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490A 7 Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3010560046 · 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 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: Curb Condition (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 (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)490A 7TH AVENUE LLC
Head officerISABEL HILL
Managing agent448 MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-07-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,364,000 $141,840
2026$2,993,000 $179,580
2027$2,607,000 $156,420

The city's market estimate has risen 10% 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

Subway15 St-Prospect Park — F G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av / Prospect Av — B67 B69 · 100 ft
Citi Bike7 Ave & 17 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Magnet School of Math, Science and Design Technology. 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

490A 7 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: $649,999 on 2011-06-22 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-09-04Deed $2,632,500 — from MERRITT, ARMENAY F; MERRITT, JR., NORMAN L to THIGPEN HILL LLC $2,632,500
2018-08-27Sold for $2,632,500 $2,632,500 $877,500
2011-06-22Mortgage $649,999 — from MERRITT, NORMAN L; MERRITT, ARMENAY FAYE to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $649,999
2011-06-22Deed $999,999 — from PIETRAS, JOSEPH to MERRITT, ARMENAY FAYE; MERRITT, NORMAN L $999,999

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
6
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & money
Show as table
YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
2017404
2018246
2019426
2020303
2021202
2022101
2023202
2024202
2025101
2026000
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The last 12 months — 1 records

DateRecord
2025-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2025
2025-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-09-11311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2023
2023-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-08-23311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022
2022-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-09-18311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2020
2020-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-06-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-12-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-12-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-11-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-04-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-02-07Deed — from THIGPEN HILL LLC to 490A 7TH AVENUE LLC
2019-02-01Deed transfer (nominal price)
2018
2018-12-20311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2018-09-17Mortgage satisfied — from MERRITT, NORMAN L JR; MERRITT, ARMENAY FAYE to WELLS FARGO BANK NA
2018-09-04Deed $2,632,500 — from MERRITT, ARMENAY F; MERRITT, JR., NORMAN L to THIGPEN HILL LLC$2,632,500
2018-09-04PAT — from MERRITT, ARMENAY F to MERRITT, JR., NORMAN L
2018-08-27Sold for $2,632,500$2,632,500
2018-05-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-11-16311: Water Conservation — Water Meter Broken/Leaking - Private Residence (CMR)
2017-11-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2017-11-02311: Water System — LOW WATER PRESSURE - WLWP
2017-10-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2016
2016-11-01HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2015
2015-10-06HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2015-02-05HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2013
2013-03-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2012
2012-03-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-01-25ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED/ACCEPTED PLANS AT JOB SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION CONTRACTOR FAILED TO PROVIDE FULL SE$2,500
2012-01-23311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2012-01-23311: General Construction/Plumbing — Excavation Undermining Adjacent Building
2012-01-23DOB complaint, category ?
2012-01-23DOB complaint, category ?
2012-01-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2011
2011-11-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-08-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-08-17Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING 3 FAMILY DWELLING GENERAL CONSTRUCTION PARTITION,PLUMBING WORK TYPE AND NEW REAR YARD TERRACE.NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPA$496,300
2011-08-17Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING 3 FAMILY DWELLING GENERAL CONSTRUCTION PARTITION,PLUMBING WORK TYPE AND NEW REAR YARD TERRACE.NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPA$496,300
2011-06-22Mortgage $649,999 — from MERRITT, NORMAN L; MERRITT, ARMENAY FAYE to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.$649,999
2011-06-22Deed $999,999 — from PIETRAS, JOSEPH to MERRITT, ARMENAY FAYE; MERRITT, NORMAN L$999,999
2011-06-22PAT — from MERRITT, NORMAN L JR to MERRITT, ARMENAY FAYE
2011-03-15311: Water Conservation — Water Meter Broken/Leaking - Private Residence (CMR)
2011-03-14311: Water Conservation — Water Meter Broken/Leaking - Private Residence (CMR)
2005
2005-09-06DEED COR — from GALLO, THOMAS to PIETRAS, SOPHIE; PIETRAS, JOSEPH
1989
1989-07-14RTXL — from PIETRAS, JOSEPH/ESTOF
1968
1968-04-08Mortgage — from PIETRAS JOSEPH; PIETRAS SOPHIE to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK NA
1966
1966-04-05Deed — from MARINO MARIO to PALUMBO FRANK
1966-04-05Mortgage — from PALUMBO FRANCO; PALUMBO FRANK to MARINO MARIO

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