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423 Essex Street

58Records
8City systems
9Open violations
22.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11208 · Neighborhood: East New York (North)
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58 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 19 HPD housing violations, 15 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 9 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11208
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)423 ESSEX LLC
BBL3040200007
BIN3089277

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 22.5. 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 violations9 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2002-10-08.

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (1) · Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

$68,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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

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)423 ESSEX O LLC
Managing agentFIVE A ASSOCIATES INC
Last registered2022-12-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$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 · 200 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

423 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

2 311 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: $280,000 on 2003-10-06 (lender: Continental Capital Corp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2003-10-06Mortgage $280,000 — from DELLIMORE, ANDREW to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL CORP $280,000
2000-05-22Mortgage $75,000 — from DELLIMORE, ANDRW to ALLIANCE FUNDING $75,000
1999-01-28Mortgage $122,500 — from DELLIMORE, ANDREW to CONTINENTAL CAPITALCORP $122,500

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
201700101
201800202
201900101
202000303
202100213
202200404
202300303
2024622111
202501304
202600101
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 33Ownership & money 15Health & systems 1

Every one of the 58 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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