840 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 279 311 service requests, 211 HPD complaints, 191 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 142.8. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 7 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-01-23. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
80 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 23 · winter 2025–26: 55 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$310 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
82 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (33) · Noise (13) · PLUMBING (8) · Residential Disposal Complaint (5) · APPLIANCE (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3).
$1,502,925 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1904) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (18) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 541 BERGEN ST LLC |
| Head officer | GLEN BROWN |
| Managing agent | FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP |
| Last registered | 2026-06-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,013,000 | $905,850 |
| 2026 | $2,140,000 | $963,000 |
| 2027 | $2,111,000 | $949,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
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.
| Subway | Bergen St — 2 3 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 7 Av — B Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bergen St / Carlton Av — B65 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Carlton Ave & Dean St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Public School 9 The Sarah Smith Garnet School. 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.
541 Bergen Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
82 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 33 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.
Managed by FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC — 418 buildings, 2,029 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B90 · C94 · D97 · F15. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 418 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $65,640 on 2021-06-17 (lender: Dime Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-17 | AL&R $2,400,000 — from 541 BERGEN ST, LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $2,400,000 | |
| 2021-06-17 | Agreement $2,400,000 — from 541 BERGEN ST, LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $2,400,000 | |
| 2021-06-17 | Mortgage $65,640 — from 541 BERGEN ST, LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $65,640 | |
| 2021-06-17 | Deed $3,325,000 — from 541 BERGEN STREET LLC to 541 BERGEN ST, LLC | $3,325,000 | |
| 2021-06-07 | Sold for $3,325,000 | $3,325,000 | $184,722 |
| 2016-04-13 | Mortgage $1,202,417 — from 541 BERGEN STREET LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,202,417 | |
| 2016-04-13 | Agreement $2,600,000 — from 541 BERGEN STREET LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $2,600,000 | |
| 2016-04-13 | AL&R $2,600,000 — from 541 BERGEN STREET LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $2,600,000 | |
| 2012-04-11 | Agreement $1,500,000 — from MACABI NY ASSOCIATES LLC to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2012-04-11 | AL&R $1,500,000 — from MACABI NY ASSOCIATES LLC to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2012-04-11 | Mortgage $1,135,067 — from MACABI NY ASSOCIATES LLC to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK | $1,135,067 | |
| 2011-10-12 | Deed $1,675,000 — from PROSPECT PARTNERS LLC to MACABI NY ASSOCIATES LLC | $1,675,000 | |
| 2001-02-05 | Mortgage $428,401 — from PROSPECT PARTNERS LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $428,401 | |
| 2001-02-05 | Mortgage $46,599 — from PROSPECT PARTNERS LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $46,599 | |
| 1998-09-04 | Mortgage $540,000 — from PROSPECT PARTNERS LLC to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK | $540,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 44 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 63 |
| 2022 | 13 | 4 | 104 | 0 | 2 | 123 |
| 2023 | 3 | 7 | 102 | 0 | 1 | 113 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 44 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 71 |
Every one of the 840 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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