,000 $995,850

The city's market estimate has fallen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 1 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

SubwayGreenpoint Av — G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av — 7 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / Clay St — B43 · 300 ft
Citi BikeManhattan Ave & Commercial St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 031 Samuel F. Dupont. 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

85 Clay 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

19 311 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 TIPTOP REALTY MGMT CORP — 22 buildings, 207 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B6 · C3 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1281 Hoe Avenue BX45 B
755 East 9 Street BK23 B
85 Clay Street BK14 A
42-12 108 Street QN13 C
245 East 115 Street MN13 B
1674 Park Avenue MN13 C
66-42 79 Place QN12 A
1130 Manhattan Avenue BK8 A
1252 Manor Avenue BX6 B
102-45 Jamaica Avenue QN6 F
70-01 65 Place QN6 A
33 Withers Street BK6 A
197 Nassau Avenue BK6 A
134 Wilson Avenue BK6 B
70-15 65 Place QN6 D
204 Kent Street BK6 A
70-41 66 Street QN6 C
20-18 Himrod Street QN5 A
150-09 South Conduit Avenue QN2 B
60-57 Cooper Avenue QN2 D
78-17 Metropolitan Avenue QN2 A
75-49 Metropolitan Avenue QN1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $571,659 on 2023-10-13 (lender: Self Reliance (NY) Federal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-10-13Mortgage $571,659 — from CLAY REALTY LLC to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $571,659
2023-10-13AL&R $6,520,000 — from CLAY REALTY LLC to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $6,520,000
2023-10-13Agreement $6,520,000 — from CLAY REALTY LLC to SELF RELIANCE (NY) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $6,520,000
2020-03-23AL&R $6,500,000 — from CLAY REALTY LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $6,500,000
2020-03-23Agreement $6,500,000 — from CLAY REALTY LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $6,500,000
2020-03-23Mortgage $4,764,245 — from CLAY REALTY LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $4,764,245
2013-08-20Mortgage $331,875 — from CLAY REALTY LLC to INVESTORS BANK $331,875
2013-08-20Agreement $1,990,000 — from CLAY REALTY LLC to INVESTORS BANK $1,990,000
2012-10-09AL&R $1,668,000 — from CLAY REALTY LLC to SELF RELIANCE NY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $1,668,000
2012-10-09Agreement $1,668,000 — from CLAY REALTY LLC to SELF RELIANCE NY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $1,668,000
2012-10-09Mortgage $499,322 — from CLAY REALTY LLC to SELF RELIANCE NY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $499,322
2006-05-16Mortgage $892,525 — from CLAY REALTY LLC to SELF RELIANCE (N.Y.) FEDERAL CREDIT UNIO $892,525
2006-05-16Agreement $1,500,000 — from SELF RELIANCE (N.Y.) FEDERAL CREDIT UNIO to CLAY REALTY LLC $1,500,000
2000-03-15Mortgage $492,937 — from CLAY REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $492,937
1998-04-21Mortgage $250,000 — from ROTH, ANDREW to POLISH & SLAVIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $250,000

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20177130323
201806017
2019270110
2020045110
202105016
20220110112
2023045110
202407018
202508019
202606006
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The full timeline

Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 136Ownership & money 36Health & systems 11

Every one of the 205 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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