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770 Wortman Avenue

53Records
7City systems
8Open violations
30Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11208 · Neighborhood: East New York-City Line
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53 recorded events, 1972–2025, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 22 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 15 311 service requests, 8 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11208
Built1920
Floors1
Res. units1
ClassA2
Owner (PLUTO)BENEDITH, ELMO A
BBL3045490006
BIN3099057, 3333676

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. 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 violations8 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-01-11.

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

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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)SAUNDERS HOMES HDFC
Head officerROBERT HAY
Managing agentESTEEM MGT
Last registered2009-08-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$678,000 $40,680
2026$606,000 $36,360
2027$647,000 $38,820

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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

SubwayEuclid Av — A C · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 22-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Crescent St / Wortman Av — B13 · 450 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

770 Wortman 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

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 ESTEEM MGT — 8 buildings, 16 units. Grades across the portfolio: C7 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
88 Fountain Avenue BK3 C
305 Bradford Street BK3 C
428 Shepherd Avenue BK2 C
361 Etna Street BK2 C
432 Essex Street BK2 C
2613 Pitkin Avenue BK2 C
770 Wortman Avenue BK1 C
17 Logan Street BK1 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $279,812 on 2013-03-27 (lender: Mcs Mortgage Bankers, 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
2013-03-27Mortgage $279,812 — from BENEDITH, ELMO A to MCS MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $279,812
2011-04-20Mortgage $286,146 — from BENEDITH, ELMO A to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $286,146
2011-04-20Deed $340,754 — from SAUNDERS HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to BENEDITH, ELMO A $340,754
2009-10-08Mortgage $82,244 — from SAUNDERS HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $82,244
2006-05-16Mortgage $400,000 — from SAUNDERS HOME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $400,000
2006-05-16Mortgage $313,300 — from SAUNDERS HOME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $313,301
2006-05-16AL&R $1,963,351 — from BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. to SAUNDERS HOME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C $1,963,351

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenants
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YearHousing & tenantsTotal
201755
201822
201911
202011
202133
202222
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The full timeline

Construction 6Housing & tenants 24Ownership & money 22Health & systems 1

Every one of the 53 recorded events, 1972–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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