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278 Clinton Street, Brooklyn

BIN 3003239BBL 3003010031Block 301 · Lot 31Built 18683 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
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278 Clinton Street at a glance

278 Clinton Street, Brooklyn has 1 open city record on file, none of them Class C, and no balance recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. Its last recorded ownership transfer was Jun 30, 2025 (no consideration recorded). The most recent record is dated Mar 10, 2026.

Open Class C
0
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
1
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
0
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
1.00
2 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
8
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Mar 10, 2026
311 record

Health score for 278 Clinton Street

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

A
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 54 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 0
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 1
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 278 Clinton Street

54 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 278 Clinton Street

No balance is recorded as due across the 12 summonses below, out of $18,550.00 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 278 Clinton Street
035668656KJul 15, 2022OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C OF O OR BUILDING DEPT RECORDSOct 19, 2023Found in violation
035668657MJul 15, 2022FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNEROct 19, 2023Found in violation
035668659XJul 15, 2022MISCELLANEOUS VIOLATIONSOct 19, 2023Found in violation
035668660NJul 15, 2022WORK WITHOUT A PERMITOct 19, 2023Found in violation
035668661PJul 15, 2022FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNEROct 19, 2023Found in violation
1389359Jul 15, 2022BC907.2.8 FAILURE TO PROVIDE REQUIRED FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR TRANSIENT USE AT 1ST FL & CELLAR LEVEL.REMEDY:DISCONTINUE ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY.Oct 19, 2023Found in violation
1389416Jul 15, 2022FAILURE TO PROVIDE REQUIRED LIGHT & VENTILATION FOR EVERY BEDROOM.NOTED CRETED SLEEPING QUARTER AT CELLAR LEVEL W/O NATURAL LIGHT & VENTILIATION AS PER 27-2057(MDL SEC 13D)REMEDY:COMPLY WITH CODEOct 19, 2023Found in violation
1389339Jul 15, 2022FAILURE TO PROVIDE SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS WHERE REQUIRED AS PER BC903.2 & 27-954 FOR TRANSIENT USE AT 1ST FL & CELLAR LEVEL.REMEDY:DISCONTINUE ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY.Oct 19, 2023Found in violation
1389364Jul 15, 2022WORK W/O PERMIT.WORK NOTED AT 1ST FL & CELLAR LEVELS.ERECTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITIONS TO CREATE CLASS "A" DUPLEX WITH FULL KITCHEN AT BASEMENT & 3 PCS BATH AT CELLAR LEVEL WORK TO INCLUDE WASTE & WATER LINES FOROct 19, 2023Found in violation
1675499Jul 15, 2022OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C OF O #300436035 ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOTED AT 1ST FL & CELLAR LEVEL CONVERTED/OCCUPIED TRANSIENTLY AS CLASS "A" DWELLING SEPARATE FROM REST OF DWELLING HAVING 5 GUEST BOOKEDOct 19, 2023Found in violation
176892Aug 5, 1998WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: DECK BUILT APPROX. 20 FEET LONG BY 10 FEET WIDE BY 10 FEET HIGH DECK MADE OUT OF STEEL COLUMNS. DOOR ERECTED AT REAR FOR ENTRANCE TO DECK METAL STAIRCASE BUILT FROM GROUND TOSep 21, 1998Settled by stipulation
219718Jun 22, 1995WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. HAZARDOUS. ENTIRE INTERIOR OF BUILDING --THE DEMOLITION OF INTERIOR PARTITIONS AND BEAMS TO REPLACE NEW STAIRS AT LOWER LEVEL REAR. NEW BEAMS INSTALLED AT OPORADIC SECTIONS OF LOWER--Sep 11, 1995Found in violation

Ownership history for 278 Clinton Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3003010031), 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 278 Clinton Street
Jun 30, 2025Jul 14, 2025Heart Of The Cobble LLCFried, Ellen, Sohne, MarshallDeedView ↗
May 15, 1996Aug 28, 1996Sohne, Marshall, Fried, EllenFried, Ellen, Sohne, William, Sohne, MarshallDeedView ↗
Feb 17, 1995Feb 24, 1995Sohne, Marshall, Sohne, William, Fried, Ellen RScaltereggia, Mafalda, Verano, Madeline/Hrof, Roth, Mary Rose, Verano, Joseph, Verano, Frank, Verano, DominickDeedView ↗

Financing record for 278 Clinton 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 278 Clinton Street
Jan 29, 2024Mortgage assignmentJpmorgan Chase Bank National AssociationView ↗
Sep 15, 2016Mortgage$1,341,228First Republic BankView ↗
Sep 8, 2016Mortgage assignmentFirst Republic BankView ↗
Mortgage$701,858Merrill Lynch CreditcorporationView ↗
Mortgage$250,000First Republic BankView ↗
Mortgage assignmentCrl INCView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageGreenpoint BankView ↗
Mortgage$227,862Cfs BankView ↗
Mortgage assignmentCfs BankView ↗
Mortgage$75,000Greenpoint BankView ↗
Mortgage$278,607Greenpoint BankView ↗
Mortgage$213,750Green Point SavingsbankView ↗

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