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223 Greene Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3019510037 · 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, AEP12
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 violations15 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1988-02-19.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Non (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$15,000 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 (1874)
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)HERKIMER RENTAL LLC
Head officerYOSEF EMERGI
Managing agentSUPERIOR HOME PROPERTY MGMT
Last registered2020-11-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,251,600 $563,220
2026$1,325,000 $596,250
2027$1,528,000 $687,600

The city's market estimate has risen 22% 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

SubwayClinton-Washington Avs — G · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Greene Av / Grand Av — B52 · 50 ft
Citi BikeLafayette Ave & St James Pl · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 056 Lewis H. Latimer. 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

223 Greene Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

4 311 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 SUPERIOR HOME PROPERTY MGMT — 86 buildings, 349 units. Grades across the portfolio: A39 · B25 · C15 · D7. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
609 St Johns Place BK13 A
91-53 191 Street QN11 A
880 Macon Street BK8 A
841 Kent Avenue BK8 B
69 Malcolm X Boulevard BK8 A
327 Herkimer Street BK8 A
786 Prospect Place BK8 A
237 Bainbridge Street BK8 A
302 Throop Avenue BK8 A
521 Maple Street BK8 A
1082 DeKalb Avenue BK8 A
509 Dean Street BK8 B
451 Maple Street BK8 A
827 Monroe Street BK8 A
25 Woodbine Street BK8 B
798 Macon Street BK6 A
305 Woodbine Street BK6 A
1345 Bushwick Avenue BK6 A
146 Guernsey Street BK6 A
20-16 Himrod Street QN5 C
2460 Hoffman Street BX5 B
894 Myrtle Avenue BK5 C
910 Lafayette Avenue BK4 D
84-38 Lefferts Boulevard QN4 A
61 Hancock Street BK4 C
223 Greene Avenue BK4 C
2444 Cambreleng Avenue BX4 A
84 Somers Street BK4 B
84-40 Lefferts Boulevard QN4 C
442 Jefferson Avenue BK4 A
84-44 Lefferts Boulevard QN4 A
751 Sterling Place BK4 D
283 Eldert Street BK4 A
85-59 116 Street QN3 B
328A Irving Avenue BK3 B
85-61 116 Street QN3 B
649 Rutland Road BK3 B
116-05 Myrtle Avenue QN3 B
58-28 79 Avenue QN3 D
85-63 116 Street QN3 A
760 Mac Donough Street BK3 D
650 Evergreen Avenue BK3 B
58-23 79 Avenue QN3 B
74 Mac Dougal Street BK3 D
12 Macon Street BK3 A
646 Evergreen Avenue BK3 B
172-25 91 Avenue QN3 A
58-26 79 Avenue QN3 B
647 Rutland Road BK3 C
228 Tompkins Avenue BK3 A
16 St Andrews Place BK3 B
85-69 116 Street QN3 B
526 Lefferts Avenue BK3 A
85-65 116 Street QN3 C
487 Willoughby Avenue BK3 B
108-34 49 Avenue QN3 C
988 Decatur Street BK3 B
85-57 116 Street QN3 C
58-30 79 Avenue QN3 B
116-11 Myrtle Avenue QN3 B

showing 60 of 86 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,448,000 on 2021-03-15 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Banl,n.a.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-03-15Mortgage $2,448,000 — from A.A. NEST LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANL,N.A. $2,448,000
2021-03-15Deed $2,880,000 — from HERKIMER RENTAL LLC to A.A. NEST LLC $2,880,000
2021-03-03Sold for $2,880,000 $2,880,000 $720,000
2019-09-11Agreement $811,246 — from HERKIMER RENTAL LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $811,246
2014-08-12Deed $1,200,000 — from BYFIELD, DAWN to HERKIMER RENTAL LLC $1,200,000
2014-08-12Mortgage $900,000 — from HERKIMER RENTAL LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $900,000
2014-08-12AL&R $900,000 — from HERKIMER RENTAL LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $900,000
2007-06-07Mortgage $532,850 — from BYFIELD, DAWN to 1ST REPUBLIC MORTGAGE BANKERS INC. $532,850
2005-11-16Mortgage $150,000 — from BYFIELD, DAWN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $150,000
2002-05-14Mortgage $250,000 — from BYFIELD, DAWN to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC $250,000
1988-12-07Mortgage $200,000 — from BYFIELD, MONICA; BYFIELD, DAWN to DIME SAVS BANK OF NY $200,000
1984-06-08Mortgage $59,000 — from BYFIELD, DAWN; BYFIELD, MONICA to CITIBANK N A $59,000

Ten-year activity

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2019
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2020
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2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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2019000101
202000100313
20210073010
2022305008
2023003003
2024215008
2025012003
2026002002
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-05-06311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-05-04HPD 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
2025-11-20HPD 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

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-06311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-05-04HPD 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
2025
2025-11-20HPD 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
2025-07-18FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-06-09HPD 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
2024
2024-11-29HPD 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
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
2024-04-06311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2024-04-05311: General Construction/Plumbing — Landmark Bldg - Illegal Work
2024-04-05DOB complaint, category ?
2024-04-04311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2024-03-19Permit Supported Scaffold — Permit Issued
2024-03-19Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLDING AS PER PLANS. PIPE SCAFFOLDING SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER # 33 OF THE 2022 CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS $5,000
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
2023-05-14311: Street Sign - Damaged — Bus Stop
2023-03-23HPD 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
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
2022-09-23Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2022-09-23Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2022-09-23Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 300 PSF SIDEWALK SHED AND PIPE SCAFFOLDING AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2014 CODE. NO CHANGE IN US$10,000
2022-09-14311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2022-08-04311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2022-02-25HPD 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
2022-02-25HPD 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
2021-12-06311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2021-06-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-05-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-05-20311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2 Bulk-Missed Collection
2021-05-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-05-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
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
2021-03-15Mortgage $2,448,000 — from A.A. NEST LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANL,N.A.$2,448,000
2021-03-15Deed $2,880,000 — from HERKIMER RENTAL LLC to A.A. NEST LLC$2,880,000
2021-03-03Sold for $2,880,000$2,880,000
2020
2020-11-27Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2020-11-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2020-09-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2020-08-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-09311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2 Bulk-Missed Collection
2020-08-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-02City emergency repair (OMO): ******nyc hpd emergency operations division essential service work****** install hinges to make door self-closing the do$165
2020-03-13HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS AT FRONT ENTRANCE TO BUILDING , 1st STORY
2020-03-11311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — SEWAGE
2020-03-11311: Indoor Sewage — Sewage Leak
2020-03-11Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — SEWAGE
2019
2019-09-11Agreement $811,246 — from HERKIMER RENTAL LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$811,246
2016
2016-11-09HPD 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
2015-12-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-05-08311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2015-05-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-05-08Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2015-05-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-05-07311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2015-05-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-05-07Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2015-05-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
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
2015-01-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014
2014-12-31311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-09-10Mortgage satisfied — from BYFIELD, DAWN to 1ST REPUBLIC MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2014-09-07311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2014-08-12Deed $1,200,000 — from BYFIELD, DAWN to HERKIMER RENTAL LLC$1,200,000
2014-08-12Mortgage $900,000 — from HERKIMER RENTAL LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$900,000
2014-08-12AL&R $900,000 — from HERKIMER RENTAL LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$900,000
2011
2011-08-26Mortgage satisfied — from BYFIELD, MONICA; BYFIELD, DAWN to CITIBANK, N.A.
2010
2010-01-22311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2010-01-03311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2007
2007-06-27Mortgage satisfied — from BYFIELD, DAWN to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
2007-06-26Mortgage satisfied — from BYFIELD, DAWN P to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA
2007-06-07Mortgage $532,850 — from BYFIELD, DAWN to 1ST REPUBLIC MORTGAGE BANKERS INC.$532,850
2005
2005-11-16Mortgage $150,000 — from BYFIELD, DAWN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$150,000
2002
2002-05-14Deed — from BYFIELD, DAWN; BYFIELD, MONICA to BYFIELD, DAWN
2002-05-14Mortgage $250,000 — from BYFIELD, DAWN to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC$250,000
2002-04-17Mortgage satisfied — from BYFIELD, DAWN; BYFIELD, MONICA to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK FSB
1997
1997-09-12DOB violation LANDMK:
1988
1988-12-07Mortgage $200,000 — from BYFIELD, MONICA; BYFIELD, DAWN to DIME SAVS BANK OF NY$200,000
1988-12-07PAT — from BYFIELD, MONICA to BYFIELD, DAWN
1988-05-18Mortgage assigned — from CITIBANK NA to US TRUST COMPANY/NY
1988-05-04HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDING CEILING FRONT & REAR CELLAR.
1988-05-04HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL CEILING WIRES CELLAR THRU OUT.
1988-05-04HPD class C: D26-17.10 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
1988-05-04HPD class A: SECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE
1988-02-19HPD class A: SECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE
1984
1984-06-08Mortgage $59,000 — from BYFIELD, DAWN; BYFIELD, MONICA to CITIBANK N A$59,000
1984-06-08Deed — from BEND, HERODIAH EXC OF to BYFIELD, MONICA; BYFIELD, DAWN
1984-06-08RTXL — from BEND, HERODIAH
1983
1983-07-18LDMK — from LANDMARKS PRESERV COM NY to NOTICE OF DESIGNATION

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