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78 Jackson Street

304Records
15City systems
15Open violations
128.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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304 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 82 311 service requests, 56 HPD housing violations, 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1928
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)78 JACKSON ST GROUP LLC
BBL3027470018
BIN3425142

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 128.5. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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 violations15 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1983-08-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · SAFETY (6) · WATER LEAK (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Snow or Ice (1).

Filed construction activity

$76,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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)78 Jackson Street Group LLC
Head officerSol Halberstam
Managing agentTBF Management
Last registered2025-06-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,618,000 $728,100
2026$1,725,000 $776,250
2027$1,953,000 $878,850

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

SubwayLorimer St — G L · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lorimer St / Jackson St — B48 · 350 ft
Citi BikeJackson St & Leonard St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 132 The Conselyea School. 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

78 Jackson 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

34 311 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 TBF MANAGEMENT — 5 buildings, 24 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
78 Jackson Street BK8 C
1335 Flatbush Avenue BK4 D
1337 Flatbush Avenue BK4 B
725 Eastern Parkway BK4 B
1339 Flatbush Avenue BK4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $650,000 on 2024-09-24 (lender: Golden Bridge R1 LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-09-24Agreement $2,250,000 — from 78 JACKSON ST GROUP LLC to GOLDEN BRIDGE R1 LLC $2,250,000
2024-09-24Mortgage $650,000 — from 78 JACKSON ST GROUP LLC to GOLDEN BRIDGE R1 LLC $650,000
2024-07-10Deed $3,046,612 — from 78 REALTY HOLDINGS LLC to 78 JACKSON ST GROUP LLC $3,046,613
2024-06-14Sold for $3,046,613 $3,046,613 $380,827
2023-03-23Deed $100,000 — from 78 REALTY HOLDINGS LLC to MTBSD LLC $100,000
2023-01-10Sold for $100,000 $100,000 $12,500
2016-05-05AL&R $3,500,000 — from 78 REALTY HOLDINGS, LLC to FIELDPOINT PRIVATE BANKING & TRUST $3,500,000
2016-05-05M&CON $3,500,000 — from 78 REALTY HOLDINGS, LLC to FIELDPOINT PRIVATE BANKING & TRUST $3,500,000
2015-01-29Mortgage $500,000 — from 78 REALTY HOLDINGS LLC to JACKSON FUNDING L.P. $500,000
2015-01-29AL&R $2,200,000 — from 78 REALTY HOLDINGS LLC to JACKSON FUNDING L.P. $2,200,000
2015-01-29Mortgage $2,200,000 — from 78 REALTY HOLDINGS LLC to JACKSON FUNDING L.P. $2,200,000
2015-01-29AL&R $500,000 — from 78 REALTY HOLDINGS LLC to JACKSON FUNDING L.P. $500,000
2015-01-21Deed $2,345,000 — from L'ESPERANCE, MARIE; CAPASSO, KEVIN M; MARTIN, MARIE to 78 REALTY HOLDINGS LLC $2,345,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017022004
2018002103
2019002103
2020000000
2021004004
2022005005
20234422012
202461413125
202560341041
202601581060
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The full timeline

Construction 46Enforcement 44Housing & tenants 172Ownership & money 39Health & systems 3

Every one of the 304 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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