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425 Essex Street

139Records
12City systems
41Open violations
342Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11208 · Neighborhood: East New York (North)
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139 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 58 HPD housing violations, 32 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 24 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11208
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)425 ESSEX LLC
BBL3040200006
BIN3089276

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 342. In ZIP 11208, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% 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 violations41 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 1992-05-20.

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Street Condition (1) · Noise (1) · Air Quality (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 (1930)
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)425 ESSEX LLC
Head officerANNE DELLIMORE
Managing agentFive A associates Inc
Last registered2025-08-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$376,800 $169,560
2026$420,000 $189,000
2027$467,000 $210,150

The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

SubwayShepherd Av — C · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Sutter Av / Essex St — B14 · 750 ft
Citi BikeCleveland St & Liberty Ave · 0.3 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 345 Patrolman Robert Bolden
Middle: 661, 662. 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

425 Essex 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

5 311 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 FIVE A ASSOCIATES INC — 7 buildings, 24 units. Grades across the portfolio: C2 · D3 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
669 Miller Avenue BK6 D
425 Essex Street BK4 F
147-55 Ferndale Avenue QN4 F
423 Essex Street BK4 C
177-43 105 Avenue QN2 D
426 Essex Street BK2 C
109-18 Sutphin Boulevard QN2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $372,000 on 2005-05-17 (lender: Argent Mortgage Company, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-05-17Mortgage $372,000 — from DELLIMORE, ANDREW to ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC $372,000
2002-01-29Mortgage $216,500 — from DELLIMORE, ANDREW to CONTINENTAL CAPITALCORP $216,500
2000-08-31Mortgage $195,000 — from DELLIMORE, ANDREW to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $195,000
2000-07-19Mortgage $180,000 — from DELLIMORE, ANDREW to EINHORN, JECHOUDA $180,000
1999-03-12Mortgage $180,000 — from EINHORN, JECHOUDA to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $180,000
1997-09-04Mortgage $65,000 to SOHAN, YANICK; SOHAN, RONALD $65,000
1997-04-14Mortgage $25,000 — from GIBBS, EDBA to SMITH, JEANETTE $25,000
1996-07-31Mortgage $138,750 — from GIBBS, EDNA to UMG FUNDING GROUP INC; UNITED MORTGAGE GUARANTEE $138,750
1988-12-09Mortgage $120,000 — from RAMNARINE, BICKRAM; SAFI, NAZIEMUL; HARISARAN, HARIPERSAUD to PRUDENTIAL INSUR.CO/AMER $120,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
2023
37
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EnforcementHousing & tenants
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsTotal
2017022
2018044
2019189
2020055
2021178
2022033
2023022
202403737
2025022
2026033
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 98Ownership & money 32Health & systems 1

Every one of the 139 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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