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145 Driggs Avenue

756Records
15City systems
2Open violations
461Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11222 · Neighborhood: Greenpoint
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756 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 293 311 service requests, 145 HPD complaints, 124 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11222
Built1928
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)145 DRIGGS LLC
BBL3027020024
BIN3067639

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 461. In ZIP 11222, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-01-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

123 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 119 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

119
’23–24
2
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

66 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (47) · Rodent (2) · Plumbing (2) · Food Poisoning (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Noise (2).

Filed construction activity

$76,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1928)
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)145 DRIGGS LLC
Head officerMORDECHAI Z KATZ
Managing agentMORDECHAI Z KATZ
Last registered2025-10-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,248,800 $1,011,960
2026$2,195,000 $987,750
2027$2,066,000 $929,700

The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The Screen DoorFrozen DessertsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

2 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

SubwayNassau Av — G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Graham Av — L · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Graham Av / Driggs Av — B43 · 850 ft
Citi BikeDriggs Ave & N Henry St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 110 The Monitor. 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

145 Driggs Avenue

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

66 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 47 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,249,096 on 2014-01-14 (lender: Bankunited, N.A.), 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
2017-05-16Agreement $3,310,000 — from 145 BRIGGS LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $3,310,000
2017-05-16Mortgage $210,000 — from 145 BRIGGS LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $210,000
2017-05-16Agreement $4,362,292 — from GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. to 136 KINGSLAND LLC; 145 BRIGGS LLC $4,362,292
2017-03-27Agreement $13,500,000 — from 136 KINGSLAND LLC; 3611 15TH AVENUE LLC; 145 DRIGGS LLC; 188 SOUTH 3RD STREET LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $13,500,000
2015-07-14Agreement $13,500,000 — from 188 SOUTH 3RD STREET LLC; 145 DRIGGS LLC; 3611 15TH AVENUE LLC; 136 KINGSLAND LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $13,500,000
2014-04-08Mortgage $5,000,000 — from 3611 15TH AVENUE LLC; 188 SOUTH 3RD STREET LLC; 136 KINGSLAND LLC; 145 DRIGGS LLC to W FINANCIAL FUND, LP $5,000,000
2014-01-14Agreement $13,500,000 — from 136 KINGSLAND LLC; 3611 15TH AVENUE LLC; 145 DRIGGS LLC; 188 SOUTH 3RD LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $13,500,000
2014-01-14Mortgage $2,249,096 — from 145 DRIGGS LLC; 188 SOUTH 3RD LLC; 3611 15TH AVENUE LLC; 136 KINGSLAND LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $2,249,096
2008-09-24AL&R $1,163,000 — from 145 DRIGGS LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $1,163,000
2008-09-24Mortgage $1,163,000 — from 145 DRIGGS LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $1,163,000
2008-09-24Deed $1,050,000 — from ZWJM, LLC to 145 DRIGGS LLC $1,050,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170548118
20186050112
20193290115
2020006118
202107361145
202208460357
20232117714185
202400561158
20250172313
2026016007
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 116Housing & tenants 571Ownership & money 30Health & systems 19

Every one of the 756 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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