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289 Classon Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3019240005 · 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, AEP0.8
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s9
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 56% 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 12.3. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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

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: PLUMBING (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · Noise (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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)289 CLASSON REALTY LLC
Head officerNAT PERLSTEIN
Managing agentEQUITY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-07-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,172,400 $527,580
2026$1,407,000 $633,150
2027$1,688,000 $759,600

The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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

SubwayClasson Av — G · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Classon Av / De Kalb Av — B48 · 150 ft
Citi BikeDeKalb Ave & Franklin Ave · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 157 The Benjamin Franklin Health & Science Academy. 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

289 Classon 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

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 EQUITY MANAGEMENT — 42 buildings, 256 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B10 · C10 · D6 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
147 Marcus Garvey Blvd BK18 C
1014 Park Place BK16 C
204 Mother Gaston Blvd BK13 C
168 Throop Avenue BK9 A
334 Hart Street BK8 C
957 Bedford Avenue BK8 B
1507 New York Avenue BK8 A
1118 Madison Street BK8 C
1509 New York Avenue BK8 A
289 Classon Avenue BK8 A
832 Quincy Street BK7 B
307 Malcolm X Boulevard BK7 B
1147 Dean Street BK7 C
18 Dodworth Street BK6 B
1372 Putnam Avenue BK6 A
1354 Hancock Street BK6 C
1272 Decatur Street BK6 A
55 Troutman Street BK6 B
737 Miller Avenue BK6 C
1299 Gates Avenue BK6 B
574 Maple Street BK6 C
286 Troutman Street BK6 B
1 St Francis Place BK6 A
68 Mac Dougal Street BK6 F
437 DeKalb Avenue BK6 A
1744 63 Street BK6 A
218 Troutman Street BK6 B
628 Wilson Avenue BK6 B
554 Wilson Avenue BK5 F
137 Division Avenue BK4 A
123 Powell Street BK4 A
1022 Bedford Avenue BK4 D
53 Troutman Street BK3 C
481A Willoughby Avenue BK3 A
1167 Greene Avenue BK3 D
872 DeKalb Avenue BK3 A
93 Bleecker Street BK2 D
874 DeKalb Avenue BK2 D
11 Ditmars Street BK2 D
1044 Halsey Street BK2 D
31 Pulaski Street BK2 B
870A DeKalb Avenue BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $528,674 on 2017-05-24 (lender: Northfield Bank,). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-05-31AL&R $1,475,000 — from 289 CLASSON REALTY LLC, to NORTHFIELD BANK $1,475,000
2017-05-24Agreement $1,475,000 — from 289 CLASSON REALTY LLC, to NORTHFIELD BANK, $1,475,000
2017-05-24Mortgage $528,674 — from 289 CLASSON REALTY LLC, to NORTHFIELD BANK, $528,674
2012-07-10Agreement $1,050,000 — from 289 CLASSON REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,050,000
2012-07-10Mortgage $158,959 — from 289 CLASSON REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $158,959
2007-08-13Agreement $2,750,000 — from CLASSON 293 LLC; DEKALB 437 LLC; CLASSON 289 LLC; CLASSON 295 LLC; CLASSON 291 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,750,000
2007-08-03M&CON $956,250 — from 289 CLASSON REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $956,250
2007-08-03Mortgage $457,750 — from CLASSON 289 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $457,750
2007-08-03Deed $1,275,000 — from CLASSON 289 LLC to 289 CLASSON REALTY LLC $1,275,000
2007-08-03AL&R $956,250 — from 289 CLASSON REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $956,250
2006-07-03Mortgage $350,000 — from CLASSON 291 LLC; CLASSON 293 LLC; CLASSON 295 LLC; CLASSON 289 LLC; DEKALB 437 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $350,000
2003-12-01AL&R $2,750,000 — from THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK to DEKALB 437 LLC; CLASSON 295 LLC; CLASSO 289 LLC; CLASSON 291 LLC; CLASSON 293 LLC $2,750,000
2003-12-01Mortgage $2,750,000 — from CLASSON 295 LLC; CLASSON 291 LLC; DEKALB 437 LLC; CLASSON 293 LLC; CLASSO 289 LLC to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK $2,750,000
2003-12-01DEEDO $695,000 — from BRAGOLI, DANIEL to CLASSON 289 LLC $695,000
1994-08-18Mortgage $38,151 — from BRAGOLI, DANIEL to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $38,151

Ten-year activity

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2023
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2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017541322
20184037
20191056
20200011
20213014
20225038
20237018
20242024
20257029
20260044
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The last 12 months — 7 records

DateRecord
2026-09-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-08-06Boiler inspection
2026-05-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-04-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-12-29Boiler inspection
2025-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-01311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-08-06Boiler inspection
2026-05-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-04-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025
2025-12-29Boiler inspection
2025-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-01311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2025-07-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-02-05311: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2025-02-05311: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2025-02-05Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2025-02-05Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2024
2024-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-12-03Boiler inspection
2024-07-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-06-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-10-12Boiler inspection
2023-08-18311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2023-08-11311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2023-08-09311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2023-05-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-22HPD 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
2023-03-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2022
2022-11-15Boiler inspection
2022-10-26Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-09-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-04-12HPD 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
2022-04-12HPD class A: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING - HOOK AND LOOP INSTALLED FROM FLOOR TO BUILDING FRONT ENTRAN
2022-04-12HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2022-04-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-04-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021
2021-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-10-27Boiler inspection
2021-04-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2020
2020-11-02Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-12Boiler inspection
2019-08-25Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-08-18Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-07-14Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-06-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-06-08Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2018
2018-11-22Boiler inspection
2018-06-23311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2018-06-23311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2018-06-23Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2018-06-23Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2018-01-09Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2018-01-03Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2017
2017-12-21Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-12-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-12-15Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-12-12Boiler inspection
2017-11-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2017-05-31Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-05-31AL&R $1,475,000 — from 289 CLASSON REALTY LLC, to NORTHFIELD BANK$1,475,000
2017-05-24Agreement $1,475,000 — from 289 CLASSON REALTY LLC, to NORTHFIELD BANK,$1,475,000
2017-05-24Mortgage $528,674 — from 289 CLASSON REALTY LLC, to NORTHFIELD BANK,$528,674
2017-05-24Mortgage assigned — from ASTORIA BANK, FORMERLY KNOWN AS to NORTHFIELD BANK
2017-05-13311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2017-05-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2017-05-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-05-01Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-04-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-04-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-04-21Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-04-04Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2017-03-29Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-03-22Rodent inspection: Monitoring visit
2017-03-09Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2017-01-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2016
2016-12-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2016-07-21311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2016-04-06311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2015
2015-11-23311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2015-02-11311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014
2014-04-08311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014-03-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-02-18311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014-01-02ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT WORK NOTED IN APT. 2L IN REAR BEDROOM 1/S GAS LINE RANTO AFANNARI HEATING MOUNTED TO THE WALL WITH NO PERMIT FILED
2014-01-02ECB CLASS - 1 violation: GAS APPLIANCES AND/OR APPURTENANCES INSTALLED IN A PROHIBITED LOCATIONIN APT 2L IN THE REAR BEDROOM A RNNARI WALL UNIT FOR HEAT WA
2013
2013-12-03311: Plumbing — Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit/Standpipe/Sprinkler
2013-12-03DOB complaint, category ?
2013-10-11311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Consultation
2013-07-24Job filed: CREATE OPENING ON 1ST FLOOR TO CELLAR FLOOR$5,000
2013-05-20311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2013-01-02DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2012
2012-12-12ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN NOV #34951712N ISSUED ON 9.27.12. (WORK W/O PERMIT ILLEGAL PLUMBING/PART
2012-10-29311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2012-10-29DOB complaint, category ?
2012-09-28311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2012-09-28DOB complaint, category ?
2012-09-27ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO C/O OR DOB RECORDS. DOB'S HPD (RECORDS) MDR #343850 INDICATES 8 CLASS A APTS PER FLR, CELLAR/BOILER ROOM ONL
2012-09-27ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT: WORK NOTED AT CELLAR LEVEL, CUT OPENING IN FLR INSTALLED SPIRAL STAIRCASE CONNECTING 1ST FLR W/CELLAR, ERECTED
2012-09-04311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2012-09-04DOB complaint, category ?
2012-07-10Agreement $1,050,000 — from 289 CLASSON REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$1,050,000
2012-07-10Mortgage $158,959 — from 289 CLASSON REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$158,959
2012-07-10TL&R — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to 289 CLASSON REALTY LLC
2012-05-29311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2012-05-29311: Noise Survey — People Created Noise
2010
2010-08-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Television
2010-03-11311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2010-01-20311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2007
2007-08-16DOB complaint, category ?
2007-08-13Agreement $2,750,000 — from CLASSON 293 LLC; DEKALB 437 LLC; CLASSON 289 LLC; CLASSON 295 LLC; CLASSON 291 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$2,750,000
2007-08-03TL&R — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to CLASSON 289 LLC; CLASSON 293 LLC; CLASSON 295 LLC; CLASSON 291 LLC; DEKALB 437 LLC
2007-08-03M&CON $956,250 — from 289 CLASSON REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$956,250
2007-08-03Mortgage assigned — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2007-08-03Mortgage $457,750 — from CLASSON 289 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$457,750
2007-08-03Deed $1,275,000 — from CLASSON 289 LLC to 289 CLASSON REALTY LLC$1,275,000
2007-08-03AL&R $956,250 — from 289 CLASSON REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$956,250
2007-08-03DOB complaint, category ?
2007-07-06Mortgage satisfied — from CLASSON 289 LLC; CLASSON 295 LLC; DEKALB 437 LLC; CLASSON 291 LLC; CLASSON 293 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
2007-03-21Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2007-03-21Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2007-03-21Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2007-03-21Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2007-03-21Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2007-01-15Tenant complaint: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2007-01-15Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2007-01-15Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2007-01-15Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MAILBOX
2007-01-15Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2007-01-15Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2007-01-15DOB complaint, category ?
2006
2006-11-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-07-03Mortgage $350,000 — from CLASSON 291 LLC; CLASSON 293 LLC; CLASSON 295 LLC; CLASSON 289 LLC; DEKALB 437 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$350,000
2006-01-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2004-01-02ECB Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: HAVING CONSTRUCTED PARTITION WALLS IN BASEMENT CREATING ,1, ROOM LOCK WITH KEY AT TIME OF INSPE
2004-01-02ECB Hazardous violation: EXIT DOOR TOTAL OBSTRUCTION. IN THAT BASEMENT DOR LOCK WITH KEYS OBSTRUCTING EMERGENCY EXIT AND EGRESS FROM BASEMENT. REMEDY: REMO
2003
2003-12-31DOB complaint, category ?
2003-12-01AL&R $2,750,000 — from THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK to DEKALB 437 LLC; CLASSON 295 LLC; CLASSO 289 LLC; CLASSON 291 LLC; CLASSON 293 LLC$2,750,000
2003-12-01Mortgage $2,750,000 — from CLASSON 295 LLC; CLASSON 291 LLC; DEKALB 437 LLC; CLASSON 293 LLC; CLASSO 289 LLC to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK$2,750,000
2003-12-01DEEDO $695,000 — from BRAGOLI, DANIEL to CLASSON 289 LLC$695,000
1994
1994-08-18Agreement — from BRAGOLI, DANIEL to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
1994-08-18Mortgage $38,151 — from BRAGOLI, DANIEL to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK$38,151
1988
1988-07-13Deed — from ANDREW HOLDING CORP to BRAGOLI, DANIEL
1988-07-13Mortgage $100,000 — from BRAGOLI, DANIEL to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK$100,000

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