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399 South 4 Street

127Records
14City systems
5Open violations
58Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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127 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 34 311 service requests, 24 HPD housing violations, 18 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)399-401 S 4TH ST REDEVELOPMENT ASSO
BBL3024380027
BIN3063381

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 58. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-08-01.

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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: Snow or Ice (2) · Noise (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · FLOORING/STAIRS (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)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)399-401 SOUTH 4TH STREET REDEVELOPMENT ASSOC.
Head officerMARTIN NEEDELMAN
Managing agentLOS SURES MANAGEMENT CO
Last registered2025-12-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,347,000 $606,150
2026$1,264,000 $568,800
2027$1,517,000 $682,650

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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

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

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

SubwayHewes St — J M · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Broadway — G · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: S 4 St / Hewes St — B60 · 50 ft
Citi BikeStagg St & Union Ave · 350 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

399 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 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: $2,472,954 on 1995-07-27 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 4 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
2021-06-29RPTT&RET $2,472,954 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1994 LIMITED PARTNE to SOUTHSIDE PRESERVATION HOUSING DEV FUND $2,472,954
1995-07-27Mortgage $2,472,954 — from 399-401 SOUTH 4TH STREET REDEVELOPMENT A to NYC HPD $2,472,954

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
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201805016
201904015
202002013
202105139
202205027
202312014
202402013
20250130114
202607018
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 83Ownership & money 14Health & systems 14

Every one of the 127 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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