4,600 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,492 HPD complaints, 1,418 HPD housing violations, 1,404 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 400.6. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 422 total — 82 class C (immediately hazardous), 275 class B, 65 class A. Oldest open since 2001-06-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
308 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 50 · winter 2024–25: 52 · winter 2025–26: 173). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,437 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
512 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (150) · Noise (77) · PLUMBING (46) · PAINT/PLASTER (40) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (32) · DOOR/WINDOW (31).
$101,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (71) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | FLGSP 85 Clarkson Ave LLC |
| Head officer | Ernest McClain |
| Managing agent | Nieuw Amsterdam Property Management |
| Last registered | 2026-05-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,605,000 | $1,622,250 |
| 2026 | $3,923,000 | $1,765,350 |
| 2027 | $3,716,000 | $1,672,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 20/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
| Subway | Parkside Av — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Winthrop St — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Clarkson Av / Bedford Av — B12 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | Bedford Ave & Lenox Rd · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 375 Jackie Robinson School Middle: Ebbets Field 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.
85 Clarkson Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
512 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 150 of them about heat or hot water.
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.
Managed by NIEUW AMSTERDAM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 194 buildings, 6,794 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B43 · C72 · D58 · F15. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 194 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $177,029 on 2024-07-08 (lender: Wilmington Trust, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | Agreement $3,982,788 — from FLGSP 85 CLARKSON AVE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK; FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. S/B/M | $3,982,788 | |
| 2026-04-17 | Deed $5,584,992 — from 85 CLARKSON LLC to FLGSP 85 CLARKSON AVE LLC | $5,584,992 | |
| 2026-03-31 | Sold for $5,584,992 | $5,584,992 | $78,662 |
| 2024-07-08 | Mortgage $177,029 — from WIRELESS PROPCO, LLC to WILMINGTON TRUST, N.A. | $177,029 | |
| 2022-12-02 | EASE $439,547 — from 85 CLARKSON LLC to WIRELESS PROPCO, LLC | $439,547 | |
| 2021-10-06 | AL&R $7,378,000 — from 85 CLARKSON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $7,378,000 | |
| 2021-10-06 | Agreement $7,378,000 — from 85 CLARKSON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $7,378,000 | |
| 2021-10-06 | Mortgage $1,298,388 — from 85 CLARKSON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,298,388 | |
| 2018-08-06 | AL&R $6,327,000 — from 85 CLARKSON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,327,000 | |
| 2018-08-06 | Agreement $6,327,000 — from 85 CLARKSON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,327,000 | |
| 2018-08-06 | Mortgage $861,043 — from 85 CLARKSON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $861,043 | |
| 2014-03-19 | Agreement $6,005,000 — from 85 CLARKSON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,005,000 | |
| 2014-03-19 | Mortgage $2,047,471 — from 85 CLARKSON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,047,471 | |
| 2014-03-11 | RPTT&RET $208,100,625 — from BAP I PREFERRED LLC to PINNACLE HOLDING COMPANY XXXV LLC | $208,100,625 | |
| 2012-05-25 | Agreement $62,538,084 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 292 ST. JOHNS LLC; 529 EAST 22 LLC; 1535 OCEAN LLC; 1803 BEVERLY LLC; 85 CLARKSON LLC; 210 | $62,538,084 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 0 | 1 | 141 |
| 2018 | 0 | 7 | 214 | 3 | 1 | 225 |
| 2019 | 1 | 15 | 316 | 0 | 1 | 333 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 89 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 255 | 3 | 2 | 265 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 469 | 2 | 5 | 479 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 321 | 0 | 7 | 328 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 232 | 1 | 2 | 238 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 | 550 | 0 | 1 | 557 |
| 2026 | 0 | 11 | 733 | 4 | 3 | 751 |
Every one of the 4,600 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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