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22 Locust Street

355Records
12City systems
3Open violations
58.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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355 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 169 311 service requests, 50 HPD complaints, 36 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)B&R CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR PORATION
BBL3031350015
BIN3071771

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 58.3. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-05-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 8).

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

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Noise (2).

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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)B & R Housing LP
Head officerLINDA VERA
Managing agentDIRECT BLDG MGMT
Last registered2025-09-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,247,000 $561,150
2026$1,273,000 $572,850
2027$1,362,000 $612,900

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

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

SubwayFlushing Av — J M · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Myrtle Av — J M Z · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lewis Av / Broadway — B15 · 300 ft
Citi BikeArion Pl & Broadway · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 120 Carlos Tapia. 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

22 Locust 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

11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 DIRECT BLDG MGMT — 5 buildings, 28 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
667 Central Avenue BK6 A
683 Evergreen Avenue BK6 A
163 Cooper Street BK6 A
22 Locust Street BK6 B
239 Jefferson Street BK4 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,060,172 on 2025-06-26 (lender: NYC Dept Housing Preservation And Development), covering 24 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
2025-06-26AL&R $6,982,788 — from B&R CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; B&R HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NYC DEPT HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELO $6,982,788
2025-06-26Mortgage $2,060,172 — from B&R CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; B&R HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NYC DEPT HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELO $2,060,173
2025-06-26ASPM $10,670,376 — from B&R MANAGEMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; B&R CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to B&R HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $10,670,376
2025-06-26Deed $10,670,376 — from B&R MANAGEMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to B&R CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR $10,670,376
2025-06-26AL&R $2,060,172 — from B&R CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; B&R HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NYC DEPT HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELO $2,060,173
2025-06-26Mortgage $6,982,788 — from B&R HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; B&R CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to NYC DEPT HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELO $6,982,788
2025-06-13Sold for $10,670,376 $10,670,376 $1,778,396
2004-02-12Mortgage $10,670,370 — from B&R MANAGEMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $10,670,370
2004-02-12Deed $10,670,370 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to B&R MANAGEMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $10,670,370
2000-10-12Mortgage $1,066,019 — from BUSHWICK RIDGEWOOD PROPERTIES INC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $1,066,019
2000-10-12Mortgage $17,956,979 — from BUSHWICK RIDGEWOOD PROPERTIES INC to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $17,956,979
2000-10-12Mortgage $7,560,270 — from BUSHWICK RIDGEWOOD PROPERTIES INC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $7,560,270
2000-10-12Mortgage $8,818,916 — from BUSHWICK RIDGEWOOD PROPERTIES INC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $8,818,916
2000-10-12Mortgage $511,774 — from BUSHWICK RIDGEWOOD PROPERTIES INC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $511,774

Ten-year activity

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2018
57
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Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017280331
2018331337
2019550257
2020330134
2021140216
2022220325
202390312
20240145
2025911222
2026150217
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 263Ownership & money 37Health & systems 30

Every one of the 355 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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