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129 Joralemon Street

290Records
15City systems
5Open violations
43.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
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290 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 110 311 service requests, 62 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 50 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1893
Floors3
Res. units15
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)129 JORALEMON LLC
BBL3002540015
BIN3002221

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% 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 43.2. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations5 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2022-10-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’23–24
10
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

48 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · Noise (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · Lead (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3).

Filed construction activity

$43,000 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 (1893)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
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)129.JORALEMON LLC
Head officerHAL FRIEDMAN
Managing agentBPC MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,166,000 $974,700
2026$2,119,000 $953,550
2027$2,208,000 $993,600

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwayBorough Hall — 2 3 4 5 R · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Atlantic Av / Henry St — B61 B63 · 1,000 ft
Citi BikeHenry St & Remsen St · 300 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

129 Joralemon 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

48 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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 BPC MANAGEMENT CORP. — 37 buildings, 868 units. Grades across the portfolio: A30 · B3 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
84-39 153 Avenue QN156 A
200 Congress Street BK114 A
2021 84 Street BK65 A
889 Empire Boulevard BK59 A
245 Henry Street BK56 A
177 Columbia Heights BK29 A
205 Warren Street BK27 A
116 West 3 Street MN24 C
1618 East 15 Street BK23 A
660 4 Avenue BK23 B
296 Sterling Place BK22 A
149 Willow Street BK20 A
6 Montague Terrace BK20 A
158 Atlantic Avenue BK20 B
1064 Willmohr Street BK16 A
1074 Willmohr Street BK16 A
2178 Atlantic Avenue BK16 A
383 St Johns Place BK16 A
129 Joralemon Street BK15 B
42 Tiffany Place BK12 A
9915 Seaview Avenue BK12 A
99 Clinton Street BK10 A
155 Hicks Street BK10 A
556 Dean Street BK8 A
165 New York Avenue BK8 C
890 East 7 Street BK8 C
162 Stuyvesant Avenue BK8 A
230 St James Place BK8 A
103 Willow Street BK7 A
631 Flatbush Avenue BK7 A
7802 3 Avenue BK6 A
87-32 52 Avenue QN6 A
537 Court Street BK5 A
692 Greenwich Street MN4 A
956 Montgomery Street BK4 D
711 President Street BK4 A
157 Hicks Street BK4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $506,180 on 2009-12-31 (lender: Sovereign Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2009-12-31Agreement $1,600,000 — from 129 JORALEMON LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $1,600,000
2009-12-31Mortgage $506,181 — from 129 JORALEMON LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $506,181
2003-02-19Mortgage $490,909 — from 129 JORALEMON LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $490,909
1999-12-30Mortgage $344,181 — from 129 JORALEMON LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $344,181
1996-08-06Mortgage $450,000 — from JORALEMON HOLDING CO to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $450,000
1994-06-03Mortgage $75,000 — from GREENBERG, LYNNE ANN; AVRAM, ERIC MICHAEL to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $75,000
1989-08-29Mortgage $95,000 to FORMAN ASSOCIATES $95,000
1989-05-30Mortgage $150,000 — from 129 JORALEMON ST RLTY CP to FRIDAL ENTERPR/INC MPPP; FRIDAL ENTERPR/INC DBPTR $150,000
1989-05-24Mortgage $47,000 — from 129 JORALEMON ST RLTY CP to DOMONION FINANCIAL CORP $47,000
1988-05-11Mortgage $250,000 — from 129 JORALEMON ST RLTY CP to DOMINION FINANCIAL CORP $250,000
1988-05-11Mortgage $2,854 — from 129 JORALEMON ST RLTY CP to LINCOLN SAVS BANK FSB $2,854
1988-05-11Mortgage $50,000 — from 129 JORALEMON ST RLTY CP to DOMINION FINANCIAL CORP $50,000
1988-03-04Mortgage $210,000 — from FRIDAL ENTERPRISES INC to 129 JORALEMON ST RLTY CP; BH-138 JORALEMON STASOC; 27 MONROE PLACE ASSOCS $210,000
1988-02-18Mortgage $75,000 — from 129 JORALEMON ST RLTY CP to FRIDAL ENTERPRISES INC $75,000
1987-11-02Mortgage $160,000 — from 129 JORALEMON ST REALTY to CERTIFIED SERVG ASSOC $160,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017043018
2018001012
20194170214
2020002114
202104120117
202201190121
202301180524
202400520153
202501230226
2026007007
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 186Ownership & money 62Health & systems 18

Every one of the 290 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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