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865 Hegeman Avenue

230Records
16City systems
7Open violations
89.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11208 · Neighborhood: East New York-New Lots
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230 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 48 311 service requests, 46 HPD complaints, 36 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11208
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)JACOB HEGEMAN LLC
BBL3043130043
BIN3097066

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 89.3. In ZIP 11208, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations7 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2014-10-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Water System (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · PLUMBING (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Water Maintenance (1).

Filed construction activity

$35,770 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)JACOB HEGEMAN LLC
Head officerMORDECHAI RETEK
Managing agentWILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-07-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$562,000 $252,900
2026$674,000 $303,300
2027$809,000 $364,050

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: New Lots Av / Cleveland St — B15 · 700 ft
Citi BikeWarwick St & Hegeman Ave · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 202 Ernest S. Jenkyns
Middle: Van Siclen Community Middle School. 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

865 Hegeman Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 117 buildings, 1,251 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B25 · C14 · D25 · F15. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1466 Watson Avenue BX116 C
2895 Valentine Avenue BX62 B
3165 Villa Avenue BX57 B
1384 Grand Concourse BX44 B
1362 Grand Concourse BX41 B
88 Stockton Street BK39 A
2103 57 Street BK36 A
230 North 8 Street BK36 A
260 Skillman Street BK32 A
101 Macombs Place MN30 A
2131 57 Street BK24 B
30 Throop Avenue BK23 B
254 Wallabout Street BK22 A
3022387501 BK21 A
53 Franklin Avenue BK20 A
42 Skillman Street BK20 A
38 Skillman Street BK20 A
131 Division Avenue BK19 B
143 Classon Avenue BK17 A
202 Hewes Street BK16 A
239 Skillman Street BK15 A
555 Flushing Avenue BK14 A
463 Flushing Avenue BK14 A
349 East 138 Street BX13 A
717 Bedford Avenue BK12 A
721 Bedford Avenue BK12 A
713 Bedford Avenue BK12 A
664 Myrtle Avenue BK12 B
783 Bedford Avenue BK12 A
1503 Teller Avenue BX10 A
79 Skillman Street BK10 A
234 Greene Avenue BK10 B
804 Bedford Avenue BK10 A
584 Logan Street BK9 F
2737A Kingsbridge Terrace BX9 A
50 Skillman Street BK9 A
2735 Kingsbridge Terrace BX8 A
1408 47 Street BK8 A
2822 University Avenue BX8 A
739 Park Avenue BK8 A
197 Skillman Street BK8 A
198 Skillman Street BK8 B
755 Wythe Avenue BK8 A
1410 47 Street BK8 A
171 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
433 DeKalb Avenue BK8 B
1362 Prospect Avenue BX7 C
431 DeKalb Avenue BK7 C
148 Lynch Street BK6 A
1730 Greene Avenue QN6 B
59-23 71 Avenue QN6 C
595 Autumn Avenue BK6 D
865 Hegeman Avenue BK6 B
1724 Greene Avenue QN6 D
665 Miller Avenue BK6 D
740 Miller Avenue BK6 A
707 Miller Avenue BK6 D
21 Fayette Street BK6 A
132 Sheridan Avenue BK6 D
586 Hart Street BK6 B

showing 60 of 117 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $460,000 on 2018-09-04 (lender: Kearney Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-09-04Mortgage $460,000 — from JACOB HEGEMAN LLC to KEARNEY BANK $460,000
2018-09-04AL&R $1,310,000 — from JACOB HEGEMAN LLC to KEARNEY BANK $1,310,000
2018-09-04Agreement $1,310,000 — from JACOB HEGEMAN LLC to KEARNEY BANK $1,310,000
2017-12-20Mortgage $850,000 — from JACOB HEGEMAN LLC to AFP NEW YORK INVESTMENT, LLC $850,000
2017-12-20Deed $850,000 — from LISA BRIZAN, AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE; JULIEN HECTOR, SPECFIC DEVISEE; KESTOR M. HECTOR; to JACOB HEGEMAN LLC $850,000
2017-12-07Sold for $850,000 $850,000 $141,667
2005-07-19Mortgage $286,000 — from DAVID BRIZAN to MERS $286,000
2004-01-12Mortgage $212,000 — from BRIZAN, DAVID to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $212,000
1998-05-08Mortgage $140,000 — from BRIZAN, DAVID; BRIZAN, YVONNE to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION $140,000
1994-05-19Mortgage $80,000 — from BRIZAN, YVONNE; BRIZAN, DAVID to CHURCHILL MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORP; SENSIBLE MORTGAGE CO $80,000
1990-07-23Mortgage $75,000 — from BRIZAN, DAVID; BRIZAN, YVONNE; HECTOR, AGATHA S to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $75,000
1990-07-23Mortgage $55,000 — from BRIZAN, YVONNE; BRIZAN, DAVID to SMITH, RICARDO; JAMES, WILFRED $55,000
1988-11-01Mortgage $60,000 — from SMITH, RICHARDO; JAMES, WILFRED to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $60,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017011406
2018211244142
2019012014
2020003003
2021005016
2022004015
202317210332
202411270231
2025006017
2026033017
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 36Housing & tenants 140Ownership & money 37Health & systems 13

Every one of the 230 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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