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Essex Street

253Records
13City systems
6Open violations
98.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11208 · Neighborhood: Cypress Hills
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253 recorded events, 2010–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 77 311 service requests, 37 HPD complaints, 30 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11208
Built2021
Floors3
Res. units15
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)BROOKLYN NORTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION
BBL3039560059
BIN3428583

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 98.7. In ZIP 11208, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% 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 violations6 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2026-02-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

48 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (18) · Dead Animal (7) · WATER LEAK (6) · APPLIANCE (3) · ELECTRIC (3) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2).

Filed construction activity

$2,383,259 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2021)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
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)BROOKLYN NORTH HDFC
Head officerDEBORAH A WIDERKEHR
Managing agentLANGSAM PROP. SER. CORP.
Last registered2025-10-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,108,000 $498,600
2026$1,184,000 $532,800
2027$1,343,000 $604,350

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

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

SubwayCleveland St — J · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Norwood Av — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Atlantic Av / Shepherd Av — Q24 · 450 ft
Citi BikeShepherd Ave & Fulton St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 108 Sal Abbracciamento
Middle: 661, 662. 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

Essex 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

48 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by LANGSAM PROPERTY SERVICES CORP — 215 buildings, 8,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A42 · B80 · C57 · D26 · F9. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
128 Seaman Avenue MN259 F
1325 Jerome Avenue BX255 B
1240 Walton Avenue BX157 F
2026 Westchester Avenue BX133 D
500 East 165 Street BX128 C
760 Melrose Avenue BX124 C
1211 Southern Boulevard BX123 D
871 Elton Avenue BX110 D
2211 3 Avenue MN108 B
620 Trinity Avenue BX103 B
4519 White Plains Road BX98 A
431 East 136 Street BX94 A
3815 Putnam Avenue West BX90 A
555 Nereid Avenue BX90 A
406 East 161 Street BX88 C
1 Marble Hill Avenue MN84 D
19-73 38 Street QN84 A
3100 Webster Avenue BX82 A
526 Tinton Avenue BX77 B
1730 Harrison Avenue BX77 B
1459 Wythe Place BX73 D
12 East Clarke Place BX73 A
1349 Stratford Avenue BX72 D
830 Rev James Polite Ave BX71 C
140 Bradhurst Avenue MN71 B
1700 Harrison Avenue BX71 B
1405 College Avenue BX70 C
3188 Villa Avenue BX68 A
19 East 213 Street BX66 B
2015 University Avenue BX63 B
280 Longstreet Avenue BX63 C
1410 Morris Avenue BX62 C
200 East 205 Street BX61 C
3816 Review Place BX60 C
1420 Crotona Park East BX60 A
1082 Gerard Avenue BX60 C
3504 Rochambeau Avenue BX60 A
1785 Townsend Avenue BX59 B
780 Garden Street BX59 C
1296 Sheridan Avenue BX59 B
2450 Davidson Avenue BX59 B
1411 Townsend Avenue BX58 B
2308 Amsterdam Avenue MN58 B
795 St Nicholas Avenue MN56 B
1320 Sheridan Avenue BX55 C
1455 Townsend Avenue BX54 B
16 East 204 Street BX54 A
1117 Manor Avenue BX54 C
2105 Ryer Avenue BX53 D
1660 Morris Avenue BX52 B
770 Garden Street BX52 D
1988 Newbold Avenue BX52 B
135 West 183 Street BX52 B
1630 Macombs Road BX51 F
1644 Anthony Avenue BX51 B
22 Elliot Place BX50 B
1565 White Plains Road BX49 C
460 West 147 Street MN49 A
17 Post Avenue MN49 D
2265 Davidson Avenue BX49 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,980,000 on 2025-03-05 (lender: Walker & Dunlop, LLC), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-03-05Agreement $2,056,727 — from EAST NY CLUSTER LLC; BROOKLYN NORTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO $2,056,727
2025-03-05Mortgage $3,980,000 — from EAST NY CLUSTER LLC; BROOKLYN NORTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC $3,980,000
2020-10-14Mortgage $199,000 — from BROOKLYN NORTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; EAST NY CLUSTER LLC to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC $199,000
2020-10-14Mortgage $3,349,994 — from EAST NY CLUSTER LLC; BROOKLYN NORTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $3,349,994
2020-10-14Mortgage $2,056,727 — from BROOKLYN NORTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; EAST NY CLUSTER LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $2,056,727
2020-10-14AL&R $2,026,588 — from BROOKLYN NORTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; EAST NY CLUSTER LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $2,026,588
2020-10-14Mortgage $2,026,588 — from EAST NY CLUSTER LLC; BROOKLYN NORTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to TD BANK, N.A. $2,026,588
2020-10-14AL&R $10,009,868 — from EAST NY CLUSTER LLC; BROOKLYN NORTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to TD BANK, N.A. $10,009,868
2020-10-14Mortgage $10,009,868 — from BROOKLYN NORTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; EAST NY CLUSTER LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $10,009,868

Ten-year activity

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2021
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2024
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017008008
2018000000
2019701019
2020150014029
2021131450032
20227380018
202311042017
202431300034
2025004514059
202610410042
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The full timeline

Construction 57Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 146Ownership & money 30Health & systems 2

Every one of the 253 recorded events, 2010–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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