The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 88% 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 0.8. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no
pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Abandoned Bike (2) · Noise (2) · Dead Animal (1) · Obstruction (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Air Quality (1).
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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1920)
Yes
Six or more residential units (13)
No
421-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)
65 BERGEN Street, LLC
Head officer
FRANK DEFALCO
Managing agent
TREZZA MGMT
Last registered
2025-09-05
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,063,000
$478,350
2026
$1,108,000
$498,600
2027
$1,133,000
$509,850
The city's market estimate has risen
7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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
Subway
Bergen St — F G · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts — A C G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Smith St / Bergen St — B57 B65 · 150 ft
Citi Bike
Bergen St & Smith St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,000,000 on
2016-09-30 (lender: Investors Bank), covering 7 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.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2024-05-29
Deed $750,000 — from LQ CINCINNATUS LLC to DEFALCO, FRANK
$750,000
2024-05-22
Sold for $750,000
$750,000
$57,692
2016-09-30
Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 65 BERGEN, LLC; BERGEN STREET HOLDING LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$2,000,000
2016-09-30
Agreement $14,000,000 — from BERGEN STREET HOLDING LLC; 65 BERGEN, LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$14,000,000
2016-09-30
AL&R $14,000,000 — from BERGEN STREET HOLDING LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$14,000,000
2014-01-14
RPTT&RET $1,204,600 — from JORALEMON ASSOCIATES LLC to DEFALCO, FRANK
$1,204,600
2014-01-14
AL&R $12,000,000 — from 61 BERGEN STREET LLC; 63 BERGEN LLC; 55 BERGEN STREET LLC; INVISIBLE DOG HOLDINGS LLC; 57 to JORALEMON ASSOCIATES LLC
$12,000,000
2014-01-14
Mortgage $12,000,000 — from INVISIBLE DOG HOLDINGS LLC; 65 BERGEN LLC; 63 BERGEN LLC; 57 BERGEN LLC; 55 BERGEN STREET to JORALEMON ASSOCIATES LLC
$12,000,000
2006-06-19
DEEDO $935,000 — from WILLIAM ZORBAS, EXECUTOR to 65 BERGEN, LLC
$935,000
1986-10-30
Mortgage $60,000 — from ZORBAS, GEORGE to CAMBAS, GEORGE; GERTZ, PAUL
$60,000
1985-02-05
Mortgage $65,000 — from CAMBAS, GEORGE; GERTZ, PAUL to BRENNER, MILLIE; WITTLIN, SYLVIA
$65,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
35
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
4
0
1
5
2018
1
3
0
1
5
2019
0
3
0
1
4
2020
0
34
0
1
35
2021
0
2
0
1
3
2022
0
9
0
2
11
2023
0
3
0
1
4
2024
0
8
3
1
12
2025
1
4
0
2
7
2026
0
1
0
0
1
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2026-07-25311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction
2025
2025-12-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-15Boiler inspection
2025-11-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-07-29311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2025-05-27311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2025-05-27DOB complaint, category ?
2025-05-04311: Obstruction — Sign
2024
2024-12-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-12-19Boiler inspection
2024-10-21311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2024-10-04311: Dead Animal — Rat or Mouse
2024-10-02311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2024-05-29Deed $750,000 — from LQ CINCINNATUS LLC to DEFALCO, FRANK$750,000
2024-05-22Sold for $750,000$750,000
2024-05-10Deed — from 65 BERGEN LLC to LQ CINCINNATUS LLC
2024-04-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-09HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024-02-24311: Abandoned Bike — Chained to Public Property
2024-02-14311: Abandoned Bike — Chained to Public Property
2023
2023-12-18Boiler inspection
2023-11-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-06-17311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-06-01311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2022
2022-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-12-26Boiler inspection
2022-04-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-29311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2022-03-29311: Asbestos — N/A
2022-03-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-03-29311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2022-03-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-03-29Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2016-02-16HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MASONRY AT FRONT OF THE BUILDING UNDER 1ST WINDOW FRO
2016-02-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-02-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-01-29Mortgage assigned — from JORALEMON ASSOCIATES, LLC to BERGEN STREET MORTGAGE HOLDINGS, LLC
2015-10-07HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2014
2014-03-09311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2014-02-27311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2014-01-14RPTT&RET $1,204,600 — from JORALEMON ASSOCIATES LLC to DEFALCO, FRANK$1,204,600
2014-01-14AL&R $12,000,000 — from 61 BERGEN STREET LLC; 63 BERGEN LLC; 55 BERGEN STREET LLC; INVISIBLE DOG HOLDINGS LLC; 57 to JORALEMON ASSOCIATES LLC$12,000,000
2014-01-14Mortgage $12,000,000 — from INVISIBLE DOG HOLDINGS LLC; 65 BERGEN LLC; 63 BERGEN LLC; 57 BERGEN LLC; 55 BERGEN STREET to JORALEMON ASSOCIATES LLC$12,000,000
2013
2013-12-03311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-12-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-10-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-10-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-10-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-10-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-10-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008
2008-02-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-01-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-01-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-01-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-01-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT-PLANT
2008-01-12Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-01-08Job filed: RENOVATE APTS AS CELLAR, 1, 2,3 FLOORSNO. CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS. OCCUPANCY.$30,000
2008-01-08Job filed: RENOVATE APTS AS CELLAR, 1, 2,3 FLOORSNO. CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS. OCCUPANCY.$30,000
2006
2006-06-19DEEDO $935,000 — from WILLIAM ZORBAS, EXECUTOR to 65 BERGEN, LLC$935,000
2006-06-08Mortgage satisfied — from CAMBAS, GEORGE; GERTZ, PAUL to ZORBAS, GEORGE
2006-06-05Mortgage satisfied — from MILLIE BRENNER DECEASED; NELSON BRENNER EXECUTOR; FRED BRENNER EXECUTOR to WITTLIN, SYLVIA; BRENNER, MILLIE
2004
2004-06-19Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1988
1988-06-09HPD class C: D26-17.10 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
1987
1987-02-23HPD class C: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED ENTRANCE DOOR 1 STY SOUTHEST A
1986
1986-10-30Mortgage $60,000 — from ZORBAS, GEORGE to CAMBAS, GEORGE; GERTZ, PAUL$60,000
1986-10-30Deed — from GERTZ, PAUL; CAMBAS, GEORGE to ZORBAS, GEORGE
1986-09-24HPD class C: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK ENTRANCE DOOR OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM 1
1985
1985-09-03HPD class C: D26-16.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS SINK & BATHTUB 3 STY WEST APT 3C KITCHEN & BATHROOM ER1. , SECTION '' ''
1985-02-05Mortgage $65,000 — from CAMBAS, GEORGE; GERTZ, PAUL to BRENNER, MILLIE; WITTLIN, SYLVIA$65,000
1985-02-05Deed — from 65 BERGEN CORP to GERTZ, PAUL; CAMBAS, GEORGE
1983
1983-02-04Mortgage satisfied — from 65 BERGEN CROP to ROLNICK, GEORGE