The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 76% 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 4.3. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and
10% 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
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
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Damaged Tree (4) · Indoor Air Quality (2) · Consumer Complaint (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Lead (1).
Filed construction activity
$10,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (8 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
No
Built before 1974 (2017)
Yes
Six or more residential units (7)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
653 Bergen St Condominium
Head officer
Virginia Abrams
Managing agent
PROREALTY TEAM LLC
Last registered
2025-08-12
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
$0
$0
2026
$526,717
$237,022
2027
$1,181,388
$531,624
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
Subway
Clinton-Washington Avs — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 7 Av — B Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Vanderbilt Av / Bergen St — B69 · 150 ft
Citi Bike
Bergen St & Vanderbilt Ave · 150 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.
13 311 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.
2023-12-13311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper
2023-12-13DOB complaint, category ?
2023-12-08311: Consumer Complaint — Home Improvement Contractor
2023-11-22HPD 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
2023-09-15311: Elevator — Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service
2023-09-15DOB complaint, category ?
2023-09-15ECB CLASS - 2 violation: MISSING CAB MIRROR. REPAIR CAR PHONE. REPAIR MACHINE ROOM LIGHTING. SHORTEN HOIST ROPES. BOTTOM LANDING IS AN ILLEGAL VESTIBULE CO$625
2023-08-30CORRM $2,000,000 — from LUCHANSKY, ADAM; GILSON, TARA to MERS, AS NOMINEE FOR CITIBANK, N.A.$2,000,000
2023-07-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-05-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-03-31HPD 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
2023-01-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022
2022-11-14HPD 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
2022-10-04PREL — from BANK LEUMI USA to BERGEN GARDENS LLC
2022-03-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2022-03-16311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2022-03-16311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-03-10HPD 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
2022-03-10HPD 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
2021-11-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-09-30Deed $2,800,000 — from BERGEN GARDENS LLC to LUCHANSKY, ADAM; GILSON, TARA$2,800,000
2021-09-30PAT — from LUCHANSKY, ADAM; GILSON, TARA to B.O.M OF THE CONDOMINIUM
2021-09-30Mortgage $2,000,000 — from GILSON, TARA; LUCHANSKY, ADAM to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; CITIBANK, N.A.$2,000,000
2021-09-30PAT — from LUCHANSKY, ADAM to TEICH, EVAN; HE, TAO; SHEEHY, MICHAEL; WEXLER, BRETT
2021-09-30PAT — from GILSON, TARA to SHEEHY, MICHAEL; HE, TAO; TEICH, EVAN; WEXLER, BRETT
2021-09-21Sold for $2,800,000$2,800,000
2021-07-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-20HPD 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
2021-01-11FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT_3)
2021-01-11FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT_6)
2020
2020-12-07Certificate of occupancy Final
2020-11-23Certificate of occupancy Temporary
2020-10-23PREL — from BERGEN GARDENS, LLC to BANK LEUMI, USA
2020-08-25PREL — from BERGEN GARDENS LLC to BANK LEUMI USA
2020-08-25Mortgage $750,000 — from LAVI, AMIR; ALPER, KAREN to ALPER, ANDREW$750,000
2020-08-25PAT — from LAVI, AMIR; ALPER, KAREN to 653 BERGEN STREET CONDOMINIUM
2020-08-25Deed $2,250,000 — from BERGEN GARDENS LLC to ALPER, KAREN; LAVI, AMIR$2,250,000
2020-08-18PAT — from MURTHY, NIRMALA to MURTHY, SHARADA KRISHNA
2020-08-18PAT — from KRISHNAMURTHY, SHARADA; MURTHY, NIRMALA; MURTHY, KRISHNA to BOARD MANAGERS OF 653 BERGEN STREET COND
2020-08-18Deed $2,138,325 — from BERGEN GARDENS LLC to MURTHY, NIRMALA; MURTHY, KRISHNA; KRISHNAMURTHY, SHARADA$2,138,325
2020-08-18PAT — from MURTHY, KRISHNA to MURTHY, SHARADA KRISHNA
2020-08-18Mortgage $1,000,000 — from MURTHY, NIRMALA; KRISHNAMURTHY, SHARADA; MURTHY, KRISHNA to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.$1,000,000
2020-08-17Deed $1,995,000 — from BERGEN GARDENS LLC to FRIES, ANDREW MICHAEL; WIDDOWSON FRIES, ISABEL HARTE$1,995,000
2020-08-17PAT — from WIDDOWSON FRIES, ISABEL HARTE; FRIES, ANDREW MICHAEL to BERGEN GARDENS LLC; BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE 653 BERGEN STRE
2020-08-17Mortgage $1,396,500 — from FRIES, ANDREW MICHAEL; WIDDOWSON FRIES, ISABEL HARTE to MERS; GUARDHILL FINANCIAL CORP$1,396,500
2020-08-17Certificate of occupancy Temporary
2020-08-06Sold for $1,995,000$1,995,000
2020-08-05Deed $2,100,000 — from BERGEN GARDENS LLC to MURPHY, KAITLYN; KANG, RAYMOND$2,100,000
2020-08-05PAT — from MURPHY, KAITLYN; KANG, RAYMOND to BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE 653 BERGEN STRE
2020-08-05Mortgage $1,550,000 — from KANG, RAYMOND; MURPHY, KAITLYN to WELLS FARGO BANK NA$1,550,000
2020-07-29Sold for $2,138,325$2,138,325
2020-07-24Deed $2,225,000 — from BERGEN GARDENS LLC to LIMOR, RYAN; MAYKIN, MELISSA$2,225,000
2020-07-24PAT — from MAYKIN, MELISSA; LIMOR, RYAN to THE 653 BERGEN STREET CONDOMINIUM
2020-07-24Mortgage $1,780,000 — from MAYKIN, MELISSA; LIMOR, RYAN to CITIBANK, N.A.; MERS$1,780,000
2020-07-23Sold for $2,100,000$2,100,000
2020-07-23Sold for $2,250,000$2,250,000
2020-07-14REL — from BANK LEUMI USA to BERGEN GARDENS, LLC
2020-07-14PAT — from ABRAMS, MARC; ABRAMS, VIRGINIA to THE MEMBERS OF THE 653 BERGEN STREET CON
2020-07-14Mortgage $1,920,000 — from ABRAMS, MARC; ABRAMS, VIRGINIA to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.$1,920,000
2020-07-14Deed $2,400,000 — from BERGEN GARDENS LLC to ABRAMS, MARC; ABRAMS, VIRGINIA$2,400,000
2020-07-14Sold for $2,225,000$2,225,000
2020-06-26Sold for $2,400,000$2,400,000
2020-06-02Certificate of occupancy Temporary
2020-05-19CDEC — from BERGEN GARDENS LLC
2020-05-19CDEC — from BERGEN GARDENS LLC
2020-05-19MAPS — from THE 653 BERGEN STREET CONDOMINIUM
2020-05-19MAPS — from THE 653 BERGEN STREET CONDOMINIUM
2020-05-19MAPS — from THE 653 BERGEN STREET CONDOMINIUM
2020-05-19CDEC — from BERGEN GARDENS LLC
2020-05-19MAPS — from THE 653 BERGEN STREET CONDOMINIUM
2020-05-19MAPS — from THE 653 BERGEN STREET CONDOMINIUM
2020-05-19MAPS — from THE 653 BERGEN STREET CONDOMINIUM
2020-05-19CDEC — from BERGEN GARDENS LLC
2020-05-19MAPS — from THE 653 BERGEN STREET CONDOMINIUM
2020-05-19CDEC — from BERGEN GARDENS LLC
2020-05-19CDEC — from BERGEN GARDENS LLC
2020-05-19CDEC — from BERGEN GARDENS LLC
2019
2019-12-16DOB complaint, category ?
2019-12-04ECB CLASS - 1 violation: NO TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY ISSUED(NEW BLDG COMPLETED)AT TIME OF INSP OF A NEW 3 STORY BLDG PERMIT.IT WAS DISCOVERED THA
2019-12-03Job filed: Standpipe application filed in conjunction with NB #320625178$2,000
2019-11-15Permit NB — ISSUED
2019-11-13Permit Standpipe — Signed-off
2019-10-30DOB complaint, category ?
2019-10-29Job filed: Standpipe application filed in conjunction with NB #320625178$2,000
2019-09-23FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2019-09-06FDNY inspection (CDA-90-DRILL)
2019-09-06Job filed: SUBDIVIDE EXISTING TAX LOT INTO SEVEN (7) CONDO TAX LOTS. NO CHANGE TO ZONING UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2019-05-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-04-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-04-17DOB complaint, category ?
2019-04-17DOB complaint, category ?
2019-04-17ECB CLASS - 1 violation: PERMIT HOLDER: FAILED TO ENSURE EACH CONSTRUCTION OR DEMOLITION WORKERSUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE REQUIRED TRAINING UNDER BC3321.1.
2019-04-17ECB CLASS - 1 violation: PERMIT HOLDER: FAILED TO PRODUCE FOR INSPECTION THE DAILY LOG THAT IS REQUIRED BY BC3321.2 ITEM 2. REMEDY: COMPLY W/CODE.$2,500
2019-04-17ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OWNER: FAILED TO ENSURE EACH CONSTRUCTION OR DEMOLITION WORKER SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE REQUIRED TRAINING UNDER BC3321.1 OBSERVE
2019-04-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-02-24FDNY inspection (CDA-90-DRILL)
2019-02-14DOB complaint, category ?
2019-02-05Elevator permit: Furnish and install one new passenger elevator as per approved drawings. All work to comply with ASME ANSI A17.1S 2005 Chapter 30 $200,000
2018
2018-11-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-11-10FDNY inspection (CDA-90-DRILL)
2018-11-02Permit NB — ISSUED
2018-10-29FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018-10-25Permit EQ — ISSUED
2018-10-02Permit EQ — ISSUED
2018-10-01Permit EQ — ISSUED
2018-07-22FDNY inspection (CDA-90-DRILL)
2018-07-18FDNY inspection (E-CIDS)
2018-04-29FDNY inspection (CDA-90-DRILL)
2018-04-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-04-18DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2018-04-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-02-26Job filed: TEMPORARY STANDPIPE FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB#320625178. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$1,000
2018-01-25DOB complaint, category ?
2018-01-25ECB CLASS - 1 violation: 3314.9.2.BASE PLATES.@ TIME OF INSPECTION OF AN 8 STORY BUILDING CURRENTLY @ 8 STORIES OBSERVED SCAFFOLD BEING USED TO DO BLOCK WO$400
2018-01-25ECB CLASS - 1 violation: 3301.7.DESIGN DRAWING.@ TIME OF INSPECTION ON AN ACTIVE 8 STORY BUILDING CURRENTLY @ 8 STORIES OBSERVED THAT MULTIPLE PLATFORM HAD$400
2018-01-25ECB CLASS - 1 violation: LOG BOOK.@ TIME OF INSPECTION FOR A 8 STY BUILDING CURRENTLY @ 8 STORIES UPON REQUEST TO VIEW SUPER LOG.LOG BOOK WAS INADEQUATE,SU$5,000
2018-01-25ECB CLASS - 1 violation: 3303.8.STAND PIPE.@ TIME OF INSPECTION ON AN ACTIVE 8 STORY BUILDING CURRENTLY @ 90 FT OBSERVED NO STANDPIPE THROUGHOUT BUILDING S$800
2018-01-25ECB CLASS - 1 violation: 3316.HOIST NOT IN PLACE.@ TIME OF INSPECTION ON AN ACTIVE 8 STORY BUILDING CURRENTLY @ 90 FT OBSERVED NO HOIST WAS ON BUILDING.HOI$400
2018-01-25ECB CLASS - 1 violation: HANDRAILS.@ TIME OF INSPECTION ON AN ACTIVE 8 STORY BUILDING CURRENTLY@ 8 STORIES OBSERVED STAIRCASE GOING FROM 2ND FL TO 8TH FL W$1,000
2018-01-25ECB CLASS - 1 violation: HOUSEKEEPING.@ TIME OF INSPECTION ON AN ACTIVE 8 STORY BUILDING CURRENTLY @ 8 STORIES OBSERVED LARGE AMOUNTS OF DEBRIS SCATTERED T$400
2018-01-25ECB CLASS - 1 violation: GUARDRAILS.@ TIME OF INSPECTION ON AN ACTIVE 8 STORY BUILDING CURRENTLY @ 8 STORIES OBSERVED STAIRCASE FROM 2ND FL TO 8TH FL THAT
2018-01-25ECB CLASS - 1 violation: SUPER FAILED TO CARRY OUT HIS/HER DUTY.@ TIME OF INSPECTION OF AN 8 STORY BUILDING CURRENTLY @ 8 STORIES OBSERVED SUPER LOG BOOK W$5,000
2018-01-25ECB CLASS - 1 violation: 3301.2.FILL INS ON STAIRS.@ TIME OF INSPECTION OF AN ACTIVE 8 STORY BUILDING CURRENTLY @ 8 STORIES OBSERVED STAIRCASE FROM 2ND FL $400
2018-01-11FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT_6)
2018-01-11FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT_3)
2018-01-07FDNY inspection (CDA-90-DRILL)
2017
2017-12-11Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-12-06Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SINGLE CAR BETAMAX PMB2000 2K CAPACITY PERSONNEL MATERIAL HOIST AS PER DRAWINGS DURING NEW BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, FILED SEPARATELY. P/
2017-12-06Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SINGLE CAR BETAMAX PMB2000 2K CAPACITY PERSONNEL MATERIAL HOIST AS PER DRAWINGS DURING NEW BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, FILED SEPARATELY. P/
2017-11-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-11-14DOB complaint, category ?
2017-11-01Permit FO — ISSUED
2017-11-01Permit FO — ISSUED
2017-11-01Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-11-01Permit NB — ISSUED
2017-10-16Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-10-16Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-10-14DOB complaint, category ?
2017-10-13Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2017-10-13Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2017-10-02FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2017-08-29Permit FO — ISSUED
2017-08-29Permit FO — ISSUED
2017-08-29Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-08-29Permit NB — ISSUED
2017-06-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2017-04-26Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2016
2016-10-27Job filed: SPRINKLER STANDPIPE WORK FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB#320625178$1,000
2016-10-27Job filed: SPRINKLER STANDPIPE WORK FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB#320625178$1,000
2016-09-21Job filed: A2$1,000
2016-09-21Job filed: A2$1,000
2016-07-28Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SMOKE DETECTION AND SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM SYSTEM BEING FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW BUILDING APPLICATION NUMBER 320625178. $1,000
2015
2015-12-07DOB complaint, category ?
2015-10-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-10-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-10-22Permit DM — ISSUED
2015-08-31Job filed: STRUCTURAL APPLICATION BEING FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB APPLICATION #320625178
2015-08-28Job filed: MECHANICAL, PLUMBING WORK FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH DOC 1
2015-08-28Job filed: MECHANICAL, PLUMBING WORK FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH DOC 1
2015-08-13DOB complaint, category ?
2015-08-13Job filed: BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN FOR A TOTAL FRONTAGE OF 40 FT. FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB#320625178
2015-07-02DOB complaint, category ?
2015-06-24Job filed: MECHANICAL MEANS SUBMITTED FOR USE OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AT THE TIME OF DEMOLITION.
2015-06-24Job filed: FULL DEMOLITION OF A ONE STORY STRUCTURE, USING MECHANICAL MEANS
2015-05-21Job filed: CONSTRUCT NEW FIVE (5) STORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
2010
2010-11-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED