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279 Clifton Place · Brooklyn · BBL 3017880072 · 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, AEP3
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 82% 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 10. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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: Illegal Parking (3).

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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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)MARILYN DYER
Managing agentCAROLLO MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-11-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,496,000 $89,760
2026$1,553,000 $93,180
2027$1,675,000 $100,500

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: UDAAP

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

SubwayBedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Lafayette Av — B44 · 250 ft
Citi BikeGreene Ave & Nostrand Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 256 Benjamin Banneker. 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

279 Clifton Place

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 CAROLLO MANAGEMENT — 88 buildings, 298 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B18 · C37 · D6 · F5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
20-49 Elk Drive QN53 A
83-17 Broadway QN14 C
30-68 45 Street QN9 C
3633 Kingsbridge Avenue BX9 A
3220 Holland Avenue BX9 A
31-46 35 Street QN6 A
22-65 27 Street QN6 A
505 Woodward Avenue QN6 A
71-06 34 Avenue QN6 A
81-63 Jackie Robinson Pkwy QN6 A
10-45 115 Street QN6 A
562 Seneca Avenue QN5 D
545 Rogers Avenue BK5 C
57-31 108 Street QN5 F
71-10 Grand Avenue QN4 C
18-48 124 Street QN4 B
108 Bainbridge Street BK4 D
20-44 48 Street QN3 C
832 East 218 Street BX3 C
131 East 31 Street BK3 F
73-40 70 Street QN3 D
149-57 Willets Point Blvd QN3 C
147-17 Sanford Avenue QN3 C
196-60 45 Avenue QN3 F
72-32 Caldwell Avenue QN3 B
150-20 89 Street QN3 C
57-40 Waldron Street QN3 D
95-24 102 Street QN3 A
33-24 58 Street QN3 A
830 East 218 Street BX3 C
57-42 Waldron Street QN3 C
57-33 Waldron Street QN3 C
15-72 149 Street QN3 C
123-09 20 Avenue QN3 B
58-43 Penrod Street QN3 F
82-30 Parsons Boulevard QN3 A
23-11 143 Street QN3 B
34-66 110 Street QN2 B
99-20 Albert Road QN2 F
146-52 28 Avenue QN2 B
10-03 147 Street QN2 A
200-01 34 Avenue QN2 C
21-48 Francis Lewis Blvd QN2 C
194-20 56 Avenue QN2 C
15-59 208 Place QN2 B
59-25 70 Street QN2 C
150-56 20 Road QN2 B
146-48 28 Avenue QN2 C
4011 Ely Avenue BX2 D
70-28 68 Place QN2 A
59-29 70 Avenue QN2 C
115-61 Lincoln Street QN2 C
124-08 20 Avenue QN2 B
86-14 77 Street QN2 A
1631 Norman Street QN2 B
149-23 14 Avenue QN2 C
69-31 222 Street QN2 C
194-09 122 Avenue QN2 B
143-35 22 Road QN2 C
108-36 164 Place QN2 C

showing 60 of 88 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $24,175 on 2012-05-31 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-04-22Agreement $285,058 — from DEFAZIO, ROBERT L to FLAGSTAR BANK $285,058
2012-06-26Agreement $398,950 — from DEFAZIO, ROBERT L to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $398,950
2012-05-31Mortgage $24,175 — from DEFAZIO, ROBERT L to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $24,175
2010-05-20Mortgage $407,483 — from DEFAZIO, ROBERT to MERS $407,483
2010-05-20Deed $416,660 — from RESTORED HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to DEFAZIO, ROBERT L $416,660
2010-05-20Mortgage $15,000 — from DEFAZIO, ROBERT to US DEPARTMEN TOF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL $15,000
2008-07-15Mortgage $150,000 — from RESTORED HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; RESTORED HOMES DEVELOPMENT, LLC to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND $150,000
2008-07-15Deed $152,100 — from THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL to RESTORED HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND $152,100
2005-03-02Deed $415,946 — from KERN, ROBERT P to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $415,946
2002-03-19Mortgage $356,350 — from BRANNON, DAVID to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC $356,350
2001-02-20Mortgage $184,700 — from YOUNG, GERALDINE to UNIVERSAL HOME MORTGAGE; SIB MORTGAGE CORP $184,700
2000-10-19Mortgage $83,000 — from J T Z PROPERTIES INC to SILVER, ROBERT $83,000
1998-07-28Mortgage $152,000 — from BUENO, ROXANNA to WMC MORTGAGE CORP. $152,000
1987-11-12Mortgage $48,750 — from KEALON, ELLIS to CITY OF NEW YORK $48,750

Ten-year activity

20100
2017
2018
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2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171034
20181023
201960713
20200235
20211023
20224026
20232024
20240022
20253126
20260011
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-06-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-10-27Mortgage satisfied — from DERFAZIO, ROBERT L to LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC; M&T BANK

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-12-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-10-27Mortgage satisfied — from DERFAZIO, ROBERT L to LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC; M&T BANK
2025-09-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-09-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-06-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-05-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2024
2024-12-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-06-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-11-28HPD 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
2023-06-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-04311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2022
2022-12-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-11-17HPD 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
2022-08-12311: Illegal Parking — Paper License Plates
2022-06-21311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2022-06-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-16HPD 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
2021-08-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-06-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-04-21HPD 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
2020
2020-12-10Deed — from DEFAZIO, ROBERT L to DYER, MARILYN RICKER
2020-08-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-08-10Deed transfer (nominal price)
2020-02-12Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2020-02-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019
2019-12-26Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-11-08HPD 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
2019-07-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-06-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-05-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-03-21311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2019-03-20311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2019-03-06Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-02-26Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-02-15Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-02-08Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-01-09Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2018
2018-12-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2018-09-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-06-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-10-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-06-09311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2017-06-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-05-11Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2016
2016-10-27Mortgage assigned — from MATRIX FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION to LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC
2016-04-22Agreement $285,058 — from DEFAZIO, ROBERT L to FLAGSTAR BANK$285,058
2016-03-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-12-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-11-24Mortgage assigned — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; ICC MORTGAGE SERVICES to MATRIX FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION
2015-05-25311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2015-01-02311: General Construction/Plumbing — Fence - None/Inadequate
2015-01-02DOB complaint, category ?
2014
2014-04-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-11-29311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012
2012-10-27311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012-06-26Agreement $398,950 — from DEFAZIO, ROBERT L to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$398,950
2012-05-31Mortgage $24,175 — from DEFAZIO, ROBERT L to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$24,175
2011
2011-09-27311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011-05-20Mortgage satisfied — from DEFAZIO, ROBERT to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME
2010
2010-09-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2010-05-20Mortgage $1,000 — from DEFAZIO, ROBERT to CITY OF NEW YORK$1,000
2010-05-20Mortgage $407,483 — from DEFAZIO, ROBERT to MERS$407,483
2010-05-20Deed $416,660 — from RESTORED HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to DEFAZIO, ROBERT L$416,660
2010-05-20Mortgage satisfied — from RESTORED HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & UR
2010-05-20Mortgage $15,000 — from DEFAZIO, ROBERT to US DEPARTMEN TOF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL$15,000
2010-04-28311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2010-01-11Permit AL — ISSUED
2010-01-11Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009
2009-07-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-05-20Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-05-20Permit AL — ISSUED
2009-04-28Job filed: FILLING FENCE APPLICATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT I JOB# 310240931
2008
2008-12-26Job filed: CONVERT EXISTING ONE FAMILY TO TWO FAMILY WITH NEW PARTITIONS, FLOORING AND PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLAN. OBTAIN A NEW C OF O.$52,950
2008-12-26Job filed: CONVERT EXISTING ONE FAMILY TO TWO FAMILY WITH NEW PARTITIONS, FLOORING AND PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLAN. OBTAIN A NEW C OF O.$52,950
2008-07-15SMIS — from UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
2008-07-15Mortgage $150,000 — from RESTORED HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; RESTORED HOMES DEVELOPMENT, LLC to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND $150,000
2008-07-15Deed $152,100 — from THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL to RESTORED HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND $152,100
2008-06-23SAGE — from RESTORED HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; RESTORED HOMES DEVELOPMENT, LLC
2007
2007-04-23Mortgage satisfied — from YOUNG, GERALDINE to M&T MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2005
2005-03-02Deed $415,946 — from KERN, ROBERT P to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME$415,946
2002
2002-10-01Permit AL — ISSUED
2002-09-18Job filed: Renovation and conversion from one family to two family dwelling. Minor partitions and plumbing.$40,000
2002-04-26DOB complaint, category ?
2002-04-26ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTIAN BUILDING DEFECT NOTED : COMBUSTIBLE DEBRIS IS BEING STORE IN BACK YARD REMEDY : REMOVE COMBUSTIBLE DEBRIS AND $2,500
2002-04-26DOB complaint, category ?
2002-04-26ECB Hazardous violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. WORK NOTED : DEMOLITION OF INETIOR PARTITION AT 1STAND 2ND FLOOR STOP ALL WORK REMEDY : OBTIAN A PERMIT CONTRAC$2,500
2002-03-19Mortgage $356,350 — from BRANNON, DAVID to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC$356,350
2002-03-19Deed — from YOUNG, GERALDINE to BRANNON, DAVID
2001
2001-05-23Mortgage assigned — from SIB MORTGAGE CORP to M & T MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2001-04-04Mortgage satisfied — from J T Z PROPERTIES INC to SILVER, ROBERT
2001-02-20Deed — from JTZ PROPERTIES INC to YOUNG, GERALDINE
2001-02-20Mortgage $184,700 — from YOUNG, GERALDINE to UNIVERSAL HOME MORTGAGE; SIB MORTGAGE CORP$184,700
2000
2000-10-19Deed — from WMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION to JTZ PROPERTIES INC
2000-10-19Mortgage $83,000 — from J T Z PROPERTIES INC to SILVER, ROBERT$83,000
2000-05-11Deed — from JOHNSON, VINCENT/REF; BUENO, ROXANNA/DEF; OCASIO, ANTHONY/DEF; HONSON, LAKYSHA/DEF; BOYD, to WMC MORTGAGE CORP
1998
1998-08-19Deed — from BEATTY, BETTY; BEATTY, BETTY HUNTER to OCASIO, ANTHONY
1998-07-28Deed — from OCASIO, ANTHONY to BUENO, ROXANNA
1998-07-28Mortgage $152,000 — from BUENO, ROXANNA to WMC MORTGAGE CORP.$152,000
1994
1994-06-17Deed — from KEALON, ELLIS to BEATTY, BETTY HUNTER
1994-02-23ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE FIRST FLOOR JOISTS AS FOLLOWS THE FLOOR AT TH E PUBLIC HALLWAY AND APARTMENT SAG APPROX 2 TO 4 INCHES AT V
1993
1993-03-12ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BILDING WALL DEFECT IS GUTTER LEAD MISSING AT REAR WALL EAST SECTION REMEDY REPLACE MISSING GUTTER LE
1993-03-12ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDINGWALL HAZARDOUS DEFECT IS BEND AND DEFECTIVE METAL CHIMNEY AT EAST WALL SOUTH SECTION AND DOES
1993-03-12DOB complaint, category ?
1987
1987-11-12Mortgage $48,750 — from KEALON, ELLIS to CITY OF NEW YORK$48,750
1987-11-12Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to KEALON, ELLIS
1979
1979-04-18Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF THE CITY O FN; ADMINISTRATOR OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF ; COMMIS to THE CITY OF NEWY ORK; CITY OF NY; THE CITY OFNEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF N
1967
1967-07-18Mortgage assigned — from GOLDSHEIN JACOB H DECD; GOLDSHEIN JACOB H; GOLDSTEIN JACOB H DECD; GOLDSHEIN JACOB H (DECD to GOLDSHEIN DOROTHY B; GOLDSHEIN DOROTHY B; GOLDSTEIN DOROTHY B
1966
1966-03-18Deed — from BLOTTO INC to EVANS JAMES
1966-03-17REL — from KAPLAN ABRAHAM; SALZMAN JACOB A to EVANS JAMES

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