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487 Livonia Avenue

758Records
19City systems
18Open violations
29.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: East New York-New Lots
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758 recorded events, 2001–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 283 311 service requests, 177 HPD complaints, 62 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built2017
Floors7
Res. units90
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)L2 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION
BBL3038007501
BIN3346238

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 54% 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 29.5. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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

Open HPD violations18 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

43 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 17 · winter 2024–25: 22). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
22
’24–25

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

175 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (30) · DOOR/WINDOW (27) · HEAT/HOT WATER (21) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (14) · PLUMBING (12) · WATER LEAK (8).

Filed construction activity

$925,608 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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 (2017)
YesSix or more residential units (90)
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)BRP L2 LLC
Head officerGEOFFROI FLOURNOY
Managing agentGREEN CEDAR MANAGEMENT, LLC
Last registered2025-10-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$13,073,090 $5,882,890
2026$0 $0
2027$13,844,368 $6,229,965

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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

SubwayLivonia Av — L · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Junius St — 3 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Dumont Av / Junius St — B14 · 950 ft
Citi BikeLivonia Ave & Van Sinderen Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Brooklyn Gardens Elementary School
Middle: J.H.S. 292 Margaret S. Douglas. 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 Livonia Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

175 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 21 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by GREEN CEDAR MANAGEMENT, LLC — 59 buildings, 2,268 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B22 · C14 · D8 · F4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
166-20 90 Avenue QN614 A
163-05 Archer Avenue QN605 A
43 Albany Avenue BK105 C
500 Livonia Avenue BK90 A
487 Livonia Avenue BK90 A
1600 Fulton Street BK78 A
453 Hinsdale Street BK60 B
379 Myrtle Avenue BK52 B
1577 Fulton Street BK50 A
122 Doscher Street BK39 A
970 Belmont Avenue BK28 A
385 Cleveland Street BK24 B
1163 Sutter Avenue BK23 B
316 New Lots Avenue BK23 C
518 Pennsylvania Avenue BK19 B
973 Dumont Avenue BK19 B
539 Alabama Avenue BK18 D
508 Williams Avenue BK16 B
532 Williams Avenue BK16 C
317 Elton Street BK16 C
514 Williams Avenue BK16 B
526 Williams Avenue BK16 B
520 Williams Avenue BK16 B
336 New Lots Avenue BK16 B
611 Pennsylvania Avenue BK15 C
496 Williams Avenue BK13 B
502 Williams Avenue BK13 B
490 Williams Avenue BK13 C
486 Williams Avenue BK13 C
2451 Pitkin Avenue BK13 C
474 Riverdale Avenue BK12 C
439 Montauk Avenue BK11 B
584 Williams Avenue BK10 B
2299 Pitkin Avenue BK10 B
506 Riverdale Avenue BK9 C
505 Williams Avenue BK8 B
332 New Lots Avenue BK8 C
542 Williams Avenue BK6 D
596 Logan Street BK6 A
300 New Lots Avenue BK6 B
520 Riverdale Avenue BK6 B
643 New Jersey Avenue BK6 B
673 New Jersey Avenue BK4 D
523 Hinsdale Street BK4 D
306 New Lots Avenue BK3 D
2307 Pitkin Avenue BK3 B
526 Riverdale Avenue BK3 F
660 New Jersey Avenue BK3 F
325 New Lots Avenue BK3 C
633 New Jersey Avenue BK3 B
620 Riverdale Avenue BK3 F
692 Georgia Avenue BK3 F
614 Riverdale Avenue BK3 D
653 Georgia Avenue BK2 C
645 Georgia Avenue BK2 C
847 St. Nicholas Avenue MN1 D
1320 Fulton Street BK1 D
123 West 125th Street MN— —
148- 10 Archer Avenue QN— —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-08-19Mortgage $2,195,558 — from L2 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION; BRP L2 LLC to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE), ACTING BY AND $2,195,558
2020-08-19Agreement $17,541,867 — from L2 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION; BRP L2 LLC to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE), ACTING BY AND $17,541,867
2020-08-19Mortgage $588,985 — from L2 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION; BRP L2 LLC to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE), ACTING BY AND $588,985
2020-08-19Mortgage $588,985 — from L2 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION; BRP L2 LLC to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE), ACTING BY AND $588,985
2020-08-19Mortgage $588,985 — from L2 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION; BRP L2 LLC to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE), ACTING BY AND $588,985
2020-08-19Mortgage $206,601 — from BRP L2 LLC; L2 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE), ACTING BY AND $206,601
2020-08-19Agreement $17,541,867 — from L2 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION; BRP L2 LLC to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE), ACTING BY AND $17,541,867
2020-08-19Agreement $17,541,867 — from L2 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION; BRP L2 LLC to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE), ACTING BY AND $17,541,867
2020-08-19Mortgage $206,601 — from BRP L2 LLC; L2 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE), ACTING BY AND $206,601

Ten-year activity

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2023
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017181000028
201810800220
201972810238
2020541224247
202143380247
20224210002108
202325770387
202411219302208
202533750283
202601480453
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The full timeline

Construction 92Enforcement 73Housing & tenants 544Ownership & money 25Health & systems 24

Every one of the 758 recorded events, 2001–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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