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234 Van Brunt Street

75Records
6City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate

75 recorded events, 1977–2025, from 6 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 38 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 29 311 service requests, 3 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11231
Built1900
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)HERBIES PLACE INC
BBL3005170025
BIN3008293

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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 100% 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 0. 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

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

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (10) · Abandoned Vehicle (7) · Noise (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 (1900)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)HERBIE'S PLACE INC.
Head officerHUMBERTO LOPES
Managing agentHL. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC.
Last registered2025-09-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,532,000 $151,920
2026$2,259,000 $135,540
2027$2,230,000 $133,800

The city's market estimate has fallen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

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

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

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

SubwayCarroll St — F G · 0.7 mi straight-line (about an 18-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Van Brunt St / Commerce St — B61 · 150 ft
Citi BikeCommerce St & Van Brunt St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 015 Patrick F. Daly. 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

234 Van Brunt 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

18 311 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 HL. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC. — 22 buildings, 91 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B6 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
446 Senator Street BK20 B
2062 73 Street BK13 B
322 Van Brunt Street BK9 A
260 67 Street BK6 A
234 Van Brunt Street BK3 A
84 Coffey Street BK3 A
33 Garnet Street BK3 A
190 West 9 Street BK3 B
76 Coffey Street BK3 A
80 Coffey Street BK3 A
360 Columbia Street BK3 D
556 Court Street BK2 C
482 Smith Street BK2 A
39 Garnet Street BK2 D
88 Pioneer Street BK2 A
484 Smith Street BK2 A
480 Smith Street BK2 A
463 3 Avenue BK2 B
45 Dikeman Street BK2 A
328 57 Street BK2 B
197 Columbia Street BK2 A
246 24 Street BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $24,372 on 2001-11-29 (lender: Interbank Of New York), covering 2 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
2007-04-20Agreement $900,000 — from HERBIE'S PLACE, INC. to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $900,000
2007-04-20Mortgage $785,027 — from HERBIE'S PLACE, INC. to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $785,027
2007-04-20AL&R $900,000 — from HERBIE'S PLACE, INC. to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $900,000
2001-11-29Mortgage $24,372 — from HERBIES PLACE INC to INTERBANK OF NEW YORK $24,372
1990-07-27Mortgage $25,000 — from CASTILLO, CESAR to RUSSO, VINCENT $25,000
1988-03-11Mortgage $125,000 — from PHILPRIDE CORP to AMERICAN S&L ASSN $125,000
1988-01-22Mortgage $205,000 — from PHILPRIDE CORP to AMERICAN SAVS & LOANASN $205,000
1988-01-22Mortgage $60,000 — from RUSSO, VINCENT to PHILPRIDE CORP $60,000
1987-12-30Mortgage $34,605 — from RUSSO, VINCENT to LAMIA, DINO; FIUMEFREDDO, FRANK; TOBIAS, JUDITH $34,605
1987-03-12Mortgage $142,500 — from RUSSO, VINCENT to WOLLENS, JAMES; HURKIN, ROSE $142,500
1987-03-12Mortgage $35,000 — from RUSSO, VINCENT to WOLLENS, JAMES; HURKIN, ROSE $35,000

Ten-year activity

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20240909
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The full timeline

Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 34Ownership & money 38

Every one of the 75 recorded events, 1977–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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