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22 Covert Street

311Records
17City systems
33Open violations
314Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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311 recorded events, 1993–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 64 HPD complaints, 62 HPD housing violations, 61 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1906
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassR1
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL3034207501
BIN3079162

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 314. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 violations33 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1999-02-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 11 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

11
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Noise (2) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$80,000 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 (1906)
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)BK7 HOLDINGS LLC.
Head officerBEN SOLEIMANI
Managing agentBK7 HOLDINGS LLC.
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$0 $0
2026$149,291 $67,181
2027$179,175 $80,629

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Chauncey St — J Z · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Schaeffer St — Q24 · 250 ft
Citi BikeEldert St & Bushwick Ave · 450 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

22 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

28 311 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 BK7 HOLDINGS LLC. — 6 buildings, 68 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
392 East 4 Street BK28 B
168 5 Avenue BK14 C
163 Linden Boulevard BK8 C
22 Covert Street BK8 C
185 4 Avenue BK8 C
936 4 Avenue BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-05-21Mortgage $11,130,000 — from BK7 HOLDINGS LLC to INVESTORS BANK $11,130,000
2021-05-21Deed $14,840,000 — from COVERT DEVELOPMENT CORP.; IMPACT DEVELOPMENT CORP.; 97 FOURTH AVENUE REALTY CORP.; 755 ROG to BK7 HOLDINGS LLC $14,840,000
2021-05-21Mortgage $11,130,000 — from BK7 HOLDINGS LLC to INVESTORS BANK $11,130,000
2021-05-21Mortgage $11,130,000 — from BK7 HOLDINGS LLC to INVESTORS BANK $11,130,000
2021-05-21AL&R $11,130,000 — from BK7 HOLDINGS LLC to INVESTORS BANK $11,130,000
2021-05-21Deed $14,840,000 — from COVERT DEVELOPMENT CORP.; IMPACT DEVELOPMENT CORP.; 97 FOURTH AVENUE REALTY CORP.; 755 ROG to BK7 HOLDINGS LLC $14,840,000
2021-05-21Deed $14,840,000 — from COVERT DEVELOPMENT CORP.; IMPACT DEVELOPMENT CORP.; 97 FOURTH AVENUE REALTY CORP.; 755 ROG to BK7 HOLDINGS LLC $14,840,000
2021-05-21Mortgage $11,130,000 — from BK7 HOLDINGS LLC to INVESTORS BANK $11,130,000
2021-05-21AL&R $11,130,000 — from BK7 HOLDINGS LLC to INVESTORS BANK $11,130,000
2021-05-21AL&R $11,130,000 — from BK7 HOLDINGS LLC to INVESTORS BANK $11,130,000
2021-05-21AL&R $11,130,000 — from BK7 HOLDINGS LLC to INVESTORS BANK $11,130,000
2021-05-21AL&R $11,130,000 — from BK7 HOLDINGS LLC to INVESTORS BANK $11,130,000
2021-05-21Deed $14,840,000 — from COVERT DEVELOPMENT CORP.; IMPACT DEVELOPMENT CORP.; 97 FOURTH AVENUE REALTY CORP.; 755 ROG to BK7 HOLDINGS LLC $14,840,000
2021-05-21Mortgage $11,130,000 — from BK7 HOLDINGS LLC to INVESTORS BANK $11,130,000
2021-05-21Deed $14,840,000 — from COVERT DEVELOPMENT CORP.; IMPACT DEVELOPMENT CORP.; 97 FOURTH AVENUE REALTY CORP.; 755 ROG to BK7 HOLDINGS LLC $14,840,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001012
2018005005
2019004015
2020006017
202140740152
202200310233
2023012025
202401210830
202502260230
202600450247
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 201Ownership & money 69Health & systems 24

Every one of the 311 recorded events, 1993–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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