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837 Halsey Street

118Records
11City systems
0Open violations
6.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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118 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 59 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 15 311 service requests, 9 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING
BBL3014910052
BIN3039968

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 69% 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 6.7. 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

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

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (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)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)RESURRECTION HOMES, HDFC
Head officerWENDY MCCLINTON
Managing agentBLACK VETERANS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE, INC.
Last registered2025-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,096,000 $493,200
2026$1,224,000 $550,800
2027$1,469,000 $661,050

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

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

SubwayHalsey St — J · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Gates Av — J Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Saratoga Av — B26 · 300 ft
Citi BikeMacon St & Howard Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 005 Dr. Ronald McNair. 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

837 Halsey 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

1 311 service request 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 BLACK VETERANS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, INC. — 13 buildings, 124 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B6 · C4 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
308 Throop Avenue BK21 C
495 Sterling Place BK20 D
360 East 193 Street BX14 B
474 Quincy Street BK14 B
Duryea Place BK10 B
317 Malcolm X Boulevard BK8 B
213 Buffalo Avenue BK6 B
837 Halsey Street BK6 A
1078 Bedford Avenue BK6 C
689 Halsey Street BK6 C
453 Jefferson Avenue BK6 B
9 Halsey Street BK4 D
119 Decatur Street BK3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,371,422 on 2006-11-28 (lender: United States Department Of Housing), covering 7 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
2019-12-05Mortgage $1,113,570 — from RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,113,570
2019-12-05AL&R $1,113,570 — from RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,113,570
2006-11-28AL&R $7,371,422 — from SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME to RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F $7,371,422
2006-11-28Mortgage $7,371,422 — from RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING $7,371,422
2006-11-28Mortgage $776,471 — from RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING to BPD BANK $776,471
2003-07-07DEEDO $25,000 — from ALPHA AND OMEGA , INC., to J.P. APARTMENTS, INC., $25,000
2000-02-10Mortgage $247,900 — from ALPHA AND OMEGA INC to RYAN EXPRESS EQUITIES CORP $247,900
1997-12-22Mortgage $142,500 — from ANDERSON, JOHN G JR to FHB FUNDING CORP $142,500
1996-05-02Mortgage $22,000 — from 835-837 HALSEY ST INC to DOUSTAN, DINA; EGBUCHULAM, LAMBERT $22,000
1996-05-02Mortgage $125,000 — from 835-837 HALSEY ST INC to WINSTON, JUDITH; ROSENTHAL, JEROME C.; HARTMAN, ROY $125,000
1996-01-30Mortgage $96,250 — from 835 HALSEY ST INC (N.Y.) to ROSENTHAL, JEROME C; RETIREMENT ACCOUNT INC/CUST; LEWIS, ALLEN S/FBO; PARRY, JULIA; WILLEN $96,250
1996-01-30Mortgage $22,000 — from 835-837 HALSEY STREET INC. to EGBUCHULAM, LAMBERT; DOUSTAN, DINA $22,000
1996-01-30Mortgage $28,100 — from 835-837 HALSEY ST INC to DRORY, EATAMAR; DRORY, MURIEL $28,100
1991-01-30Mortgage $69,450 — from DOUSTAN, DINA; EGBUCHULAM, LAMBERT to JOCATO REALTY CORP $69,450

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703205
201802002
201900707
202002013
202103003
202202013
202302002
202403014
202501012
202611013
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 35Ownership & money 59Health & systems 5

Every one of the 118 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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