A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 72% 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 51.3. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and
6% 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
Open HPD violations
9 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2012-12-20.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
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
35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (9) · Illegal Dumping (7) · Rodent (4) · Water System (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Standing Water (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
No
Built before 1974 (2008)
Yes
Six or more residential units (8)
Yes
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)
838 HICKS ST LLC
Head officer
JOSEPH LAX
Managing agent
GREAT CAPITAL REALTY LLC
Last registered
2026-06-01
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
$2,582,400
$1,162,080
2026
$3,099,000
$1,394,550
2027
$2,816,000
$1,267,200
The city's market estimate has risen
9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR CAP
Flood exposure
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood
maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2021 (0 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
Subway
Smith-9 Sts — F G · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Lorraine St / Hicks St — B57 B61 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
Columbia St & Lorraine St · 450 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.
35 311 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.
Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2026-05-12
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-20
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-04-08
311: Standing Water — Other - Explain Below
2026-03-25
311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2026-01-12
Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2025-11-24
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
2025-11-24
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
2025-11-24
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
2025-11-18
311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-11-12
311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2025-11-10
311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2025-10-28
Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
The full timeline
2026
2026-10-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2026-04-08311: Standing Water — Other - Explain Below
2026-03-25311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2026-01-12Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2025
2025-11-24HPD 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
2025-11-24HPD 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
2025-11-24HPD 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
2025-11-18311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-11-12311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2025-11-10311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2025-10-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-10-11311: Encampment — N/A
2025-10-03311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2025-09-07311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2025-08-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2023-11-28HPD 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
2023-11-28HPD 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
2023-11-28HPD 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
2023-11-28HPD 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
2023-05-30Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2023-05-24311: Homeless Person Assistance
2023-03-16311: Missed Collection — Compost
2023-01-22311: Missed Collection — Compost
2022
2022-11-17HPD 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
2022-11-17HPD 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
2022-11-17HPD 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
2022-11-17HPD 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
2022-09-24Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2022-09-13311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2022-09-09311: Standing Water — Sewer or Drain
2022-08-30311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2022-08-17311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2022-05-27311: Encampment — N/A
2022-05-25311: Drug Activity — Use Outside
2022-05-22311: Sewer — Street Flooding (SJ)
2022-05-21311: Sewer — Street Flooding (SJ)
2022-05-16311: Encampment — N/A
2022-05-14311: Homeless Person Assistance — Chronic
2022-05-13311: Sewer — Street Flooding (SJ)
2022-05-03311: Encampment — N/A
2022-05-02311: Encampment — N/A
2022-03-31311: Missed Collection — Compost
2022-03-18HPD 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
2022-03-18HPD 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
2022-03-18HPD 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
2022-03-18HPD 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
2021-09-04Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2021-09-04Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2021-07-18311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-06-23DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2021-05-16311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2021-05-13ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/V39038344K ISSUSED3/26/21 &TO FILE C/C PURSUANT TO28-201.1&1RCNY102-$6,250
2021-04-06311: Sanitation Condition — 12 Dead Animals
2021-03-30311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign - In Danger Of Falling
2021-03-30DOB complaint, category ?
2021-03-26DOB violation C: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED UNDERSIDE OF 2ND FLOOR BALCONY MISSING A
2021-03-26DOB violation C: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED UNDERSIDE OF 2ND FLOOR BALCONY WITH WATE
2021-03-26DOB violation C: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED UNDERSIDE OF 2ND FLOOR BALCONY HAS WATER
2021-03-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: AT FRONT OF BUILDING, UNDERSIDE OF 2ND FLOOR BALCONY HAS DETACHED AND FALLEN UNTO 1ST FLOOR TERRACE., MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING W$6,250
2021-03-26DOB violation C: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED 2ND FLOOR BALCONY UNDERSIDE FINISH HAS W
2021-03-26DOB complaint, category ?
2021-03-26DOB complaint, category ?
2021-03-26DOB complaint, category ?
2021-03-25311: General Construction/Plumbing — Structural Stability Impacted - New Building Under Construction
2021-03-25DOB complaint, category ?
2020
2020-11-03311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2020-09-24311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2020-08-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-13311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2019
2019-11-08HPD 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
2019-11-08HPD 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
2019-11-08HPD 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
2019-11-07HPD 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
2019-10-11311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2019-10-11311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2019-10-09311: Street Sign - Missing — St Name - Attached to Pole
2019-07-03311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted Less Than 2 Years Ago
2019-07-03311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2019-06-18311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2019-03-28FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-03-28FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-03-28FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-01-23311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2018
2018-11-20311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018-11-01HPD 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
2018-11-01HPD 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
2018-10-31HPD 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
2018-10-31HPD 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
2018-09-11311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2016-07-15HPD class C: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT KITCHEN STOVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY
2016-07-15HPD class C: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT KITCHEN STOVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY
2016-07-12311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2016-07-12311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2016-07-12Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2016-07-12Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2016-05-06311: Indoor Air Quality — Chemical Vapors/Gases/Odors
2016-05-02311: Street Sign - Missing — St Name - Attached to Pole
2016-02-16311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2015
2015-12-23HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2015-12-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-12-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-12-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-12-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-12-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-12-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-12-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-12-03HPD class C: SECTION 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES .. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY
2015-11-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-11-23HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY
2015-11-23HPD class C: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT THE KITCHEN IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTM
2015-11-23HPD class C: SECTION 27-2028, 2032 ADMIN.CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FROM AN APPROVED CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM OR AN APPROVED SYSTEM OF GAS OR
2015-11-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-11-20311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2015-11-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-11-20Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2015-11-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-11-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-11-15311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2015-11-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-11-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-11-15Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2015-11-13311: Plumbing — Gas Hook-Up/Piping - Illegal Or Defective
2015-11-13311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2015-11-13Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2015-11-13DOB complaint, category ?
2015-11-06Job filed: REMOVE INTERIOR PARTITIONS, REMOVE BATHTUB AND CREATE NEW CLOSETS IN THE CELLARS OF 832, 834, 836 AND 838 HICKS STREET. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, $10,000
2015-10-23DOB complaint, category ?
2015-10-21311: General Construction/Plumbing — Working Contrary To Stop Work Order
2015-10-21DOB complaint, category ?
2015-10-20ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT. NOTED: INERIOR PARTITION WALLS ERECTED AT CELLAR CREATING ROOMS WITH A 3PC BATHROOM.NEW ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING W$830
2015-10-20DOB complaint, category ?
2015-09-21DOB complaint, category ?
2015-08-29311: Sanitation Condition — 12 Dead Animals
2015-08-10Certificate of occupancy Final
2015-02-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2014
2014-12-15CERT — from RIDGE ABSTRACT CORP.
2014-12-15ZONE — from 838 HICKS ST. LLC
2014-11-15Deed — from 82-96 LORRAINE STREET LLC to 838 HICKS ST LLC
2014-06-04311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2014-06-02HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE WINDOWS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY,
2014-06-02HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT WALLS AND CEILING IN THE 1st LIVING ROOM FROM NORT
2014-06-02HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BELL-BUZZER INTERCOM SYSTEM IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 2nd APA
2014-06-02HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REFIT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY
2014-06-02HPD class C: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT STOVE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2014-03-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-03-26FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2014-02-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-02-19FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2014-01-20FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013
2013-12-24FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-10-16FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-09-16FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-08-19FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-07-23FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-06-26FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-05-22FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-04-23FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-02-20FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2013-02-19FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2012
2012-12-20HPD class C: SECTION 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY
2012-12-20HPD class B: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES .. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY
2012-12-20HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY
2012-12-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-12-18Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2012-12-14311: Water System — Hydrant Defective (WC2)