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390A 6 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3009940048 · 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 311s0.5
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 78% 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 1.7. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (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 (1899)
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)JAMES D HERTLING; SARAH B TOWLE
Managing agent448 MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,441,000 $206,460
2026$3,665,000 $219,900
2027$4,182,000 $250,920

The city's market estimate has risen 22% 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway7 Av — F G · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
4 Av-9 St — F G R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 St / 6 Av — B61 · 600 ft
Citi Bike5 St & 6 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 039 Henry Bristow. 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

390A 6 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

1 311 service request 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 448 MANAGEMENT LLC — 32 buildings, 144 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B6 · C4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
315 20 Street BK13 A
68 Stratford Road BK12 A
343 5 Avenue BK8 A
751 Union Street BK8 A
190 Meserole Avenue BK7 A
341 Fenimore Street BK7 A
35 East 4 Street BK6 A
207A Prospect Avenue BK6 A
204 23 Street BK6 A
369 6 Avenue BK4 A
21 St Johns Place BK4 A
426 2nd Street BK4 A
275 6 Avenue BK4 C
398 7 Avenue BK4 A
135 Clinton Avenue BK4 A
442 3rd Street BK4 A
23 St Johns Place BK4 A
382 7 Street BK4 C
359 13 Street BK3 C
668 Baltic Street BK3 B
371 Douglass Street BK3 B
490A 7 Avenue BK3 A
1308 8 Avenue BK3 A
85 3rd Street BK3 B
479 11 Street BK3 C
370 7 Avenue BK3 B
390A 6 Avenue BK2 A
408 10 Street BK2 A
706 Sterling Place BK2 B
289 Lincoln Road BK2 B
424 5 Street BK2 A
2602 Avenue Y BK1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2025-03-31 (lender: HSBC Bank USA, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-03-31Mortgage $500,000 — from TOWLE, SARAH B; HERDING, JAMES D to HSBC BANK USA, N.A. $500,000
2010-04-16Mortgage $4,454 — from TOWLE, SARAH; HERTLING, JAMES D to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $4,454
2010-04-16Agreement $590,000 — from HERTLING, JAMES D; TOWLE, SARAH B to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $590,000
2001-11-19Mortgage $690,000 — from TOWLE, SARAH B; HERTLING, JAMES D to CITIMORTGAGE INC $690,000
1999-12-14Mortgage $100,000 — from GRILLO, CHRISTINE; METSPOULOS, PETER to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK FSB $100,000
1998-08-10Mortgage $49,500 — from METSOPOULOS, PETER; GRILLO, CHRISTINE to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $49,500
1998-08-10Mortgage $396,000 — from GRILLO, CHRISTINE; METSOPOULOS, PETER to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $396,000
1991-03-25Mortgage $192,000 — from LOSEE,ROBERT CHRISTOPHER to AMERICAN MTGE BNKINGLTD $192,000
1990-03-12Mortgage $175,000 — from LAVIN, JOAN to WARWICK SAVS BANK $175,000
1985-10-11Mortgage $35,000 — from LAVIN, JOAN F/K/A; KEOGH, JOAN LAVIN to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBK $35,000

Ten-year activity

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Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170000
20181001
20192013
20202002
20211001
20223003
20231001
20242068
20250101
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The last 12 months — 1 records

DateRecord
2026-07-17Mortgage satisfied — from HERTLING, JAMES D; TOWLE, SARAH B to JP MORGAN CHASE; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO; CITIMORTGAGE, INC.

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-17Mortgage satisfied — from HERTLING, JAMES D; TOWLE, SARAH B to JP MORGAN CHASE; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO; CITIMORTGAGE, INC.
2025
2025-03-31Mortgage $500,000 — from TOWLE, SARAH B; HERDING, JAMES D to HSBC BANK USA, N.A.$500,000
2024
2024-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-06-13Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-06-06Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-05-29Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-05-16Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-04-22Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-03-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-02-06311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2023
2023-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2022-02-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-10-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-11-23311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2020-01-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-11-09311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2019-11-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-10-29311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2018
2018-08-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2015
2015-11-14311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2 Bulk-Missed Collection
2013
2013-11-08311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2010
2010-04-16Mortgage $4,454 — from TOWLE, SARAH; HERTLING, JAMES D to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK$4,454
2010-04-16Agreement $590,000 — from HERTLING, JAMES D; TOWLE, SARAH B to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK$590,000
2010-03-29311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2002
2002-12-12Mortgage assigned — from CITIMORTGAGE INC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
2002-12-12PAT — from TOWLE, SARAH to HERTLING, JAMES
2002-12-12Agreement — from HERTLING, JAMES; TOWLE, SARAH to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
2002-05-01Mortgage satisfied — from METSOPOULOS, PETER; GRILLO, CHRISTINE to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK
2002-03-21Mortgage satisfied — from GRILLO, CHRISTINE; METSOPPOULOS, PETER to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK FSB
2001
2001-11-19PAT — from METSOPOULOS, PETER to RATLIFF, JAMES R
2001-11-19Deed — from GRILLO, CHRISTINE; METSOPOULOS, PETER to TOWLE, SARAH B; HERTLING, JAMES D
2001-11-19Mortgage $690,000 — from TOWLE, SARAH B; HERTLING, JAMES D to CITIMORTGAGE INC$690,000
2001-11-19PAT — from GRILLO, CHRISTINE to RATLIFF, JAMES R
2000
2000-02-14Mortgage satisfied — from METSOPOPOULOS, PETER; GRILLO, CHRISTINE to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK
1999
1999-12-14Mortgage $100,000 — from GRILLO, CHRISTINE; METSPOULOS, PETER to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK FSB$100,000
1999-11-15Mortgage assigned — from DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK FSB to NORTH AMERICAN MORTGAGE COMPANY
1998
1998-11-20Mortgage satisfied — from LOSEE, ROBERT CHRISTOPHER to AMERICAN MORTGAGE BANKING, LTD
1998-08-10Deed — from LOSEE, ROBERT CHRISTOPHER to METSOPOULOS, PETER; GRILLO, CHRISTINE
1998-08-10Mortgage $49,500 — from METSOPOULOS, PETER; GRILLO, CHRISTINE to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK$49,500
1998-08-10Mortgage $396,000 — from GRILLO, CHRISTINE; METSOPOULOS, PETER to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK$396,000
1996
1996-06-03Mortgage assigned — from ARBOR NATIONAL MORTGAGE INC to ARBOR SERVICE ASSOC
1996-06-03Mortgage assigned — from ARBOR SERVICE ASSOC to BANK OF AMERICA
1994
1994-12-22DOB violation LL16:
1991
1991-04-26Mortgage satisfied — from LAVIN, JOAN/FKA; KEOGH, JOAN LAVIN to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBNK
1991-03-29Mortgage satisfied — from KEOGH, JOAN LAVIN; LAVIN, JOAN/FKA to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBNK
1991-03-25Mortgage $192,000 — from LOSEE,ROBERT CHRISTOPHER to AMERICAN MTGE BNKINGLTD$192,000
1991-03-25Mortgage satisfied — from LAVIN, JOAN to WARWICK SAVINGS BANK
1991-03-20Deed — from LAVIN, JOAN to LOSEE,CHRISTOPHER ROBERT
1990
1990-03-12Mortgage $175,000 — from LAVIN, JOAN to WARWICK SAVS BANK$175,000
1985
1985-11-21Mortgage satisfied — from LAVIN, JOAN to OXFORD RESOURCES CORP
1985-10-11Mortgage $35,000 — from LAVIN, JOAN F/K/A; KEOGH, JOAN LAVIN to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBK$35,000
1982
1982-01-25Mortgage assigned — from OXFORD RESOURCES CORP. to CITIBANK, N. A.
1981
1981-12-08Mortgage — from LAVIN JOAN to OXFORD RESOURCES CORP
1981-06-10Deed — from KEOGH WILLIAM to LAVIN JOAN

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