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485 Vandalia Avenue

117Records
12City systems
4Open violations
70.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11239 · Neighborhood: Spring Creek-Starrett City
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117 recorded events, 2016–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 21 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 21 311 service requests, 19 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11239
Built2018
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)NEHEMIAH SPRING CREEK IV MIXED INCOME HO USING DEVE
BBL3044520286
BIN3421899

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 70.5. In ZIP 11239, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2025-08-09.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

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

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Illegal Parking (3) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (2018)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)SPRING CREEK IV MIXED INCOME LLC
Head officerKIRK GOODRICH
Managing agentMONADNOCK PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-07-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,487,000 $669,150
2026$1,190,000 $535,500
2027$1,176,000 $529,200

The city's market estimate has fallen 21% 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 3 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

SubwayNew Lots Av — 3 · 0.9 mi straight-line (about a 23-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Flatlands Av / Elton St — B84 · 850 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 273 Wortman
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

485 Vandalia 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

11 311 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 MONADNOCK PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 69 buildings, 1,989 units. Grades across the portfolio: A58 · B10 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1560 Boone Ave BX365 B
1923 West Farm Road BX261 A
1493 West Farms Road BX237 B
1903 West Farms Road BX218 B
1544 Boone Avenue BX164 B
1560 Boone Avenue BX164 B
516 Schroeders Avenue BK80 A
129 Gateway Drive BK15 A
465 Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
495 Vandalia Avenue BK8 B
481 Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
494 Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
506 Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
81 Gateway Drive BK8 B
1117 Ashford Street BK8 A
1115 Ashford Street BK8 A
77 Gateway Drive BK8 A
1121 Ashford Street BK8 A
457 Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
71 Gateway Drive BK8 A
1111 Ashford Street BK8 A
93 Gateway Drive BK8 A
479 Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
437 Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
451 Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
418 Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
483 Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
498 Schroeders Avenue BK8 A
455 Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
489 Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
500 Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
433 Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
91 Gateway Drive BK8 B
Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
459 Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
491 Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
475 Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
435 Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
461 Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
441 Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
85 Gateway Drive BK8 A
422 Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
493 Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
1113 Ashford Street BK8 A
429 Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
79 Gateway Drive BK8 A
497 Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
508 Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
1123 Ashford Street BK8 A
87 Gateway Drive BK8 A
83 Gateway Drive BK8 A
487 Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
498 Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
502 Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
1119 Ashford Street BK8 A
Vandalia Avenue BK8 A
Gateway Drive BK8 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-01-10Mortgage $6,119,980 — from NEHEMIAH SPRING CREEK IV MIXED INCOME HO; SPRING CREEK IV MIXED INCOME LLC; SPRING CREEK 4 to THE CITY OF NEW YORK ACTING BY AND THROU $6,119,980
2018-01-10Mortgage $6,795,303 — from SPRING CREEK 4B ONE LIHTC LLC; SPRING CREEK IV MIXED INCOME LLC to NEHEMIAH SPRING CREEK IV MIXED INCOME HO $6,795,303
2018-01-10Mortgage $5,157,033 — from SPRING CREEK 4B ONE LIHTC LLC; NEHEMIAH SPRING CREEK IV MIXED INCOME HO; SPRING CREEK IV M to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $5,157,033
2018-01-10Mortgage $21,532,000 — from SPRING CREEK 4B ONE LIHTC LLC; SPRING CREEK IV MIXED INCOME LLC; NEHEMIAH SPRING CREEK IV to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $21,532,000
2018-01-10Mortgage $4,042,967 — from SPRING CREEK 4B ONE LIHTC LLC; SPRING CREEK IV MIXED INCOME LLC; NEHEMIAH SPRING CREEK IV to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $4,042,967
2018-01-10Mortgage $492,088 — from SPRING CREEK 4B ONE LIHTC LLC; NEHEMIAH SPRING CREEK IV MIXED INCOME HO; SPRING CREEK IV M to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $492,088
2018-01-10Mortgage $18,927,912 — from NEHEMIAH SPRING CREEK IV MIXED INCOME HO; SPRING CREEK IV MIXED INCOME LLC; SPRING CREEK 4 to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $18,927,912

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
201741005
20184801729
2019173213
202000000
202100213
202200303
20230017118
20240018018
20250010010
20260013013
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 66Ownership & money 21

Every one of the 117 recorded events, 2016–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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