168 Beard Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3006030038 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE
| Component | What it covers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Housing code | HPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP | 7 |
| Structural & safety | DOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class | 0 |
| Pests | Bedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s | 0.5 |
| Displacement | Marshal evictions executed | 0 |
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 18.8. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Rodent (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| 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 owner(s) | BEARD DIKEMAN LLC |
| Head officer | GREG O'CONNELL |
| Managing agent | O'C CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC |
| Last registered | 2025-11-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $936,000 | $421,200 |
| 2026 | $1,123,000 | $505,350 |
| 2027 | $1,348,000 | $606,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.
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.
| Subway | Smith-9 Sts — F G · 1.0 mi straight-line (about a 26-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Van Dyke St / Van Brunt St — B61 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Van Brunt St & Van Dyke St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 015 Patrick F. Daly. 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.
168 Beard Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Managed by O'C CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC — 26 buildings, 166 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B8 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 480 Van Brunt Street | BK | 22 | A |
| 131 Columbia Street | BK | 16 | A |
| 368 Van Brunt Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 9 4 Place | BK | 8 | B |
| 144 Conover Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 134 Dikeman Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 16 Tiffany Place | BK | 8 | A |
| 81 4 Place | BK | 8 | B |
| 471 Hicks Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 378 Sackett Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 376 Sackett Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 45 Cheever Place | BK | 8 | B |
| 151 5 Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 183 Van Dyke Street | BK | 5 | A |
| 168 Beard Street | BK | 4 | C |
| 129 Columbia Street | BK | 4 | C |
| 487 Hicks Street | BK | 4 | C |
| 87 Summit Street | BK | 4 | C |
| 485 Hicks Street | BK | 4 | A |
| 138 Degraw Street | BK | 4 | D |
| 432 Henry Street | BK | 4 | A |
| 159A Columbia Street | BK | 3 | B |
| 155 Sullivan Street | BK | 2 | A |
| 167 Columbia Street | BK | 2 | B |
| 153 Sullivan Street | BK | 2 | A |
| 177 Dwight Street | BK | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $25,000 on 1984-05-25 (lender: Independence Savingsbk). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-05-25 | Mortgage $25,000 — from O'CONNELL, BRIAN to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBK | $25,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Date | Record | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-03 | 311: Sidewalk Condition — Defective Hardware | |
| 2026-06-03 | 311: Missed Collection — Compost | |
| 2026-05-07 | Bedbug filing: 0 infested units | |
| 2026-05-01 | HPD 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 | |
| 2026-01-14 | Rodent inspection: Passed | |
| 2026-01-10 | 311: Rodent — Rat Sighting | |
| 2025-12-28 | 311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY | |
| 2025-12-28 | Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY |