625 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 281 311 service requests, 100 HPD complaints, 50 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 55% 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 18. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-08-04. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
55 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 16 · winter 2025–26: 29). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
93 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (27) · Illegal Parking (22) · Noise (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · Street Condition (3) · Dirty Condition (3).
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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2008) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (67) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | BERGEN PALACE NY LLC |
| Head officer | ABRAHAM J HOFFMAN |
| Managing agent | BUSHBURG PROPERTIES INC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15,628,000 | $7,032,600 |
| 2026 | $15,150,000 | $6,817,500 |
| 2027 | $16,443,000 | $7,399,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 45/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| 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 | Park Pl — S · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Franklin Av — C S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bergen St / Classon Av — B65 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Classon Ave & St Marks Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Brooklyn Arts and Science Elementary School Middle: Ebbets Field Middle 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.
824 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 |
93 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 27 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 BUSHBURG PROPERTIES INC — 7 buildings, 3,595 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 395 Carroll St | BK | 1641 | A |
| 130 Water Street | MN | 1418 | A |
| 2840 Atlantic Avenue | BK | 320 | B |
| 635 4 Avenue | BK | 91 | A |
| 824 Bergen Street | BK | 67 | A |
| 12 Rockwell Place | BK | 52 | A |
| 858 Hancock Street | BK | 6 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $14,150,000 on 2006-11-29 (lender: North Fork Bank), covering 3 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-25 | Agreement $15,000,000 — from BERGEN PALACE NY LLC to ASTORIA BANK | $15,000,000 | |
| 2006-11-29 | Mortgage $14,150,000 — from DOWNTOWN DEVELOPERS, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $14,150,000 | |
| 2006-11-29 | Mortgage $3,800,000 — from DOWNTOWN DEVELOPERS, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $3,800,000 | |
| 2006-11-29 | AL&R $17,950,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to DOWNTOWN DEVELOPERS, LLC | $17,950,000 | |
| 2005-09-19 | Deed $5,250,000 — from ALFRED LEPORE CHILDREN, LLC to DOWNTOWN DEVELOPERS, LLC | $5,250,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 2018 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2019 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 26 |
| 2020 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 24 |
| 2021 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 24 |
| 2022 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 19 |
| 2023 | 4 | 47 | 4 | 55 |
| 2024 | 0 | 46 | 5 | 51 |
| 2025 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 55 |
| 2026 | 0 | 63 | 3 | 66 |
Every one of the 625 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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