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490 Clinton Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3003650034 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
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 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Curb Condition (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Blocked Driveway (1).

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 (1950)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)490 Clinton Street LLC
Head officerJoseph Ruggiero
Managing agentYak Management LLC
Last registered2025-08-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,246,000 $254,760
2026$3,609,000 $216,540
2027$3,143,000 $188,580

The city's market estimate has fallen 26% 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

SubwayCarroll St — F G · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Court St / 3 Pl — B57 · 700 ft
Citi BikeClinton St & 4 Place · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 058 The Carroll. 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

490 Clinton 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

3 311 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 YAK MANAGEMENT LLC — 22 buildings, 299 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B12 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1214 Caton Avenue BK55 A
15 Argyle Road BK32 B
623 Howard Avenue BK23 A
974 46 Street BK20 B
832 42 Street BK20 B
27 Argyle Road BK16 B
4910 6 Avenue BK16 C
58 Argyle Road BK16 B
4916 6 Avenue BK16 B
52 Argyle Road BK16 C
33 Argyle Road BK16 A
1682 Flatbush Avenue BK12 A
1783 New York Avenue BK12 B
629 Hicks Street BK5 B
669 Henry Street BK4 B
31 2 Place BK4 A
769 Hicks Street BK3 B
131 Imlay Street BK3 C
247 Cooper Street BK3 B
6 4 Place BK3 A
137 Huntington Street BK2 B
490 Clinton Street BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,433 on 2004-10-19 (lender: HSBC Mortgage Corporation (USA)). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-10-19Mortgage $1,433 — from RUGGIERO, JOSEPH to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA) $1,433
2004-10-19Agreement $177,450 — from RUGGIERO, JOSEPH to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA) $177,450
1993-09-24Mortgage $4,214 — from RUGGIERO, JOSEPH to MARINE MIDLAND MTGECORP $4,214
1990-06-08Mortgage $239,750 — from RUGGIERO, JOSEPH to GELT FUNDING CORP $239,750

Ten-year activity

530
2017
3
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenants
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YearHousing & tenantsTotal
201700
201833
201933
202033
202122
202222
202311
202433
202500
202633
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-10-07311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-07-16311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Mattress or Box Spring Uncovered
2026-01-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-07311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-07-16311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Mattress or Box Spring Uncovered
2026-01-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-08-14311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2024-02-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-06-12311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2022
2022-06-10311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2022-01-27311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2021
2021-10-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-11-08311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2020-09-28311: Standing Water — Other - Explain Below
2020-09-23311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2019
2019-12-31311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-12-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-02-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-12-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-09-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-01-15311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2014
2014-01-15311: Animal Abuse — Neglected
2013
2013-03-15Deed — from RUGGERIO, JOSEPH to 490 CLINTON STREET LLC
2012
2012-06-12Mortgage satisfied — from RUGGIERO, JOSEPH to MARINE MIDLAND MORTGAGE CORPORATION; HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA); GELT FUNDING CORPORA
2011
2011-11-01Mortgage assigned — from HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA) to HSBC BANK USA, N.A.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2009
2009-03-06DOB complaint, category ?
2009-03-05DOB complaint, category ?
2009-03-05DOB complaint, category ?
2009-03-05DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-07-19Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-07-01Job filed: ERECT 150 LF OF SIDEWALK SHED DURING EXTERIOR BRICK WORK REPAIRS NO C HANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCYLIGHT DUTY SHED TO COMPLY WITH TPPN 9/99 11 33/
2004
2004-10-19Mortgage $1,433 — from RUGGIERO, JOSEPH to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA)$1,433
2004-10-19Agreement $177,450 — from RUGGIERO, JOSEPH to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA)$177,450
1993
1993-09-24Agreement — from RUGGIERO, JOSEPH to MARINE MIDLAND MTGECORP
1993-09-24Mortgage $4,214 — from RUGGIERO, JOSEPH to MARINE MIDLAND MTGECORP$4,214
1993-09-24Mortgage assigned — from MARINE MIDLAND BANK to MARINE MIDLAND MTGECORP
1990
1990-10-24Mortgage assigned — from GELT FUNDING CORP to MARINE MIDLAND MTGECP
1990-06-08RTXL — from DOCA, MITCHELL/EST OF
1990-06-08Deed — from DOCA, MARY/HEIR OF; DOCA, FRANK to RUGGIERO, JOSEPH
1990-06-08Mortgage $239,750 — from RUGGIERO, JOSEPH to GELT FUNDING CORP$239,750
1980
1980-09-18Agreement — from DOCA MARY; DOCA MELCHIORE DECD to GIANCOLA GERALDINE; GIANCOLA RICHARD
1975
1975-12-31Mortgage — from DOCA MELCHIORRE; DOCA MARY to HAMILTON FEDL SAVS & LOAN ASSOC OF BKLYN
1975-12-30Deed — from MCCARTHY, CHARLOTTE; MCCARTHY, MICHAEL to DOCA, MELCHIORRE; DOCA, MARY
1968
1968-02-06SAGE — from SHAHWAN ALICE
1968-01-23SAGE — from JACKSON HEIGHTS SAVS & LOAN ASSN
1968-01-18REL — from SHAHWAN ALICE to GLENDALE HOMES INC
1968-01-18Deed — from GLENDALE HOMES INC to MCCARTHY CHARLOTTE; MCCARTHY MICHAEL
1968-01-18SAGE — from LIBERTY SAVS & LOAN ASSN; GLENDALE HOMES INC
1968-01-18REL — from SHAHWAN ALICE; FLOTTORP ODD to GLENDALE HOMES INC
1968-01-18REL — from GUZZONE ALICE to GLENDALE HOMES INC

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