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344 Rodney Street

778Records
17City systems
42Open violations
109.1Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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778 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 285 311 service requests, 263 HPD complaints, 122 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1915
Floors6
Res. units24
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)RODNEY, DRIGGS AND SOUTH THIRD STREET HO USING
BBL3024360004
BIN3063330

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 109.1. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations42 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2020-07-07.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
10
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

85 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · PLUMBING (7) · GENERAL (7) · ELECTRIC (4).

Filed construction activity

$85,030 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (24)
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 & SOUTH 3RD 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$1,311,000 $589,950
2026$1,297,000 $583,650
2027$1,479,000 $665,550

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (0 in the last three years).

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: S 4 St / Rodney St — B60 · 150 ft
Citi BikeS 4 St & Rodney St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 319 (K-1), 414 (K-5). 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

344 Rodney 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

85 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017007018
201884510366
20191154415
202000310233
202101390343
202202210427
202300330235
202400470148
202520370140
20261212502130
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 688Ownership & money 18Health & systems 27

Every one of the 778 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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