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89 Hicks Street

915Records
18City systems
124Open violations
20.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
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915 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 323 311 service requests, 215 HPD complaints, 152 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1929
Floors6
Res. units48
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)89 HICKS STREET LLC
BBL3002260004
BIN3001688

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 52% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 20.8. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations124 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 86 class B, 32 class A. Oldest open since 2014-01-15.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · WATER LEAK (8) · Unsanitary Pigeon Condition (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Smoking or Vaping (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (1).

Filed construction activity

$258,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1929)
YesSix or more residential units (48)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)89 HICKS STREET LLC
Head officerTARA DEXTER
Managing agentLIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC
Last registered2025-08-30

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,779,000 $3,500,550
2026$7,920,000 $3,564,000
2027$7,788,000 $3,504,600

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwayClark St — 2 3 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
High St — A C · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Cadman Plaza West / Cadman Tower — B25 · 650 ft
Citi BikeClark St & Henry St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Emily Warren Roebling School. 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.

Report a problem to 311

89 Hicks Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

38 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 249 buildings, 4,468 units. Grades across the portfolio: A76 · B79 · C41 · D38 · F12. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
238 West 19 Street MN200 A
237 11 Street BK105 A
135 East 50 Street MN104 A
228 West 147 Street MN100 F
31 East 31 Street MN92 A
1147 1 Avenue MN75 A
449 East 83 Street MN69 A
517 West 29th Street MN60 A
950 Woodycrest Avenue BX60 D
238 East 33 Street MN58 A
55 3 Avenue MN55 A
770 St Marks Avenue BK52 B
957 Woodycrest Avenue BX52 F
549 Isham Street MN50 B
153 Norfolk Street MN50 C
4925 Broadway MN49 C
89 Hicks Street BK48 A
13 Cumming Street MN48 B
120 East 4 Street MN48 A
313 West 30 Street MN47 B
52 North 1 Street BK46 A
152 East 22 Street MN43 A
434 West 19 Street MN40 A
1417 Longfellow Avenue BX38 D
345 West 30 Street MN37 A
337 West 30 Street MN37 A
208 East 6 Street MN36 A
565 West 139 Street MN36 C
465 West 152 Street MN36 D
211 Avenue A MN35 B
63 West 104 Street MN34 A
306 East 5 Street MN34 A
198 2 Avenue MN33 A
573 Isham Street MN31 D
228 East 81 Street MN28 B
203 West 144 Street MN28 C
1685 1 Avenue MN27 A
458 West 52 Street MN26 B
170 Avenue A MN25 A
14 Avenue B MN25 A
311 2 Avenue MN24 B
904 Morris Avenue BX24 C
615 East 189 Street BX24 D
118 East 4 Street MN24 B
2512 University Avenue BX24 D
68 Richardson Street BK24 A
109 Ludlow Street MN24 C
343 East 76 Street MN24 B
221 East 82 Street MN24 A
191 Sterling Place BK24 B
283 West 147 Street MN23 D
302 East 5 Street MN22 A
2483 Cambreleng Avenue BX21 D
435 West 19th Street MN21 A
114 West 137 Street MN21 B
421 East 80 Street MN20 C
442 Sterling Place BK20 B
435 East 12 Street MN20 A
325 East 83 Street MN20 B
338 East 53 Street MN20 B

showing 60 of 249 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 1987-10-13 (lender: Brt Realty Trust). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-05-21Agreement $19,612,423 — from SIGNATURE BANK to 18 SYDNEY PLACE LLC; 89 HICKS STREET LLC $19,612,423
2019-05-21AL&R $19,612,423 — from 18 SYDNEY PLACE LLC; 89 HICKS STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $19,612,423
2014-12-22AL&R $14,300,000 — from 89 HICKS STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $14,300,000
2014-12-22Agreement $28,000,000 — from CIT FINANCE LLC to 100 PIERREPONT STREET LLC; 38 MONROE PLACE LLC; 89 HICKS STREET LLC; 27 MONROE PLACE LLC; $28,000,000
2014-12-22Agreement $14,300,000 — from SIGNATURE BANK to 89 HICKS STREET LLC $14,300,000
2014-12-22Mortgage $4,122,458 — from 89 HICKS STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,122,458
2014-12-22Mortgage $10,177,542 — from 89 HICKS STREET LLC to CIT FINANCE LLC $10,177,542
2014-04-21AL&R $8,000,000 — from 27 MONROE PLACE LLC; 18 SYDNEY PLACE LLC; 89 HICKS STREET LLC; 38 MONROE PLACE LLC; 100 PI to CIT FINANCE LLC $8,000,000
2014-04-21AL&R $28,000,000 — from 89 HICKS STREET LLC; 144 WILLOW STREET LLC; 38 MONROE PLACE LLC; 100 PIERREPONT STREET LLC to CIT FINANCE LLC $28,000,000
2014-04-21Deed $9,065,466 — from BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL to 89 HICKS STREET LLC $9,065,466
2014-04-21Mortgage $28,000,000 — from 144 WILLOW STREET LLC; 89 HICKS STREET LLC; 100 PIERREPONT STREET LLC; 18 SYDNEY PLACE LLC to CIT FINANCE LLC $28,000,000
2014-04-21Mortgage $8,000,000 — from 100 PIERREPONT STREET LLC; 27 MONROE PLACE LLC; 89 HICKS STREET LLC; 18 SYDNEY PLACE LLC; to CIT FINANCE LLC $8,000,000
2006-07-25Deed $14,000,000 — from WATCHTOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF NE to BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL $14,000,000
1987-10-13Mortgage $500,000 — from 89 HICKS ASSOCIATES to BRT REALTY TRUST $500,000
1987-10-13Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 89 HICKS ASSOCIATES to GREATER NY SAVS BANK $1,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170515202159
2018213630381
201932103220
202015380246
202113260232
202218570470
202339290546
202400332338
202501290333
2026017008
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The full timeline

Construction 61Enforcement 84Housing & tenants 708Ownership & money 30Health & systems 32

Every one of the 915 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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