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485 Chauncey Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3015100052 · 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, AEP69.8
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 116.3. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 violations13 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2013-08-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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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: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · WATER LEAK (1) · Blocked Driveway (1) · PLUMBING (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 (1905)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)CHAUNCEY SUMPTER LP
Head officerCLAUDETTE HENRY
Managing agentNEBHDCO
Last registered2025-08-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$741,600 $333,720
2026$890,000 $400,500
2027$1,068,000 $480,600

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

SubwayChauncey St — J Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Thomas S Boyland St / Marion St — B7 · 350 ft
Citi BikeThomas S. Boyland St & Marion St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

485 Chauncey 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

7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by NEBHDCO — 53 buildings, 480 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B8 · C13 · D11 · F14. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
388 Throop Avenue BK54 C
984 Greene Avenue BK32 F
676 Willoughby Avenue BK29 C
185 Kosciuszko Street BK23 D
601 Marcy Avenue BK22 F
364 Sumpter Street BK20 C
100 Pulaski Street BK20 C
356 Sumpter Street BK20 C
1046 Greene Avenue BK16 D
519 Blake Avenue BK16 C
817 Cleveland Street BK11 B
249 Mother Gaston Blvd BK10 A
366 Chauncey Street BK8 B
749 Lafayette Avenue BK8 F
286 Kosciuszko Street BK8 C
794 Madison Street BK8 A
284 Kosciuszko Street BK8 C
278 Marion Street BK8 D
60 Patchen Avenue BK8 F
98 Pulaski Street BK6 D
562 Bainbridge Street BK6 B
745 Lafayette Avenue BK6 F
456 Bradford Street BK6 D
324 Chauncey Street BK6 A
948 Hegeman Avenue BK6 D
330 Chauncey Street BK6 C
1042 Putnam Avenue BK6 B
727 Monroe Street BK6 B
485 Chauncey Street BK6 B
987 Putnam Avenue BK6 B
667 Mac Donough Street BK6 C
2413 Pitkin Avenue BK6 D
534 Bainbridge Street BK6 B
811 Cleveland Street BK6 D
349 Chauncey Street BK6 C
403 Chauncey Street BK6 A
491 Chauncey Street BK5 F
479 Chauncey Street BK5 D
370 Chauncey Street BK4 C
1058 Greene Avenue BK4 F
369 Sheffield Avenue BK4 F
428 New Jersey Avenue BK3 F
409 New Jersey Avenue BK3 F
439 Wyona Street BK3 F
432 New Jersey Avenue BK3 F
431 New Jersey Avenue BK3 D
430 New Jersey Avenue BK3 D
450 Bradford Street BK3 F
407 New Jersey Avenue BK3 F
460 Bradford Street BK3 C
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3017770037 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-08-21Agreement $8,222,195 — from CHAUNCEY SUMPTER L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $8,222,195
2012-08-21Mortgage $312,458 — from CHAUNCEY SUMPTER L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $312,458
2004-02-23Agreement $8,222,195 — from CHAUNCY SUMPTER L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK $8,222,195
2003-06-28Mortgage $8,868,356 — from CHAUNECY SUMPTER L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $8,868,356

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
31
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172002
20181023
20190000
20200000
20216006
20227007
20232002
20246006
2025301031
20262013
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-03-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-20311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2026-03-20Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2025-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING

The full timeline

2026
2026-03-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-20311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2026-03-20Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2025
2025-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-10-19HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING AND EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2025-10-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE AT CEILING AND EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2025-10-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC OUTLET AT EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY,
2025-10-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC OUTLET AT SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3B,
2025-10-19HPD class B: § 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN AC
2025-10-19HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2025-10-19HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING AND EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY
2025-10-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AND EAST WALL AT PUBLIC
2025-10-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING AT EAST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2025-10-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND EAST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCA
2025-10-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING AND EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2025-10-19HPD class A: § 27-2011 ADM CODE CLEANSE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE VISABLE MOLD AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY,
2025-10-19HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AND EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY
2025-10-19HPD class B: § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVI
2025-10-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-10-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-10-02TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2025-06-11City emergency repair (OMO): nyc hpd emergency operations division  essential service work  bulkhead door at roof. at roof bulkhead door remove th$780
2025-06-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-09HPD 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
2025-03-31311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-01-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE AT CEILING AND EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY
2025-01-25HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING AND EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY
2025-01-25HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING AND EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2025-01-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE AT CEILING AND EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2025-01-25HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2025-01-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-01-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024
2024-12-05311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2024-12-05311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-12-05Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2024-12-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-04-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-09HPD 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
2023
2023-04-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-21HPD 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
2022-08-10HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2022-08-10HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st
2022-08-10HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT PLASTER AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2022-08-10HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK ABOVE CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2022-08-10HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2022-02-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-23HPD 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
2021
2021-04-27HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT
2021-04-27HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st
2021-04-27HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER TOP IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORT
2021-04-27HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND WALLS IN THE 1st BATHROOM FROM
2021-04-07HPD 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
2021-04-07HPD 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
2018
2018-12-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-02-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-03-28311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2017-03-27311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014
2014-09-24HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR INOPERATIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMEN
2014-08-28FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-08-24FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-05-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014-05-18311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2014-05-18311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2013
2013-08-15HPD class A: SECTION 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A C
2013-08-15HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
2012
2012-09-06Agreement — from CHAUNCEY SUMPTER L.P. to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2012-08-21Agreement $8,222,195 — from CHAUNCEY SUMPTER L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK$8,222,195
2012-08-21Mortgage $312,458 — from CHAUNCEY SUMPTER L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK$312,458
2011
2011-07-25311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2007
2007-12-16Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2005
2005-08-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-07-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-03-16Permit AL — ISSUED
2004-03-16Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-03-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-02-23Agreement $8,222,195 — from CHAUNCY SUMPTER L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK$8,222,195
2004-02-23Agreement — from CHAUNCY SUMPTER L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-12-29Permit EQ — ISSUED
2003-10-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-09-05City emergency repair (OMO): make all necessary repairs to #2 oil boiler to restore to proper working order. retsore hot water to entire building. no$750
2003-08-07City emergency repair (OMO): provide single fuel drop with prime and start. # 2 fuel. fill tank. please report any problems immediately to esb fuel u$304
2003-08-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-07-31Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-07-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-07-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-07-21Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-07-12Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2003-06-28Agreement — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to CHAUNECY SUMPTER L.P.
2003-06-28Agreement — from CHAUNECY SUMPTER L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2003-06-28Agreement — from CHAUNECY SUMPTER L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2003-06-28Mortgage $8,868,356 — from CHAUNECY SUMPTER L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK$8,868,356
2003-06-28DEEDO — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to CHAUNECY SUMPTER L.P.
2003-06-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-06-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-06-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-05-16Permit AL — ISSUED
2003-05-16Permit EQ — ISSUED
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2002-03-15Job filed: .
2002-03-15Job filed: RENOVATE ENTIRE BUILDING AND OBTAIN NEW C OF O.$376,000
2002-03-15Job filed: .
2002-03-15Job filed: RENOVATE ENTIRE BUILDING AND OBTAIN NEW C OF O.$376,000
2002-03-15Job filed: .
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-12-30Permit AL — ISSUED
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-07-25DOB violation LL6291:
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1988
1988-10-06Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NO2FUEL
1977
1977-10-21Deed — from FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR OF CITY OF NY; FINANCE ADMIN OF CITY OF NY; FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR OF to CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEWYORK; TH ECITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF
1973
1973-01-22Mortgage assigned — from AGAR JOHN L to SIEGEL MARTHA; SIEGEL SELMA
1972
1972-10-16Mortgage assigned — from PRUDENTIAL SAVS BK to UNITED STATES AMERICA HUD FEDL HOUSING A

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