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13 Locust Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3031340043 · 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 311s3
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 6. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-07-08.

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: 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)SERLIN BUILDING LP
Head officerLINDA VERA
Managing agentDIRECT BUILDING MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,372,000 $617,400
2026$1,098,000 $494,100
2027$1,238,000 $557,100

The city's market estimate has fallen 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

SubwayFlushing Av — J M · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Myrtle Av — J M Z · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Park Av — B46 B47 · 200 ft
Citi BikeArion Pl & Broadway · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 120 Carlos Tapia. 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

13 Locust 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

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 DIRECT BUILDING MANAGEMENT — 87 buildings, 523 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B30 · C5 · D7 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
464 Bushwick Avenue BK25 B
236 Moffat Street BK12 A
1492 Bushwick Avenue BK12 A
305 Eldert Street BK10 A
83 Linden Street BK8 D
1152 DeKalb Avenue BK8 A
436 Evergreen Avenue BK8 B
10 Eldert Street BK8 B
651 Knickerbocker Avenue BK8 A
1125 Putnam Avenue BK8 B
665 Evergreen Avenue BK8 A
240 Stockholm Street BK8 B
468 Bushwick Avenue BK7 A
15 Menahan Street BK7 A
1278 Decatur Street BK7 A
167 Cooper Street BK6 A
794 Flushing Avenue BK6 C
106 Troutman Street BK6 B
91 Himrod Street BK6 A
485 Central Avenue BK6 A
34 Starr Street BK6 C
43 Stockholm Street BK6 B
541 Knickerbocker Avenue BK6 A
1275 Decatur Street BK6 A
19 Locust Street BK6 B
87 Himrod Street BK6 A
32 Ditmars Street BK6 A
45 Stockholm Street BK6 A
146 Grove Street BK6 C
619 Central Avenue BK6 B
1281 Decatur Street BK6 B
178 Wilson Avenue BK6 B
12 Menahan Street BK6 A
464 Central Avenue BK6 B
1002 Decatur Street BK6 B
397 Woodbine Street BK6 A
313 Melrose Street BK6 B
178 Jefferson Street BK6 A
100 Troutman Street BK6 C
192 Stockholm Street BK6 A
1008 Willoughby Avenue BK6 B
95 Bleecker Street BK6 B
1006 Decatur Street BK6 A
31 Granite Street BK6 B
804 Mac Donough Street BK6 B
205 Wilson Avenue BK6 A
89 Himrod Street BK6 A
229 Troutman Street BK6 A
1205 Myrtle Avenue BK6 B
1151 Greene Avenue BK6 B
1330 Hancock Street BK6 B
33 Schaefer Street BK6 B
802 Mac Donough Street BK6 A
252 Jefferson Street BK6 B
1203 Myrtle Avenue BK6 A
48 Starr Street BK6 A
1001 Decatur Street BK6 B
1156 Gates Avenue BK6 B
34 Granite Street BK6 D
247 Jefferson Street BK6 A

showing 60 of 87 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $12,281,450 on 2008-04-10 (lender: Department Of Housing Preservation And Development and The City Of New York), covering 9 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
2008-12-24Agreement $14,373,860 — from CITY OF NEWYORK to SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $14,373,860
2008-04-10Agreement $13,697,000 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D to SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $13,697,000
2008-04-10Mortgage $12,281,450 — from SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $12,281,450
2008-04-10Deed $12,344,329 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $12,344,329
2005-02-17Mortgage $11,194,978 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $11,194,978
2005-02-17Mortgage $11,194,978 — from SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $11,194,978
2005-02-17Mortgage $1,089,466 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $1,089,466
2005-02-17Mortgage $1,089,466 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $1,089,466
2005-02-17AL&R $24,568,888 — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK to SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. $24,568,888

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701023
201800145
201900022
202001012
202103014
20220180422
202302035
202403025
202504026
202610034
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-08-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-07-14Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-01-16FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-01-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-07-14Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-01-16FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-01-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-09-28311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2025-07-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-01-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-01-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-12-08311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2024-12-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2024-10-05311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-07-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-01-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-08-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-06-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-01-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-01-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-11-07HPD 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
2022-08-26Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-07-21Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-06-17HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER THE CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st AP
2022-06-17HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE SOUTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH
2022-06-17HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOC
2022-06-17HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL EXHAUST FAN AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1
2022-06-13311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2022-06-13311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2022-06-13311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2022-06-13311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2022-06-13311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2022-06-13311: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2022-06-13Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2022-06-13Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2022-06-13Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2022-06-13Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2022-06-13Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2022-06-13Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2022-02-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-01-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021
2021-07-08HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT
2021-07-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-04-19Bedbug 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
2020-07-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-01-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2019
2019-07-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-07-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-02-21CERT — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2018-02-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017
2017-12-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2017-10-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-08-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016
2016-02-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-11-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-10-21311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2015-01-22311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2015-01-22Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2014
2014-07-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-05-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2013
2013-12-11311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2013-09-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-03-02311: Illegal Tree Damage — Unauthorized Tree Removal
2012
2012-07-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2012-03-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-10-11311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2010-07-11311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2008
2008-12-24Agreement — from SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to CITY OF NEWYORK
2008-12-24Agreement $14,373,860 — from CITY OF NEWYORK to SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP$14,373,860
2008-12-24Agreement — from CITY OF NEW YORK to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC,INC
2008-04-10PREL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2008-04-10PREL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2008-04-10PREL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2008-04-10PREL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2008-04-10Agreement $13,697,000 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D to SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP$13,697,000
2008-04-10Mortgage $12,281,450 — from SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK$12,281,450
2008-04-10SAGE — from SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
2008-04-10SAGE — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2008-04-10REL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2008-04-10Deed $12,344,329 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP$12,344,329
2006
2006-03-30Permit AL — ISSUED
2006-03-30Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005
2005-12-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-07-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-07-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-06-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-04-26Permit AL — ISSUED
2005-04-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-03-03Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FENCE IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB# 301418393. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2005-02-17Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2005-02-17Mortgage $11,194,978 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK$11,194,978
2005-02-17Mortgage $11,194,978 — from SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK$11,194,978
2005-02-17Mortgage $1,089,466 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK$1,089,466
2005-02-17Mortgage $1,089,466 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK$1,089,466
2005-02-17AL&R $24,568,888 — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK to SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.$24,568,888
2005-02-17Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2005-02-17Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2005-02-17Agreement — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D to THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2005-02-17Deed $18 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.$18
2005-02-17Agreement — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.
2004
2004-05-19Job filed: SPRINKLER INSTALLATION. NO CHANGE IN USE OF EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$20,000
2002
2002-10-01Job filed: Interior rehabilitation of existing building, including plumbing fixtures, new boiler and new partitions.$350,000
2002-10-01Job filed: Interior rehabilitation of existing building, including plumbing fixtures, new boiler and new partitions.$350,000
2002-03-26ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FRONT WALL IN WOOD CLADDING. STRUCTURAL WOOD GRNACE TO CLADDING SXPOSED. WOOD SINDING IN
2002-03-25DOB complaint, category ?
1994
1994-09-29ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN- DEFECTS RE: ENTIRE 1ST FLR CLC ABOVE THE FOLL RMS LIVING BED KITCHEN TOILET AND CLOSETS HAS ERODED AND FELL T
1994-09-29ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING. DEFECTS ARE THREE FROM DIAMETER PLASIER DISLODGED FROM WOOD LATH IN CEILING ABOVE FIRST FLR HALLWAY.
1994-06-24DOB complaint, category ?
1983
1983-05-17Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to NEW YORK CITY
1974
1974-05-08Deed — from TARAVELLA VINCENT to TARAVELLA MARIA; TARAVELLA GANDOLFO
1971
1971-05-11Mortgage — from TARAVELLA VINCENT to TARAVELLA MARIA; TARAVELLA GANDOLFO
1971-05-11Deed — from TARAVELLA GANDOLFO; TARAVELLA MARIA to TARAVELLA VINCENT
1970
1970-01-28Deed — from TARAVELLA GANDOLFO to TARAVELLA GANDOLFO; TARAVELLA MARIA

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