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823 President Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3010650069 · 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, AEP2
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class4
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

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 20. 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

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

46 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (20) · Vendor Enforcement (5) · Curb Condition (4) · Food Establishment (4) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Sidewalk Condition (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,365,000 $614,250
2026$1,437,000 $646,650
2027$1,697,000 $763,650

The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Haagen DaazFrozen DessertsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Permit/License/Certificate) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (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

SubwayGrand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
7 Av — B Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av / Union St — B67 B69 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBerkeley Pl & 7 Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 321 William Penn. 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

823 President Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

46 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $190,564 on 1995-03-29 (lender: Independence Savingsbank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1995-03-29Mortgage $190,564 — from BERMAN, JUDITH; BERMAN, JOSEPH to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK $190,564
1985-03-14Mortgage $250,000 — from BERMAN, JUDITH; BERMAN, JOSEPH to HAMBURG SAVINGS BANK $250,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
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20180617
20190617
20200415
20210516
2022014115
2023010111
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The last 12 months — 20 records

DateRecord
2026-09-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-08-03Boiler inspection
2026-07-25311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-07-03311: Damaged Tree — Branch Cracked and Will Fall
2026-06-30311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-06-23311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-05-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-05-19311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2026-05-08311: Sidewalk Condition — Pedestrian Ramp Defective
2026-05-08311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2026-03-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-03-10311: Illegal Parking — Paper License Plates
2026-03-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-03-04311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-12-24Boiler inspection
2025-11-19Restaurant inspection: HAAGEN DAAZ — grade A · mice evidence
2025-11-19311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2025-11-19311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-11-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-08-03Boiler inspection
2026-07-25311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-07-03311: Damaged Tree — Branch Cracked and Will Fall
2026-06-30311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-06-23311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-05-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-05-19311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2026-05-08311: Sidewalk Condition — Pedestrian Ramp Defective
2026-05-08311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2026-03-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-03-10311: Illegal Parking — Paper License Plates
2026-03-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2026-03-04311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025
2025-12-24Boiler inspection
2025-11-19Restaurant inspection: HAAGEN DAAZ — grade A · mice evidence
2025-11-19311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2025-11-19311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-11-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2025-09-17311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-09-13311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-09-06311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2025-09-05311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-09-03311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2025-08-21311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-08-13311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2025-08-01311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2025-08-01311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2025-03-28311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2025-03-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2025-03-12311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2025-03-11311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2025-02-10311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-02-10Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-02-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-02-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-01-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2024
2024-12-30311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2024-11-11311: Food Establishment — Permit/License/Certificate
2024-09-23DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024-08-26311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2024-07-23Restaurant inspection: HAAGEN DAAZ · mice evidence
2024-07-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2024-05-20311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2024-05-15Restaurant inspection: HAAGEN DAAZ — grade C · mice evidence
2024-04-24311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2024-04-16311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2024-03-27311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2024-03-22311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2024-03-20311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2024-03-18Restaurant inspection: HAAGEN DAAZ · mice evidence
2024-01-04311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023
2023-12-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2023-12-19Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NO2FUEL
2023-11-16311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2023-11-13311: Street Sweeping Complaint — Street Not Swept
2023-10-16311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023-07-22311: Food Establishment — Pesticide
2023-07-11311: Illegal Parking — Paper License Plates
2023-06-07311: Damaged Tree — Branch Cracked and Will Fall
2023-04-23311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2023-02-09311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2023-02-06311: Panhandling — N/A
2022
2022-12-14Boiler inspection
2022-10-04311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2022-09-13311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2022-09-13311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2022-09-13311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2022-08-15311: Food Establishment — Odor
2022-08-13311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2022-08-11311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2022-07-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-07-07311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2022-06-28311: Sewer — Street Flooding (SJ)
2022-05-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2022-04-01311: Broken Parking Meter — Timer Defect - Fast/Fail
2022-03-16311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2022-01-30311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2021
2021-09-11311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2021-08-09Boiler inspection
2021-06-17311: Homeless Person Assistance
2021-04-04311: Derelict Bicycle — 14B Derelict Bicycle
2021-03-01311: Graffiti — Police Report Not Requested
2021-02-25311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2020
2020-12-18311: Snow — E9 Snow / Icy Sidewalk
2020-12-14311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020-10-31Boiler inspection
2020-06-23311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-01-19311: Derelict Bicycle — 14B Derelict Bicycle
2019
2019-09-16311: Foam Ban Enforcement — ER9 FOAM VIOL. RETAILER
2019-08-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-08-05Boiler inspection
2019-07-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-07-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-07-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-02-15311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2018
2018-10-12Boiler inspection
2018-10-08311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted Less Than 2 Years Ago
2018-07-25311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2018-06-08311: Homeless Encampment — N/A
2018-06-03311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint
2018-03-23311: Street Condition — Pothole
2018-01-17311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2017
2017-12-04311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-09-23311: Consumer Complaint — Overcharge
2017-08-04311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2017-03-15311: Snow — E9 Snow / Icy Sidewalk
2017-01-21311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2016
2016-11-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Television
2016-10-19311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Noisy
2016-10-07311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2016-03-25Mortgage satisfied — from BERMAN, JUDITH; BERMAN, JOSEPH to SOVEREIGN BANK, NA F/K/A SOVEREIGN BANK; INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
2016-02-12311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2016-01-21311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2016-01-21311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2015
2015-10-12311: Street Condition — Pothole
2015-05-18311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2015-05-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2015-05-05311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2015-03-26311: Street Condition — Pothole
2015-01-23DOB complaint, category ?
2014
2014-03-19DOB complaint, category ?
2014-03-18311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2014-03-18DOB complaint, category ?
2014-03-14DOB complaint, category ?
2014-03-11311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2014-03-11DOB complaint, category ?
2014-02-26311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2014-02-08311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2014-02-04311: Snow — E9 Snow / Icy Sidewalk
2013
2013-03-30311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2013-03-29311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2013-02-11311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2012
2012-01-18311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-11-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-11-05311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2011-11-05311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2011-05-03311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2011-04-21311: Vending — Unlicensed
2010
2010-11-29311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2010-04-13311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2010-04-13DOB complaint, category ?
2010-04-12311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2010-04-12DOB complaint, category ?
2010-03-17311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2010-03-16311: Street Condition — Pothole
2007
2007-06-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-06-22Job filed: REPLACE EXISTING FOUR (4) TON CONDENSING UNIT. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO OCCUPANCY, USE OR EGRESS.$6,500
2007-06-12Mortgage assigned — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY REALTY CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK
2006
2006-03-21DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-01-10Deed — from JOSEPH BERMAN; JUDITH BERMAN to 823 PRESIDENT LLC
2002
2002-12-26Agreement — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY REALTY CORP to BERMAN, JUDITH; BERMAN, JOSEPH
2000
2000-03-21Agreement — from BERMAN, JUDITH; BERMAN, JOSEPH to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
2000-03-21Mortgage assigned — from INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY REALTY CORP
2000-03-08Permit PL — ISSUED
2000-02-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-02-01Job filed: PROPOSE TO INSTALL NEW INTERIOR NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS, NEW LIGHT FIXTURES, HUNG CEILING, FINISHING AND FL DRAIN AS PER PLAN FILED. NO CHANGE T$15,000
2000-02-01Job filed: PROPOSE TO INSTALL NEW INTERIOR NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS, NEW LIGHT FIXTURES, HUNG CEILING, FINISHING AND FL DRAIN AS PER PLAN FILED. NO CHANGE T$15,000
1997
1997-04-03Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-04-03Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-03-29Mortgage assigned — from HOME SAVINGS OF AMERICA to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK
1995-03-29Agreement — from INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK to BERMAN, JOSEPH; BERMAN, JUDITH
1995-03-29SAGE — from HOME SAVINGS OF AMERICA
1995-03-29Mortgage $190,564 — from BERMAN, JUDITH; BERMAN, JOSEPH to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK$190,564
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-06-23Permit EW — ISSUED
1992-06-23Permit EW — ISSUED
1992-06-23Permit EW — ISSUED
1992-06-23Permit EW — ISSUED
1990
1990-06-27Agreement — from BERMAN, JUDITH; BERMAN, JOSEPH to HOME SAVINGS BANK
1990-06-27Mortgage assigned — from BERMAN, JUDITH; BERMAN, JOSEPH to HOME SAVS BANK
1990-04-03ECB Hazardous violation: LOW WATER CUTOFF SAFETY VALVE DEFECTIVE. MANUAL RESTET MISSING DRAFT STAT MISSING HAZARDOUS CONDITION.$150
1985
1985-03-14Mortgage satisfied — from BERMAN, JOSEPH to SEALOVE, LITA
1985-03-14Mortgage $250,000 — from BERMAN, JUDITH; BERMAN, JOSEPH to HAMBURG SAVINGS BANK$250,000
1980
1980-05-28Deed — from BERMAN JUDITH; BERMAN JOSEPH to BERMAN JUDITH; BERMAN JOSEPH
1972
1972-12-04Deed — from SEALOVE LITA to BERMAN JOSEPH; BERMAN JUDITH
1972-12-04Mortgage — from BERMAN JOSEPH to SEALOVE LITA
1969
1969-07-18Deed — from SEALOVE SYLVIA to SEALOVE LITA

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