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487 Hicks Street

96Records
10City systems
15Open violations
22.5Penalty rate

96 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 28 HPD complaints, 22 311 service requests, 21 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11231
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)MAURN SERVICE CO.
BBL3003210018
BIN3003690

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 22.5. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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

Open HPD violations15 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2001-04-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Missed Collection (1) · Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition (1) · Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)MAURN SERVICES
Head officerGREGORY T O'CONNELL
Managing agentO'C CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC.
Last registered2024-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,377,200 $1,069,740
2026$2,104,000 $946,800
2027$2,525,000 $1,136,250

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayBergen St — F G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbia St / Kane St — B61 · 700 ft
Citi BikeHenry St & Degraw St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 029 John M. Harrigan. 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

487 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

5 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by O'C CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC — 26 buildings, 166 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B8 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
480 Van Brunt Street BK22 A
131 Columbia Street BK16 A
368 Van Brunt Street BK8 B
9 4 Place BK8 B
144 Conover Street BK8 B
134 Dikeman Street BK8 A
16 Tiffany Place BK8 A
81 4 Place BK8 B
471 Hicks Street BK8 A
378 Sackett Street BK8 A
376 Sackett Street BK8 A
45 Cheever Place BK8 B
151 5 Avenue BK6 B
183 Van Dyke Street BK5 A
168 Beard Street BK4 C
129 Columbia Street BK4 C
487 Hicks Street BK4 C
87 Summit Street BK4 C
485 Hicks Street BK4 A
138 Degraw Street BK4 D
432 Henry Street BK4 A
159A Columbia Street BK3 B
155 Sullivan Street BK2 A
167 Columbia Street BK2 B
153 Sullivan Street BK2 A
177 Dwight Street BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $50,000 on 1984-04-06 (lender: Citibank, N A). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-03-03RPTT&RET $4,165,250 — from O'CONNELL, GREGORY to 2023 O'CONNELL QSS TRUST $4,165,250
2025-02-28Sold for $4,165,250 $4,165,250 $1,041,313
1984-04-06Mortgage $50,000 — from O'CONNELL, GREGORY to CITIBANK, N A $50,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703014
201800000
201911002
20200130013
202116007
202212003
202310001
202412003
202505207
202604004
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The full timeline

Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 78Ownership & money 10Health & systems 1

Every one of the 96 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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