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394 Bergen Street

78Records
7City systems
1Open violations
16.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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78 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 35 311 service requests, 19 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 14 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)JEAN C LANGE
BBL3009320022
BIN3018524

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 16.7. In ZIP 11217, 60% 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1995-06-27.

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (1) · Curb Condition (1) · Damaged Tree (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 (1910)
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)JEAN C LANGE; STEPHEN R ETTLINGER
Head officerSTEPHEN R ETTLINGER
Managing agentOWNER
Last registered2025-12-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,436,000 $146,160
2026$3,084,000 $185,040
2027$3,576,000 $214,560

The city's market estimate has risen 47% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bergen St / 5 Av — B63 · 400 ft
Citi BikeBergen St & 4 Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 282 Park Slope. 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

394 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

3 311 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 OWNER — 42 buildings, 142 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B5 · C22 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
35 West 88 Street MN7 A
534 83 Street BK6 D
1946 East 8 Street BK6 A
45 West 73 Street MN5 C
1326 Manor Avenue BX4 C
3005 Matthews Avenue BX4 A
1258 Boynton Avenue BX4 A
1318 Manor Avenue BX4 A
20 East 95 Street MN4 C
1264 Boynton Avenue BX4 D
25-39 95 Street QN4 C
94 Butler Street BK4 B
1160 Elder Avenue BX4 C
95-11 90 Street QN4 C
238 West 136 Street MN4 C
1422 Croes Avenue BX4 C
1324 Manor Avenue BX4 A
838 East 222 Street BX4 C
87-05 Northern Boulevard QN4 C
394 Bergen Street BK3 C
41-12 66 Street QN3 C
1225 Demond Court BK3 C
68-26 78 Street QN3 C
294 West 4 Street MN3 C
300 East 56 Street BK3 C
2411 Matthews Avenue BX3 C
385 8 Street BK3 C
1416 Fteley Avenue BX3 C
47-42 39 Place QN3 B
9118 Avenue A BK3 B
1569 West 3 Street BK3 B
324 Degraw Street BK3 A
1424 Glover Street BX3 A
712 Greene Avenue BK3 D
479 3 Avenue BK2 B
107-09 Monterey Street QN2 C
4618 Church Avenue BK2 C
1331 Boynton Avenue BX2 A
109 Elm Street SI2 C
16 West 9 Street MN1 D
79-17 Atlantic Avenue QN1 F
1802 Schenectady Avenue BK1 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $224,000 on 1997-04-08 (lender: Eab Mortgage Co INC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1997-04-08Mortgage $224,000 — from LANGE, JEAN C; ETTLINGER, STEPHEN R to EAB MORTGAGE CO INC $224,000
1995-08-28Mortgage $165,000 — from MORALES, ROSA to LOAN AMERICA FINANCIAL CORP $165,000
1988-12-05Mortgage $75,000 — from MORALES, ROSA to CITIBANK NA $75,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175005
20187018
20194004
20206006
20215005
20228109
20231001
20241001
20253003
20264004
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The full timeline

Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 54Ownership & money 19Health & systems 3

Every one of the 78 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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