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136 Hicks Street

466Records
17City systems
1Open violations
2.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
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466 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 157 311 service requests, 63 HPD complaints, 58 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1922
Floors6
Res. units46
ClassD9
Owner (PLUTO)AVIV 136 ASSOCIATES LLC
BBL3002350046
BIN3001800

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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 81% 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 2.7. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-12-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
2
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Lead (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · PLUMBING (2) · Real Time Enforcement (2).

Filed construction activity

$808,191 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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 (1922)
YesSix or more residential units (46)
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)AVIV 136 ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerROBERT A COHEN
Managing agentRA COHEN & ASSOCIATES,
Last registered2025-07-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,552,000 $3,398,400
2026$7,984,000 $3,592,800
2027$9,321,000 $4,194,450

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 52/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Cadman Plaza West / Cadman Tower — B25 · 1,000 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

136 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

30 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 RA COHEN & ASSOCIATES, INC. — 47 buildings, 1,384 units. Grades across the portfolio: A35 · B6 · C4 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
230 Riverside Drive MN259 A
2041 Holland Avenue BX172 D
56 Bennett Avenue MN78 A
1610 Mahan Avenue BX54 C
739 West 186 Street MN51 A
637 9 Avenue MN50 A
136 Hicks Street BK46 A
308 West 133rd Street MN46 A
151 Norfolk Street MN35 B
309 East 5 Street MN34 A
42 Grove Street MN33 A
10 Morton Street MN32 A
1291 3 Avenue MN30 A
319 East 95 Street MN30 B
353 West 44 Street MN28 A
325 West 93 Street MN28 B
16 Jane Street MN28 A
313 East 95 Street MN28 A
85 Worth Street MN25 A
2475 Palisade Avenue BX24 B
207 West 10 Street MN24 A
57 Greene Street MN23 A
247 Broome Street MN20 B
146 West 28 Street MN18 A
42 Market Street MN18 A
75 West 71 Street MN16 A
75 Leonard Street MN16 A
86 2 Avenue MN15 A
120 East 73 Street MN12 B
195A Washington Park BK10 A
60 Clark Street BK10 A
62 Clark Street BK10 A
66 Clark Street BK10 A
40 Market Street MN8 C
221 East 58 Street MN8 A
63 Bedford Street MN8 A
64 Clark Street BK8 A
445 Avenue of the Americas MN7 A
109 West 10 Street MN6 A
252 West 10 Street MN5 A
53 Greene Street MN5 A
46 Warren Street MN4 C
42 Bond Street MN4 A
116 2 Avenue MN4 D
105 West 10 Street MN2 A
101 West 10 Street MN1 C
103 West 10 Street MN1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,845,150 on 2007-04-24 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-12-05Deed $19,100,000 — from HICKS 136 LLC to AVIV 136 ASSOCIATES LLC $19,100,000
2023-12-05Agreement $12,600,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to AVIV 136 ASSOCIATES LLC $12,600,000
2023-11-29Sold for $19,100,000 $19,100,000 $415,217
2021-03-30Agreement $14,300,000 — from HICKS 136 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $14,300,000
2021-03-30AL&R $14,300,000 — from HICKS 136 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $14,300,000
2019-12-04RPTT $20,374,314 — from COMMINGLED PENSION TRUST FUND (SSP) to SSPF REIT 1 LLC $20,374,314
2015-12-29AL&R $15,950,000 — from HICKS 136 LLC to UNITEDBANK, N.A. $15,950,000
2015-12-29Agreement $15,950,000 — from HICKS 136 LLC to UNITEDBANK, N.A. $15,950,000
2015-12-29Mortgage $2,798,777 — from HICKS 136 LLC to UNITEDBANK, N.A. $2,798,777
2013-09-13Agreement $13,505,000 — from HICKS 136 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $13,505,000
2013-09-13Mortgage $3,909,788 — from HICKS 136 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,909,788
2011-01-25Agreement $10,000,000 — from HICKS 136 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $10,000,000
2007-04-24Agreement $10,000,000 — from HICKS 136 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $10,000,000
2007-04-24AL&R $10,000,000 — from HICKS 136 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $10,000,000
2007-04-24Mortgage $7,845,151 — from HICKS 136 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,845,151

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201724180125
201823230129
201952151124
202036230234
202102224432
20220180110
202321117122
202463210333
202541150121
202611170221
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The full timeline

Construction 48Enforcement 96Housing & tenants 243Ownership & money 59Health & systems 20

Every one of the 466 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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