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942 Bergen Street

419Records
17City systems
0Open violations
133.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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419 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 135 311 service requests, 67 HPD complaints, 54 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)OTA 942 BERGEN, LLC
BBL3011490049
BIN3028305

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 133.3. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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

25 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 25).

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

$4,900 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

65 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (12) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · Food Establishment (8) · Real Time Enforcement (6) · Snow or Ice (4) · Building/Use (3).

Filed construction activity

$141,000 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 (1931)
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)OTA 942 BERGEN LLC
Head officerELLEN GUCCIONE
Managing agentDIAMOND MINE REAL ESTATE LLC
Last registered2026-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,313,600 $591,120
2026$1,400,000 $630,000
2027$1,585,000 $713,250

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Word of MouthAmericanNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
8 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Kitchen/Food Prep Area) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

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

SubwayPark Pl — S · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Nostrand Av — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bergen St / Franklin Av — B65 · 100 ft
Citi BikeFranklin Ave & St Marks Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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.

Report a problem to 311

942 Bergen Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

65 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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 DIAMOND MINE REAL ESTATE LLC — 11 buildings, 248 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B5 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
112 West 138 Street MN54 B
50 Greene Avenue BK39 D
802 Bergen Street BK32 B
471 Vanderbilt Avenue BK26 A
1398 Dean Street BK20 C
637 Nostrand Avenue BK18 D
403 Macon Street BK16 B
299 Putnam Avenue BK16 B
303 Putnam Avenue BK16 C
276 Throop Avenue BK8 B
942 Bergen Street BK3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2025-10-10 (lender: Metropolitan Commercial Bank), covering 4 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-10-10Mortgage $1,000,000 — from OTA 1400 DEAN, LLC; OTA 701 ST. MARKS, LLC; OTA 942 BERGEN, LLC; OTA 244 NEW YORK, LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $1,000,000
2025-10-10Agreement $9,461,940 — from OTA 701 ST. MARKS, LLC; OTA 1400 DEAN, LLC; OTA 942 BERGEN, LLC; OTA 244 NEW YORK, LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $9,461,940
2025-06-27Agreement $9,461,940 — from OTA 942 BERGEN, LLC; OTA 244 NEW YORK, LLC; OTA 1400 DEAN, LLC; OTA 701 ST. MARKS, LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $9,461,940
2025-01-29Agreement $1,689,602 — from OTA 1400 DEAN, LLC; OTA 244 NEW YORK, LLC; OTA 942 BERGEN, LLC; OTA 874 BERGEN, LLC; OTA 7 to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $1,689,602
2025-01-29Mortgage $1,689,602 — from OTA 701 ST. MARKS, LLC; OTA 874 BERGEN, LLC; OTA 1400 DEAN, LLC; OTA 942 BERGEN, LLC; OTA to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $1,689,602
2024-07-30Agreement $13,993,450 — from OTA 244 NEW YORK, LLC; OTA 1400 DEAN, LLC; OTA 701 ST. MARKS, LLC; OTA 942 BERGEN, LLC; OT to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $13,993,450
2023-02-17Agreement $13,993,450 — from OTA 1400 244 NEW YORK LLC; OTA 874 BERGEN LLC; OTA 1400 DEAN LLC; OTA 942 BERGEN LLC; OTA to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $13,993,450
2019-10-16CMTG $32,506,550 — from OTA 1400 DEAN, LLC; OTA 942 BERGEN, LLC; OTA 701 ST. MARKS, LLC; OTA 874 BERGEN STREET, LL to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $32,506,550
2017-05-24AL&R $13,993,450 — from OTA 244 NEW YORK, LLC; OTA 1400 DEAN, LLC; OTA 874 BERGEN, LLC; OTA 701 ST. MARKS, LLC; OT to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $13,993,450
2017-05-24Deed $3,700,000 — from ZT 942 BERGEN LLC to OTA 942 BERGEN, LLC $3,700,000
2017-05-24Agreement $13,993,450 — from OTA 701 ST. MARKS, LLC; OTA 874 BERGEN, LLC; OTA 1400 DEAN, LLC; OTA 942 BERGEN, LLC; OTA to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $13,993,450
2017-05-24Mortgage $2,251,064 — from OTA 874 BERGEN, LLC; OTA 1400 DEAN, LLC; OTA 701 ST. MARKS, LLC; OTA 244 NEW YORK, LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $2,251,064
2017-05-18Sold for $3,700,000 $3,700,000 $1,233,333
2016-01-28Agreement $2,100,000 — from ZT 942 BERGEN LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $2,100,000
2016-01-28Mortgage $995,326 — from ZT 942 BERGEN LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $995,326

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000729
20180260311
2019001135
2020001023
20210170513
2022002001030
2023112138
202445141428
2025312527478
202611170524
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 47Housing & tenants 247Ownership & money 55Health & systems 49

Every one of the 419 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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