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434 Amber Street

153Records
9City systems
18Open violations
46.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11208 · Neighborhood: East New York-City Line
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153 recorded events, 2003–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 101 311 service requests, 18 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 18 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11208
Built2005
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)RODNEY, CASWELL F JR
BBL3045180117
BIN3389324

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 46.7. 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 violations18 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2015-03-04.

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

84 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (82) · Building/Use (1) · Blocked Driveway (1).

Filed construction activity

$49,500 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 (2005)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)GRIFFON LORING LLC
Head officerLUIS FEIJOO
Managing agentDELSHAH MANAGEMENT
Last registered2013-11-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,005,000 $60,300
2026$854,000 $51,240
2027$924,000 $55,440

The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayGrant Av — A · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 20-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Loring Av / Drew St — B14 B15 · 900 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 224 Hale A. Woodruff
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

434 Amber 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

84 311 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 DELSHAH MANAGEMENT LLC — 7 buildings, 48 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C1 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
219 13 Street BK25 B
124 Jefferson Avenue BK9 C
434 Amber Street BK3 D
607 Emerald Street BK3 D
424 Amber Street BK3 D
418 Amber Street BK3 D
1452 Myrtle Avenue BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $525,000 on 2018-02-12 (lender: Intercontinental Capital Group, INC.) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-06-07M&CON $563,765 — from RODNEY JR, CASWELL F; A RODNEY, PAULITA to PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $563,765
2018-02-12Mortgage $525,000 — from RODNEY, CASWELL F JR; RODNEY, PAULITA A to MERS; INTERCONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP, INC. $525,000
2014-08-14Deed $540,000 — from GRIFFON LORING LLC to RODNEY, PAULITA A; RODNEY, CASWELL F JR $540,000
2014-08-14Mortgage $402,500 — from RODNEY, PAULITA A; RODNEY, CASWELL F JR to MERS $402,500
2013-02-15Deed $3,432,825 — from EDGAR DOMENECH, AS SHERIFF OF THE CITY O to GRIFFON LORING LLC C/O DELSHAH CAPITAL $3,432,825

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
82
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
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201800123
201900101
202000000
20210011011
202200314
202300303
202401304
202502406
20260082082
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 119Ownership & money 18Health & systems 1

Every one of the 153 recorded events, 2003–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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