1,007 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 280 HPD complaints, 254 311 service requests, 177 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 57.3. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$42,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
59 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (34) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · General Construction/Plumbing (5) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3) · Rodent (2) · PLUMBING (2).
$565,449 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1903) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (24) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 853 St Nicholas Avenue Owner LLC |
| Head officer | Peter Hungerford |
| Managing agent | Brookman Management Corp. |
| Last registered | 2026-07-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,331,000 | $1,048,950 |
| 2026 | $2,203,000 | $991,350 |
| 2027 | $2,447,000 | $1,101,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 10) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 155 St — C · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 145 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 153 St — M3 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Convent Ave & W 151 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 028 Wright Brothers Middle: Community Math & Science Prep. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
853 St Nicholas Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
59 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by BROOKMAN MANAGEMENT CORP. — 21 buildings, 1,315 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B7 · C9 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1511 Corbin Place | BK | 132 | C |
| 125 Brighton 11 Street | BK | 112 | C |
| 165 East 19 Street | BK | 107 | D |
| 3100 Brighton 2 Street | BK | 104 | C |
| 200 Brighton 15 Street | BK | 96 | A |
| 66 St Nicholas Place | MN | 85 | B |
| 725 West 184 Street | MN | 78 | B |
| 4101 Broadway | MN | 74 | B |
| 67 St Nicholas Place | MN | 61 | C |
| 79 Brighton 11 Street | BK | 58 | A |
| 110 Bennett Avenue | MN | 53 | A |
| 231 Brightwater Court | BK | 49 | B |
| 219 Brightwater Court | BK | 47 | C |
| 4113 Broadway | MN | 46 | B |
| 120 East 19 Street | BK | 43 | C |
| 146 East 19 Street | BK | 41 | C |
| 76 St Nicholas Place | MN | 31 | F |
| 1803 Beverley Road | BK | 25 | C |
| 287 East 18 Street | BK | 25 | C |
| 853 St Nicholas Avenue | MN | 24 | B |
| 1115 Union Street | BK | 24 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,900,000 on 2018-12-31 (lender: Capital One Multifamily Finance LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-01 | AL&R $54,000,000 — from 853 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE OWNER LLC; 219 BRIGHTWATER COURT OWNER LLC; 76 ST. NICHOLAS PLACE to PRIME FINANCE SHORT DURATION HOLDING | $54,000,000 | |
| 2024-08-01 | Agreement $54,000,000 — from 231 BRIGHTWATER COURT OWNER LLC; 76 ST. NICHOLAS PLACE OWNER LLC; 79 BRIGHTON 11TH STREET to PRIME FINANCE SHORT DURATION HOLDING | $54,000,000 | |
| 2024-07-22 | Deed $4,300,000 — from 853 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC to 853 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE OWNER LLC | $4,300,000 | |
| 2024-07-12 | Sold for $4,300,000 | $4,300,000 | $179,167 |
| 2018-12-31 | Mortgage $3,900,000 — from 853 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC to CAPITAL ONE MULTIFAMILY FINANCE LLC | $3,900,000 | |
| 2013-11-27 | Deed $5,475,000 — from 853 ST. NICHOLAS REALTY CORP. to 853 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC | $5,475,000 | |
| 2009-12-14 | Agreement $1,725,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 853 ST. NICHOLAS REALTY CORP. | $1,725,000 | |
| 2009-12-14 | Mortgage $882,557 — from 853 ST. NICHOLAS REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $882,557 | |
| 2005-11-01 | AL&R $900,000 — from 853 ST NICHOLAS REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $900,000 | |
| 2005-11-01 | Agreement $900,000 — from 853 ST NICHOLAS REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $900,000 | |
| 2005-11-01 | Mortgage $336,309 — from 853 ST NICHOLAS REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $336,309 | |
| 2002-01-29 | Mortgage $200,000 — from 853 ST. NICHOLAS REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $200,000 | |
| 1999-04-28 | Mortgage $153,908 — from 853 ST. NICHOLAS REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $153,908 | |
| 1996-08-07 | Mortgage $30,122 — from 853 ST. NICHOLAS REALTY CORP to FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $30,122 | |
| 1987-05-21 | Mortgage $270,000 — from 853 ST NICHOLAS RLTYCP to GLOBE MORTGAGE CO | $270,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 2 | 9 | 69 |
| 2019 | 14 | 4 | 101 | 0 | 2 | 121 |
| 2020 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| 2021 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 52 |
| 2024 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 9 | 16 | 78 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 51 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 23 |
Every one of the 1,007 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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