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487 Harman Street

271Records
14City systems
21Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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271 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 170 311 service requests, 31 HPD housing violations, 24 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)487 HARMAN STREET REALTY LLC
BBL3032820033
BIN3074927

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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 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 0. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

Open HPD violations21 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1983-04-07.

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

71 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (44) · Illegal Parking (17) · Street Light Condition (5) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Food Establishment (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 (1931)
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)487HARMAN STREET REALTY LLC
Head officerROSAMARIA CATANIA
Managing agent487 HARMAN STREET REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-12-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$915,000 $411,750
2026$1,098,000 $494,100
2027$1,318,000 $593,100

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Catania BakeryBakery Products/DessertsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayDeKalb Av — L · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Seneca Av — M · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Seneca Av / Bleecker St — B38 · 750 ft
Citi BikeHarman St & Seneca Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 123 Suydam
Middle: I.S. 093 Ridgewood. 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

487 Harman Street

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

71 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $776,788 on 2018-10-25 (lender: Lyons Mortgage Services, INC.), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-10-25Mortgage $776,789 — from 487 HARMAN STREET REALTY LLC; 436 HIMROD STREET LLC to LYONS MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. $776,789
2018-10-25Agreement $1,020,000 — from 436 HIMROD STREET LLC; 487 HARMAN STREET REALTY LLC to LYONS MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. $1,020,000
2018-10-25AL&R $1,020,000 — from 487 HARMAN STREET REALTY LLC; 436 HIMROD STREET LLC to LYONS MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. $1,020,000
2011-04-14Mortgage $325,000 — from CATANIA, JOSEPH to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $325,000
2011-04-14AL&R $325,000 — from CATANIA, JOSEPH to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $325,000
2001-11-01Mortgage $245,000 — from CATANIA, JOSEPH to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $245,000
1992-03-03Mortgage $220,000 — from CATANIA, JOSEPH to MASPETH FED S& ASSN $220,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703003
2018088117
20193110115
20200110112
20210340135
20221190323
20232160119
20241300435
20250300333
20260100212
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 207Ownership & money 26Health & systems 19

Every one of the 271 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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