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871 Driggs Avenue

112Records
9City systems
6Open violations
28.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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112 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 36 311 service requests, 18 DOB permits, 17 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1899
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)871 DRIGGS LLC
BBL3021390003
BIN3059622

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 28.3. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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

Open HPD violations6 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1984-06-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (3) · Rodent (3) · Real Time Enforcement (3) · Noise (1) · Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition (1) · Curb Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$3,005,770 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1899)
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)871 Driggs LLC
Head officerSolomon Simkowitz
Managing agentTehillim Management LLC
Last registered2025-08-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,158,000 $249,480
2026$4,908,000 $294,480
2027$4,275,000 $256,500

The city's market estimate has risen 3% 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

SubwayMarcy Av — J M Z · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Roebling St / S 8 St — B62 · 350 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & Roebling St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 016 Leonard Dunkly. 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

871 Driggs Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

13 311 service requests 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 TEHILLIM MANAGEMENT LLC — 16 buildings, 72 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B3 · C6 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
156 Martense Street BK9 A
158 Martense Street BK9 B
379 South 5 Street BK8 A
153 Division Avenue BK6 A
295 Himrod Street BK6 A
537 Marcy Avenue BK4 D
313 Willoughby Avenue BK4 C
464 Park Avenue BK3 D
186 Broadway BK3 B
871 Driggs Avenue BK3 C
69 Lee Avenue BK3 B
107 Franklin Avenue BK3 C
311 Willoughby Avenue BK3 C
65 Skillman Street BK3 C
510 DeKalb Avenue BK3 C
49 Herbert Street BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,000,000 on 2025-07-16 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-07-16Deed $4,100,000 — from WITTER, RICHARD to 871 DRIGGS LLC $4,100,000
2025-07-16Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 871 DRIGGS LLC to MERS $3,000,000
2025-07-08Sold for $4,100,000 $4,100,000 $1,366,667
1984-03-20Mortgage $10,800 — from WITTER, RICHARD B to CENTRAL FDL SAVINGSFSB $10,800

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003003
2018003014
2019003014
2020004004
2021005005
2022004004
2023006006
20240080210
20257267022
202623230028
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The full timeline

Construction 30Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 54Ownership & money 18Health & systems 4

Every one of the 112 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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