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607 Jerome Street

812Records
15City systems
57Open violations
46Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: East New York-New Lots
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812 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 262 311 service requests, 245 HPD complaints, 198 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built1925
Floors4
Res. units20
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)U.S. BROWNSVILLE IIHOUSING DEVELOPMENT F UND CORP
BBL3040920013
BIN3090736

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% 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 46. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations57 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 43 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2013-09-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 3). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · PLUMBING (2) · Noise (2) · ELECTRIC (1) · WATER LEAK (1).

Filed construction activity

$48,000 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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)U.S. BROWNSVILLE II HDFC
Head officerPELHAM BOLLERS
Managing agentURBAN STRATEGIES MGMT CORP
Last registered2025-11-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,511,000 $679,950
2026$1,549,000 $697,050
2027$1,533,000 $689,850

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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.

Getting around

SubwayNew Lots Av — 3 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: New Lots Av / Jerome St — B15 · 100 ft
Citi BikeNew Lots Ave & Ashford St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 013 Roberto Clemente
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

607 Jerome 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

13 311 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 URBAN STRATEGIES MGT CORP — 53 buildings, 520 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B18 · C7 · D5 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
807 Saratoga Avenue BK40 A
1741 Pitkin Avenue BK32 B
61 Riverdale Avenue BK27 A
2092 Dean Street BK27 A
607 Jerome Street BK20 B
747 Blake Avenue BK20 B
218 Grafton Street BK20 A
450 Herzl Street BK16 B
463 Herzl Street BK16 A
2102 Dean Street BK15 B
733 Dumont Avenue BK15 C
775 Blake Avenue BK12 B
2166 Fulton Street BK12 B
2176 Fulton Street BK12 B
903 Saratoga Avenue BK11 B
38 Somers Street BK9 B
287 Sumpter Street BK8 C
98 Hull Street BK8 A
749 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
753 Mac Donough Street BK8 F
139 Hull Street BK8 B
747 Mac Donough Street BK8 C
763 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
135 Hull Street BK8 B
759 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
755 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
358 Bainbridge Street BK7 C
2108 Fulton Street BK7 B
2255 Strauss Street BK6 A
198 Mac Dougal Street BK6 B
210 Mac Dougal Street BK6 A
141 Rockaway Avenue BK6 A
2256 Strauss Street BK6 A
54 Lott Avenue BK6 A
321 Sumpter Street BK6 A
2031 Union Street BK6 B
57 Sutter Avenue BK6 C
59 Sutter Avenue BK6 B
2035 Union Street BK6 A
159A Mac Dougal Street BK6 B
80 Newport Street BK6 C
147 Rockaway Avenue BK5 D
2160 Fulton Street BK5 F
2158 Fulton Street BK5 C
27 Truxton Street BK4 B
29 Truxton Street BK4 A
2184 Fulton Street BK4 A
2204A Fulton Street BK4 D
30 Lott Avenue BK4 D
420 Chauncey Street BK3 D
2138 Fulton Street BK3 D
171 Sumpter Street BK3 F
808 Saratoga Avenue BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $439,999 on 1999-09-15 (lender: City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1999-09-15Mortgage $439,999 — from U S BROWNSVILLE II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to CITY OF NEW YORK $439,999

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170097097
20180083487
2019208515
20200014418
20210111214
20220041243
202301427
20240016218
2025009211
20260017219
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 723Ownership & money 9Health & systems 61

Every one of the 812 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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