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431 Essex Street, Brooklyn

BIN 3089274BBL 3040200004Block 4020 · Lot 4Built 19302 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
9 open Class C — see them ↓$2,150.00 recorded as due
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431 Essex Street at a glance

431 Essex Street, Brooklyn has 32 open city records on file, 9 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $2,150.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. City marshals have executed 8 evictions at this building. It last sold on Aug 4, 2016 for $265,000. The most recent record is dated May 23, 2026.

Open Class C
9
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
20
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
3
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$2,150.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
10.00
4 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
8
Marshal evictions — click to see them
Permits on file
0
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
May 23, 2026
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Health score for 431 Essex Street

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

D
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 203 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 9
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 20
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 3
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $2,150
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 431 Essex Street

203 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 431 Essex Street

$2,150.00 is recorded as due across the 15 summonses below, out of $4,300.00 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 431 Essex Street
049852037JMay 23, 2026FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETAug 21, 2026Pending$50.00
049132239MApr 15, 2025STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLEJul 14, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
049115317YApr 8, 2025IMPROPER RECEPTACLE FAILURE TO CONTAINERIZE - RESIDENTIAL 1STJul 7, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
049077324HApr 1, 2025IMPROPER RECEPTACLE FAILURE TO CONTAINERIZE - RESIDENTIAL 1STJun 30, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
048472364XJul 29, 2024FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETDec 24, 2024Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
048505595LJul 26, 2024STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLEOct 24, 2024Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
048331710KMay 21, 2024STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLEAug 19, 2024Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
048280117MMar 15, 2024STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLEJun 13, 2024Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
0701669660Sep 20, 2018FAILURE TO PERMANENTLY RESTORE CUT WITHIN REQUIRED TIMEDec 20, 2018Pending
0701549889Jul 13, 2018FAILURE TO PERMANENTLY RESTORE CUT WITHIN REQUIRED TIMEOct 11, 2018Pending
040475096LMay 24, 2010DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAJun 24, 2010Pending
040394856KMay 21, 2010STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESJun 22, 2010Written off
040443746HJun 30, 2009LOOSE RUBBISHJul 31, 2009Pending
0156768251Sep 19, 2007FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCLABLES OUT FOR COLLECTIONNov 14, 2007Pending
0139053449Mar 23, 2004RECYCLABLES PLACED FOR COLLECTION WITH NON-RECYCLABLESMay 7, 2004Written off

Marshal evictions at 431 Essex Street

Each row is a warrant of eviction a city marshal actually carried out at this building, from the Department of Investigation’s eviction ledger. It records the end of a Housing Court case, not a violation. “Possession” means the tenant was removed and the space returned to the landlord. Filings that never reached execution are not in this dataset.

Executed marshal evictions at 431 Essex Street
Jan 3, 2024Residential2APossessionDavid Smith304012/22
Aug 28, 2017Residential1BPossessionGeorge Essock, Jr.95129/16-1
Aug 28, 2017Residential2APossessionGeorge Essock, Jr.95128/16-1
Aug 28, 2017Residential1BPossessionGeorge Essock, Jr.95129/16-2
Aug 28, 2017Residential2APossessionGeorge Essock, Jr.95128/16-2
Jul 10, 2017Residential1APossessionGeorge Essock, Jr.95126/16
Jun 5, 2017Residential2BPossessionGeorge Essock, Jr.95127/16-2
Jun 5, 2017Residential2BPossessionGeorge Essock, Jr.95127/16-1

Ownership history for 431 Essex Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3040200004), 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 431 Essex Street
Aug 4, 2016Aug 16, 2016$265,000431 Essex St LLCBernard, DionneDeedView ↗
Aug 3, 2016Aug 16, 2016Bernard , DionneEssex Sunshine Equities LLCDeedView ↗
Oct 28, 2013Nov 8, 2013Essex Sunshine Equities LLCBernard, DionneDeedView ↗
Jan 25, 2006Feb 15, 2006$600,000Bernard, DionneAdama Development, INC.DeedView ↗
Jun 23, 2005Oct 24, 2005$322,222Adama Development, INC.Blueprint 2005, INC.DeedView ↗
Jun 23, 2005Sep 6, 2005$264,745Blueprint 2005, INCSecretary Of Housing And Urban DevelopmentDeedView ↗
May 7, 2004Jul 4, 2004The Secretary Of Housing And Urban DevelpomentM&T Mortgage CorporationDeedView ↗
Jun 2, 2003Aug 7, 2003$336,289M & T Mortgage CorporationRomero, ManuelDeed (other)View ↗
Jun 2, 1998Dec 4, 1998National Real Estateregistry INCCumberbatch, JosephDeedView ↗
Jun 2, 1998Dec 4, 1998Johnson, Osmond, Johnson, NicolaNational Real Estateregistry INCDeedView ↗
Dec 12, 1996Jan 29, 1997Cumberbatch, JosephConyers, Francis, Conyers, LillianDeedView ↗

Financing record for 431 Essex 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 431 Essex Street
Jun 9, 2022Assignment of leases and rents$5,000,000Hanover Community BankView ↗
Jun 9, 2022Mortgage$4,370,000Hanover Community BankView ↗
May 31, 2022Mortgage assignmentHanover Community BankView ↗
Aug 23, 2019Mortgage$630,000Envision Funded LLCView ↗
Aug 23, 2019Assignment of leases and rents$630,000Envision Funded LLCView ↗
Aug 22, 2019Mortgage assignmentToorak Capital Partners, LLCView ↗
Aug 18, 2016Release of mortgageWilmington Trust CompanyView ↗
Jun 30, 2016Satisfaction of mortgageValley National Bank, The Park Avenue BankView ↗
Jan 16, 2015Mortgage assignmentWilmington Trust CoView ↗
Apr 24, 2013Satisfaction of mortgageMortgage Electronic Registration Systems INCView ↗
Jul 6, 2012Mortgage assignmentWells Fargo Bank, N.A.View ↗
Jun 12, 2007Satisfaction of mortgageMortgage Electronic Registration Systems, INC.View ↗
May 16, 2007Mortgage$105,000American Mortgage Network, INC., Amnet MortgageView ↗
May 16, 2007Mortgage$525,000MersView ↗
Jan 25, 2006Mortgage$600,000MersView ↗
Jun 23, 2005Mortgage$300,000The Park Avenue BankView ↗
Mortgage assignmentMellon Bank NaView ↗
Mortgage$10,000Household Finance Realty Corporation Of New YorkView ↗
Mortgage$63,155Equicredit Corporation Of NyView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageBlue Chip Mtge Bankers CORPView ↗
Mortgage$241,750Mortgage AcceptancecorporationView ↗
Mortgage assignmentMellon Mortgage CoView ↗
Mortgage assignmentCountrywide Home Loans INCView ↗
Mortgage assignmentFlagstar BankView ↗
Mortgage$161,043Blue Chip Mortgage Bankers CORPView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageU I & I Funding CORPView ↗

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