A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 6. 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
45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (28) · Blocked Driveway (13) · Curb Condition (1) · Water System (1) · Street Sign (1) · Maintenance or Facility (1).
Filed construction activity
$10,000 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1900)
No
Six or more residential units (5)
No
421-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)
629 HICKS STREET LLC
Head officer
Joseph Ruggiero
Managing agent
Yak Management LLC
Last registered
2025-12-02
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
$2,187,000
$984,150
2026
$2,624,000
$1,180,800
2027
$3,149,000
$1,417,050
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 6 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
Carroll St — F G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Columbia St / Carroll St — B61 · 650 ft
Citi Bike
Carroll St & Columbia St · 650 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.
45 311 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.
HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-11-20HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-10-19311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Falling Or In Danger Of Falling
2023-10-19DOB complaint, category ?
2023-10-17Boiler inspection
2023-08-07FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-04-20Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE NYC BUILDING CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANC$5,000
2023-04-20Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 LBS PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE $5,000
2023-04-20Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2023-04-20Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2023-03-23HPD 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
2022
2022-11-14HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-11-09Boiler inspection
2022-03-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-25HPD 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
2021-10-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-10-14Boiler inspection
2021-08-23FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021-08-04311: Sanitation Condition — 22 Weeds
2021-04-23Bedbug 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
2020
2020-10-13Boiler inspection
2020-02-25FDNY inspection (RISK)
2020-01-22Deed — from RUGGIERO, CO-TRUSTEE, ANGELA; MATTHEW RUGGIERO 2017 TRUST; RUGGIERO, CO-TRUSTEE, JOSEPH to 629 HICKS STREET LLC
2020-01-14Deed transfer (nominal price)
2019
2019-11-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-10-31Boiler inspection
2019-05-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018
2018-11-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-03-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-03-26Deed — from RUGGIERO, MATTHEW; RUGGIERO, ROSE MARY to ANGELA RUGGIERO, CO-TRUSTEE; MATTHEW RUGGIERO 2017 TRUST; ROSE MARY RUGGIERO, CO-TRUSTEE;
2018-03-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-03-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-01-16Deed transfer (nominal price)
2017
2017-10-31Boiler inspection
2017-10-02Eviction executed (3-F)
2016
2016-12-08Deed — from RUGGIERO, MATTHEW to RUGGIERO, ROSE MARY; RUGGIERO, MATTHEW
2016-06-20FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016-01-16311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015
2015-12-02DOB complaint, category ?
2015-10-20Job filed: FILING FOR AC UNITS AS PER PLAN.$7,000
2015-10-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-10-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-07-07311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)