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249 Berry Street

1,456Records
18City systems
22Open violations
131.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11249 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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1,456 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 481 311 service requests, 474 HPD complaints, 322 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11249
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)LAM BROTHERS REALTY L
BBL3023800001
BIN3062610

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 131.8. In ZIP 11249, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations22 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2009-08-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

1 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

195 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (57) · Illegal Parking (20) · Water System (12) · DOOR/WINDOW (11) · Vendor Enforcement (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10).

Filed construction activity

$17,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)LAM BROTHERS REALTY LLC
Head officerSIMON KATZ
Managing agentLAM BROTHERS REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-12-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,894,000 $1,302,300
2026$3,277,000 $1,474,650
2027$3,250,000 $1,462,500

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bang Bang BangkokThaiA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayBedford Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Marcy Av — J M Z · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand St / Bedford Av — Q59 · 300 ft
Citi BikeGrand St & Wythe Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 084 Jose De Diego. 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

249 Berry Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

195 311 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: $102,361 on 2021-09-16 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-09-16Agreement $1,000,000 — from LAM BROTHERS REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,000,000
2021-09-16Mortgage $102,362 — from LAM BROTHERS REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $102,362
2016-09-28Agreement $1,013,251 — from LAM BROTHERS REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $1,013,251
2016-09-28Agreement $1,013,251 — from LAM BROTHERS REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $1,013,251
2011-12-30Agreement $1,100,000 — from LAM BROTHERS REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $1,100,000
2011-12-30Mortgage $190,293 — from LAM BROTHERS REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $190,293
2011-12-30AL&R $1,100,000 — from LAM BROTHERS REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $1,100,000
2008-12-31Agreement $760,000 to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $760,000
2008-12-31Mortgage $150,000 — from LAM BROTHERS REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $150,000
2008-12-31Mortgage $51,318 — from LAM BROTHERS REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $51,318
2004-03-04Mortgage $800,000 — from LAM BROTHERS REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $800,000
2000-02-09Mortgage $330,000 — from LAM BROTHERS REALTYCORP to DANNY LAM $330,000
1992-05-04Mortgage $156,026 — from LAM BROTHERS REAL EST/IN to NYC HPD $156,026
1991-03-07Mortgage $120,000 — from LAM BROS REAL ESTATE to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP $120,000
1991-03-07Mortgage $60,000 — from LAM BROTHERS REAL ESTATE to MENDEZ, HERMINIO $60,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017105006
20180925901269
201900670370
202000340135
202100315137
20220010501106
2023069803107
2024029506103
202502730277
2026009703100
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 48Housing & tenants 1,309Ownership & money 40Health & systems 31

Every one of the 1,456 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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