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69 Clarkson Avenue

440Records
15City systems
12Open violations
0Penalty rate

440 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 151 HPD complaints, 85 311 service requests, 82 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11226
Built1901
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)GERTZ / HARTLEY REAL PROPERTY LLC
BBL3050550077
BIN3115975

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 violations12 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2009-03-25.

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Noise (1) · Snow or Ice (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1).

Filed construction activity

$246,800 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1901)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)GERTZ/HARTLEY REALPROPERTY LLC
Head officerADAM GERTZ
Managing agentBROWNSTONE MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-07-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,877,000 $112,620
2026$2,363,000 $141,780
2027$2,383,000 $142,980

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayParkside Av — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Church Av — B Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Clarkson Av / Bedford Av — B12 · 200 ft
Citi BikeBedford Ave & Lenox Rd · 600 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.

Report a problem to 311

69 Clarkson 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

7 311 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 BROWNSTONE MANAGEMENT LLC — 97 buildings, 821 units. Grades across the portfolio: A65 · B12 · C15 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
112 East 2 Street BK114 B
875 St Marks Avenue BK49 A
430 Clinton Avenue BK47 A
627 DeKalb Avenue BK35 A
412 8 Avenue BK32 B
6402 23 Avenue BK32 B
1325 Herkimer Street BK32 A
1 Rockwell Place BK25 A
101 East 2nd Street MN22 A
156 Sackett Street BK20 A
404 8 Avenue BK17 A
207 8 Avenue BK16 A
180 Sterling Place BK16 A
466 15 Street BK16 A
82 Green Street BK16 A
101 Prospect Park SW BK15 A
222 Parkville Avenue BK13 A
91 Diamond Street BK10 A
67 Cambridge Place BK9 B
23 East 69 Street MN9 A
658 Park Place BK9 A
351 South 3 Street BK9 A
136 St Marks Place BK9 A
265 20th Stret BK8 A
100 St Marks Place BK8 B
743 Union Street BK8 A
114 Remsen Street BK7 A
924 Sterling Place BK7 A
1570 Prospect Place BK7 A
8301 5 Avenue BK6 A
399 4 Avenue BK6 A
84 Saratoga Avenue BK6 A
116 Palmetto Street BK6 B
140 5 Avenue BK6 B
149 Bleecker Street BK6 B
401 4 Avenue BK6 A
888 Lorimer Street BK5 A
107 Prospect Park West BK5 A
932 President Street BK5 C
158 Union Street BK4 D
34 Tompkins Place BK4 A
182 13 Street BK4 A
239 Washington Avenue BK4 A
187 7 Avenue BK4 A
71 Pierrepont Street BK4 A
2208 Ditmas Avenue BK3 A
387 Sterling Place BK3 A
678 Sterling Place BK3 A
934 Pacific Street BK3 D
14 Cambridge Place BK3 A
76 North 6th Street BK3 A
69 Clarkson Avenue BK3 A
673 Bergen Street BK3 A
499 Willoughby Avenue BK3 A
334 East 35 Street BK3 D
112 Brooklyn Avenue BK3 C
1351 Bushwick Avenue BK3 A
1552 Pacific Street BK3 A
55-10 111 Street QN3 C
52 Ft Greene Place BK3 C

showing 60 of 97 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,650,000 on 2019-07-05 (lender: Flushing Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-07-05AL&R $1,650,000 — from GERTZ/HARTLEY REAL PROPERTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $1,650,000
2019-07-05Mortgage $1,650,000 — from GERTZ/HARTLEY REAL PROPERTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $1,650,000
2018-05-11Deed $2,350,000 — from 69 CLARKSON AVE LLC to GHRP CAPITAL HILL LLC $2,350,000
2018-05-04Sold for $2,350,000 $2,350,000 $783,333
2016-12-21Mortgage $950,000 — from 69 CLARKSON HOLDING LLC to BAYPORT FUNDING LLC $950,000
2016-12-05Deed $998,500 — from JOHN, TRUDIE to 69 CLARKSON HOLDINGS LLC $998,500
2016-11-18Sold for $998,500 $998,500 $332,833
2005-09-20Mortgage $558,000 — from JOHN, TRUDIE to MERS, INC. $558,000
2005-07-25Mortgage $460,000 — from JOHN, TRUDIE to MERS $460,000
2005-07-25Deed $460,000 — from RICHARDS, DWAYNE; SERMONS, LANGE to JOHN, TRUDIE $460,000
2004-04-28Deed $40,000 — from SERMONS, LANGE to SERMONS, LANGE; JOHN, TRUDIE $40,000
2003-05-07DEEDO $44,000 — from DANIELS, DARNELL to SERMONS, LANGE $44,000
2003-05-07Mortgage $418,000 — from SERMONS, LANGE to BERKSHIRE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC $418,000
2000-03-03Mortgage $257,850 — from DANIELS, DARNELL to ROYAL MORTGAGE BANKERS INC $257,850
2000-02-18Mortgage $30,000 — from WHITE KNIGHT DEVELOPMENT CORP to STEIN, BERNICE $30,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201743120120
201806226034
20190604010
202001110012
2021005005
2022004004
2023003003
2024002204
2025002002
2026005005
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 41Housing & tenants 341Ownership & money 50Health & systems 4

Every one of the 440 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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