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154 Penn Street

159Records
11City systems
12Open violations
185Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: South Williamsburg
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159 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 34 ECB/OATH violations, 32 311 service requests, 19 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1899
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)BNEI LEVY EQUITIES LLC
BBL3022180027
BIN3060777

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 185. 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 violations12 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-12.

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.

$82,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (7) · Rodent (3) · Snow or Ice (3) · Derelict Vehicles (2) · Noise (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$823,025 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 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)BNEI LEVY EQUITIES LLC
Head officerJOEL LOWY
Managing agentBNEI LEVY EQUITIES LLC
Last registered2019-12-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,904,000 $114,240
2026$1,992,000 $119,520
2027$2,619,000 $157,140

The city's market estimate has risen 38% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayHewes St — J M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Marcy Av — J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lee Av / Hewes St — B44 B44-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeMarcy Ave & Rutledge St · 900 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 380 John Wayne Elementary. 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

154 Penn 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

18 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,690,000 on 2019-11-25 (lender: Cross County Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-11-25Mortgage $1,690,000 — from BNEI LEVY EQUITIES LLC to CROSS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $1,690,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
42
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000000
2018001001
2019001304
202033540042
202141432124
2022014005
2023023027
202421460527
20255280520
20268090017
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 68Housing & tenants 49Ownership & money 7Health & systems 13

Every one of the 159 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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