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1484 Herkimer Street

267Records
13City systems
21Open violations
259.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Ocean Hill
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267 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 88 HPD housing violations, 52 311 service requests, 36 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)NORTON REALTY MG CLUSTER, L.P.
BBL3015740018
BIN3042799

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 259.8. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
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 violations21 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2016-04-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

56 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 53 · winter 2024–25: 3). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

53
’23–24
3
’24–25

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

$500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (23) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Boilers (1) · Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint (1) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Illegal Parking (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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)NORTON REALTY MG CLUSTER,LP
Head officerTAMIR NORTON
Managing agentGUYTECH MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC
Last registered2024-10-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$778,800 $350,460
2026$745,000 $335,250
2027$894,000 $402,300

The city's market estimate has risen 15% 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

SubwayBroadway Junction — A C J L Z · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Fulton St / Van Sinderen Av — B25 · 400 ft
Citi BikeVan Sinderen Ave & Atlantic Ave · 400 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

1484 Herkimer 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

29 311 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 GUYTECH MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC — 7 buildings, 48 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1484 Herkimer Street BK8 C
216 Hull Street BK8 C
1480 Herkimer Street BK8 C
18 Havens Place BK6 B
213 Hull Street BK6 B
215 Mother Gaston Blvd BK6 C
2160 Dean Street BK6 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,661,562 on 2008-10-28 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 6 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
2010-10-18Agreement $275,039 — from NORTON REALTY MG CLUSTER, L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK $275,039
2010-10-18Agreement $5,661,562 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to NORTON REALTY MG CLUSTER, L.P. $5,661,562
2008-10-28Deed $5,661,562 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to NORTON REALTY MG CLUSTER, L.P. $5,661,562
2008-10-28Mortgage $5,661,562 — from NORTON REALTY MG CLUSTER, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $5,661,562
2006-08-01Mortgage $6,235,500 to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $6,235,500
2006-08-01Mortgage $342,091 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $342,091
2006-08-01Mortgage $375,561 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $375,561
2006-08-01Mortgage $4,065,550 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. $4,065,550

Ten-year activity

100500
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2021
2022
88
2023
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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170606
20180112
20190000
20200303
20210808
2022013013
2023385088
2024026026
20250202
2026012012
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 185Ownership & money 28Health & systems 13

Every one of the 267 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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