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485 Hicks Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3003210019 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11231, 56% 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

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

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sewer (5) · Sewer Maintenance (4) · Curb Condition (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
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)MAURN SERVICE
Head officerGREGORY t O'CONNELL
Managing agentO'C CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC
Last registered2025-11-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,377,200 $1,069,740
2026$2,104,000 $946,800
2027$2,525,000 $1,136,250

The city's market estimate has risen 6% 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.

7 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (4 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayBergen St — F G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbia St / Kane St — B61 · 700 ft
Citi BikeHenry St & Degraw St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 029 John M. Harrigan. 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

485 Hicks 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

10 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by O'C CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC — 26 buildings, 166 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B8 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
480 Van Brunt Street BK22 A
131 Columbia Street BK16 A
368 Van Brunt Street BK8 B
9 4 Place BK8 B
144 Conover Street BK8 B
134 Dikeman Street BK8 A
16 Tiffany Place BK8 A
81 4 Place BK8 B
471 Hicks Street BK8 A
378 Sackett Street BK8 A
376 Sackett Street BK8 A
45 Cheever Place BK8 B
151 5 Avenue BK6 B
183 Van Dyke Street BK5 A
168 Beard Street BK4 C
129 Columbia Street BK4 C
487 Hicks Street BK4 C
87 Summit Street BK4 C
485 Hicks Street BK4 A
138 Degraw Street BK4 D
432 Henry Street BK4 A
159A Columbia Street BK3 B
155 Sullivan Street BK2 A
167 Columbia Street BK2 B
153 Sullivan Street BK2 A
177 Dwight Street BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-03-03RPTT&RET $4,165,250 — from O'CONNELL, GREGORY to 2023 O'CONNELL QSS TRUST $4,165,250
2025-02-28Sold for $4,165,250 $4,165,250 $1,041,313

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
8
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170101
20180202
20190202
20201304
20211506
20221102
20230404
20240000
20250527
20261708
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The last 12 months — 10 records

DateRecord
2026-08-10311: Sewer Maintenance — Catch Basin Clogged
2026-08-05311: Sewer Maintenance — Catch Basin Clogged
2026-07-29311: Sewer Maintenance — Catch Basin Clogged
2026-07-10311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2026-06-11FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-06-10311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2026-03-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-02-18311: Sewer Maintenance — Catch Basin Clogged
2025-12-19311: Sewer — Street Flooding (SJ)
2025-11-25311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-10311: Sewer Maintenance — Catch Basin Clogged
2026-08-05311: Sewer Maintenance — Catch Basin Clogged
2026-07-29311: Sewer Maintenance — Catch Basin Clogged
2026-07-10311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2026-06-11FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-06-10311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2026-03-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-02-18311: Sewer Maintenance — Catch Basin Clogged
2025
2025-12-19311: Sewer — Street Flooding (SJ)
2025-11-25311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2025-06-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-03-26311: Sewer — Catch Basin Sunken/Damaged/Raised (SC1)
2025-03-26311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2025-03-03RPTT&RET $4,165,250 — from O'CONNELL, GREGORY to 2023 O'CONNELL QSS TRUST$4,165,250
2025-02-28Sold for $4,165,250$4,165,250
2023
2023-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-10-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-10-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-06-27311: Street Condition — Rough, Pitted or Cracked Roads
2022
2022-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-10-13FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021
2021-12-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-10-07FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021-07-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-07-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-09HPD 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
2021-02-28311: Indoor Sewage — Sewage Leak
2020
2020-06-17311: Sewer — Other Sewer Problem (Use Comments) (SZZ)
2020-06-17311: Dirty Conditions — E4 18" Law
2020-02-28311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RG Missed Recycling Paper
2020-02-10FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019
2019-06-19311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2019-01-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-12-28311: Sewer — Street Flooding (SJ)
2018-03-28311: Sewer — Catch Basin Sunken/Damaged/Raised (SC1)
2017
2017-02-12311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2016
2016-09-06311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2015
2015-07-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-10-09FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-03-31HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2014-01-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-01-26311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-01-25HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY
2014-01-25HPD class C: § 27-2028, 2032 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FROM AN APPROVED CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM, OR AN APPROVED SYSTEM OF GAS OR ELECTRI
2014-01-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-01-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-01-24311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-01-24311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-01-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-01-23311: HEATING — HEAT
2013
2013-03-17311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2010
2010-11-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-11-03311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-01-28311: Asbestos — N/A
2009
2009-05-08Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2004
2004-09-20Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2004-09-20Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2004-09-20Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2004-09-20Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2004-09-20Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
1997
1997-04-10Mortgage satisfied — from SELVEK, ERNEST; SELVIG, VINCENT N to INTER-ISLAND MORTGAGEE CORP
1995
1995-12-08Mortgage assigned — from LIBERTY LENDING SERVICES INC to LIBERTY SAVINGS BANK
1990
1990-07-31Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL NAT'L MTGE ASSN to HUD
1986
1986-03-03Deed — from O'CONNELL, GREGORY to MAURN SERVICE CO INC
1984
1984-04-27Deed — from DOUGHERTY, JOHN JOSEPH to O'CONNELL, GREGORY
1976
1976-10-25Deed — from SELVER GLORIA to DOUGHERTO JOHN J
1976-07-16Deed — from SELING VINCENT DED ADMIN OF to SELREK GLORIA
1970
1970-01-12LDMK — from LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF THE; LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF THE
1969
1969-08-26Mortgage assigned — from INTER ISLAND MTGE CORP to FEDL NATL MTGE ASSN
1969-08-11Mortgage — from SELVEK ERNEST; SELVIG VINCENT N to INTER-ISLAND MORTGAGEE CORP
1969-08-11Deed — from CENTURY PROPERTIES CORP to SELVEK ERNEST; SELVIG VINCENT N
1969-05-14Mortgage — from CENTURY PROPERTIES CORP to INTER-ISLAND MORTGAGEE CORP
1969-05-14Deed — from MIRO DOMINGA; MIRO ALFREDO to CENTURY PROPERTIES CORP

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