471 Vanderbilt Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01976-0002BIN 3056595

Concern level3 of 4

High

014 open rent-impairing violation(s)
024 active DOB violation(s)
038 open HPD violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 21 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 26 apartments.

2018 — 26 units registered2023 — 21

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1930

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building10 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-07-08RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF BICYCLES AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-07-08RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF BICYCLES AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-07-08RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-07-08

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT PLASTER AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition5

Heat/Hot Water4

Paint/Plaster4

Door/Window1

Water Leak1

Electric1

Elevator1

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

460

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential197

Unspecified95

Street/Sidewalk72

Commercial50

Vehicle44

Helicopter2

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

247

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony54

Misdemeanor135

Violation58

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 5 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-05-30

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.AS NOTED AT TI ME OF INSPECTION,I OBSERVED ON EXP1 NORTH ELEV SPALLING MASONRY OVER A MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR.CRACK IN BRICKS ON 1ST FLOOR WINDOW.EXP2 EAST ELEV BULGING DAMAGED BRICKS AND MORTAR JOINTS.EXP4 WEST ELEV CRACKS IN STUC CO ON 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR.REMEDY:REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE DAMAGED FACADE

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-05-30

EMERG WORK ORDER DUE TO IMMEDLY HAZ CONDITIONS ON EXP1 NORTH(N) ELEV BELOW FIRE ESCAPE LANDING ON 1ST FL & ON EXP4 WEST(W) ELEV @ PARAPET WALL.OBSERVED CRACK IN BRICK WORK AROUND WINDOW ON 1ST FL & ON EXP4 W ELEV CRACKED SPALLING OFF STUCCO ON PARAPET WALL ABOVE SIDEWALK.REMEDY :TAKE/PROVIDE SAFETY MEAS TO SECURE PUBLIC @ EXP1N ELEV & EXP4 W ELEV

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2023-11-22

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2009-02-20

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2005-10-20

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2005-05-31

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

OTA VANDERBILT LLC

Head officer

ELLEN GUCCIONE

Managing agent

Diamond Mine Real Estate LLC

10 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$3,650

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

UnknownClass 22026-08-07$1,250 due

ConstructionClass 22026-08-07$2,400 due

ElevatorsClass 12023-07-11$1,250 penalty

ElevatorsNon-Hazardous2008-05-23$250 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2015-10-01 · $60,209,050.2

Most recent mortgage2022-06-08 · $2,689,836.99

Mortgage2022-06-08$2,689,836.99

borrower OTA GREENE LLC, OTA VANDERBILT LLC, OTA BERGEN LLC, OTA GRAND LLC · lender BIG REAL ESTATE FINANCE II LLC

Mortgage2018-01-25$4,000,000

borrower OTA GRAND, LLC, OTA BERGEN, LLC, OTA GREENE, LLC, OTA VANDERBILT, LLC · lender FIRST REPUBLIC BANK

Mortgage2018-01-25$7,400,000

borrower OTA VANDERBILT, LLC · lender FIRST REPUBLIC BANK

Sale2015-10-01$60,209,050.2

PRETORIA LLC, VITRAB LLC, JONATHAN ENTERPRISES, LLC, GALVIN, PAUL, NEW START GOUP INC., LOBEL, NISAN S, NEW START GROUP INC. → OTA VANDERBILT, LLC, OTA BERGEN, LLC, OTA GREENE, LLC, OTA GRAND, LLC

Mortgage2015-10-01$19,067,843.18

borrower OTA BERGEN, LLC, OTA GREENE, LLC, OTA GRAND, LLC, OTA VANDERBILT, LLC · lender WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 30-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

30-day noticewater/sewer only2025-04-01

60-day noticewater/sewer only2025-03-01

90-day noticewater/sewer only2025-02-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale