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778 Driggs Avenue

938Records
19City systems
55Open violations
137.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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938 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 306 311 service requests, 304 HPD complaints, 173 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1915
Floors6
Res. units29
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)RODNEY, DRIGGS AND SOUTH THIRD STREET HO USING
BBL3024310025
BIN3063278

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 137.4. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations55 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 32 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2022-08-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

40 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 13 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 19 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

13
’23–24
4
’24–25
19
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

121 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (20) · HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · PAINT/PLASTER (12) · DOOR/WINDOW (11) · PLUMBING (11) · WATER LEAK (10).

Filed construction activity

$727,650 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (29)
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)RODNEY,DRIGGS & SO 3RD STREET HDFC
Head officerJUAN RAMOS
Managing agentLOS SURES MANAGEMENT CO
Last registered2025-10-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,765,000 $794,250
2026$1,963,000 $883,350
2027$2,070,000 $931,500

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 35/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bedford Av — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Driggs Av / S 4 St — B62 · 200 ft
Citi BikeDriggs Ave & S 2 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane 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

778 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

121 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 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 LOS SURES MANAGEMENT — 30 buildings, 783 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B19 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
21 Montieth Street BK94 A
145 South 3 Street BK66 A
201 South 4 Street BK56 B
201 Roebling Street BK56 B
95 Throop Avenue BK52 B
209 South 2 Street BK35 B
103 South 3 Street BK35 A
355 South 3 Street BK34 C
778 Driggs Avenue BK29 B
344 Bedford Avenue BK26 A
160 South 2 Street BK25 A
743 Driggs Avenue BK25 B
184 South 2 Street BK24 B
188 South 2 Street BK24 B
344 Rodney Street BK24 B
258 Grand Street BK23 C
249 South 1 Street BK22 B
383 Hewes Street BK22 A
907 Driggs Avenue BK21 A
434 South 5 Street BK17 B
120 South 1 Street BK15 B
238 Metropolitan Avenue BK12 B
232 Metropolitan Avenue BK9 C
399 South 4 Street BK8 B
73 South 9 Street BK7 B
401 South 4 Street BK6 B
60 North 8 Street BK6 B
368 Hooper Street BK5 B
300 Bedford Avenue BK3 D
407 South 5 Street BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $640,516 on 2010-06-11 (lender: City Of New York- Department Of Housing), covering 3 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
2019-09-17Agreement $4,269,142 — from RODNEY DRIGGS AND SOUTH THIRD STREET HOU to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $4,269,142
2010-06-11Mortgage $640,516 — from RODNEY, DRIGGS AND SOUTH THIRD STREET HO to CITY OF NEW YORK- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING $640,516
2010-06-11Agreement $3,628,627 — from CITY OF NEW YORK- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING to RODNEY, DRIGGS AND SOUTH THIRD STREET HO $3,628,627
2010-06-11RPTT&RET $3,606,711 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1988 LIMITED PARTNE to RODNEY DRIGGS AND SOUTH THIRD STREET HDF $3,606,711
1988-12-29Mortgage $4,141,129 — from DRIGGS, RODNEY; SOUTH 3RDST REDVLPTASSO to NYC HPD $4,141,129

Ten-year activity

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2022
2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017323008
201853150528
20191574623
20200180211
202123220330
202212700578
202301720376
20242412703136
202513430249
20260210403109
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 62Housing & tenants 794Ownership & money 21Health & systems 33

Every one of the 938 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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