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168 Beard Street

79Records
8City systems
0Open violations
18.8Penalty rate

79 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 50 311 service requests, 9 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 7 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11231
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)BEARD-DIKEMAN LLC C/O
BBL3006030038
BIN3008853

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 18.8. 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

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Rodent (1) · Sidewalk 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 (1931)
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)BEARD DIKEMAN LLC
Head officerGREG O'CONNELL
Managing agentO'C CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC
Last registered2025-11-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$936,000 $421,200
2026$1,123,000 $505,350
2027$1,348,000 $606,600

The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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

SubwaySmith-9 Sts — F G · 1.0 mi straight-line (about a 26-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Van Dyke St / Van Brunt St — B61 · 400 ft
Citi BikeVan Brunt St & Van Dyke St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

168 Beard 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

12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 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: $25,000 on 1984-05-25 (lender: Independence Savingsbk). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1984-05-25Mortgage $25,000 — from O'CONNELL, BRIAN to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBK $25,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
9
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170606
20180202
20190101
20200202
20210303
20220404
20231809
20240303
20250808
20260516
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The full timeline

Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 65Ownership & money 9Health & systems 1

Every one of the 79 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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