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254 Bergen Street

264Records
17City systems
9Open violations
119.7Penalty rate

264 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 69 311 service requests, 47 HPD housing violations, 46 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1899
Floors4
Res. units7
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP.
BBL3003870041
BIN3005929

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 119.7. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

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 violations9 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2019-12-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

19 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 17).

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

What 311 hears from this address

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (12) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · PLUMBING (2) · ELECTRIC (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

Filed construction activity

$462,520 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 (1899)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
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)FAC RENAISSANCE HDFC
Head officerMICHELLE DE LA UZ
Managing agentFIFTH AVE COMMITTEE INC
Last registered2025-09-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,193,200 $1,436,940
2026$3,275,000 $1,473,750
2027$3,759,000 $1,691,550

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwayAtlantic Av-Barclays Ctr — 2 3 4 5 B D N Q R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts — A C G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bergen St / 3 Av — B65 · 700 ft
Citi BikePacific St & Nevins St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 038 The Pacific. 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

254 Bergen 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

28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 FIFTH AVENUE COMMITTEE INC — 45 buildings, 607 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B18 · C9 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
416 63rd Street BK84 A
551 Warren Street BK68 A
5108 4th Avenue BK50 A
575 5 Avenue BK49 A
329 50 Street BK48 A
588 Park Place BK20 A
594 Park Place BK20 C
15 Strong Place BK16 D
573 Warren Street BK14 C
322 Bergen Street BK12 B
680 Union Street BK10 A
579 Warren Street BK8 A
4707 4 Avenue BK8 B
332 Bergen Street BK8 B
130 29 Street BK8 B
254 6 Street BK8 B
439 13 Street BK8 B
571 Warren Street BK8 A
231 5 Avenue BK8 C
141 5 Avenue BK8 A
677 Union Street BK8 B
219 50 Street BK8 B
421 Smith Street BK8 C
217 50 Street BK8 C
258 Bergen Street BK7 B
148 4 Avenue BK7 C
254 Bergen Street BK7 B
93 3 Avenue BK7 A
172 5 Avenue BK6 A
257 3 Avenue BK6 B
129 23 Street BK6 B
76 5 Avenue BK6 B
249 5 Avenue BK6 B
147 5 Avenue BK6 A
451 48 Street BK6 A
237 5 Avenue BK6 C
666 6 Avenue BK6 C
445 Baltic Street BK5 B
690 Sackett Street BK4 F
670 6 Avenue BK4 C
115 Columbia Street BK4 B
190 Butler Street BK4 D
31 St Marks Place BK3 B
320 Bergen Street BK3 D
258 51 Street BK3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 2021-01-20 (lender: Local Initiatives Support Corporation), covering 13 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-01-20Agreement $1,417,500 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to HSBC BANK USA $1,417,500
2021-01-20Agreement $1,695,551 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $1,695,551
2021-01-20Agreement $2,931,385 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $2,931,385
2021-01-20Agreement $3,406,138 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $3,406,138
2021-01-20AL&R $5,469,061 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $5,469,061
2021-01-20Agreement $5,469,061 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $5,469,061
2021-01-20Agreement $5,469,061 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $5,469,061
2021-01-20Mortgage $200,000 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $200,000
2016-08-09AL&R $8,675,199 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $8,675,199
2016-08-09Mortgage $1,417,500 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEV. FUND CORPOR to FIFTH AVENUE COMMITTEE, INC. $1,417,500
2016-08-09Mortgage $1,695,551 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEV. FUND CORPOR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,695,551
2016-08-09Agreement $2,931,385 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEV. FUND CORPOR to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $2,931,385
2016-08-09Mortgage $635,716 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEV. CORPORATION to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $635,716
2016-08-09Agreement $2,331,267 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEV. CORPORATION to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,331,267
2016-08-09Mortgage $5,269,061 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEV. FUND CORPOR to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $5,269,061

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
37
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017201104
20183060110
201910150117
2020007119
2021001114126
202200160117
2023006017
202401190121
202500100111
202600360137
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 170Ownership & money 47Health & systems 21

Every one of the 264 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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