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109 South 4 Street

99Records
8City systems
0Open violations
17.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11249 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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99 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 40 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 39 311 service requests, 6 bedbug filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11249
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)MESSNER, TOVA
BBL3024300034
BIN3063257

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 17.5. In ZIP 11249, 60% 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

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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Noise (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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)109 SOUTH 4TH LLC
Head officerALAN MESSNER
Managing agentNBM Management LLC
Last registered2025-12-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,391,000 $625,950
2026$1,374,000 $618,300
2027$1,334,000 $600,300

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% 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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bedford Av — L · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / S 4 St — B62 · 250 ft
Citi BikeS 3 St & Bedford Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

109 South 4 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

6 311 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 NBM MANAGEMENT LLC — 43 buildings, 359 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B7 · C14 · D15 · F5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2075 Wallace Avenue BX190 F
343 Broadway BK10 B
253 South 3 Street BK7 B
35 Ten Eyck Street BK6 B
179 Graham Avenue BK6 B
128 Boerum Street BK6 B
276 South 5 Street BK6 C
410 Lorimer Street BK6 B
1285 Madison Street BK6 B
151 Meserole Street BK5 C
735 Rogers Avenue BK4 C
946 Bedford Avenue BK4 D
450 South 5 Street BK4 A
565 Gates Avenue BK4 D
957 Kent Avenue BK4 D
65 South 6 Street BK4 C
584 Broadway BK4 D
940 Bedford Avenue BK4 D
312 South 4 Street BK4 C
296 Cooper Street BK4 D
423 Wythe Avenue BK4 D
166 Wilson Street BK4 C
336 Grand Street BK4 D
364 Grand Street BK4 C
279 South 5 Street BK4 C
109 South 4 Street BK4 C
314 South 4 Street BK4 C
58A Vernon Avenue BK4 D
173 Hart Street BK3 F
261 South 3 Street BK3 D
167 Hart Street BK3 D
180 Hart Street BK3 D
421 Wythe Avenue BK3 C
916 Thomas S Boyland St BK3 F
183 Hart Street BK3 D
138 Manhattan Avenue BK3 C
124 Hart Street BK3 F
968 Myrtle Avenue BK3 D
63 Pulaski Street BK3 C
108 Marcy Avenue BK2 C
322 Union Avenue BK2 D
444 Lafayette Avenue BK2 F
113 Clifton Place BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $480,051 on 2020-10-27 (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
2020-11-19Agreement $980,000 — from MESSNER, TOVA; MESSNER, ALAN to MERS $980,000
2020-10-27Mortgage $480,052 — from MESSNER, ALAN; MESSNER, TOVA to MERS $480,052
2012-03-19Mortgage $594,900 — from MESSNER, TOVA; MESSNER, ALAN to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $594,900
2005-03-24Mortgage $630,000 — from MESSNER, ALAN; MESSNER, TOVA to MERS $630,000
1999-10-22Mortgage $86,881 — from MESSNER, ALAN; MESSNER, TOVA to FIRST FINANCIAL EQUITIES INC $86,881
1997-04-29Mortgage $190,185 — from MESSNER, MIRIAM; MESSNER, TOVA; MESSNER, ALAN to OLYMPIA MORTGAGE CORP $190,185
1996-04-23Mortgage $144,000 — from TOBIAS, MARK R; ASCIONE, ENRICO P to FEDERAL STANDARD MORTGAGE BANKING CORP $144,000
1986-04-30Mortgage $65,650 — from MC VICKER, JOHN to INTERCOUNTY MTGEE CORP $65,650

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171023
20183003
20191001
202046010
20214004
2022100111
20232013
20245005
20252002
20264004
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The full timeline

Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 50Ownership & money 41Health & systems 4

Every one of the 99 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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