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845 43 Street

1,027Records
19City systems
10Open violations
36.5Penalty rate

1,027 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 344 311 service requests, 326 HPD complaints, 163 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11232
Built1959
Floors6
Res. units58
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)AMHERST LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
BBL3009250055
BIN3018365

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 58% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 36.5. In ZIP 11232, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations10 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-10-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2025–26: 2 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
2
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

121 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (28) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (21) · PLUMBING (14) · PAINT/PLASTER (10) · WATER LEAK (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7).

Filed construction activity

$343,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1959)
YesSix or more residential units (58)
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)AMHERST LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Head officerDAVID BERNHARDT
Managing agentESTATES NY REAL ESTATE SERVICES LLC
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,964,000 $2,233,800
2026$4,480,000 $2,016,000
2027$4,662,000 $2,097,900

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 69/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (1 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway9 Av — D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / 44 St — B70 · 450 ft
Citi BikeNew Utrecht Ave & 9 Ave · 0.2 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 169 Sunset Park
Middle: J.H.S. 223 The Montauk. 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

845 43 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

121 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 ESTATES NY REAL ESTATE SERVICES LLC — 33 buildings, 3,778 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B5 · C10 · D1 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
98-01 67 Avenue QN286 C
150 East 34 Street MN259 A
705 Columbus Avenue MN246 A
620 Columbus Avenue MN231 A
123-60 83 Avenue QN210 C
98-05 67 Avenue QN181 C
72-10 41 Avenue QN143 D
42-42 80 Street QN136 C
102-40 62 Avenue QN129 B
105-40 62 Road QN128 B
410 East 58 Street MN125 A
1628 Ocean Parkway BK124 F
102-45 62 Road QN122 C
31-35 Crescent Street QN122 F
48-50 37 Street QN120 C
97-45 Queens Boulevard QN108 B
102-50 62 Road QN102 C
8301 Bay Parkway BK94 C
1 Prospect Park SW BK82 A
48-50 38 Street QN82 A
48-30 40 Street QN77 A
295 Clinton Avenue BK76 A
62-60 108 Street QN75 A
63-10 108 Street QN75 C
170 East 4 Street BK71 B
4114 9 Avenue BK66 B
7705 Bay Parkway BK62 A
43-24 43 Street QN60 A
43-23 42 Street QN60 A
845 43 Street BK58 A
1201 Ocean Parkway BK56 C
140 East 34 Street MN7 A
415 East 57 Street MN5 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,870,000 on 2013-08-06 (lender: Jp Morgan Chase Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-08-06Agreement $1,870,000 — from AMHERST LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIAT $1,870,000
2013-08-06Mortgage $461,991 — from AMHERST LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIAT $461,991
2013-08-06Mortgage $1,870,000 — from AMHERST LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIAT $1,870,000
2011-06-16Agreement $1,450,000 — from AMHERST LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,450,000
2011-06-16Mortgage $1,069,358 — from AMHERST LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,069,358
2011-06-16Mortgage $1,450,000 — from AMHERST LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,450,000
2005-05-24RPTT $303,586,857 — from SAMUEL J. LEFRAK REVOCABLE TRUST; SAMUEL J. LEFRAK 2001 FAMILY TRUST to RSL STONE CAPITAL LLC; RSL 2005 FAMILY TRUST; STONE CAPITAL REALTY LLC; HARRISON LEFRAK GS $303,586,857
2004-08-17Agreement $450,000 — from AMHERST LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $450,000
2004-08-17Mortgage $95,264 — from AMHERST LEASING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $95,264
1998-12-28Mortgage $6,294 — from AMHERST LEASING LP to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $6,294
1994-02-03Mortgage $112,761 — from LEFRAK, SAMUEL J.; AMHERST REALTY COMPANY to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $112,761
1988-10-03Mortgage $87,535 — from AMHERST RLTY CO/DBA; LEFRAK, SAMUEL J to DIME SAVS BANK OF NY $87,535
1984-12-03Mortgage $10,630 — from AMHERST LEASING CORP to SEAMEN'S BANK FOR SAVS $10,630

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201756790191
201802510154
201900570259
202014180225
202102410144
202221721278
202301960198
202402930297
202521860190
202621760180
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The full timeline

Construction 71Enforcement 46Housing & tenants 855Ownership & money 34Health & systems 21

Every one of the 1,027 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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