397 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 122 311 service requests, 112 HPD complaints, 111 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
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 184.3. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 18 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1998-04-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Illegal Parking (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · WATER LEAK (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).
$1,108,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | JACOB BERG LLC |
| Head officer | JOEL RETEK |
| Managing agent | WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2026-07-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $405,000 | $182,250 |
| 2026 | $486,000 | $218,700 |
| 2027 | $583,000 | $262,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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.
| Subway | Saratoga Av — 3 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 98 St / Legion St — B15 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Riverdale Ave & E 98 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.
389 Legion Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
27 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Managed by WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 117 buildings, 1,251 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B25 · C14 · D25 · F15. See the whole portfolio
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Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $285,000 on 2018-01-18 (lender: Kearny Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-08 | AL&R $990,000 — from JACOB BERG LLC to AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANK | $990,000 | |
| 2024-01-08 | M&CON $990,000 — from JACOB BERG LLC to AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANK | $990,000 | |
| 2018-01-18 | AL&R $885,000 — from JACOB BERG LLC to KEARNY BANK | $885,000 | |
| 2018-01-18 | Agreement $885,000 — from JACOB BERG LLC to KEARNY BANK | $885,000 | |
| 2018-01-18 | Mortgage $285,000 — from JACOB BERG LLC to KEARNY BANK | $285,000 | |
| 2017-01-09 | Deed $675,000 — from THOMAS, LINTON to JACOB BERG LLC | $675,000 | |
| 2017-01-09 | Mortgage $600,000 — from JACOB BERG LLC to ALPHA PARTNERS REAL ESTATE FUNDING LLC | $600,000 | |
| 2016-12-27 | Sold for $675,000 | $675,000 | $168,750 |
| 1998-11-04 | Mortgage $129,500 — from THOMAS, LINTON to MID-ISLAND EQUITIESCORP | $129,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 4 | 0 | 92 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 41 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Every one of the 397 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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