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16 Judge Street

1,517Records
16City systems
113Open violations
539.1Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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1,517 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 553 311 service requests, 537 HPD complaints, 315 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)16 JUDGE LLC
BBL3029200005
BIN3070414

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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 539.1. 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 violations113 total — 24 class C (immediately hazardous), 73 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 2016-03-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
6
’25–26

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

$34,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

136 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (30) · DOOR/WINDOW (20) · FLOORING/STAIRS (12) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · PLUMBING (11) · GENERAL (10).

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 (1920)
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)Michael Benjamin As Reciever
Head officerMichael Benjamin
Managing agentNew York City MGMT LLC
Last registered2025-10-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,950,000 $877,500
2026$1,560,000 $702,000
2027$1,827,000 $822,150

The city's market estimate has fallen 6% 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

SubwayGrand St — L · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand St / Bushwick Av — Q54 Q59 · 500 ft
Citi BikePowers St & Olive St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 196 Ten Eyck. 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

16 Judge 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

136 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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 NEW YORK CITY MGMT LLC — 9 buildings, 86 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · C4 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
15 West 55 Street MN36 A
50 South Oxford Street BK10 A
305 Clarkson Avenue BK8 C
118 St Marks Place MN8 A
16 Judge Street BK8 D
536 Liberty Avenue BK5 D
644 Lorimer Street BK5 C
207 West 22 Street MN3 C
205 West 22 Street MN3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $631,017 on 2026-09-09 (lender: Stormfield Spv I, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-09Mortgage $543,983 — from 16 JUDGE SPV LLC to STORMFIELD SPV I, LLC $543,983
2026-09-09Mortgage $631,017 — from 16 JUDGE SPV LLC to STORMFIELD SPV I, LLC $631,017
2026-09-09AL&R $1,175,000 — from 16 JUDGE SPV LLC to STORMFIELD SPV I, LLC $1,175,000
2026-09-01Deed $24,697 — from ANTHONY W. VAUGHN, JR., ESQ., AS REFEREE to 16 JUDGE SPV LLC $24,697
2026-08-13Sold for $24,697 $24,697 $3,087
2016-04-14Mortgage $210,000 — from 16 JUDGE LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $210,000
2016-04-14Agreement $210,000 — from 16 JUDGE LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $210,000
2015-11-25Mortgage $100,000 — from 16 JUDGE LLC to SAVOY BANK $100,000
2015-07-21Deed $2,800,000 — from MASTANDREA, CAROL ANN; MASTANDREA, CAROL; NAPOLITANO, ANELIO; NAPOLITANO, ANTHONY to 16 JUDGE LLC $2,800,000
2015-07-21Mortgage $2,240,000 — from 16 JUDGE LLC to SAVOY BANK $2,240,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171900293
20180110112
201904015
202031015
2021710601114
2022558104590
2023121406221
2024210412109
20253822794
2026412360133
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 1,424Ownership & money 31Health & systems 27

Every one of the 1,517 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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