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1217 Jefferson Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3033820046 · 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, AEP9
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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

Open HPD violations3 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-11-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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: Abandoned Vehicle (2) · Derelict Vehicles (1).

Filed construction activity

$789,720 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1905)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)GOLDEN BUILDINGS LLC
Head officerSHIMON SABAH
Managing agentGOLDEN BUILDINGS LLC
Last registered2022-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,473,000 $88,380
2026$1,541,000 $92,460
2027$1,721,500 $103,290

The city's market estimate has risen 17% 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

SubwayHalsey St — J · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Gates Av — J Z · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Jefferson Av — B60 · 800 ft
Citi BikeJefferson Ave & Evergreen Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 299 Thomas Warren Field
Middle: J.H.S. 291 Roland Hayes. 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

1217 Jefferson 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 GOLDEN BUILDINGS LLC — 14 buildings, 24 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C11 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
42 Paerdegat 2 Street BK2 C
1227 East 85 Street BK2 C
1274 Bergen Street BK2 C
616 Macon Street BK2 C
90 Shepherd Avenue BK2 C
445 Eastern Parkway BK2 D
282 Cornelia Street BK2 C
1217 Jefferson Avenue BK2 C
77-19 169 Street QN2 B
789 Monroe Street BK2 D
166-14 73 Avenue QN1 C
112-10 175 Street QN1 C
205-07 Murdock Avenue QN1 C
167-14 111 Avenue QN1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,530,000 on 2023-01-13 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-01-13Deed $1,820,000 — from GOLDEN BUILDINGS LLC to RADFORD, MORGAN; WILLIAMS, DAVID $1,820,000
2023-01-13Mortgage $1,530,000 — from RADFORD, MORGAN; WILLIAMS, DAVID to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,530,000
2022-12-30Sold for $1,820,000 $1,820,000 $910,000
2022-01-13Deed $850,000 — from WILLIAMS, HOWARD JR; HUNTER, ELAINE; THE ESTATE OF MAGDALENE WILLIAMS to GOLDEN BUILDINGS LLC $850,000
2022-01-13Mortgage $765,000 — from GOLDEN BUILDINGS LLC to BAYPORT FUNDING LLC $765,000
2022-01-13AL&R $765,000 — from GOLDEN BUILDINGS LLC to BAYPORT FUNDING LLC $765,000
2021-12-10Sold for $850,000 $850,000 $425,000
2016-01-28Mortgage $938,250 — from HUNTER, ELAINE; WILLIAMS, MAGDALENE to MERS $938,250
2016-01-28Mortgage $938,250 — from HUNTER, ELAINE; WILLIAMS, MAGDALENE to THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL $938,250
1994-06-17Mortgage $52,000 — from WILLIAMS, MAGDALENE; WILLIAMS, HOWARD JR. to CHURCHILL MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORPORATIO; SENSIBLE MORTGAGE CO $52,000
1989-10-18Mortgage $13,480 — from WILLIAMS, MAGDALENE to STERLING RESORCES LTD $13,480

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201705005
201801001
201902002
20200190019
202103205
20221127121
202303306
202404015
202501012
202600011
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-04-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-11-24HPD 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

The full timeline

2026
2026-04-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-11-24HPD 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
2025-04-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-04HPD 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
2024-04-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-02-20311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2024-02-02311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2024-02-02311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2023
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
2023-05-22311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2023-05-22311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2023-01-13Deed $1,820,000 — from GOLDEN BUILDINGS LLC to RADFORD, MORGAN; WILLIAMS, DAVID$1,820,000
2023-01-13Mortgage $1,530,000 — from RADFORD, MORGAN; WILLIAMS, DAVID to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK$1,530,000
2023-01-13PAT — from RADFORD, MORGAN to WILLIAMS, DAVID
2022
2022-12-30Sold for $1,820,000$1,820,000
2022-11-30311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2022-11-29Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION IN EXISTING 2-FAMILY 2-STORY. RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITH CALLER. NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY IN THIS APPLICATION$150,930
2022-11-03Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION IN EXISTING 2-FAMILY 2-STORY. RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITH CALLER. NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY IN THIS APPLICATION$150,930
2022-08-19Job filed: PLUMBING WORK FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-2 INTERIOR RENOVATION APPLICATION #B00668614-I1 IN EXISTING 2-FAMILY 2-STORY. RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITH CE$46,500
2022-08-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-08-04Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-07-02311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2022-06-07Mortgage assigned — from BAYPORT FUNDING LLC to WEBSTER BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATION, AS
2022-06-06Job filed: PLUMBING WORK FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-2 INTERIOR RENOVATION APPLICATION #B00668614-I1 IN EXISTING 2-FAMILY 2-STORY. RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITH CE$46,500
2022-06-06Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION IN EXISTING 2-FAMILY 2-STORY. RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITH CALLER. NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY IN THIS APPLICATION$150,930
2022-03-22Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-03-04Job filed: PLUMBING WORK FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-2 INTERIOR RENOVATION APPLICATION #B00668614-I1 IN EXISTING 2-FAMILY 2-STORY. RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITH CE$46,500
2022-03-01Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-02-10Job filed: PLUMBING WORK FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-2 INTERIOR RENOVATION APPLICATION #B00668614-I1 IN EXISTING 2-FAMILY 2-STORY. RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITH CE$46,500
2022-02-09Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION IN EXISTING 2-FAMILY 2-STORY. RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITH CALLER. NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY IN THIS APPLICATION$150,930
2022-01-21RTXL — from WILLIAMS, MAGDALENE
2022-01-13Deed $850,000 — from WILLIAMS, HOWARD JR; HUNTER, ELAINE; THE ESTATE OF MAGDALENE WILLIAMS to GOLDEN BUILDINGS LLC$850,000
2022-01-13Mortgage $765,000 — from GOLDEN BUILDINGS LLC to BAYPORT FUNDING LLC$765,000
2022-01-13AL&R $765,000 — from GOLDEN BUILDINGS LLC to BAYPORT FUNDING LLC$765,000
2022-01-12Mortgage satisfied — from WILLIAMS, MAGDALENE; HUNTER, ELAINE to REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC; CELINK; COMPU LINK CORPORATION
2021
2021-12-10Sold for $850,000$850,000
2021-11-10Mortgage assigned — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; FRANKLIN FIRST FINANCIAL, LTD. to REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC
2021-06-12311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2021-01-15City emergency repair (OMO): *** nyc hpd emergency operations division - ''essential service work '' *** at the building entrance ---- install hinges$165
2021-01-06City emergency repair (OMO): install hinges to make door self-closing at apartment entrance located at apt room3, 1st story, apartment at north . tot$165
2020
2020-12-22HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE AT FRONT ENTRANCE TO BUILDING , 1st
2020-12-22HPD 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 MISS
2020-12-22HPD 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
2020-12-22HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2020-12-22HPD 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
2020-12-22HPD 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
2020-12-22HPD 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
2020-12-22HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE AT VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st ST
2020-12-22HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT ROOM3, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH
2020-12-22HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE .. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT R
2020-12-22HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE AT BASEMENT TO CELLAR
2020-12-22HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT ROOM3, 1st STORY,
2020-12-22HPD 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
2020-12-22HPD class C: § 27-2028, 2032 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FROM AN APPROVED CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM, OR AN APPROVED SYSTEM OF GAS OR ELECTRI
2020-12-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-12-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-12-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-12-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-07-01311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2019
2019-12-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019-09-02311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018
2018-08-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017
2017-08-30311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2017-08-29311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2017-08-16311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2017-07-21311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2017-07-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016
2016-06-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-05-11311: Unsanitary Animal Pvt Property — Cat
2016-05-08311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2016-02-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-02-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-02-17311: Unsanitary Animal Pvt Property — Cat
2016-01-28Deed — from WILLIAMS, MAGDALENE; WILLIAMS, HOWARD JR to WILLIAMS, MAGDALENE; HUNTER, ELAINE
2016-01-28Mortgage $938,250 — from HUNTER, ELAINE; WILLIAMS, MAGDALENE to MERS$938,250
2016-01-28Mortgage $938,250 — from HUNTER, ELAINE; WILLIAMS, MAGDALENE to THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL$938,250
2012
2012-12-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-06-16Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2011-06-16311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2006
2006-04-28Mortgage satisfied — from WILLIAMS, MAGDALENE; WILLIAMS, HOWARD JR to EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2004
2004-12-16Mortgage assigned — from JP MORGAN CHASE BANK to EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION
1996
1996-08-23Mortgage satisfied — from WILLIAMS, HOWARD; WILLIAMS, MAGDALENE to 1650 METRO HOME IMPROVEMENT CORP
1995
1995-05-01Mortgage assigned — from ALLIANCE FUNDING COMPANY to CHEMICAL BANK
1995-05-01Mortgage assigned — from SENSIBLE MORTGAGE CO; CHURCHILL MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORP to ALLIANCE FUNDING COMPANY
1994
1994-10-05Mortgage assigned — from CHURCHILL MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORPORATIO; SENSIBLE MORTGAGE CO to ALLIANCE FUNDING COMPANY
1994-06-17Mortgage $52,000 — from WILLIAMS, MAGDALENE; WILLIAMS, HOWARD JR. to CHURCHILL MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORPORATIO; SENSIBLE MORTGAGE CO$52,000
1994-05-27Mortgage satisfied — from WILLIAMS, HOWARD JR to OXFORD RESOURCES CORP
1994-05-27Mortgage satisfied — from WILLIAMS, MAGDALENE to STERLING RESOURCES LTD
1989
1989-10-18Mortgage assigned — from STERLING RESOURCES LTD to BANK ATLANTIC
1989-10-18Mortgage $13,480 — from WILLIAMS, MAGDALENE to STERLING RESORCES LTD$13,480
1981
1981-11-06Mortgage assigned — from OXFORD RESOURCES CORP to CITIBANK NA
1981-08-28Mortgage — from WILLIAMS HOWARD JR to OXFORD RESOURCES CORP
1981-08-21Deed — from WILLIAMS HOWARD JR to WILLIAMS HOWARD JR; WILLIAMS MAGDALENE
1981-06-26Deed — from WILLIAMS MAGDALENE to WILLIAMS JR HOWARD

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