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35A Driggs Avenue

438Records
13City systems
37Open violations
142.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11222 · Neighborhood: Greenpoint
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438 recorded events, 2000–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 217 311 service requests, 110 HPD complaints, 43 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11222
Built1900
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)SOUTHWEST PROPERTIES NY LLC
BBL3027070101
BIN3322729, 3322730

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 142.3. In ZIP 11222, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 violations37 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2003-06-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

95 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (62) · Graffiti (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · Rodent (3) · WATER LEAK (3).

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 (1900)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)SHLOMO KARPEN
Head officerMOSES KARPEN
Managing agentWATERFRONT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,485,600 $668,520
2026$1,450,000 $652,500
2027$1,673,000 $752,850

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

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.

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

SubwayNassau Av — G · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Graham Av — L · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Meeker Av / Morgan Av — B24 · 300 ft
Citi BikeMorgan Ave & Lombardy St · 500 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. 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

35A Driggs Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

95 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 WATERFRONT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 18 buildings, 122 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B5 · C1 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1085 Willoughby Avenue BK20 B
238 Pulaski Street BK12 B
387 Franklin Avenue BK11 A
1189 Broadway BK11 A
317 Franklin Avenue BK10 A
53 Stanhope Street BK8 B
159 Suydam Street BK8 B
834 Quincy Street BK7 B
568 Willoughby Avenue BK6 A
699 DeKalb Avenue BK6 A
91 Gerry Street BK6 A
618 Lafayette Avenue BK4 D
35A Driggs Avenue BK3 D
325 Franklin Avenue BK3 D
1098 Bushwick Avenue BK3 D
106 Kingston Avenue BK2 D
18 Bleecker Street BK2 C
131 Boerum Street BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,500,000 on 2024-04-03 (lender: Firstloans, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-04-03Mortgage $1,500,000 — from SOUTHWEST PROPERTIES NY LLC to FIRSTLOANS, INC. $1,500,000

Ten-year activity

100500
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
63
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201712003
201804037
2019370111
20200130114
20212110114
20223340037
20232190021
20245543163
20253440350
20260120113
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The full timeline

Construction 1Enforcement 32Housing & tenants 381Ownership & money 5Health & systems 19

Every one of the 438 recorded events, 2000–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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