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278 9 Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3010100020 · 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, AEP3
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Noise (1) · Water System (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 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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)MOISES SHUSTER
Managing agentB&H PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-10-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,382,000 $142,920
2026$1,944,000 $116,640
2027$2,556,000 $153,360

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).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

Subway4 Av-9 St — F G R · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 St / 4 Av — B61 · 250 ft
Citi Bike4 Ave & 9 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 124 Silas B. Dutcher. 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

278 9 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

4 311 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 B&H PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 7 buildings, 46 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
305 23rd Street BK11 A
820 8 Avenue BK9 A
800 Park Place BK8 A
674 Hancock Street BK8 A
397 West 12 Street MN5 B
320 Macon Street BK4 D
278 9 Street BK1 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,154 on 2011-05-25 (lender: Jp Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-05-18Agreement $25,000,000 — from KMM LLC; 378 SCHERMERHORN STREET LLC; 185 PLYMOUTH PHN, LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $25,000,000
2011-05-25Mortgage $3,155 — from SHUSTER, MOISES; SHUSTER, RAMONA COSTA to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,155
2011-05-25Agreement $133,632 — from SHUSTER, MOISES; SHUSTER, RAMONA COSTA to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $133,632
1992-11-12Mortgage $11,290 — from SHUSTER, MOISES; SHUSTER, RAMONA COSTA to CHEMICAL BANK $11,290
1989-09-11Mortgage $196,000 — from SHUSTER, MOISES; SHUSTER, RAMONA COSTE to CHEMICAL BANK $196,000
1989-04-07Mortgage $196,000 — from SHUSTER, MOISES; SHUSTER, RAMONA COSTE to CHEMICAL BANK $196,000
1986-05-07Mortgage $176,000 — from VIGNET, STEPHEN; VECCHIO, RICHARD; FELSTEIN, CAROL to CITIBANK NA $176,000
1984-05-04Mortgage $96,900 — from VECCHIO, RICHARD; FELSTEIN, CAROL to CAROLD CORPORATION $96,900

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
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2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170000
20181102
20191012
20200000
20211102
20220000
20231001
20241001
20253003
20263104
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The last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-09-03311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-09-03311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-06-22311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2026-02-23Agreement — from SHUSTER, MOISES to 309 10TH OWNER LLC
2025-12-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-03311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-09-03311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-06-22311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2026-02-23Agreement — from SHUSTER, MOISES to 309 10TH OWNER LLC
2025
2025-12-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-04-21311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-03-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-12-04HPD 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
2023-11-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-12-23311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2021-04-13Mortgage satisfied — from SHUSTER, MOISES; SHUSTER, RAMONA COSTA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.; CHEMICAL BANK; NATIONWIDE TITLE CLEARING, INC.
2019
2019-11-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-12-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-05-18Agreement $25,000,000 — from KMM LLC; 378 SCHERMERHORN STREET LLC; 185 PLYMOUTH PHN, LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.$25,000,000
2016
2016-11-30311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2015
2015-03-28DOB complaint, category ?
2012
2012-03-05311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2011
2011-10-22311: Broken Muni Meter — Parking Card Stuck in Meter
2011-09-30311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2011-05-25Mortgage $3,155 — from SHUSTER, MOISES; SHUSTER, RAMONA COSTA to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$3,155
2011-05-25Agreement $133,632 — from SHUSTER, MOISES; SHUSTER, RAMONA COSTA to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$133,632
2011-05-25Mortgage assigned — from CHASE MORTGAGE COMPANY to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
1997
1997-06-20Mortgage assigned — from CHEMICAL BANK to MELLON MORTGAGE COMPANY
1992
1992-11-12Mortgage satisfied — from COSTE SHUSTER, RAMONA; SHUSTER, MOISES to CHEMICAL BANK
1992-11-12Mortgage $11,290 — from SHUSTER, MOISES; SHUSTER, RAMONA COSTA to CHEMICAL BANK$11,290
1992-11-12Agreement — from SHUSTER, RAMONA COSTA; SHUSTER, MOISES to CHEMICAL BANK
1989
1989-09-11Mortgage $196,000 — from SHUSTER, MOISES; SHUSTER, RAMONA COSTE to CHEMICAL BANK$196,000
1989-05-15Mortgage satisfied — from VIGNET, STEPHEN; FELSTRIN, CAROL; VECCHIO, RICHARD to CITIBANK NA
1989-04-07PAT — from VECCHIO, RICHARD to FELSTEIN, CAROL
1989-04-07PAT — from VIGNET, STEPHEN to FELSTEIN, CAROL
1989-04-07PAT — from SHUSTER, MOISES to SHUSTER, RAMONA COSTE
1989-04-07Mortgage $196,000 — from SHUSTER, MOISES; SHUSTER, RAMONA COSTE to CHEMICAL BANK$196,000
1989-04-06Deed — from VECCHIO, RICHARD; FELSTEIN, CAROL; VIGNET, STEPHEN to SHUSTER, RAMONA COSTA; SHUSTER, MOISES
1986
1986-07-10Mortgage satisfied — from VECCHIO, RICHARD; FELSTEIN, CAROL to CAROLD CORP
1986-05-07Mortgage $176,000 — from VIGNET, STEPHEN; VECCHIO, RICHARD; FELSTEIN, CAROL to CITIBANK NA$176,000
1986-05-07Deed — from VECCHIO, RICHARD J/AKA; VECCHIO, RICHARD; FELSTEIN, CAROL to VECCHIO, RICHARD; VIGNET, STEPHEN; FELSTEIN, CAROL
1984
1984-05-04Mortgage assigned — from CAROLD CORP to FEDERAL NATL MTGE ASSN
1984-05-04Mortgage $96,900 — from VECCHIO, RICHARD; FELSTEIN, CAROL to CAROLD CORPORATION$96,900
1984-05-04Mortgage satisfied — from BADEN, ARLEN to DEBSKI, ANN F
1984-05-04Deed — from BADEN, ARLEN to VECCHIO, RICHARD; FELSTEIN, CAROL
1981
1981-12-29Deed — from DEBSKI ANN F; DEBSKI STANLEY F (DECD); DEBSKI JULIANA to BADEN ARLEN
1981-12-29Mortgage — from BADEN ARLEN to DEBSKI ANN F

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