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9 Covert Street

134Records
11City systems
10Open violations
23.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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134 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 41 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 36 311 service requests, 20 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1925
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)ROV 170 MANAGEMENT LLC
BBL3034140068
BIN3078992

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 23.3. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 violations10 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2018-07-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

$346,120 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1925)
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)JAFIM ARONOV
Managing agentSAFEGUARD MANAGEMENT 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$1,483,000 $88,980
2026$1,261,000 $75,660
2027$1,328,000 $79,680

The city's market estimate has fallen 10% 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

SubwayHalsey St — J · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Chauncey St — J Z · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Schaeffer St — Q24 · 250 ft
Citi BikeThomas S. Boyland St & Macon St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 045 Horace E. Greene
Middle: Evergreen Middle School for Urban Exploration. 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

9 Covert 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

1 311 service request from this address in the last three years.

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 SAFEGUARD MANAGEMENT LLC — 44 buildings, 158 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B9 · C22 · D11 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1349 Franklin Avenue BX16 C
1103 Hoe Avenue BX10 A
41 Bruckner Boulevard BX7 B
431 Bainbridge Street BK6 B
20 Mt Hope Place BX4 D
703 Greene Avenue BK4 C
860 New Lots Avenue BK4 D
822 Faile Street BX4 D
655 Greene Avenue BK4 D
218 Quincy Street BK4 B
369 Tompkins Avenue BK4 C
70 Herkimer Street BK4 D
980 DeKalb Avenue BK4 C
2131 Bruckner Boulevard BX4 D
992 Hancock Street BK3 B
436 East 141 Street BX3 C
9 Covert Street BK3 C
635 Coster Street BX3 C
1258 Bushwick Avenue BK3 C
282 Schaefer Street BK3 C
2092 Ryer Avenue BX3 F
391 Montauk Avenue BK3 D
396 Bleecker Street BK3 D
631 Coster Street BX3 C
981 Hancock Street BK3 B
1669 Norman Street QN3 B
313 Van Buren Street BK3 C
811 East 226 Street BX3 C
191 Patchen Avenue BK3 C
181 Schaefer Street BK3 B
629A Madison Street BK3 C
1578 Eastern Parkway BK3 C
286 Tompkins Avenue BK3 D
93 Malcolm X Boulevard BK2 C
3703 Church Avenue BK2 C
559 Decatur Street BK2 C
326 Tompkins Avenue BK2 D
424 Convent Avenue MN2 B
857 Lincoln Place BK2 C
442 Quincy Street BK2 C
1017 Halsey Street BK2 C
1107 Jefferson Avenue BK2 C
1340 Bushwick Avenue BK2 D
255 Covert Street BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $290,000 on 2018-06-20 (lender: Crosscountry Mortgage INC) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-08-17Agreement $1,040,000 — from ARONOV, JULIA; ARONOV, JAFIM to CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE INC; MERS $1,040,000
2018-06-20Mortgage $290,000 — from ARONOV, JULIA; ARONOV, JAFIM to MERS; CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE INC $290,000
2018-06-20Agreement $1,040,000 — from ARONOV, JULIA; ARONOV, JAFIM to MERS; CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE INC $1,040,000
2016-08-02Deed $480,000 — from GREEN, DAWN to ROV 170 MANAGEMENT LLC $480,000
2016-08-02Mortgage $480,000 — from ROV 170 MANAGEMENT LLC to YELLOW JACKET VENTURES LLC $480,000
2016-08-02AL&R $480,000 — from ROV 170 MANAGEMENT LLC to YELLOW JACKET VENTURES LLC $480,000
2016-08-02Mortgage $270,000 — from ROV 170 MANAGEMENT LLC to YELLOW JACKET VENTURES LLC $270,000
2016-06-28Sold for $480,000 $480,000 $160,000
2003-06-24Mortgage $380,000 — from GREEN, DAWN to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $380,000
2003-06-24DEEDO $402,000 — from NEUSTEIN, SIMON to GREEN, DAWN $402,000
2002-05-03Mortgage $243,425 — from NEUSTEIN, SIMON to INDYMAC BANK FSB $243,425
1998-02-11Mortgage $42,500 — from DAVIDSON, YVONNE to FHB FUNDING CORP $42,500
1997-02-04Mortgage $96,200 — from DAVIDSON, YVONNE to NORTHEASTERN MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORP $96,200
1996-07-23Mortgage $54,000 — from DAVIDSON, YVONNE; DAIDSON-GLOVER, YVONNE to HOME LOAN AND INVESTMENT BANK FSB $54,000
1993-03-22Mortgage $17,670 — from DAVIDSON, YVONNE to EMPIRE FUNDING CORP $17,670

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172305
2018108119
20195005
20206006
2021110011
2022160521
20233003
20242024
20252013
20262215
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 67Ownership & money 45Health & systems 11

Every one of the 134 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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