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139 Hull Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3015330052 · 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, AEP29
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 67% 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 36.3. 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

Open HPD violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1989-12-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)MACHULL REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES L P
Head officerPELHAM BOLLERS
Managing agentURBAN STRATEGIES MGMT CORP
Last registered2025-11-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$791,000 $355,950
2026$835,000 $375,750
2027$1,002,000 $450,900

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

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

SubwayRockaway Av — C · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Chauncey St — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Rockaway Av / MacDougal St — B60 · 400 ft
Citi BikeMacDougal St & Rockaway Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

139 Hull 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

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 URBAN STRATEGIES MGT CORP — 53 buildings, 520 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B18 · C7 · D5 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
807 Saratoga Avenue BK40 A
1741 Pitkin Avenue BK32 B
61 Riverdale Avenue BK27 A
2092 Dean Street BK27 A
607 Jerome Street BK20 B
747 Blake Avenue BK20 B
218 Grafton Street BK20 A
450 Herzl Street BK16 B
463 Herzl Street BK16 A
2102 Dean Street BK15 B
733 Dumont Avenue BK15 C
775 Blake Avenue BK12 B
2166 Fulton Street BK12 B
2176 Fulton Street BK12 B
903 Saratoga Avenue BK11 B
38 Somers Street BK9 B
287 Sumpter Street BK8 C
98 Hull Street BK8 A
749 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
753 Mac Donough Street BK8 F
139 Hull Street BK8 B
747 Mac Donough Street BK8 C
763 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
135 Hull Street BK8 B
759 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
755 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
358 Bainbridge Street BK7 C
2108 Fulton Street BK7 B
2255 Strauss Street BK6 A
198 Mac Dougal Street BK6 B
210 Mac Dougal Street BK6 A
141 Rockaway Avenue BK6 A
2256 Strauss Street BK6 A
54 Lott Avenue BK6 A
321 Sumpter Street BK6 A
2031 Union Street BK6 B
57 Sutter Avenue BK6 C
59 Sutter Avenue BK6 B
2035 Union Street BK6 A
159A Mac Dougal Street BK6 B
80 Newport Street BK6 C
147 Rockaway Avenue BK5 D
2160 Fulton Street BK5 F
2158 Fulton Street BK5 C
27 Truxton Street BK4 B
29 Truxton Street BK4 A
2184 Fulton Street BK4 A
2204A Fulton Street BK4 D
30 Lott Avenue BK4 D
420 Chauncey Street BK3 D
2138 Fulton Street BK3 D
171 Sumpter Street BK3 F
808 Saratoga Avenue BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,538,009 on 1999-09-28 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 14 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
1999-09-28Mortgage $4,538,009 — from MACHULL REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES LP to NYC HPD $4,538,009

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
9
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171203
20180033
20191124
20200437
20210527
20220224
20230325
20240325
20250123
20260639
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The last 12 months — 9 records

DateRecord
2026-05-13HPD class B: § 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN AC
2026-05-13HPD 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
2026-05-13HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT AP
2026-05-13HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE CABINETS DOORS AT WEST AND EAST BASE CABINETS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st
2026-05-13HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL VENT AT SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY
2026-04-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-12Boiler inspection
2026-02-12Boiler inspection
2026-01-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-13HPD class B: § 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN AC
2026-05-13HPD 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
2026-05-13HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT AP
2026-05-13HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE CABINETS DOORS AT WEST AND EAST BASE CABINETS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st
2026-05-13HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL VENT AT SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY
2026-04-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-12Boiler inspection
2026-02-12Boiler inspection
2026-01-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025
2025-02-21Boiler inspection
2025-02-21Boiler inspection
2025-01-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-11-12HPD 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
2024-11-12HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY
2024-04-16Boiler inspection
2024-04-16Boiler inspection
2024-01-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-07-06HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2023-07-06HPD 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
2023-02-22Boiler inspection
2023-02-22Boiler inspection
2023-02-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-03-30Boiler inspection
2022-03-30Boiler inspection
2022-03-08Bedbug 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
2021-10-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-06-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-06-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-06-05311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-02-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-02-10Boiler inspection
2021-02-10Boiler inspection
2020
2020-12-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-12-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-12-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-12-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-03-17Boiler inspection
2020-03-17Boiler inspection
2020-02-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2019
2019-08-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019-05-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-04-03Boiler inspection
2019-04-03Boiler inspection
2018
2018-04-11Boiler inspection
2018-04-11Boiler inspection
2018-02-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-08-11HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT
2017-05-25311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-05-18FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016
2016-12-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-12-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-12-10311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-12-10Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-11-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-07-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-02-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-02-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-01-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-01-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-01-14311: Animal Abuse — No Shelter
2015
2015-11-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-11-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-10-09HPD 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
2015-07-11311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014
2014-12-04City emergency repair (OMO): at apt # 1b-------- replace with new the broken ceramic soap dish on wall in the bathroom. ''remove all work related deb$230
2014-11-13HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF A PADLOCKABLE LATCH ON DOOR TO APARTMENT IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED A
2014-11-13HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC SOAP DISH ON WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, AP
2014-01-07HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE ENTIRE
2013
2013-02-08311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2013-02-08Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2012
2012-11-07HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2012-05-26311: Water System — Hydrant Defective (WC2)
2011
2011-03-26311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-03-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-03-23311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-03-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-03-13HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING. IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th ST
2011-03-13HPD class A: SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE RESET, SO AS TO SECURE A PROPER AND TIGHT CONNECTION, THE WATER CLOSET BOWL UNIT. IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4A
2011-03-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR SOUTH WALL. IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAS
2011-03-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING. IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST A
2011-03-11311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Trespassing
2011-03-11311: PAINT - PLASTER — WALLS
2011-03-11311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2011-03-11311: PLUMBING — TOILET
2011-03-11311: PAINT - PLASTER — CEILING
2011-03-11311: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2011-03-11Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2011-03-11Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2011-03-11Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2011-03-11Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2011-03-11Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2005
2005-01-21Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-01-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-08-22ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ALTERED BLDG OCCUPUIED W/O A VALID CO: OCCUPANCY THE 4 STORY MD W/O A VALID CO TEMP CO#300835791 EXPIRE 05/28/03.REMEDY:OBTAIN A V$800
2003-07-31DOB complaint, category ?
2001
2001-11-16Permit EQ — ISSUED
2001-07-02Permit EQ — ISSUED
2001-06-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2001-06-12Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FENCE NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY
2001-06-12Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FENCE NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY
2001-06-04Permit AL — ISSUED
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-05-22Agreement — from MACHULL REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES LP to NYC HPD
2000-05-22Agreement — from MACHULL REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES LP to NYC HPD
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-09-28CNTR — from MACHULL REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES L.P. to NYC HPD
1999-09-28Agreement — from MACHULL REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES LP to CITY OF NEW YORK
1999-09-28Agreement — from MACHULL REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES LP to CITY OF NEW YORK
1999-09-28Deed — from NYC HPD to MACHULL REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES L.P.
1999-09-28Mortgage $4,538,009 — from MACHULL REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES LP to NYC HPD$4,538,009
1999-09-28Mortgage assigned — from MACHULL REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES LP to CITY OF NEW YORK
1999-09-28Agreement — from CITY OF NEW YORK to MACHULL REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES LP
1999-07-02Permit AL — ISSUED
1999-07-02Permit AL — ISSUED
1999-04-23ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN. DEFECT IS: ORNAMENTAL STONE AT FIRST STORY FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR. WEST DOOR JAMB IS MISSING. REMEDY: MAKE ALL N$2,500
1998
1998-08-04DOB complaint, category ?
1998-08-04DOB violation C: HAZARDOUS
1998-08-04ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN(DEFECT IS) 1-A SECTION OF BECORATIVE STONE OVER THE FRONT DOOR N/W CORNER HAS BROKEN OFF AN COLLAPSED ON TO $2,500
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-09-08Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-07-20Permit AL — ISSUED
1990
1990-04-25Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK
1989
1989-12-05HPD class C: § 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING 4 STY WEST APT 4L 2 ROOM FROM FRONT
1985
1985-08-14Deed — from MC KECKNEY, MATILDA to ROGERS, MARKE

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