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90 South 4 Street

348Records
14City systems
44Open violations
30Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11249 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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348 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 180 311 service requests, 45 HPD housing violations, 26 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11249
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)HELEEN HEYNING 2025 REVOCABLE TRUST
BBL3024430009
BIN3321314

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. 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

Open HPD violations44 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 1978-05-31.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

53 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (39) · Missed Collection (4) · Outdoor Dining (3) · Graffiti (2) · Green Taxi Complaint (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$300,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)CHAIM SOFER
Last registered2012-01-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,402,000 $144,120
2026$2,580,000 $154,800
2027$2,714,000 $162,840

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
MY Friend DukeNot yet graded—
Nicky's UnisexAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bedford Av — L · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / S 4 St — B62 · 450 ft
Citi BikeS 4 St & Wythe Ave · 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

90 South 4 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

53 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $38,000 on 1985-08-14 (lender: Carpintiero, Marie and Lopez, Otiliob). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1985-08-14Mortgage $38,000 — from HEYNING, HELEEN to LOPEZ, OTILIOB; CARPINTIERO, MARIE $38,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
43
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700120012
2018006017
20197790124
2020216180036
2021513250043
202202190021
202300120113
202400280028
202500152118
20264090013
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 50Housing & tenants 252Ownership & money 12Health & systems 6

Every one of the 348 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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