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865 Hart Street

3,565Records
18City systems
43Open violations
1344Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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3,565 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,370 HPD complaints, 1,031 311 service requests, 830 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)HART PROPERTY SERVICES LLC
BBL3032200041
BIN3073235

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1344. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations43 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2020-02-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

167 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 67 · winter 2024–25: 24 · winter 2025–26: 59 · winter 2026–27: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
24
’24–25
59
’25–26
6
’26–27

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

$312 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

229 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (80) · PLUMBING (32) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (23) · WATER LEAK (22) · Noise (20) · PAINT/PLASTER (9).

Filed construction activity

$147,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)Hart Property Services LLC
Head officerOusama karawia
Managing agentalana sparrow
Last registered2026-02-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,101,000 $495,450
2026$1,174,000 $528,300
2027$1,329,000 $598,050

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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

SubwayDeKalb Av — L · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Irving Av — B38 · 350 ft
Citi BikeIrving Ave & DeKalb Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 123 Suydam
Middle: J.H.S. 162 The Willoughby. 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

865 Hart 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

229 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 80 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: $1,500,000 on 2025-05-12 (lender: Logan Finance Corporation) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-05-12Mortgage $1,500,000 — from HART PROPERTY SERVICES LLC to LOGAN FINANCE CORPORATION; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $1,500,000
2023-02-09Deed $1,504,953 — from 865 HART PARTNERS LLC; PERPETUITY PARTNERS HART, LLC; JOAN WORMSER HART, LLC to HART PROPERTY SERVICES LLC $1,504,953
2023-02-06Sold for $1,504,953 $1,504,953 $250,826
2017-10-05Mortgage $370,000 — from JOAN WORMSER HART, LLC; PERPETUITY PARTNERS HART, LLC; 865 HART PARTNERS LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC $370,000
2017-10-05Agreement $1,520,000 — from JOAN WORMSER HART, LLC; 865 HART PARTNERS LLC; PERPETUITY PARTNERS HART, LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC $1,520,000
2016-09-02Deed $1,650,000 — from GUPTA, SONU to JOAN WORMSER HART, LLC; PERPETUITY PARTNERS HART, LLC; 865 HART PARTNERS LLC $1,650,000
2016-09-02AL&R $1,150,000 — from 865 HART PARTNERS LLC; JOAN WORMSER HART, LLC; PERPETUITY PARTNERS HART, LLC to SAVOY BANK $1,150,000
2016-09-02Mortgage $1,150,000 — from 865 HART PARTNERS LLC; PERPETUITY PARTNERS HART, LLC; JOAN WORMSER HART, LLC to SAVOY BANK $1,150,000
2016-07-25Sold for $1,650,000 $1,650,000 $275,000
2007-01-12Mortgage $140,000 — from GUPTA, SONU to MERS $140,000
2007-01-12Mortgage $560,000 — from GUPTA, SONU to MERS $560,000
2007-01-12Deed $700,000 — from CROOKS, COREY C to GUPTA, SONU $700,000
2005-01-05Mortgage $55,500 — from CROOKS, COREY C to MERS $55,500
2005-01-05Mortgage $444,000 — from CROOKS, COREY C to MERS $444,000
2005-01-05Deed $555,000 — from KARTICK, SUNITA to CROOKS, COREY C $555,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171930369328
20180221517225
201900210013223
20200911408131
202102650269
20220111514121
202308167412191
202402103012117
20250223825247
20260015109160
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 67Housing & tenants 3,314Ownership & money 52Health & systems 119

Every one of the 3,565 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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