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397 State Street, Brooklyn

BIN 3000566BBL 3001720054Block 172 · Lot 54Built 19403 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
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397 State Street at a glance

397 State Street, Brooklyn has 12 open city records on file, 3 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and no balance recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. It last sold on Apr 6, 2022 for $1,478,000. The most recent record is dated Jul 29, 2026.

Open Class C
3
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
5
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
4
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
6.00
2 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
21
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Jul 29, 2026
Bedbugs record

Health score for 397 State Street

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

C
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 85 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 3
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 5
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $0
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 397 State Street

85 records on file, every agency interleaved. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 397 State Street

No balance is recorded as due across the 13 summonses below, out of $3,040.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 397 State Street
049525930YJan 21, 2026FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETApr 21, 2026Pending—
048578700LOct 3, 2024FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJan 2, 2025Pending—
0703361726Aug 29, 2023NO STREET PROTECTION UNDER CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL EQUIPMENTNov 30, 2023SETTL IN-VIO—
047027954YApr 5, 2023FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJul 7, 2023Pending—
0703096745Oct 27, 2022BINDER BASE OR TEMPORARY RESTORATION NOT FLUSH WITH SURROUNDING AREAJan 26, 2023Defaulted (did not respond)—
047476420NJul 14, 2022DIRTY AREAOct 13, 2022Pending—
047476404NJun 30, 2022DIRTY AREASep 29, 2022Pending—
047286950NJun 29, 2022DIRTY AREASep 27, 2022Pending—
047162395ZJun 16, 2022DIRTY AREASep 15, 2022Pending—
047286914XJun 6, 2022DIRTY AREASep 6, 2022Pending—
047162299ZMar 11, 2022FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJun 9, 2022Pending—
035235125HMar 9, 2017FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNERApr 24, 2017Admitted the violation—
1035404Mar 9, 2017FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.OBSERVED ON 03/09/16 FLOOD AT CELLAR IN BACK ROOM ABOUT 4 INCHES DEEP OF STANDING WATER.WATER APPEALS TO BE SEEPING IN TO ADJACENT PROPERTY.(PS 369).REM;REPApr 24, 2017Admitted the violation—

Ownership history for 397 State Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3001720054), newest first. A price is the consideration stated on the deed; transfers between related parties, into an LLC, or by a referee often record none, shown as “—”. Each row links to the document in ACRIS.

Recorded deeds for 397 State Street
Apr 6, 2022Apr 21, 2022$1,478,000Freedman, Elizabeth, Rifis, JustinRichter, Karen I.DeedView ↗
Jun 16, 1977Jun 16, 1977—Richter Karen IRivers Mary DorothyDeedView ↗

Financing record for 397 State Street

Mortgages recorded against this building’s tax lot, with the satisfactions that paid them off and the assignments that moved them between lenders, from the City Register (ACRIS). A satisfaction usually records no amount, shown as “—”.

Recorded financing documents for 397 State Street
Jun 16, 1977Mortgage—Rivers Mary DorothyView ↗
—Satisfaction of mortgage—Clark, Suzanne A, Clark, William FView ↗
—Mortgage$10,000Rols Capital CoView ↗
—Mortgage$5,000Clark, Suzanne A, Clark, William FView ↗

Lender names are as recorded; the current holder of a loan can differ if a later assignment was never recorded.