A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 58.7. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
6% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
9 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2023-07-10.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Noise (4) · WATER LEAK (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · PLUMBING (1).
Filed construction activity
$13,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (4 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
No
Built before 1974 (2018)
Yes
Six or more residential units (9)
Yes
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)
486 LEFFERTS BH LLC
Head officer
JOEL GRUNWALD
Managing agent
JOYLAND MANAGEMENT
Last registered
2025-06-13
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,517,000
$682,650
2026
$1,686,000
$758,700
2027
$2,023,000
$910,350
The city's market estimate has risen
33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT
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
Subway
Sterling St — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Empire Blvd / Brooklyn Av — B43 · 600 ft
Citi Bike
Brooklyn Ave & Lefferts Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
29 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,020,000 on
2018-02-12 (lender: Northeast Community 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.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2020-10-13
AL&R $6,100,000 — from 486 LEFFERTS BH LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK
$6,100,000
2020-10-13
M&CON $6,100,000 — from 486 LEFFERTS BH LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK
$6,100,000
2018-02-12
AL&R $4,450,000 — from 486 LEFFERTS BH LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK
$4,450,000
2018-02-12
Mortgage $1,430,000 — from 486 LEFFERTS BH LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK
$1,430,000
2018-02-12
Mortgage $3,020,000 — from 486 LEFFERTS BH LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK
$3,020,000
2018-02-12
Deed $2,150,000 — from 488-486 LEFFERTS LLC to 486 LEFFERTS BH LLC
$2,150,000
2008-09-19
Mortgage $325,000 — from 488-486 LEFFERTS AVENUE, LLC to MADISON PARK INVESTORS, LLC
$325,000
2008-07-11
Deed $462,500 — from GREENWICH LAND DEVELOPMENT CORP. to 488-486 LEFFERTS LLC.
$462,500
2005-05-23
Deed $250,000 — from ABRAHAM, ALISTER D to RAHMANI, HAGIT
$250,000
2005-05-23
Mortgage $250,000 — from GREENWICH LAND DEVELOPMENT CORP to GARFIELD, JACK C
$250,000
1986-01-24
Mortgage $12,750 — from COLEMAN, PAULETTE E to CITY OF NEW YORK
$12,750
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
43
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
4
0
0
0
0
4
2018
17
12
4
10
0
43
2019
3
11
0
0
1
15
2020
0
0
5
6
0
11
2021
0
1
8
0
0
9
2022
0
0
9
0
0
9
2023
0
0
16
0
0
16
2024
0
1
38
0
0
39
2025
0
0
8
0
0
8
2026
0
0
12
0
0
12
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2024-11-21Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2024-11-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2024-05-16City emergency repair (OMO): at apt: 4b location(s): kitchen. repair and restore broken plaster. ll repaired roof. make all necessary repairs to the $2,000
2024-04-20HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4
2024-04-20HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STOR
2024-04-20HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STO
2024-04-20HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM
2024-04-19311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2024-04-19311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2024-04-19311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2024-04-19311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2024-04-19311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2024-04-19Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2024-04-19DOB complaint, category ?
2024-04-03HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT
2024-04-03HPD class C: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STOR
2024-04-03HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT
2024-04-02Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2024-03-18HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT PH, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2023-07-11HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2023-07-11HPD class B: § 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE TRASH ROOM
2023-07-10HPD class A: § 27-2053 ADM CODE POST SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY BEARING NAME, ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER IF ANY, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF SUPE
2023-07-10HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
2023-07-10HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2023-07-10HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX THAT
2023-07-10HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2023-07-10HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME READILY ACCESSIBLE FOR SIGNA
2023-07-10HPD class A: §27-2018.1 HMC: POST, IN THE FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN THE NOTICE ABOUT PREVENTION, DETECTION AND REMOVAL OF BEDBUG IN
2023-07-10HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2022-11-10HPD 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
2022-05-13311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2022-05-13311: Drinking Water — Illness Caused by Drinking Water
2022-03-10HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-02-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2021
2021-12-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-12-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-11-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-12-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-12-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-12-07311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Shifted
2020-11-18SMIS — from 486 LEFFERTS BH LLC
2020-10-13AL&R $6,100,000 — from 486 LEFFERTS BH LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK$6,100,000
2020-10-13M&CON $6,100,000 — from 486 LEFFERTS BH LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK$6,100,000
2020-10-13Mortgage assigned — from NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK
2020-10-13Mortgage assigned — from NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK
2020-10-13TL&R — from NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK to 486 LEFFERTS BH LLC
2020-03-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-12-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-12-20FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2019-11-21FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2019-08-05FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2019-07-24Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2019-07-19Permit NB — ISSUED
2019-07-03FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2019-06-06FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2019-04-24FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2019-04-23FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2019-03-28FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2019-03-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-03-06DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2019-01-30FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2019-01-01FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2018
2018-12-28311: Construction Safety Enforcement — Best - Low-Rise Tracking Complaint
2018-12-28DOB complaint, category ?
2018-12-27ECB CLASS - 1 violation: SEC. 3314.1 SCAFFOLD HAS NOT BEEN ERECTED & MAINTAINED IN A SAFE MANNER SO AS NOT TO ENDANGER PUBLIC & PROPERTY FROM FALLING MATER
2018-12-27ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED/ACCEPTED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AT JOBSITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION.AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF AN ACTIVE CO
2018-12-27ECB CLASS - 2 violation: SEC. 28-105.12.8 WORK IS NOT IN ACCORDANCE W/SITE SAFETY PLAN. AT THE TIME OF MY INSPECTION IT WAS OBSERVED AN ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION
2018-12-27ECB CLASS - 1 violation: SEC. 3301.2 SCOPE OF WORK. NO BRACING(MASONRY)WALLS. OSHA 1926.706(B).ALL MASONRY WALLS OVER 8FEET IN HEIGHT SHALL BE ADEQUATELY B$2,500
2018-12-27ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/MANUFACTURES SPECIFICATIONS. NOTED: AT THE TIME OFMY INSPECTION OF A 4 STY BLDG AT ROOF LEVEL SITE WAS ACTIVE
2018-12-04FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT_3)
2018-11-30Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2018-11-30Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2018-11-29Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED AND PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. SIDEWALK SHED LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2014$10,000
2018-11-27FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2018-11-08311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2018-11-08DOB complaint, category ?
2018-09-24FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2018-09-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-08-31311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2018-08-31311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2018-08-31DOB complaint, category ?
2018-08-31DOB complaint, category ?
2018-08-30Job filed: STREET FRONTAGE 20', BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB#321671589
2018-08-20Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SMOKE DETECTION AND SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM SYSTEM WITH CENTRAL OFFICE CONNECTION FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH N.B. 321671589.$1,000
2018-08-20Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SMOKE DETECTION AND SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM SYSTEM WITH CENTRAL OFFICE CONNECTION FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH N.B. 321671589.$1,000
2018-07-27Permit NB — ISSUED
2018-07-27Permit FO — ISSUED
2018-07-27Permit FO — ISSUED
2018-07-26Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2018-07-03Job filed: Temporary Construction fence filed in conjunction with NB #321671589$1,000
2018-04-10DTL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
2018-02-26CERT — from RIVERSIDE ABSTRACT, LLC
2018-02-26ZONE — from 486 LEFFERTS BH LLC
2018-02-26Job filed: STREET FRONTAGE 20', BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB#321671589
2018-02-26Job filed: STREET FRONTAGE 20', BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB#321671589
2018-02-12Mortgage satisfied — from 488-486 LEFFERTS AVENUE, LLC to VINTAGE EQUITIES CORP.; MADISON PARK INVESTORS LLC
2018-02-12Mortgage assigned — from MADISON PARK INVESTORS LLC to VINTAGE EQUITIES CORP.
2018-02-12AL&R $4,450,000 — from 486 LEFFERTS BH LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK$4,450,000
2018-02-12Mortgage $1,430,000 — from 486 LEFFERTS BH LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK$1,430,000
2018-02-12Mortgage $3,020,000 — from 486 LEFFERTS BH LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK$3,020,000
2018-02-12Deed $2,150,000 — from 488-486 LEFFERTS LLC to 486 LEFFERTS BH LLC$2,150,000
2018-02-06Job filed: STRUCTURAL FOUNDATION AND SOE WORK TYPES AND SPECIFICATIONS FILED HEREWITH IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB #321671589
2018-02-06Job filed: SPRINKLER WORK TYPES AND SPECIFICATIONS FILED HEREWITH IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB #321671589
2018-02-06Job filed: SPRINKLER WORK TYPES AND SPECIFICATIONS FILED HEREWITH IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB #321671589
2018-01-30Deed transfer (nominal price)
2017
2017-10-25Job filed: MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND WORK TYPES FILED HEREWITH IN CONJUNCTION WITH N.B. #
2017-10-25Job filed: MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND WORK TYPES FILED HEREWITH IN CONJUNCTION WITH N.B. #
2017-10-19Job filed: NB
2017-10-19Job filed: NB
2015
2015-06-17ATL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
2013
2013-08-13TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2013-07-16311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2008
2008-11-26CERT — from 488-486 LEFFERTS LLC to MADISON PARK INVESTORS, LLC
2008-11-26ZONE — from 488-486 LEFFERTS, LLC
2008-09-19Mortgage $325,000 — from 488-486 LEFFERTS AVENUE, LLC to MADISON PARK INVESTORS, LLC$325,000
2008-08-13Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-08-13Permit DM — ISSUED
2008-07-11Mortgage satisfied — from GREENWICH LAND DEVELOPMENT CORP. to GARFIELD, JACK C
2008-07-11Deed $462,500 — from GREENWICH LAND DEVELOPMENT CORP. to 488-486 LEFFERTS LLC.$462,500
2008-05-02Job filed: DEMOLITION.
2008-05-02Job filed: DEMOLITION.
2005
2005-05-23Deed — from RAHMANI, HAGIT to GREENWICH LAND DEVELOPMENT CORP
2005-05-23Deed $250,000 — from ABRAHAM, ALISTER D to RAHMANI, HAGIT$250,000
2005-05-23Mortgage $250,000 — from GREENWICH LAND DEVELOPMENT CORP to GARFIELD, JACK C$250,000
1986
1986-12-04Deed — from COLEMAN, PAULETTE E to ABRAHAM, ALISTER D
1986-01-24Mortgage $12,750 — from COLEMAN, PAULETTE E to CITY OF NEW YORK$12,750
1986-01-24Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to COLEMAN, PAULETTE E
1983
1983-07-28Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to NEW YORK CITY
1975
1975-10-01Mortgage — from MATHIEU MARC to KRAUS EILEEN
1975-10-01Deed — from CORIO RICHARD; CORIO FRANCES HEIR OF to MATHIEU MARC
1975-10-01Deed — from CORIO JAMES; CORIE JAMES; CORIO DONALD HEIRS OF; CORIO LILLIAN to MATHIEU MARC
1975-10-01Deed — from PERROTTI ANNA; CORIO ROSE; CORIO JOHN; CORIO JOSEPH; CORIO ANTHONY; PERILLO THERESA HEIRS to MATHIEU MARC