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314 South 4 Street

223Records
10City systems
0Open violations
33.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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223 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 131 311 service requests, 23 HPD complaints, 22 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)314 SOUTH 4TH, LLC
BBL3024490009
BIN3321315, 3321316

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 33.3. In ZIP 11211, 58% 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

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

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Noise (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Indoor Air Quality (1).

Filed construction activity

$125,310 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (4)
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)314 SOUTH 4TH LLC
Head officerALAN MESSNER
Managing agentNBM Management LLC
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,259,000 $566,550
2026$1,511,000 $679,950
2027$1,813,000 $815,850

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-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

314 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

16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 NBM MANAGEMENT LLC — 43 buildings, 359 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B7 · C14 · D15 · F5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2075 Wallace Avenue BX190 F
343 Broadway BK10 B
253 South 3 Street BK7 B
35 Ten Eyck Street BK6 B
179 Graham Avenue BK6 B
128 Boerum Street BK6 B
276 South 5 Street BK6 C
410 Lorimer Street BK6 B
1285 Madison Street BK6 B
151 Meserole Street BK5 C
735 Rogers Avenue BK4 C
946 Bedford Avenue BK4 D
450 South 5 Street BK4 A
565 Gates Avenue BK4 D
957 Kent Avenue BK4 D
65 South 6 Street BK4 C
584 Broadway BK4 D
940 Bedford Avenue BK4 D
312 South 4 Street BK4 C
296 Cooper Street BK4 D
423 Wythe Avenue BK4 D
166 Wilson Street BK4 C
336 Grand Street BK4 D
364 Grand Street BK4 C
279 South 5 Street BK4 C
109 South 4 Street BK4 C
314 South 4 Street BK4 C
58A Vernon Avenue BK4 D
173 Hart Street BK3 F
261 South 3 Street BK3 D
167 Hart Street BK3 D
180 Hart Street BK3 D
421 Wythe Avenue BK3 C
916 Thomas S Boyland St BK3 F
183 Hart Street BK3 D
138 Manhattan Avenue BK3 C
124 Hart Street BK3 F
968 Myrtle Avenue BK3 D
63 Pulaski Street BK3 C
108 Marcy Avenue BK2 C
322 Union Avenue BK2 D
444 Lafayette Avenue BK2 F
113 Clifton Place BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $34,909 on 2023-11-17 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-11-17Agreement $1,000,000 — from 314 SOUTH 4TH LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $1,000,000
2023-11-17Mortgage $34,910 — from 314 SOUTH 4TH LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $34,910
2014-03-17AL&R $1,200,000 — from 314 SOUTH 4TH, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $1,200,000
2014-03-17Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 314 SOUTH 4TH, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $1,200,000
2004-01-12Mortgage $30,620 — from MESSNER, ALAN to MERS $30,620
2004-01-12Agreement $30,620 — from MESSNER, ALAN to MERS $30,620
2002-05-09Mortgage $495,000 — from MESSNER, ALAN to FIRST FINANCIAL EQUITIES INC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONICREGISTRATION SYSTEMS $495,000
2002-01-18Mortgage $282,312 — from MESSNER, ALAN to FIRST FINANCIAL EQUITIES INC $282,312
1996-08-29Mortgage $188,000 — from WAGSCHAL, MEYER to CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORP $188,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700170017
201800400242
2019003003
2020005005
202102370039
2022106007
2023001405
2024006006
2025006006
202600120214
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The full timeline

Construction 1Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 179Ownership & money 22Health & systems 15

Every one of the 223 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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