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968 East 48 Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3047820037 · 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, AEP3.8
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 85% 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 12.7. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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 violations2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-06-21.

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

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (12) · Missed Collection (3) · Noise (2) · Building/Use (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$75,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1930)
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)Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB
Head officerJoe Maas
Managing agentIsland Advantage Realty
Last registered2025-12-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$700,000 $42,000
2026$650,000 $39,000
2027$826,000 $49,560

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayNewkirk Av-Little Haiti — 2 5 · 0.9 mi straight-line (about a 24-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Utica Av / Farragut Rd — B46 · 650 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 208 Elsa Ebeling
Middle: I.S. 285 Meyer Levin. 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

968 East 48 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

24 311 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 ISLAND ADVANTAGE REALTY — 36 buildings, 70 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B7 · C8 · D10 · F8. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
475 West 140 Street MN4 D
601 18 Street BK4 C
823 40 Street BK4 D
393 Montauk Avenue BK4 F
2347 Pacific Street BK3 F
62 15 Street BK3 F
304 New Lots Avenue BK3 F
150-81 116 Road QN2 D
69-43 Hillmeyer Avenue QN2 F
120-46 131 Street QN2 D
115-36 172 Street QN2 F
146-31 222 Street QN2 C
101 Essex Street BK2 C
27-16 McIntosh Street QN2 D
94-27 85 Street QN2 D
921A Jefferson Avenue BK2 B
823 East 35 Street BK2 F
43-44 164 Street QN2 C
86-34 77 Street QN2 D
140-28 184 Street QN2 C
172 Jerome Street BK2 A
115-15 95 Avenue QN2 A
3 Cypress Court BK2 B
223-45 113 Drive QN1 C
5423 Avenue M BK1 B
102-09 216 Street QN1 D
8 Van Sicklen Street BK1 D
1246 East 101 Street BK1 B
968 East 48 Street BK1 B
114-57 176 Street QN1 B
189-36 Lewiston Avenue QN1 B
109-10 Francis Lewis Blvd QN1 C
129-37 153 Street QN1 F
257-20 145 Avenue QN1 C
3 Bayview Avenue QN1 A
71 Milford Street BK1 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $540,000 on 2026-07-15 (lender: Washington Equity And Funding Corp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-15Mortgage $540,000 — from HAZARI TRADING LLC to WASHINGTON EQUITY AND FUNDING CORP $540,000
2026-07-15AL&R $540,000 — from HAZARI TRADING LLC to WASHINGTON EQUITY AND FUNDING CORP $540,000
2026-07-15Deed $684,619 — from RESIDENTIAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES TRUST V; WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY FSB to HAZARI TRADING LLC $684,619
2026-06-29Sold for $684,619 $684,619 $684,619
2024-03-07Deed $575,600 — from KAMARAS, PHILIP L ESQ. to WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB $575,600
2024-02-09Sold for $575,600 $575,600 $575,600
2017-12-06Deed $10,000 — from QUAMMIE, LENNOX to 968 EAST 48 LLC $10,000
2017-09-15Sold for $10,000 $10,000 $10,000
2007-08-10Deed $480,000 — from BELMONTES, CAROL P; BELMONTES, CARL A; BELMONTES, MERVYN L to JONES, BERNADETTE $480,000
2007-08-10Mortgage $480,000 — from JONES, BERNADETTE to MERS $480,000
2006-03-08Mortgage $50,000 — from BELMONTES, CARL A; BELMONTES, MERVYN L; BELMONTES, CAROL P to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NA $50,000
2001-01-25Mortgage $200,000 — from BELMONTES, MERVYN L; BELMONTES, CAROL P; BELMONTES, CARL A to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $200,000
1994-12-16Mortgage $10,000 — from MORRISON, LESLIE; MORRISON, ANGELLA to EUROPEAN AMERICAN BANK $10,000
1993-09-09Mortgage $7,500 — from MORRISON, LESLIE; MORRISON, ANGELLA to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY $7,500
1990-01-02Mortgage $140,000 — from MORRISON, ANGELLA; MORRISON, LESLIE to CITIBANK NA $140,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
13
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003205
2018001001
201900110112
2020000000
2021006006
2022002002
2023002103
202401102013
202500110011
20261064011
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The last 12 months — 15 records

DateRecord
2026-09-24Job filed: Change of use from a single family dwelling to a two family dwelling
2026-08-28311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-07-15Mortgage $540,000 — from HAZARI TRADING LLC to WASHINGTON EQUITY AND FUNDING CORP
2026-07-15AL&R $540,000 — from HAZARI TRADING LLC to WASHINGTON EQUITY AND FUNDING CORP
2026-07-15Deed $684,619 — from RESIDENTIAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES TRUST V; WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY FSB to HAZARI TRADING LLC
2026-06-29Sold for $684,619
2026-06-21311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-06-21311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-06-21311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-06-08311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-01-26311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
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
2025-11-20311: Missed Collection — Trash and Bulky Trash
2025-11-18311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-10-29311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-24Job filed: Change of use from a single family dwelling to a two family dwelling$75,000
2026-08-28311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-07-15Mortgage $540,000 — from HAZARI TRADING LLC to WASHINGTON EQUITY AND FUNDING CORP$540,000
2026-07-15AL&R $540,000 — from HAZARI TRADING LLC to WASHINGTON EQUITY AND FUNDING CORP$540,000
2026-07-15Deed $684,619 — from RESIDENTIAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES TRUST V; WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY FSB to HAZARI TRADING LLC$684,619
2026-06-29Sold for $684,619$684,619
2026-06-21311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-06-21311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-06-21311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-06-08311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-01-26311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
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
2025-11-20311: Missed Collection — Trash and Bulky Trash
2025-11-18311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-10-29311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-07-12311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-06-05Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2025-06-05Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2025-06-05311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2025-06-05311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2025-05-25311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2025-03-30311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024
2024-11-17311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-11-17311: Missed Collection — Trash
2024-11-02311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024-11-01311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2024-09-29311: Missed Collection — Trash
2024-09-28311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Other Residence
2024-09-26311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2024-09-26DOB complaint, category ?
2024-06-21311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024-06-20311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024-06-20311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024-03-07Deed $575,600 — from KAMARAS, PHILIP L ESQ. to WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB$575,600
2024-02-09Sold for $575,600$575,600
2023
2023-09-17311: Missed Collection — Trash
2023-09-05CTOR — from 968 EAST 48 LLC to AMERICAN MORTGAGE INVESTMENT PARTNERS MA
2023-04-18311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2022
2022-04-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-03-05311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021
2021-11-02311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2021-10-31311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2021-10-09311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2021-10-07311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2021-07-19311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-03-07311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2019
2019-07-09311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2019-07-01Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2019-06-25HPD 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
2019-06-21HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2NDFL, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2019-06-21HPD class C: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING AND WEST WALL, APPROXIMATELY 35 SQ. FEET IN
2019-06-09Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2019-06-09Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2019-06-09311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2019-06-09311: Unsanitary Condition
2019-06-09311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2019-06-09311: Unsanitary Condition
2019-06-09311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2018
2018-09-10311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Power/Phone Lines
2017
2017-12-06Deed $10,000 — from QUAMMIE, LENNOX to 968 EAST 48 LLC$10,000
2017-09-15Sold for $10,000$10,000
2017-08-30311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2017-08-04311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Power/Phone Lines
2017-06-11311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Power/Phone Lines
2015
2015-12-29311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2015-11-21311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2015-10-22311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2015-09-29311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2015-07-13311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2014
2014-06-15311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2014-05-03311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2013
2013-06-03311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2011
2011-07-14Deed — from JONES, BERNADETTE to QUAMMIE, LENNOX
2010
2010-01-08Mortgage assigned — from INDYMAC BANK FSB; MERS to ONE WEST BANK FSB
2007
2007-09-04Mortgage satisfied — from BELMONTES, CAROL P; BELMONTES, MERVYN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N. A.
2007-08-28Mortgage satisfied — from BELMONTES, CAROL P; BELMONTES, MERVYN L; BELMONTES, CARL A to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
2007-08-10Deed $480,000 — from BELMONTES, CAROL P; BELMONTES, CARL A; BELMONTES, MERVYN L to JONES, BERNADETTE$480,000
2007-08-10Mortgage $480,000 — from JONES, BERNADETTE to MERS$480,000
2006
2006-03-08Mortgage $50,000 — from BELMONTES, CARL A; BELMONTES, MERVYN L; BELMONTES, CAROL P to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NA$50,000
2001
2001-02-28Mortgage satisfied — from MORRISON, LESLIE to MORRISON, ANGELLA; EUROPEAN AMERICAN BANK
2001-01-25Mortgage $200,000 — from BELMONTES, MERVYN L; BELMONTES, CAROL P; BELMONTES, CARL A to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK$200,000
2001-01-25Deed — from MORRISON, LESLIE; MORRISON, ANGELLA to BELMONTES, CARL A; BELMONTES, MARVYN L; BELMONTES, CAROL P
2001-01-25PAT — from MORRISON, LESLIE to MORRISON, ANGELLA
2000
2000-11-15Mortgage satisfied — from MORRISON, LESLIE; MORRISON, ANGELLA to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORP. N.Y.
1998
1998-01-05Mortgage assigned — from EMPIRE OF AMERICA REALTY CREDIT CORP. to G.E. CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.
1994
1994-12-16Mortgage $10,000 — from MORRISON, LESLIE; MORRISON, ANGELLA to EUROPEAN AMERICAN BANK$10,000
1994-06-23Mortgage satisfied — from MORRISON, LESLIE; MORRISON, ANGELLA to CITIBANK, NA
1993
1993-09-09Mortgage $7,500 — from MORRISON, LESLIE; MORRISON, ANGELLA to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY$7,500
1990
1990-04-05Mortgage satisfied — from WONG, SHUI-HO; LOK, KOK-SUN to CITY OF NEW YORK
1990-03-15Mortgage satisfied — from GRIFFIN, MIRIAM; GRIFFIN, LEVI to NORTH EASTERN HOLDING CO
1990-02-21Mortgage satisfied — from GRIFFIN, LEVI; GRIFFIN, MIRIAM to NORTH EASTERN HLD COINC
1990-01-02Mortgage $140,000 — from MORRISON, ANGELLA; MORRISON, LESLIE to CITIBANK NA$140,000
1990-01-02Deed — from GRIFFIN, LEVI; GRIFFIN, MIRIAN to MORRISON, ANGELLA; MORRISON, LESLIE
1988
1988-06-22Mortgage assigned — from SIMMONS FIRST NAT'LBANK to FIRST FEDERAL S & LASSN
1987
1987-05-11Mortgage assigned — from BANKERS FEDERAL S&LASSN to SIMMONS FIRST NAT/BK/PB
1987-03-05Mortgage assigned — from LONG ISLAND SAVS BANK to EAST NEW YORK SAVS BANK
1985
1985-04-23Mortgage assigned — from NORTH ESTRN HLDG COINC to FLUSHING FDRL S&L ASSN
1985-04-23Mortgage $7,650 — from GRIFFIN, LEVI; GRIFFIN, MIRIAM to NORTH ESTRN HLDG COINC$7,650
1985-04-22Mortgage $7,650 — from GRIFFIN, LEVI; GRIFFIN, MIRIAM to NORTH ESTRN HLDG COINC$7,650
1985-04-22Mortgage assigned — from NORTH ESTRN HLDG COINC to FLUSHING FDRL S&L ASSN
1976
1976-11-26Mortgage assigned — from VANGUARD HOLDING CORP to BAKER FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN
1976-10-18Deed — from GALLUZZO MICHAEL; GALLUZZO SUSAN M to GRIFFIN LEVI; GRIFFIN MIRIAN
1976-10-18Mortgage — from GRIFFIN MIRIAN; GRIFFIN LEVI to VANGUARD HOLDING CORP
1972
1972-05-04Deed — from WAGNER MARIE (DECD) to GALLUZZO SUSAN M; GALLUZZO MICHAEL

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