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108A Somers Street

69Records
12City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Ocean Hill
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69 recorded events, 1996–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 25 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 17 311 service requests, 8 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)UNITED JAMAICA LLC
BBL3015430019
BIN3042050

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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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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

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

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

Filed construction activity

$155,470 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)
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)UNITED JAMAICA LLC
Head officerMANSOUR MEHDIZADEH
Managing agentUNITED JAMAICA LLC
Last registered2026-06-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$960,000 $57,600
2026$1,072,000 $64,320
2027$1,312,000 $78,720

The city's market estimate has risen 37% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayBroadway Junction — A C J L Z · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Fulton St / Eastern Pkwy — B25 · 300 ft
Citi BikeHerkimer St & Eastern Pkwy · 650 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

108A Somers 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

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 UNITED JAMAICA LLC — 3 buildings, 8 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · C1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
524 Jefferson Avenue BK3 C
108A Somers Street BK3 A
1841 Strauss Street BK2 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $247,500 on 2005-01-28 (lender: Fffc F/n/o First Franklin Financial Corp.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-06-21Deed $550,000 — from DRSEP REAL ESTATE PARTNERS, INC to UNITED JAMAICA LLC $550,000
2017-06-12Sold for $550,000 $550,000 $183,333
2017-03-20Deed $450,000 — from SARKAR, BASANTI to DRSEP REAL ESTATE PARTNERS, INC. $450,000
2017-03-15Sold for $450,000 $450,000 $150,000
2005-01-28Mortgage $247,500 — from SARKAR, BASANTI to FFFC F/N/O FIRST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORP $247,500
2000-02-02Mortgage $202,500 — from SARKAR, BASANTI to MORTGAGE MONEY CENTER INC $202,500
1997-09-24Mortgage $165,300 — from SARKAR, BASANTI to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP $165,300
1996-12-06Mortgage $165,300 — from SARKAR, BASANTI to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP $165,300

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174217115
2018100012
2019005005
2020008008
2021003003
2022003003
2023001001
2024001001
2025001001
2026010001
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 32Ownership & money 27Health & systems 2

Every one of the 69 recorded events, 1996–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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