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2044 Bergen Street

3,902Records
18City systems
91Open violations
823.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Ocean Hill
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3,902 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,484 HPD complaints, 1,218 HPD housing violations, 954 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units16
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)2044 BERGEN LLC
BBL3014540022
BIN3039108

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 823.8. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations91 total — 41 class C (immediately hazardous), 35 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 2022-06-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

49 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 23 · winter 2025–26: 24). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

207 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (43) · DOOR/WINDOW (38) · PLUMBING (28) · PAINT/PLASTER (25) · HEAT/HOT WATER (23) · FLOORING/STAIRS (19).

Filed construction activity

$13,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)2044 BERGEN LLC
Head officerROBERT RAPHAEL
Managing agentGILMAN MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-09-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$798,000 $359,100
2026$742,000 $333,900
2027$772,000 $347,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

SubwayRockaway Av — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Atlantic Av — L · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Thomas S Boyland St / Saint Marks Av — B7 · 300 ft
Citi BikeSt Marks Ave & Thomas S. Boyland St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

2044 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

207 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 23 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 GILMAN MANAGEMENT CORP. — 48 buildings, 1,313 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B11 · C17 · D11 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
582 St Nicholas Avenue MN96 C
255 Lafayette Street MN93 A
175 Hawthorne Street BK67 C
461 Audubon Avenue MN66 B
3569 DeKalb Avenue BX59 F
574 St Nicholas Avenue MN54 D
80 St Nicholas Place MN48 C
97 Seaman Avenue MN48 B
1990 Gleason Avenue BX46 A
89 Seaman Avenue MN43 D
1996 Gleason Avenue BX42 A
142 South 9 Street BK41 B
190 South 8 Street BK41 C
575 Herkimer Street BK38 D
397 East 49 Street BK34 C
224 South 3 Street BK33 B
105 Lefferts Place BK32 D
503 West 167 Street MN30 C
513 East 13 Street MN27 B
75 Monroe Street MN24 B
1616 President Street BK24 D
113 Henry Street MN22 A
11 Rutland Road BK20 B
127 Orchard Street MN20 B
121 Henry Street MN20 B
142 West 139 Street MN20 C
552 West 185 Street MN20 D
1865 2 Avenue MN17 D
158 Stanton Street MN16 B
132 Herkimer Street BK16 C
140 Herkimer Street BK16 C
136 Herkimer Street BK16 C
2044 Bergen Street BK16 D
119 Henry Street MN13 A
417 West 150 Street MN10 C
128 Madison Avenue MN9 C
378 Hooper Street BK8 D
937 Jefferson Avenue BK8 D
276 Marion Street BK8 B
1229 Halsey Street BK8 C
552 Dean Street BK8 F
399 Berry Street BK7 D
160 Stanton Street MN6 C
696 Miller Avenue BK6 C
96 Christopher Street MN6 A
328 Bleecker Street MN5 C
326 Bleecker Street MN3 A
94 Christopher Street MN3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $411,815 on 2014-09-22 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-07-05AL&R $1,100,000 — from 2044 BERGEN LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $1,100,000
2019-07-05Agreement $1,100,000 — from 2044 BERGEN LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $1,100,000
2019-06-10ASPM $1,461,697 — from 2044 BERGEN LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,461,697
2019-06-10Deed $2,165,269 — from BERGEN APT NY LLC to 2044 BERGEN LLC $2,165,269
2019-05-30Sold for $2,165,269 $2,165,269 $135,329
2014-09-22AL&R $1,575,000 — from BERGEN APT NY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,575,000
2014-09-22Mortgage $411,815 — from BERGEN APT NY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $411,815
2014-09-22Agreement $1,575,000 — from BERGEN APT NY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,575,000
2011-09-01Mortgage $1,225,000 — from BERGEN APT. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,225,000
2011-01-14Deed $1,045,000 — from 2044 BERGEN ASSOC. LLC to BERGEN APT. LLC $1,045,000
2006-06-20AL&R $700,000 — from TREFF & LOWY PLLC to 890 JEFFERSON AVE. REALTY LLC; 2044 BERGEN ASSOC. LLC; 1059 BERGEN PROPERTIES LLC; 2129 CO $700,000
2006-06-20Mortgage $700,000 — from 2129 CORTELYOU ROAD LLC; 1055 BLAKE AVENUE LLC; 890 JEFFERSON AVE. REALTY LLC; 1059 BERGEN to TREFF & LOWY PLLC $700,000
2005-11-28Mortgage $442,763 — from 2044 BERGEN ASSOC. LLC to WASHIGNTON MUTUAL BANK $442,763
2005-11-28Agreement $1,100,000 — from 2044 BERGEN ASSOC. LLC to WASHIGNTON MUTUAL BANK $1,100,000
2005-11-28Agreement $1,100,000 — from 2044 BERGEN ASSOC. LLC to WASHIGNTON MUTUAL BANK $1,100,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172623600244
20180019100191
20190416971181
20200124601248
20210124601248
20220111001112
20230212701130
2024119721102
20252119803204
20260149104496
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 61Housing & tenants 3,757Ownership & money 53Health & systems 15

Every one of the 3,902 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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