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605 Rogers Avenue

351Records
12City systems
82Open violations
965.5Penalty rate

351 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 144 HPD housing violations, 134 311 service requests, 34 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11225
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)ANDREW HERCULES
BBL3050500012
BIN3115876

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GRADE F

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 965.5. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations82 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 51 class B, 20 class A. Oldest open since 1984-06-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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.

What 311 hears from this address

53 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (34) · Graffiti (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · Dirty Condition (2).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)ANDREW HERCULES; JACQUELINE REIDHERCULES
Managing agentANDREW HERCULES
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$987,000 $444,150
2026$1,184,000 $532,800
2027$1,421,000 $639,450

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Classic CupsCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

SubwayWinthrop St — 2 5 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Rogers Av / Winthrop St — B49 · 150 ft
Citi BikeWinthrop St & Rogers Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 397 Foster-Laurie
Middle: Parkside Preparatory Academy. 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

605 Rogers Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

53 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $300,000 on 1999-12-22 (lender: Dime Savings Bank Ofnew York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1999-12-22Mortgage $300,000 — from REID-HERCULES, JACQUELINE P; HERCULES, ANDREW to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $300,000
1994-10-05Mortgage $37,500 — from 5B ENTERPRISES to DOWNER, STANLEY $37,500

Ten-year activity

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2025
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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017011011
20180303
20190303
2020127028
2021015015
2022610319
2023221023
2024047047
2025091192
2026018018
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The full timeline

Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 327Ownership & money 11Health & systems 4

Every one of the 351 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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