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217 Vanderbilt Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3052640041 · 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
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 2006-05-13.

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (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 (1901)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)COURTWOOD CAPITAL LLC
Head officerJASON H NAGIN
Managing agentNY SUPERIOR MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,100,000 $186,000
2026$3,925,000 $235,500
2027$4,248,000 $254,880

The city's market estimate has risen 37% 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

SubwayFort Hamilton Pkwy — F G · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: McDonald Av / Vanderbilt St — B67 B69 · 450 ft
Citi BikeMcDonald Ave & Vanderbilt St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 130 The Parkside. 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

217 Vanderbilt 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

2 311 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 NY SUPERIOR MANAGEMENT LLC — 48 buildings, 795 units. Grades across the portfolio: A40 · B5 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
28 Marine Avenue BK84 A
139 West 82 Street MN75 A
416 Lafayette Street MN41 A
335 West 14 Street MN28 A
224 East 21 Street MN28 A
337 West 14 Street MN28 A
115 Thompson Street MN26 A
135 West 10 Street MN25 A
190 Bleecker Street MN25 A
262 West 24 Street MN25 A
23 Leroy Street MN22 A
132 West 15 Street MN21 A
134 West 15 Street MN21 A
222 East 21 Street MN20 A
336 West 14 Street MN18 A
99 Mac Dougal Street MN16 B
226 West 16 Street MN16 A
152 8 Avenue MN16 A
249 West 11 Street MN16 A
31 Bank Street MN16 B
296 West 11 Street MN16 A
63 Bank Street MN15 A
171 West 4 Street MN15 A
977 Manhattan Avenue BK14 B
117 Charles Street MN13 A
284 West 12 Street MN13 A
244 Waverly Place MN13 A
84 Thomas Street MN12 A
32 Leroy Street MN10 B
207 South 3rd Street BK10 A
1 King Street MN10 A
35 West 16 Street MN10 A
50 Grand Street MN8 A
52 Greenwich Avenue MN8 A
90 Greenwich Avenue MN7 A
79 Greenwich Avenue MN7 A
667 Grand Street BK6 A
233 West 15 Street MN6 A
18 Bank Street MN6 A
156 Waverly Place MN6 A
16 Bank Street MN6 B
46 West 21 Street MN4 A
299 West 4 Street MN4 A
248 West 14 Street MN3 C
221 Vanderbilt Street BK3 A
217 Vanderbilt Street BK3 A
168 East 80 Street MN0 —
309 West 14 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $595,500 on 2008-05-29 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-02-19Deed $700,000 — from CERCHIONE,REFEREE, GREGORY T to COURTWOOD CAPITAL LLC $700,000
2008-05-29Mortgage $595,500 — from FORTINI, JAMES J to SIGNATURE BANK $595,500
2006-10-24Mortgage $792,000 — from FORTINI, JAMES J to MERS $792,000
2001-10-05Mortgage $195,000 to FLEET NATIONAL BANK $195,000
1999-11-18Mortgage $113,186 — from FORTINI, JAMES J to PARMANN MORTGAGE ASSOCIATES LP $113,186
1998-02-05Mortgage $101,601 — from FORTINI, JAMES J to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $101,601
1997-10-20Mortgage $175,000 — from FORTINI, JAMES J to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK $175,000
1990-12-24Mortgage $157,500 — from BELL, KATHLEEN A; BELL, JAMES JOSEPH to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $157,500
1990-03-16Mortgage $69,175 — from BELL, JAMES JOSEPH; BELL, KATHLEEN A to ASSOCIATES CONSUMERDIS $69,175
1986-05-22Mortgage $25,000 — from BELL, KATHLEEN A; BELL, JAMES JOSPEH to CAPITAL FINANCIAL CP $25,000
1983-04-22Mortgage $5,900 — from BELL, KATHLEEN A; BELL, JAMES JOSEPH to AMERICAN FUNDING LTD $5,900

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
5
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenants
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsTotal
2017000
2018033
2019000
2020145
2021033
2022011
2023033
2024022
2025022
2026000
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The last 12 months — 1 records

DateRecord
2025-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2025
2025-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-03-01311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2024
2024-12-20311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2024-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-03-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022
2022-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-12-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-12-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-09-29311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper/Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2020
2020-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-10-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2020-01-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-02-07311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018-02-07311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018-02-03311: Derelict Vehicle — With License Plate
2016
2016-02-19Deed $700,000 — from CERCHIONE,REFEREE, GREGORY T to COURTWOOD CAPITAL LLC$700,000
2016-01-28311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2016-01-27311: Snow — 15S Re-Plow/Spread/Ice-Snow Cond.
2015
2015-10-14HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-02-25HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2014
2014-05-06Mortgage assigned — from SIGNATURE BANK to COURTWOOD CAPITAL LLC
2014-03-20Mortgage assigned — from SIGNATURE BANK to COURTWOOD CAPITAL LLC
2013
2013-06-07311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2013-03-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-03-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-03-16311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-03-16311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-02-04City emergency repair (OMO): as per hpd's lead abatement requirement contracts and attached scope of work thoroughly remove all lead violations as pe$750
2013-02-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-02-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-02-02311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-02-02311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-01-31City emergency repair (OMO): apt 1: as per the requirement contract with hpd, provide and install 10 window guards throughout entire apartment. remov$560
2012
2012-12-26HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE 1st DOOR FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, 1st DOOR FRAM
2012-12-26HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NOR
2012-12-26HPD class C: SECTION 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING
2012-12-26HPD class C: SECTION 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING
2012-12-26HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st ST
2012-12-26HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT
2012-12-26HPD class C: SECTION 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW Y
2012-12-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-12-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-12-23311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-12-23311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-12-10Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2012-12-10Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2012-12-10311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — MOLD
2012-12-10311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2010
2010-11-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-11-28311: HEATING — HEAT
2009
2009-11-20Mortgage assigned — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; COUNTRYWIDE BANK, NA to HSBC BANK, USA
2008
2008-05-29Mortgage $595,500 — from FORTINI, JAMES J to SIGNATURE BANK$595,500
2007
2007-06-03HPD 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 ROOM FROM NOR
2007-06-03HPD class B: § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW A
2007-06-03HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER THE CEILINGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY
2007-06-03HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDING MATERIAL CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2007-06-03HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER BULKHEAD, AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2007-05-22Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2006
2006-11-30Mortgage satisfied — from FORTINI, JAMES J to PARMANN MORTGAGE ASSOCIATES LP; THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK; HOME FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK; THE B
2006-11-15Mortgage satisfied — from FORTINI, JAMES J to BANK OF AMERICA, NA
2006-10-24Mortgage $792,000 — from FORTINI, JAMES J to MERS$792,000
2006-05-13HPD class C: SECTION 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A D
2006-05-13HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING AT NORTH ONE DOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMEN
2006-05-08Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2006-05-08Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2006-05-08Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2006-01-09HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2003
2003-03-05Mortgage assigned — from PARMANN MORTGAGE ASSOCIATES, L.P to BANK ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUST
2001
2001-10-05Mortgage $195,000 to FLEET NATIONAL BANK$195,000
1999
1999-11-18Mortgage assigned — from BANKERS TRUST COMPANY to PARMANN MTGE
1999-11-18Agreement — from FORTINI, JAMES J to PARMANN MORTGAGE ASSOCIATES LP
1999-11-18Mortgage assigned — from CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION to BANKERS TRUST COMPANY/TR
1999-11-18Mortgage assigned — from CHASE MANHATTAN BANK to CHASE MANHATTAN MTGECORP NJ CORP
1999-11-18Mortgage $113,186 — from FORTINI, JAMES J to PARMANN MORTGAGE ASSOCIATES LP$113,186
1998
1998-03-12Mortgage satisfied — from BELL, JAMES JOSEPH; BELL, KATHLEEN A to CAPITAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
1998-02-05Agreement — from FORTINI, JAMES J to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
1998-02-05Mortgage $101,601 — from FORTINI, JAMES J to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK$101,601
1998-01-21Mortgage assigned — from HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
1998-01-15Mortgage satisfied — from BELL, KATHLEEN A; BELL, JAMES JOSEPH to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
1997
1997-10-20Deed — from BELL, KATHLEEN A; BELL, JAMES JOSEPH to FORTINI, JAMES J
1997-10-20Mortgage satisfied — from BELL, KATHLEEN A; BELL, JAMES JOSEPH
1997-10-20Mortgage $175,000 — from FORTINI, JAMES J to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK$175,000
1990
1990-12-24Mortgage $157,500 — from BELL, KATHLEEN A; BELL, JAMES JOSEPH to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK$157,500
1990-04-19Mortgage satisfied — from BELL, JAMES JOSEPH; BELL, KATHLEEN A to DIME SAVS BANK/NY
1990-03-16Mortgage $69,175 — from BELL, JAMES JOSEPH; BELL, KATHLEEN A to ASSOCIATES CONSUMERDIS$69,175
1990-03-16Mortgage assigned — from FIRST JERSEY S&L ASSN to ASSOCIATES FINANCIALSER
1987
1987-03-24Mortgage assigned — from CAPITAL RESOURCES CORP to FIRST JERSEY S&L ASSN
1986
1986-07-10Mortgage satisfied — from BELL, KATHLEEN A; BELL, JAMES JOSEPH to AMERICAN FUNDING LTD
1986-05-22Mortgage assigned — from CAPITAL FINANCIAL CORP to CAPITAL RESOURCES CORP
1986-05-22Mortgage $25,000 — from BELL, KATHLEEN A; BELL, JAMES JOSPEH to CAPITAL FINANCIAL CP$25,000
1983
1983-04-22Mortgage $5,900 — from BELL, KATHLEEN A; BELL, JAMES JOSEPH to AMERICAN FUNDING LTD$5,900
1978
1978-11-13Deed — from MCDERMOTT ANNA; MCDERMOTT EDWARD J to BELL KATHLEEN A; BELL JAMES J
1978-11-13Mortgage — from BELL JAMES J; BELL KATHLEEN A to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK N Y
1971
1971-11-15Mortgage — from MCDERMOTT ANNA; MCDERMOTT EDWARD J to GREATER N Y SAVS BANK
1971-11-15Deed — from MCDERMOTT EDWARD J to MCDERMOTT EDWARD J; MCDERMOTT ANNA

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