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494 New Lots Avenue

348Records
14City systems
6Open violations
1Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: East New York-New Lots
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348 recorded events, 1974–2025, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 93 HPD housing violations, 88 311 service requests, 69 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)494 NEW WORLD, LLC
BBL3043030001
BIN3096695

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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 77% 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 1. 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 violations6 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2011-12-21.

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (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)494 NEW WORLD LLC
Head officerMICHAEL RAMIREZ
Managing agentB HOME MANAGEMENT, LLC
Last registered2025-11-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$413,000 $185,850
2026$448,000 $201,600
2027$538,000 $242,100

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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

SubwayVan Siclen Av — 3 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: New Lots Av / Bradford St — B15 B83 · 100 ft
Citi BikeRiverdale Ave & New Lots Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 213 New Lots
Middle: Van Siclen Community Middle School. 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

494 New Lots 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

1 311 service request 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 B HOME MANAGEMENT, LLC — 32 buildings, 182 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B8 · C7 · D8 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2494 Amsterdam Avenue MN15 C
600 Oak Terrace BX14 B
602 Oak Terrace BX14 A
1800 Monroe Avenue BX14 C
1212 Gilbert Place BX8 C
1168 Union Avenue BX8 C
91 East 46 Street BK8 D
820 Knickerbocker Avenue BK8 A
1210 Gilbert Place BX8 B
1315 Rev James Polite Ave BX8 B
93 East 46 Street BK8 C
2365 Atlantic Avenue BK8 A
2261 Loring Place North BX7 B
1170 Union Avenue BX7 B
814 East 226 Street BX6 C
996 Findlay Avenue BX5 D
494 New Lots Avenue BK4 A
118 Pennsylvania Avenue BK3 A
1825 Topping Avenue BX3 F
137 Herkimer Street BK3 D
1097 Longwood Avenue BX2 F
114 Utica Avenue BK2 A
1870 Andrews Avenue South BX2 F
952 Madison Street BK2 B
2912 Wickham Avenue BX2 B
735 Hinsdale Street BK2 D
741 Hinsdale Street BK2 D
2910 Wickham Avenue BX2 C
258 Tompkins Avenue BK2 B
737 Hinsdale Street BK2 D
739 Hinsdale Street BK2 D
3728 Dyre Avenue BX1 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $676,798 on 2022-03-11 (lender: Broadview Capital LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-11Mortgage $676,798 — from 494 NEW WORLD, LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC $676,798
2022-03-11Agreement $1,000,000 — from 494 NEW WORLD, LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC $1,000,000
2022-03-11AL&R $1,000,000 — from 494 NEW WORLD, LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC $1,000,000
2013-10-28Mortgage $300,000 — from 494 NEW WORLD, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $300,000
2013-10-28Agreement $600,000 — from 494 NEW WORLD, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $600,000
2013-10-28AL&R $600,000 — from 494 NEW WORLD, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $600,000
2012-02-27Deed $250,000 — from OHIO GROUP HOLDINGS INC. to 494 NEW WORLD, LLC $250,000
2012-02-27Mortgage $200,000 — from 494 NEW WORLD, LLC to HOUTEX LLC $200,000
2012-02-27Mortgage $100,000 — from 494 NEW WORLD, LLC to ROCK EAST FUNDING LLC $100,000
2012-02-27AL&R $200,000 — from 494 NEW WORLD, LLC to HOUTEX LLC $200,000
2008-08-05AL&R $360,000 — from OHIO GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. to JNL FUNDING CORP. $360,000
2008-08-05Mortgage $360,000 — from OHIO GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. to JNL FUNDING CORP. $360,000
2008-08-05Deed $540,000 — from MOLINA, FELIX A; MOLINA, JOSE F to OHIO GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. $540,000
1998-05-26Mortgage $65,000 — from MOLINA, JOSE; MOLINA, FELIX A to MOLINSKY, VICTOR $65,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170202
201801150115
2019054054
20201203
2021010010
202214510
2023013013
20240101
20250303
20260000
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 257Ownership & money 46Health & systems 15

Every one of the 348 recorded events, 1974–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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