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165 Hicks Street

68Records
9City systems
0Open violations
6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
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68 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 20 311 service requests, 12 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 11 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1841
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)165 HICKS LLC
BBL3002360083
BIN3001847

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 6. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

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.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Snow or Ice (1).

Filed construction activity

$554,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1841)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)165 HICKS LLC
Head officerTODD ROSE
Managing agentMDJ MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,108,000 $948,600
2026$2,530,000 $1,138,500
2027$2,864,000 $1,288,800

The city's market estimate has risen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Borough Hall — 2 3 4 5 R · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Cadman Plaza West / Clark St — B25 · 950 ft
Citi BikeClark St & Henry St · 500 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

165 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

1 311 service request 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MDJ MANAGEMENT LLC — 16 buildings, 98 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B4 · C7 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1 South Oxford Street BK11 A
374 Clinton Avenue BK10 A
376 Clinton Street BK10 A
49 Sidney Place BK10 A
14 Schermerhorn Street BK7 B
248 Henry Street BK6 C
293 Henry Street BK5 D
237 Carroll Street BK5 C
372 Clinton Avenue BK5 C
246 Washington Avenue BK5 C
137 Atlantic Avenue BK5 C
165 Hicks Street BK5 B
87 1 Place BK5 B
511 Hicks Street BK3 C
553 Clinton Street BK3 B
570 Washington Avenue BK3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,830,000 on 2018-12-13 (lender: Sterling National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-12-13Deed $3,200,000 — from WELLS, JOHN S; WELLS, MARY LOUISE to ROSE, SUE; 165 HICKS LLC $3,200,000
2018-12-13Mortgage $1,830,000 — from 165 HICKS LLC; ROSE, SUE to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $1,830,000
2018-12-13AL&R $1,830,000 — from 165 HICKS LLC; ROSE, SUE to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $1,830,000
2018-12-04Sold for $3,200,000 $3,200,000 $640,000

Ten-year activity

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2020
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001001
2018001517
2019103004
20205140010
20214090013
2022213006
2023101002
2024001012
2025003014
2026003003
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 34Ownership & money 13Health & systems 6

Every one of the 68 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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