285 South 1 Street
Brooklyn · 11211 · BBL 3023960025
285 South 1 Street is a multi-family walk-up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, ZIP 11211. City records date it to 1910 and count 5 residential units. The city's property file lists the owner of record as Grower Housing Development Fund Corporat Ion, As Nominee. Its most recent total assessed value is $1.2M.
Taxes and assessed value
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $1.2M for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $230K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
What the eviction record shows
No executed eviction is on record at 285 South 1 Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at this address
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 285 South 1 Street in the years PulseCities holds. Absence is not proof: an owner who stops registering leaves the same gap as a building that never had stabilized units. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 20 violations against this building, of which 10 remain unresolved. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 7 open violations.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through August 26, 2026.
Violation history
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with de…Nov Certified On Time | May 15, 2026 | B |
| Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordan…Nov Certified On Time | May 15, 2026 | B |
| Provide ready access to buildings heating system door locked at public hall 1st story to cellar at boiler room…Nov Certified On Time | May 15, 2026 | C |
| Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment located at apt 4a, 4th story, 1st apartmen…Nov Certified On Time | May 15, 2026 | C |
| Provide ready access to buildings heating system door locked at public hall 1st story to cellar at boiler roomNov Certified On Time | May 13, 2026 | C |
| Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment located at apt 1b, 1st story, 1st apartmen…Nov Certified On Time | May 13, 2026 | C |
| Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordan…Civ14 Mailed | Apr 29, 2026 | B |
| Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment located at apt 1b, 1st story, 1st apartment f…Civ14 Mailed | Apr 29, 2026 | C |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through August 26, 2026.
311 complaint history
16 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through August 26, 2026.
How 285 South 1 Street compares in 11211
PulseCities tracks 5,425 lots in 11211, of which 83 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 273 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 11211 scores 34.8 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 65 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Williamsburg →
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Questions about 285 South 1 Street
Who owns 285 South 1 Street?
The most recent deed on file for 285 South 1 Street names Grower Housing Development Fund Corporat Ion, As Nominee. Deeds record the party that took title, which is often a holding company rather than the operator managing the building.
Has 285 South 1 Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 285 South 1 Street appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 285 South 1 Street?
No executed eviction at 285 South 1 Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 285 South 1 Street rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 285 South 1 Street appears in the years PulseCities holds. That is a gap in the registration record rather than an answer about any apartment, and the free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal is what settles it.
What is 285 South 1 Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $1.2M for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 285 South 1 Street?
11211 (Williamsburg) scores 34.8 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.