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837 Halsey Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3014910052 · 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, AEP4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 69% 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 6.7. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)RESURRECTION HOMES, HDFC
Head officerWENDY MCCLINTON
Managing agentBLACK VETERANS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE, INC.
Last registered2025-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,096,000 $493,200
2026$1,224,000 $550,800
2027$1,469,000 $661,050

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

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

SubwayHalsey St — J · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Gates Av — J Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Saratoga Av — B26 · 300 ft
Citi BikeMacon St & Howard Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 005 Dr. Ronald McNair. 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

837 Halsey 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

1 311 service request 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 BLACK VETERANS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, INC. — 13 buildings, 124 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B6 · C4 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
308 Throop Avenue BK21 C
495 Sterling Place BK20 D
360 East 193 Street BX14 B
474 Quincy Street BK14 B
Duryea Place BK10 B
317 Malcolm X Boulevard BK8 B
213 Buffalo Avenue BK6 B
837 Halsey Street BK6 A
1078 Bedford Avenue BK6 C
689 Halsey Street BK6 C
453 Jefferson Avenue BK6 B
9 Halsey Street BK4 D
119 Decatur Street BK3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,371,422 on 2006-11-28 (lender: United States Department Of Housing), covering 7 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
2019-12-05Mortgage $1,113,570 — from RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,113,570
2019-12-05AL&R $1,113,570 — from RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,113,570
2006-11-28AL&R $7,371,422 — from SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME to RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F $7,371,422
2006-11-28Mortgage $7,371,422 — from RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING $7,371,422
2006-11-28Mortgage $776,471 — from RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING to BPD BANK $776,471
2003-07-07DEEDO $25,000 — from ALPHA AND OMEGA , INC., to J.P. APARTMENTS, INC., $25,000
2000-02-10Mortgage $247,900 — from ALPHA AND OMEGA INC to RYAN EXPRESS EQUITIES CORP $247,900
1997-12-22Mortgage $142,500 — from ANDERSON, JOHN G JR to FHB FUNDING CORP $142,500
1996-05-02Mortgage $22,000 — from 835-837 HALSEY ST INC to DOUSTAN, DINA; EGBUCHULAM, LAMBERT $22,000
1996-05-02Mortgage $125,000 — from 835-837 HALSEY ST INC to WINSTON, JUDITH; ROSENTHAL, JEROME C.; HARTMAN, ROY $125,000
1996-01-30Mortgage $96,250 — from 835 HALSEY ST INC (N.Y.) to ROSENTHAL, JEROME C; RETIREMENT ACCOUNT INC/CUST; LEWIS, ALLEN S/FBO; PARRY, JULIA; WILLEN $96,250
1996-01-30Mortgage $22,000 — from 835-837 HALSEY STREET INC. to EGBUCHULAM, LAMBERT; DOUSTAN, DINA $22,000
1996-01-30Mortgage $28,100 — from 835-837 HALSEY ST INC to DRORY, EATAMAR; DRORY, MURIEL $28,100
1991-01-30Mortgage $69,450 — from DOUSTAN, DINA; EGBUCHULAM, LAMBERT to JOCATO REALTY CORP $69,450

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
7
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703205
201802002
201900707
202002013
202103003
202202013
202302002
202403014
202501012
202611013
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-04-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-03-09FDNY inspection (RISK)

The full timeline

2026
2026-04-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-03-09FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025
2025-05-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-05-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-05-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-05-21311: Noise — Noise, Ice Cream Truck (NR4)
2024-04-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-10HPD 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
2023
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
2023-02-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-09-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-25HPD 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
2021-11-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-09HPD 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
2020
2020-05-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-04-23311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2020-04-13311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2019
2019-12-18Mortgage assigned — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to PENY & CO., L.L.C.
2019-12-18AALR — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to PENY & CO., L.L.C.
2019-12-05Agreement — from UNITED STATES DEPT. OF HOUSING & URBAN D to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION
2019-12-05Mortgage satisfied — from RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to ZEBRA STRIPES CATCHALL LLC
2019-12-05Mortgage $1,113,570 — from RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION$1,113,570
2019-12-05AL&R $1,113,570 — from RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION$1,113,570
2019-02-01Mortgage assigned — from JFKYYZ MASPETH L.P. to ZEBRA STRIPES CATCHALL LLC
2018
2018-10-17HPD 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
2018-01-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017
2017-07-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2017-04-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-04-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-01-13Mortgage assigned — from CROSS RIVER BANK to JFKYYZ MASPETH L.P.
2017-01-06Mortgage assigned — from GRUPO POPULAR INVESTMENTS CORPORATION to CROSS RIVER BANK
2016
2016-11-09HPD 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
2016-03-20311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2015
2015-02-20HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2014
2014-12-01311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2014-12-01311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2014-12-01311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2014-10-08DTL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
2014-03-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014-01-07Mortgage assigned — from GRUPO POPULAR, S.A. to GRUPO POPULAR INVESTMENTS, INC.
2014-01-07Mortgage assigned — from BPD BANK to BPD HOLDINGS, INC.
2014-01-07Mortgage assigned — from BPD HOLDINGS, INC. to GRUPO POPULAR, S.A.
2012
2012-08-20TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2012-07-07311: Noise — Noise, Ice Cream Truck (NR4)
2012-07-01311: Noise — Noise, Ice Cream Truck (NR4)
2009
2009-10-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-03-28Permit AL — ISSUED
2008
2008-09-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-06-25Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-06-23Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF 26 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIR . NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATIO
2008-06-23Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF 26 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIR . NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATIO
2008-05-16Permit AL — ISSUED
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-11-28AL&R $7,371,422 — from SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME to RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F$7,371,422
2006-11-28Agreement — from UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING to BPD BANK
2006-11-28SMIS — from RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME
2006-11-28Deed — from THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL to RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING
2006-11-28Mortgage $7,371,422 — from RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING$7,371,422
2006-11-28Mortgage $776,471 — from RESURRECTION HOMES HOUSING to BPD BANK$776,471
2006-09-01TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2006-06-27Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2006-06-27Tenant complaint: NONCONST — SMOKE DETECTOR
2006-02-07Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2006-02-07Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2006-02-07Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2006-02-07Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2006-02-07Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2006-01-25Job filed: MAJOR ALTERATION INCLUDING ALL NEW PARTITIONS, FLOORING, CEILING FINISHE S. NEW BATHROOMS AND KITECHENS ALL NEWMECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND NEW WINDOWNS AN$316,000
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-07-03Deed — from ROMERO, MANUEL to THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-07-07DEEDO $25,000 — from ALPHA AND OMEGA , INC., to J.P. APARTMENTS, INC.,$25,000
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-12-19Mortgage satisfied — from 835-837 HALSEY ST INC to EATAMAR & MURIEL DRORY
2000-11-09Mortgage assigned — from RYAN'S EXPRESS EQUITIES CORP to M&T MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2000-03-08Mortgage assigned — from FHB FUNDING CORP to IMC MORTGAGE COMPANY
2000-02-10Deed — from D G S REALTY INC to ALPHA AND OMEGA INC
2000-02-10Mortgage $247,900 — from ALPHA AND OMEGA INC to RYAN EXPRESS EQUITIES CORP$247,900
2000-02-10Deed — from ANDERSON, JOHN JR to D G S REALTY INC
2000-01-21Mortgage satisfied — from ANDERSON, JOHN G JR to FHB FUNDING CORP
2000-01-21Mortgage assigned — from FHB FUNDING CORP to INDUSTRY MORTGAGE COLP
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1998-04-24Mortgage satisfied — from 835-37 HALSEY ST INC to EGBUCHULAM, LAMBERT; DOUSTAN, DINA
1998-04-24Mortgage satisfied — from 835-837 HALSEY ST INC to DOUSTAN, DINA; EGBUCHULAM, LAMBERT
1998-04-24CNTR — from ANDERSON, JOHN G JR to 835-837 HALSEY ST INC
1998-01-23CNTR — from ANDERSON, JOHN G JR to 835-837 HALSEY ST INC
1998-01-06Mortgage assigned — from LEWIS, ALLEN S/FBO; RETIREMENT ACCOUNTSINC/CUST to WEST COAST BANK/CUST; LEWIS, ALLEN S/IRA
1997
1997-12-22Deed — from 835-837 HALSEY ST INC to ANDERSON, JOHN G JR
1997-12-22Mortgage $142,500 — from ANDERSON, JOHN G JR to FHB FUNDING CORP$142,500
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-05-02Deed — from EGBUCHULAM, LAMBERT; DOUSTAN, DINA to 835-837 HALSEY ST INC
1996-05-02Mortgage assigned — from 835-837 HALSEY ST INC to ROSENTHAL, JEROME C.; HARTMAN, ROY; WINSTON, JUDITH
1996-05-02Mortgage $22,000 — from 835-837 HALSEY ST INC to DOUSTAN, DINA; EGBUCHULAM, LAMBERT$22,000
1996-05-02Mortgage $125,000 — from 835-837 HALSEY ST INC to WINSTON, JUDITH; ROSENTHAL, JEROME C.; HARTMAN, ROY$125,000
1996-01-30Mortgage assigned — from 835-837 HALSEY ST INC (NY) to LEWIS, ALLEN S/FBO; WILLENS, GERTRUDE R/TRUSTEE; PARRY, LESLIE; RETIREMENT ACCOUNT INC/CUS
1996-01-30Mortgage $96,250 — from 835 HALSEY ST INC (N.Y.) to ROSENTHAL, JEROME C; RETIREMENT ACCOUNT INC/CUST; LEWIS, ALLEN S/FBO; PARRY, JULIA; WILLEN$96,250
1996-01-30Deed — from EGBUCHULAM, LAMBERT; DOUSTAN, DINA to 835-837 HALSEY STREET, INC.
1996-01-30Mortgage $22,000 — from 835-837 HALSEY STREET INC. to EGBUCHULAM, LAMBERT; DOUSTAN, DINA$22,000
1996-01-30Mortgage assigned — from 835-837 HALSEY ST INC to DRORY, MURIEL; DRORY, EATAMAR
1996-01-30Mortgage satisfied — from EGBUCHULAM, LAMBERT; DOUSTAN, DINA to JOCATO REALTY CORP
1996-01-30Mortgage $28,100 — from 835-837 HALSEY ST INC to DRORY, EATAMAR; DRORY, MURIEL$28,100
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-01-30Deed — from JOCATO REALTY CORP to EGBUCHULAM, LAMBERT; DOUSTAN, DINA
1991-01-30Mortgage $69,450 — from DOUSTAN, DINA; EGBUCHULAM, LAMBERT to JOCATO REALTY CORP$69,450
1989
1989-02-02ECB Non-Hazardous violation: DIRTY BOILER ROOM. REPLACE STEAM SAFETY VALVE FOR A 15 P.S.I. TYPE A.S.M.E. APPROVED SIDE OUTLET.$150
1981
1981-09-02Deed — from 415 HART REALTY CORP to JOCATO REALTY
1978
1978-02-22Deed — from DAVIS ALVA J to 415 HART ST REALTY CORP
1976
1976-03-15Mortgage — from DAVIS ALVA J to GALISE JERRY; GALISE GERARD
1976-03-15Deed — from ESILAG RLTY INC to DAVIS ALVA J
1976-03-15REL — from GALISE JERRY to ESILAG RLTY INC
1975
1975-05-21Deed — from SANTILLO HARRY R JR to ESILAG REALTY INC
1973
1973-04-03Mortgage — from SANTILLO HARRY R JR to GALISE JERRY
1973-03-27Deed — from GALISE JERRY to SANTILLO HARRY R JR

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