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228 South 3 Street

864Records
17City systems
0Open violations
29.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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864 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 479 HPD complaints, 220 311 service requests, 53 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units30
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)228 SOUTH 3RD RLTY CORP
BBL3024330018
BIN3063300

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 54% 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 29.7. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-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

26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

55 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (17) · HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · WATER LEAK (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · GENERAL (2).

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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (30)
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)228 SOUTH 3RD REALTY CORP
Head officerJACOB HAGER
Managing agentHAGER MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,687,000 $1,209,150
2026$3,181,000 $1,431,450
2027$3,310,000 $1,489,500

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Williamsburg Bridge Plaza / Lane 1 — B39 B60 · 500 ft
Citi BikeS 4 St & Roebling St · 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

228 South 3 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

55 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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 HAGER MANAGEMENT INC — 44 buildings, 1,571 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B15 · C4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
740 Empire Boulevard BK96 B
91-32 195 Street QN96 A
947 Montgomery Street BK94 A
5619 15 Avenue BK72 A
300 Linden Boulevard BK72 B
272 Crown Street BK70 A
89-04 148 Street QN66 A
740 Clarkson Avenue BK57 A
2620 Glenwood Road BK54 A
1497 Carroll Street BK53 B
616 East 21 Street BK53 A
100 Broadway BK47 A
49 Clarkson Avenue BK47 A
1720 Nostrand Avenue BK45 A
68 St Pauls Place BK42 B
322 Rodney Street BK42 A
642 Crown Street BK40 A
170 New York Avenue BK36 A
77 Division Avenue BK35 A
213 Union Avenue BK34 A
81 Crooke Avenue BK32 A
281 Crown Street BK31 B
291 Crown Street BK30 A
228 South 3 Street BK30 A
126 Graham Avenue BK27 A
180 Erasmus Street BK27 B
1255 Park Place BK24 A
596 Bushwick Avenue BK21 B
1129 43 Street BK20 B
206 South 3 Street BK20 B
1135 43 Street BK20 B
1495 Nostrand Avenue BK18 B
448 East 22 Street BK13 A
451 East 22 Street BK13 C
440 East 22 Street BK13 B
459 East 22 Street BK13 C
434 East 22 Street BK13 B
454 East 22 Street BK13 B
95 Seigel Street BK10 A
437 East 22 Street BK9 C
429 16 Street BK8 B
420 Bleecker Street BK6 C
1720 Palmetto Street QN6 A
1415 53 Street BK3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $150,000 on 1990-01-22 (lender: Bridge Plaza Estates). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-07-26Mortgage $3,800,000 — from 228 SOUTH 3RD REALTY CORP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A $3,800,000
1990-01-22Mortgage $150,000 — from 228 SOUTH 3RD ST ASSOC to BRIDGE PLAZA ESTATES $150,000
1987-02-05Mortgage $300,000 — from BRIDGE PLAZA ESTATES to COOPER, JULIA $300,000
1983-12-09Mortgage $49,000 — from JULBECK REALTY CORP to GARTNER, DOROTHY $49,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201725029
20182130722
20190160218
20201210123
20210451147
20220420042
20234230128
20241720174
20250200222
2026070310
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 55Housing & tenants 763Ownership & money 17Health & systems 25

Every one of the 864 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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