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945 President Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3010660047 · 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, AEP20.6
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 51.5. 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

Open HPD violations5 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2018-02-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Noise (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · PLUMBING (1).

Filed construction activity

$51,100 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)945 PRESIDENT ST REALTY, LLC
Head officerRICHARD C DEZEGO
Managing agentGFI MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,660,000 $1,647,000
2026$3,557,000 $1,600,650
2027$3,001,000 $1,350,450

The city's market estimate has fallen 18% 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

SubwayGrand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
7 Av — B Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand Army Plaza / Flatbush Av — B41 · 650 ft
Citi BikeGrand Army Plaza & Plaza St West · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

945 President 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

7 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by GFI MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC — 4 buildings, 31 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1186 Broadway MN19 A
14 West 29 Street MN8 A
945 President Street BK4 D
22 East 29th Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $371,250 on 1999-02-26 (lender: Republic Consumer Lending Group INC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1999-02-26Mortgage $371,250 — from DEZEGO, RICHARD C; DEZEGO, DEBRA A to REPUBLIC CONSUMER LENDING GROUP INC $371,250

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017005027
2018006118
2019008019
202000110011
2021215008
2022103004
2023002002
2024001001
2025003003
202600171018
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The last 12 months — 20 records

DateRecord
2026-10-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-08-14HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2026-08-14HPD class A: §27-2045(B)(5) HMC, § 12-06, 12-10 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY COMMISS
2026-08-14HPD class A: §27-2045(B)(5) HMC, § 12-01 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE
2026-08-14HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2026-08-14HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2026-07-22HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER ABOVE 130 DEGREES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT AP
2026-07-21311: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2026-07-21311: PLUMBING — STEAM PIPE/RISER
2026-07-21311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-07-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-07-21311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-07-21Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-07-21Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2026-07-21Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — STEAM PIPE/RISER
2026-07-21Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-07-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-20EASE — from 945 PRESIDENT ST REALTY LLC to 947 PRESIDENT BH LLC
2025-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-10-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-08-14HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2026-08-14HPD class A: §27-2045(B)(5) HMC, § 12-06, 12-10 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY COMMISS
2026-08-14HPD class A: §27-2045(B)(5) HMC, § 12-01 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE
2026-08-14HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2026-08-14HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2026-07-22HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER ABOVE 130 DEGREES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT AP
2026-07-21311: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2026-07-21311: PLUMBING — STEAM PIPE/RISER
2026-07-21311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-07-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-07-21311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-07-21Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2026-07-21Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2026-07-21Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — STEAM PIPE/RISER
2026-07-21Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-07-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-20EASE — from 945 PRESIDENT ST REALTY LLC to 947 PRESIDENT BH LLC
2025
2025-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-10-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-04-17311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Not Separated
2024
2024-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-12-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-10-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-06-14Job filed: Replace gas-fired boiler, register gas fired water heater, dryer, clothes washer and laundry sink.$25,550
2022-02-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2022-02-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-12-06311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2021-09-03Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2021-08-31Job filed: Replace gas-fired boiler, register gas fired water heater, dryer, clothes washer and laundry sink.$25,550
2021-06-24DOB complaint, category ?
2021-05-21311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2021-04-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-12HPD 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
2021-01-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-09-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-04-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-03-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-02-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-02-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2019
2019-09-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-09-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-09-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-09-06311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2019-07-26311: Homeless Encampment — N/A
2019-06-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-03-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-02-25311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2 Bulk-Missed Collection
2019-02-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-10-22311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2R Bulk-Missed Recy Collection
2018-10-19HPD 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
2018-06-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-03-29Mortgage satisfied — from DEZEGO, DEBRA A; DEZEGO, RICHARD C to REPUBLIC CONSUMER LENDING GROUP, INC; HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA)
2018-02-03HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
2018-02-03HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2018-02-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-02-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017
2017-11-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-11-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-09-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-09-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-06-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-06-01Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2017-05-23311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2016
2016-11-29311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2016-11-28311: Water System — NO WATER - WNW
2015
2015-10-13HPD 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
2014
2014-02-01HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK ABOVE THE CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4, 4th STORY, 1st AP
2014-02-01HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE NORTH AND WEST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FR
2014-02-01HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF BICYCLES AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2014-02-01HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY
2014-02-01HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 1st BATHROOM FROM NORTH
2014-02-01HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOC
2014-02-01HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK ABOVE THE CEILING IN THE 1st BATHROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4, 4th STORY, 1s
2014-01-04311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2014-01-04Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2013
2013-12-16311: PAINT - PLASTER — CEILING
2013-12-16311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2013-12-16311: PAINT - PLASTER — CEILING
2013-12-16311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2013-12-16Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2013-12-16Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2013-12-16Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2013-12-16Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2013-04-03DOB complaint, category ?
2010
2010-10-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-08-13Job filed: REBUILT SECTIONS OF BRICK PARAPET AND CHIMNEY WALLS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$29,900
2010-08-13Job filed: REBUILT SECTIONS OF BRICK PARAPET AND CHIMNEY WALLS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$29,900
2007
2007-07-03City emergency repair (HWO): at public hallway) remove free standing radiator and dispose of at 2nd floor public hallway.$156
2007-03-14HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2007-03-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-03-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT-PLANT
2007-03-09Tenant complaint: NONCONST — CARBON MONOXIDE
2007-03-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-03-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-03-09Tenant complaint: NONCONST — SMOKE DETECTOR
2007-03-09HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 4, 4th STORY
2007-03-09HPD class B: § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW A
2007-03-09HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4, 4th STORY
2007-03-09HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT CELLAR
2007-03-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-03-18Deed — from DEZEGO, RICHARD C; DEZEGO, DEBRA A to 945 PRESIDENT STREET REALTY LLC
2003
2003-12-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2002
2002-11-20Permit PL — ISSUED
2002-11-20Permit AL — ISSUED
2002-11-13Job filed: SPLIT EXISTING APARTMENT AT FIRST FLOOR INTO TWO APTS. AND CONVERT CELLAR STORAGE AREA TO TWO RECREATION ROOMS IN CONJUNCTION WITH TWO FIRST FLOOR APA$85,000
2000
2000-11-29HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
1999
1999-02-26Deed — from DIMARE, FRANK S/EX; DROZYNER, JEROME J/LWT; DROZYNER, DEBRA A/DEVISEE; DROZYNER, EUGENE/DE to DEZEGO, RICHARD C; DEZEGO, DEBRA A
1999-02-26RTXL — from DROZYNER, JEROME J/EST OF
1999-02-26Mortgage $371,250 — from DEZEGO, RICHARD C; DEZEGO, DEBRA A to REPUBLIC CONSUMER LENDING GROUP INC$371,250
1973
1973-09-04LDMK — from CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NY LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISS; CITY OF NY; CITY OF N Y LANDMA

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