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488 Clarkson Avenue

109Records
8City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11203 · Neighborhood: East Flatbush-Erasmus
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109 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 54 311 service requests, 24 DOB permits, 10 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11203
Built1930
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)492-498 CLARKSON OWNERS, L.L.C.
BBL3048420001
BIN3107788

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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

27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (12) · Food Establishment (4) · Consumer Complaint (3) · Vendor Enforcement (2) · Mobile Food Vendor (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1).

Filed construction activity

$140,820 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,573,000 $707,850
2026$1,625,000 $731,250
2027$1,764,000 $793,800

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bagels, Salads, UrwaySaladsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick)
4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Contains Foreign Object, Food Worker Activity) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

SubwayWinthrop St — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Clarkson Av / E 38 St — B12 · 300 ft
Citi BikeClarkson Ave & E 37 St · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 235 Janice Marie Knight School
Middle: M.S. 061 Dr. Gladstone H. Atwell. 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

488 Clarkson Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

27 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $250,000 on 2002-09-26 (lender: Si Bank & Trust). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2010-02-16Deed $120,959 — from THE LIBERTY PROPERTIES COMPANY to 492-498 CLARKSON OWNERS, L.L.C. $120,959
2002-09-26Mortgage $250,000 — from LIBERTY PROPERTIES COMPANY to SI BANK & TRUST $250,000
1987-05-27Mortgage $24,477 — from CARRESE, JOHN; LIBERTY PROPERTIES/DBA; CARRESE, GLORIA to HAMILTON FED S&L ASSN $24,477
1984-02-10Mortgage $45,000 — from LIBERTY PROPERTIES CO to COMMUNITY NAT'L BNK& TR $45,000
1982-02-08Mortgage $110,000 — from LIBERTY PROPS CO AKA; LIBERTY PROPS CO PTNSP to HAMILTON FEDL S&L ASSN $110,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700000
201800101
201900000
202000606
20211116018
202200202
2023008311
202400617
20252011114
202600628
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 54Ownership & money 10Health & systems 7

Every one of the 109 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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