1,555 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 854 311 service requests, 244 HPD complaints, 193 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 12. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 42 total — 25 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-21. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
52 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 20 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 25). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$6,562 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
417 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (300) · Elevator (40) · HEAT/HOT WATER (25) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (6).
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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2010) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (161) |
| 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) | HEGEMAN AVENUE HOUSING LP |
| Head officer | BRENDA ROSEN |
| Managing agent | BREAKING GROUND MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10,714,000 | $4,821,300 |
| 2026 | $11,329,000 | $5,098,050 |
| 2027 | $11,170,000 | $5,026,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: CHARITABLE HOUSING
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 56/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.
6 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (1 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.
| Subway | Saratoga Av — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Hegeman Av / Thomas S Boyland St — B15 B35 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Hegeman Ave & Amboy St · 150 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.
39 Hegeman Avenue
| 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 |
417 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 25 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 BREAKING GROUND MANAGEMENT — 15 buildings, 2,625 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B6 · C3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 680 8 Avenue | MN | 652 | B |
| 10 East 28 Street | MN | 416 | C |
| 133 Pitt Street | MN | 263 | B |
| 455 East 148 Street | BX | 190 | C |
| 160 Schermerhorn Street | BK | 190 | B |
| 202 West 24 Street | MN | 180 | C |
| 626 Bergen Avenue | BX | 161 | B |
| 39 Hegeman Avenue | BK | 161 | B |
| 455 East 142nd Street | BX | 152 | A |
| 7 Livonia Avenue | BK | 126 | B |
| 1505 St Marks Avenue | BK | 72 | A |
| 1115 East 165th Street | BX | 62 | A |
| 197 Bowery | MN | 0 | — |
| 106 West 83 Street | MN | 0 | — |
| 108 West 83 Street | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,650,000 on 2010-06-22 (lender: Common Ground Community Housing Development Fund C). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-06-22 | Deed $4,100,000 — from COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPM to HEGEMAN AVENUE HOUSING L.P.; HEGEMAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA | $4,100,000 | |
| 2010-06-22 | Mortgage $22,800,000 — from HEGEMAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA; HEGEMAN AVENUE HOUSING L.P. to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $22,800,000 | |
| 2010-06-22 | Mortgage $910,209 — from HEGEMAN AVENUE HOUSING L.P.; HEGEMAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $910,209 | |
| 2010-06-22 | Mortgage $5,580,554 — from HEGEMAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA; HEGEMAN AVENUE HOUSING L.P. to NEW YORK STATE HOMELESS HOUSING AND ASSI | $5,580,554 | |
| 2010-06-22 | Mortgage $17,850,000 — from HEGEMAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA; HEGEMAN AVENUE HOUSING L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK | $17,850,000 | |
| 2010-06-22 | Mortgage $3,000,000 — from HEGEMAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA; HEGEMAN AVENUE HOUSING L.P. to COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPM | $3,000,000 | |
| 2010-06-22 | Mortgage $1,650,000 — from HEGEMAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA; HEGEMAN AVENUE HOUSING L.P. to COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPM | $1,650,000 | |
| 2008-03-05 | Agreement $4,100,000 — from COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY II HOUSING DEVEL to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS | $4,100,000 | |
| 2008-03-05 | Deed $3,555,214 — from COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY II HOUSING to COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY HOUSING | $3,555,214 | |
| 2006-10-11 | Deed $4,100,000 — from BROOKDALE PARTNERS LLC to COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY II HOUSING | $4,100,000 | |
| 2006-10-11 | Mortgage $4,100,000 — from COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY II HOUSING to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS | $4,100,000 | |
| 2004-06-09 | AL&R $1,400,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to BROOKDALE PARTNERS L.L.C. | $1,400,000 | |
| 2004-06-09 | Mortgage $1,400,000 — from BROOKDALE PARTNERS L.L.C. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $1,400,000 | |
| 1996-03-08 | Mortgage $400,000 — from BROOKDALE PARTNERS L.L.C. to SCHNITZLER, ABRAHAMZ. | $400,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 2018 | 19 | 81 | 0 | 3 | 103 |
| 2019 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 3 | 65 |
| 2020 | 9 | 72 | 0 | 5 | 86 |
| 2021 | 2 | 87 | 0 | 3 | 92 |
| 2022 | 11 | 103 | 0 | 3 | 117 |
| 2023 | 10 | 151 | 0 | 3 | 164 |
| 2024 | 11 | 129 | 1 | 5 | 146 |
| 2025 | 4 | 192 | 0 | 3 | 199 |
| 2026 | 0 | 176 | 0 | 4 | 180 |
Every one of the 1,555 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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