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283 Halsey Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3018400059 · 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, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s6
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 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1) · Obstruction (1).

Filed construction activity

$316,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1901)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)AREBY LLC
Head officerLUCA BENZONI
Managing agentBROWNSTONE MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-07-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,767,000 $106,020
2026$2,237,000 $134,220
2027$1,948,000 $116,880

The city's market estimate has risen 10% 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

SubwayKingston-Throop Avs — C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Nostrand Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Throop Av — B26 · 100 ft
Citi BikeHalsey St & Tompkins Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 044 Marcus Garvey. 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

283 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

3 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BROWNSTONE MANAGEMENT LLC — 97 buildings, 821 units. Grades across the portfolio: A65 · B12 · C15 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
112 East 2 Street BK114 B
875 St Marks Avenue BK49 A
430 Clinton Avenue BK47 A
627 DeKalb Avenue BK35 A
412 8 Avenue BK32 B
6402 23 Avenue BK32 B
1325 Herkimer Street BK32 A
1 Rockwell Place BK25 A
101 East 2nd Street MN22 A
156 Sackett Street BK20 A
404 8 Avenue BK17 A
207 8 Avenue BK16 A
180 Sterling Place BK16 A
466 15 Street BK16 A
82 Green Street BK16 A
101 Prospect Park SW BK15 A
222 Parkville Avenue BK13 A
91 Diamond Street BK10 A
67 Cambridge Place BK9 B
23 East 69 Street MN9 A
658 Park Place BK9 A
351 South 3 Street BK9 A
136 St Marks Place BK9 A
265 20th Stret BK8 A
100 St Marks Place BK8 B
743 Union Street BK8 A
114 Remsen Street BK7 A
924 Sterling Place BK7 A
1570 Prospect Place BK7 A
8301 5 Avenue BK6 A
399 4 Avenue BK6 A
84 Saratoga Avenue BK6 A
116 Palmetto Street BK6 B
140 5 Avenue BK6 B
149 Bleecker Street BK6 B
401 4 Avenue BK6 A
888 Lorimer Street BK5 A
107 Prospect Park West BK5 A
932 President Street BK5 C
158 Union Street BK4 D
34 Tompkins Place BK4 A
182 13 Street BK4 A
239 Washington Avenue BK4 A
187 7 Avenue BK4 A
71 Pierrepont Street BK4 A
2208 Ditmas Avenue BK3 A
387 Sterling Place BK3 A
678 Sterling Place BK3 A
934 Pacific Street BK3 D
14 Cambridge Place BK3 A
76 North 6th Street BK3 A
69 Clarkson Avenue BK3 A
673 Bergen Street BK3 A
499 Willoughby Avenue BK3 A
334 East 35 Street BK3 D
112 Brooklyn Avenue BK3 C
1351 Bushwick Avenue BK3 A
1552 Pacific Street BK3 A
55-10 111 Street QN3 C
52 Ft Greene Place BK3 C

showing 60 of 97 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $400,000 on 2015-03-12 (lender: Eric Goldfine Serpt). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-07-16Deed $1,650,000 — from ETIENNE, SCADI to ARBEY LLC $1,650,000
2015-03-12AL&R $400,000 — from ETIENNE, SCADI to ERIC GOLDFINE SERPT $400,000
2015-03-12Mortgage $400,000 — from ETIENNE, SCADI to ERIC GOLDFINE SERPT $400,000
2014-08-06Deed $650,000 — from BERNARD, JUDE J to ETIENNE, SCADI $650,000
2004-08-09Agreement $165,000 — from SIMMONS, CHERYL to EMIGRANT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC. $165,000
2003-11-06Mortgage $100,030 — from SIMMONS, CHERYL to EMIGRANT MORTGAGE CO., INC. $100,030
1995-10-20Mortgage $22,361 — from SIMMONS, CHERYL to BEDFORD STUYVESANT DIVISION OF NEIGHBORH $22,361
1994-04-07Mortgage $90,000 — from SIMMONS, CHERYL to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP $90,000
1992-01-23Mortgage $40,000 — from SARGEANT, RALPH; SARGEANT, WINSTON to CHEMICAL BANK $40,000
1990-12-12Mortgage $25,000 — from SARGEANT, NORBERT to L I C FUNDING CORP $25,000
1990-03-23Mortgage $85,000 — from SARGEANT, NORBERT to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP $85,000
1989-10-11Mortgage $105,000 — from SARGEANT, NORBERT to ARAPOGLOU, CHRISTOPHER; PONTISAKOS, JOHN; SPIRIDAKIS, JOHN $105,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
11
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201751208
201800123
201900134
202000505
202100000
2022026311
202301315
202400426
202500213
202600011
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-03-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-03-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-09-09311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2025-07-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-22311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2024-07-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-06-13Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-02-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-01-28311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2023
2023-06-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-04-24311: Plumbing — Failure To Retain Water/Improper Drainage- (LL103/89)
2023-04-24DOB complaint, category ?
2023-03-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-02-28311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022
2022-12-05311: Rodent — Signs of Rodents
2022-12-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-11-14311: Rodent — Mouse Sighting
2022-11-01311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2022-11-01DOB complaint, category ?
2022-10-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-07-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-05-05311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-05-05311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2022-05-05DOB complaint, category ?
2022-02-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-10-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-10-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-10-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-10-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-08-10311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2019
2019-12-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-11-07HPD 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
2019-09-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-03-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-09-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-30Eviction executed
2018-03-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-08-21311: Street Condition — Pothole
2017-05-06311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2017-03-23DOB complaint, category ?
2017-03-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-02-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-01-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-01-20Job filed: A2$138,000
2017-01-20Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HVAC UNIT PER PLANS HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$20,000
2016
2016-11-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HVAC UNIT PER PLANS HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$20,000
2016-11-15Job filed: FILING FOR WORK ON PARTITIONS AND RELATED FINISHES. ALSO FILING FOR WORK ON PLUMBING FIXTURES AND RELATED PIPING AS WELL AS INSTALLATION OF HVAC UNIT $138,000
2015
2015-09-19311: Sanitation Condition — 12 Dead Animals
2015-07-16Deed $1,650,000 — from ETIENNE, SCADI to ARBEY LLC$1,650,000
2015-07-16TL&R — from ETIENNE, SCADI; ERIC I. GOLDFINE, SOLE TRUSTEE; ERIC GOLDFINE SERPT
2015-07-16Mortgage satisfied — from ETIENNE, SCADI to ERIC I. GOLDFINE, SOLE TRUSTEE; ERIC GOLDFINE SERPT
2015-05-28SAGE — from ETIENNE, SCADI
2015-05-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-03-12AL&R $400,000 — from ETIENNE, SCADI to ERIC GOLDFINE SERPT$400,000
2015-03-12Mortgage $400,000 — from ETIENNE, SCADI to ERIC GOLDFINE SERPT$400,000
2015-03-10311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2015-01-13ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN NOTICE OF VIO#35095640K ISSUED ON 05/07/14.REM:COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER.REM:COM
2014
2014-10-03DOB complaint, category ?
2014-08-18Mortgage satisfied — from SIMMONS, CHERYL to RETAINED REALTY, INC.
2014-08-06Deed $650,000 — from BERNARD, JUDE J to ETIENNE, SCADI$650,000
2014-08-06ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND OR APPROVED AMENDMENTS. INSP DWG JUN 16 2014. PREMISES UNDER ALTII 32
2014-07-31DOB complaint, category ?
2014-07-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-07-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-06-24Mortgage satisfied — from SIMMONS, CHERYL to NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF NYC
2014-06-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-06-17311: General Construction/Plumbing — Working Contrary To Stop Work Order
2014-06-17DOB complaint, category ?
2014-06-09311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2014-06-07311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2014-06-05Job filed: RENOVATE EXISTING LOWER DUPLEX APT. REPLACE A/C UNIT AT REAR. NO CHANGE TO EGRESS, USE OR OCCUPANCY.$59,500
2014-05-19311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014-05-19311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2014-05-16311: General Construction/Plumbing — Working Contrary To Stop Work Order
2014-05-14311: General Construction/Plumbing — Working Contrary To Stop Work Order
2014-05-14DOB complaint, category ?
2014-05-10311: General Construction/Plumbing — Working Contrary To Stop Work Order
2014-05-10DOB complaint, category ?
2014-05-08311: General Construction/Plumbing — Adjacent Buildings Not Protected
2014-05-08DOB complaint, category ?
2014-05-07ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT NOTED GUT RENOVATION EVIDENT @ BASEMENT,1ST FL & CELLAR NEW PLUMBING,ELECTRIC & PARTITIONS INSTALLED ALSO @ REAR$800
2014-05-06311: General Construction/Plumbing — Adjacent Buildings Not Protected
2014-05-06311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2014-05-06DOB complaint, category ?
2014-05-06DOB complaint, category ?
2014-05-02311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2014-04-12311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2014-04-12311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2014-04-11311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2014-04-09311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2014-04-09311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2014-04-09311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2014-04-05311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2014-04-05311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2014-03-29311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2014-02-11Deed — from SIMMONS, CHERYL to BERNARD, JUDE
2012
2012-12-08311: Sanitation Condition — 12 Dead Animals
2012-03-29311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2012-02-14311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2009
2009-09-25Mortgage assigned — from EMIGRANT MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. to RETAINED REALTY, INC.
2009-09-22Mortgage assigned — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP to EMIGRANT MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.
2006
2006-06-02City emergency repair (HWO): apt. #3) at kitchen provide (1) 4.4 cubic ft. refridgerator for special needs tenant.$321
2006-05-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-05-23Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2006-05-23Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2006-05-23Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — BELL-BUZZER/INTERCOM
2006-05-17HPD class B: § 27-2038 ADMIN CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING FOR ALL STYS. AT PUBLIC HALL
2006-05-17HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERCOM SYSTEM IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, APARTMEN
2006-05-15Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2006-05-15Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2006-05-15Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — BELL-BUZZER/INTERCOM
2006-05-15Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-05-15Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — BELL-BUZZER/INTERCOM
2006-05-10Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — REFRIGERATOR
2006-05-10Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — BELL-BUZZER/INTERCOM
2006-05-10Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2005
2005-09-28Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2005-09-28Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2005-09-28Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2005-09-28Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2004
2004-11-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-11-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-08-09Agreement $165,000 — from SIMMONS, CHERYL to EMIGRANT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC.$165,000
2003
2003-11-06Mortgage $100,030 — from SIMMONS, CHERYL to EMIGRANT MORTGAGE CO., INC.$100,030
2001
2001-08-24Mortgage satisfied — from SARGEANT, RALPH; SARGEANT, WINSTON to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKF K A CHEMICAL
1995
1995-10-20Mortgage $22,361 — from SIMMONS, CHERYL to BEDFORD STUYVESANT DIVISION OF NEIGHBORH$22,361
1994
1994-04-07Mortgage $90,000 — from SIMMONS, CHERYL to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP$90,000
1994-03-18Deed — from SIMON, STANLEY/REFEREE; SARGEANT, NORBERT/DEF; SARGEANT, RALPH/DEF; SARGEANT, ANGELA/DEF; to SIMMONS, CHERYL
1992
1992-01-23Mortgage $40,000 — from SARGEANT, RALPH; SARGEANT, WINSTON to CHEMICAL BANK$40,000
1992-01-17Mortgage satisfied — from SARGEANT, NORBERT to L I C FUNDING CORP
1991
1991-08-16Deed — from SAREANT, NORBERT to SARGEANT, RALPH; SARGEANT, WINSTON
1990
1990-12-12Mortgage $25,000 — from SARGEANT, NORBERT to L I C FUNDING CORP$25,000
1990-11-02Mortgage satisfied — from SARGEANT, NORBERT to ARAPOGLOU, CHRISTOPHER; PONTISAKOS, JOHN; SPIRIDAKIS, JOHN
1990-03-23Mortgage $85,000 — from SARGEANT, NORBERT to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP$85,000
1989
1989-10-11Mortgage $105,000 — from SARGEANT, NORBERT to ARAPOGLOU, CHRISTOPHER; PONTISAKOS, JOHN; SPIRIDAKIS, JOHN$105,000
1989-01-13Deed — from GITTENS, AMELIA/ADMIN OF to SARGEANT, NORBERT

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