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97 South 6 Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3024560039 · 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 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed4
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 13.3. In ZIP 11249, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (5) · Noise (3) · Illegal Parking (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 (1900)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$662,000 $297,900
2026$960,000 $432,000
2027$965,000 $434,250

The city's market estimate has risen 46% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
East RiverAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

SubwayMarcy Av — J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bedford Av — L · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Bedford Av — B32 Q59 · 200 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & Berry St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 084 Jose De Diego. 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

97 South 6 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

9 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $20,000 on 1985-05-14 (lender: Rice, William). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1985-05-14Mortgage $20,000 — from SOUTH 6TH STUDIO INC to RICE, WILLIAM $20,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
7
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017314
2018314
2019314
2020617
2021314
2022112
2023112
2024426
2025415
2026213
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-08-15Restaurant inspection: EAST RIVER — grade A
2026-07-16311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-04-02311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-12-16Boiler inspection

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-15Restaurant inspection: EAST RIVER — grade A
2026-07-16311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-04-02311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025
2025-12-16Boiler inspection
2025-10-08311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-09-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-08-03311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-04-06311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024
2024-12-28Boiler inspection
2024-09-24Eviction executed (2ND FLOOR LOFT)
2024-08-10311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-07-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-06-12Restaurant inspection: EAST RIVER — grade A
2024-03-25311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2023
2023-12-23Boiler inspection
2023-10-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022
2022-12-10Boiler inspection
2022-01-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021
2021-12-07Boiler inspection
2021-03-19311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2021-02-24311: Noise - Helicopter — NYPD
2021-02-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-12-22Boiler inspection
2020-11-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-11-11311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020-11-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-11-11311: Noise - Commercial — Car/Truck Music
2020-11-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-08-28311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2019
2019-12-19Boiler inspection
2019-05-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019-04-06311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019-01-23311: Sewer — Sewer Break (SBR)
2018
2018-11-01Boiler inspection
2018-06-14311: Tattooing — Dirty/Inadequate Equip./Facility
2018-06-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-04-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017
2017-12-20Boiler inspection
2017-10-20311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RO Missed Recycling Organics
2017-03-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-02-27311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2016
2016-07-09311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RG Missed Recycling Paper
2016-06-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-05-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-05-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-04-24311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2016-04-21311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2016-01-20311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2015
2015-11-07311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2014
2014-08-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014-07-23311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014-06-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2013
2013-03-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2013-01-09311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2012
2012-08-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012-07-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012-07-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012-05-31311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012-04-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011
2011-07-31311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010
2010-04-21311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2009
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2005-01-11ECB Non-Hazardous violation: B4A/50A/50B SEALED HOLES IN BOILER ROOM CEILING EXPOSED FLUE PIPE IN COMMERCIAL SPACE NEED TO BE ENCLOSED$180
2004
2004-03-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-03-15Permit PL — ISSUED
2004-02-03Job filed: REPLACE BOILER & HW HTR NO CHANGE TO EGRESS OCCUPANCY OR USE$3,000
2004-02-03Job filed: REPLACE BOILER & HW HTR NO CHANGE TO EGRESS OCCUPANCY OR USE$3,000
2004-02-03Job filed: REPLACE BOILER & HW HTR NO CHANGE TO EGRESS OCCUPANCY OR USE$3,000
2003
2003-12-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-12-09Permit AL — ISSUED
2003-10-02Job filed: REDUCE OCCUPANCY FROM NON-CONCORMING FAC TORY (U.G. 17) TO A CONFROMING SE AS EATING & DRINKING PLACE (U.G. 6) A ND TWO APTS.$40,000
2003-10-02Job filed: REDUCE OCCUPANCY FROM NON-CONCORMING FAC TORY (U.G. 17) TO A CONFROMING SE AS EATING & DRINKING PLACE (U.G. 6) A ND TWO APTS.$40,000
2003-10-02Job filed: REDUCE OCCUPANCY FROM NON-CONCORMING FAC TORY (U.G. 17) TO A CONFROMING SE AS EATING & DRINKING PLACE (U.G. 6) A ND TWO APTS.$40,000
1997
1997-07-22DOB complaint, category ?
1993
1993-03-24ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRAYR TO THAT ALLOWED BYTHE BUILDING DEPARTMENT RECORDS FIRST FLOOR OF ABOVE PREMISES IS OCCUPIED AS AUTO REPARI AND $1,000
1992
1992-07-22DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-07-10ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT RECORDS.FIRST FLOOR OF ABOVE PREMISES IS BEING OCCUPIED AS AUTO REPA$1,000
1991-06-28DOB complaint, category ?
1990
1990-07-06Mortgage satisfied — from SOUTH 6TH STUDIO INC to RICE, WILLIAM
1985
1985-05-14Mortgage $20,000 — from SOUTH 6TH STUDIO INC to RICE, WILLIAM$20,000
1985-05-14Deed — from SOSIX CORP; RICE, WILLIAM to SOUTH 6TH STUDIO INC
1985-05-14Mortgage satisfied — from RICE, BERTHA to WILLIAMS, SAMUEL CLARK

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