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1383 Decatur Street

77Records
6City systems
10Open violations
201.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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77 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 6 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 19 311 service requests, 13 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB1
Owner (PLUTO)HERVE BERTRAND
BBL3034310056
BIN3079612

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 201.3. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-11-20.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

9 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 9).

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

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · Noise (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)HERVe c BERTRANd; TERESa BERTRANd
Managing agentN/A
Last registered2026-04-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,200,000 $72,000
2026$1,152,000 $69,120
2027$1,220,000 $73,200

The city's market estimate has risen 2% 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 — L · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Decatur St / Irving Av — B20 · 250 ft
Citi BikeKnickerbocker Ave & Moffat St · 850 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. /I.S. 384 Frances E. Carter
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

1383 Decatur 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

7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 N/A — 414 buildings, 1,724 units. Grades across the portfolio: A126 · B87 · C146 · D40 · F10. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
299 Adelphi Street BK72 A
100 Adelphi Street BK48 A
33-15 84 Street QN40 B
1600 3 Avenue MN34 B
88 Adelphi Street BK25 A
41-11 28 Avenue QN23 A
515 West 175 Street MN20 B
163 Lefferts Place BK16 B
21-45 23 Street QN16 C
162 Adelphi Street BK16 B
43-23 41 Street QN16 A
135 West 89 Street MN15 A
1575 3 Avenue MN14 A
1698 2 Avenue MN12 A
3501 14 Avenue BK11 C
1125 Teller Avenue BX11 B
493 Clinton Avenue BK11 B
794 Classon Avenue BK10 A
106 Suffolk Street MN10 A
296 West 4 Street MN10 A
22 Mt Hope Place BX8 A
62-15 Fresh Pond Road QN8 A
501 6 Avenue BK8 A
117 South Elliott Place BK8 A
31 Pierrepont Street BK8 A
288 5 Avenue BK8 A
1078 Manhattan Avenue BK8 C
89 Verona Street BK8 A
126 Irving Avenue BK8 A
115 South Elliott Place BK8 B
553 49 Street BK8 A
767 Park Place BK8 B
596 Union Avenue BK8 A
53 West 74 Street MN7 A
108-50 Roosevelt Avenue QN7 B
568 President Street BK7 A
89-17 170 Street QN7 C
776 60 Street BK6 A
501 St Johns Place BK6 A
687 Lincoln Place BK6 A
99-17 43 Avenue QN6 C
173 North 8 Street BK6 B
530 Graham Avenue BK6 A
1166 Glenmore Avenue BK6 B
31-31 47 Street QN6 A
615 Bay Ridge Avenue BK6 A
151 East 37 Street MN6 A
137 Montrose Avenue BK6 A
44-13 28 Avenue QN6 A
3027 West 24 Street BK6 A
2514 East 14 Street BK6 A
499 St Johns Place BK6 B
30-34 49 Street QN6 A
182 Irving Avenue BK6 D
154 East 61 Street MN6 B
43-70 Robinson Street QN6 A
1646 DeKalb Avenue BK6 A
4721 13 Avenue BK5 D
2017 70 Street BK5 A
106 Willow Street BK5 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $364,000 on 2006-05-10 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank, Fa). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-05-10Mortgage $364,000 — from BERTRAND, HERVE C; BERTRAND, TERESA to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $364,000
2005-03-31Mortgage $280,000 — from BERTRAND, TERESA; BERTRAND, HERVE C to COLUMBIA HOME LOANS, LLC $280,000
2002-08-23Mortgage $80,000 — from BERTRAND, TERESA; BERTRAND, HERVE C to MORTGAGE ELECTRONICREGISTRATION SYSTEMS ; GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING INC $80,000
1994-07-12Mortgage $52,000 — from BERTRAND, JEAN MARC to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $52,000
1990-11-21Mortgage $52,500 — from MURRAY, MERLE I to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $52,500
1990-03-09Mortgage $7,000 — from MURRAY, MERLE I to SATTAUR, ABDOOL $7,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170202
20180044
20190022
20203003
20211102
20222013
20230000
20241012
2025210223
20262013
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The full timeline

Housing & tenants 41Ownership & money 23Health & systems 13

Every one of the 77 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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