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285 Eldert Street

105Records
10City systems
8Open violations
41.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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105 recorded events, 2004–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 29 HPD complaints, 26 311 service requests, 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1915
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB1
Owner (PLUTO)1476 EAST 51 STREET CORP
BBL3034120041
BIN3078892

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 41.7. In ZIP 11207, 62% 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

Open HPD violations8 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2004-06-07.

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (2) · New Tree Request (1) · Water System (1) · Rodent (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 (1915)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)ELDERT PROPERTIES NY LLC
Head officerAKIVA EMERGI
Managing agentSUPERIOR HOMES PROPERTY
Last registered2025-09-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,368,000 $82,080
2026$1,431,000 $85,860
2027$1,246,000 $74,760

The city's market estimate has fallen 9% 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

SubwayHalsey St — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Knickerbocker Av — B26 · 200 ft
Citi BikeKnickerbocker Ave & Halsey St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 151 Lyndon B. Johnson
Middle: Evergreen Middle School for Urban Exploration. 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

285 Eldert 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 SUPERIOR HOMES PROPERTY — 18 buildings, 55 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B9 · C7 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
679 Sterling Place BK6 A
530 Kosciuszko Street BK6 B
520 Madison Street BK5 C
23 East 51 Street BK3 C
106-08 Otis Avenue QN3 B
86-25 116 Street QN3 C
2448 Lorillard Place BX3 B
21 East 51 Street BK3 C
108-36 49 Avenue QN3 C
214 Van Buren Street BK3 B
106-10 Otis Avenue QN3 B
189-01 Jamaica Avenue QN2 B
35 Garden Street BK2 B
807 Putnam Avenue BK2 C
285 Eldert Street BK2 D
2453 Hoffman Street BX2 B
2493 Cambreleng Avenue BX2 B
137-62 Thurston Street QN2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $499,500 on 2014-05-08 (lender: E & J Funding Associates). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-10-27Agreement $1,180,630 — from 1476 EAST 51 STREET CORP.; ELDERT PROPERTIES NY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,180,630
2015-02-23M&CON $1,350,000 — from ELDERT PROPERTIES NY LLC; 1476 EAST 51 STREET CORP to SIGNATURE BANK $1,350,000
2015-02-23AL&R $1,350,000 — from 1476 EAST 51 STREET CORP; ELDERT PROPERTIES NY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,350,000
2014-05-09Agreement $249,999 — from ELDERT PROPERTIES NY LLC to EASY FUNDING ASSOCIATES $249,999
2014-05-08Mortgage $499,500 — from ELDERT PROPERTIES NY LLC to E & J FUNDING ASSOCIATES $499,500
2014-05-08AL&R $499,500 — from ELDERT PROPERTIES NY LLC to E & J FUNDING ASSOCIATES $499,500

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172002
20180000
20194004
20202002
20211304
202270310
20230011
202454211
20251012
20265049
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The full timeline

Construction 5Housing & tenants 71Ownership & money 17Health & systems 12

Every one of the 105 recorded events, 2004–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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