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397 Woodbine Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3033530023 · 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 executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% 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

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

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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)Serlin Building L.P.
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$1,252,000 $563,400
2026$1,002,000 $450,900
2027$1,202,000 $540,900

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% 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

SubwayMyrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Palmetto St / Wyckoff Av — Q55 · 450 ft
Citi BikeIrving Ave & Palmetto St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 106 Edward Everett Hale
Middle: J.H.S. 291 Roland Hayes. 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

397 Woodbine 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 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
2008-04-10Deed $12,344,329 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $12,344,329
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
2008-04-10Agreement $13,697,000 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D to SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $13,697,000
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 $1,089,466 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $1,089,466
2005-02-17Mortgage $11,194,978 — from SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $11,194,978
2005-02-17AL&R $24,568,888 — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK to SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. $24,568,888
2005-02-17Mortgage $1,089,466 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $1,089,466

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
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2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170000
20180112
20192013
20201012
20212013
20223025
20233014
20240022
20252024
20260022
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-05-04Boiler inspection
2026-01-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-04Boiler inspection
2026-01-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-04-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-02-06Boiler inspection
2025-01-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-03-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-03-15Boiler inspection
2023
2023-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-04-14Boiler inspection
2023-01-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-01-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2022-10-15311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2022-08-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-04-19Boiler inspection — defects found
2022-02-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-04-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-13HPD 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
2021-03-11Boiler inspection
2020
2020-07-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-01-31Boiler inspection
2019
2019-06-09311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019-05-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-05-14Boiler inspection
2018
2018-08-16Boiler inspection
2018-02-21CERT — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2016
2016-03-30FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015
2015-10-14HPD 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
2015-04-11311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2014
2014-05-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014-05-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2012
2012-04-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-01-02311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-01-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-12-07311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-12-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-09-05311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-09-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
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
2008-04-10SAGE — from SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
2008-04-10Deed $12,344,329 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP$12,344,329
2008-04-10PREL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK
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
2008-04-10Agreement $13,697,000 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D to SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP$13,697,000
2008-04-10REL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2008-04-10SAGE — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2008-04-10PREL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2006
2006-03-30Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-03-30Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-03-28Permit AL — ISSUED
2006-03-28Permit AL — ISSUED
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-12-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-07-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-07-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-06-08ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO POST D.O.T. PERMIT FOR STREET/SIDEWALK CLOSING. TIME OF INSPECTION 2 40 YARD CONTAINERS PLACED IN ST. IN PARKING LANE W$400
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# 301418464. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS & OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2005-03-03Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FENCE IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB# 301418464. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS & 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
2005-02-17Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2005-02-17Mortgage $1,089,466 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK$1,089,466
2005-02-17Agreement — 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 NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.
2005-02-17Mortgage $11,194,978 — from SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK$11,194,978
2005-02-17AL&R $24,568,888 — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK to SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.$24,568,888
2005-02-17Mortgage $1,089,466 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK$1,089,466
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
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-10-28DOB complaint, category ?
2004-05-19Job filed: SPRINKLER INSTALLATION. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS & OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$20,000
2004-05-19Job filed: SPRINKLER INSTALLATION. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS & OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$20,000
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-12-18DOB complaint, category ?
2002-12-18DOB complaint, category ?
2002-10-01Job filed: Interior rehabilitation of existing building, including plumbing fixtures, new boiler, new partitions.$375,000
2002-10-01Job filed: Interior rehabilitation of existing building, including plumbing fixtures, new boiler, new partitions.$375,000
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-10-18Permit EW — ISSUED
1996-10-18Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-07-25DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-05-06HPD class C: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING REAR ROOM 3 STY WEST APT 3L E
1991-05-06HPD class C: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT EAST WALL FRONT ROOM 3 STY WEST APT 3
1991-05-06HPD class C: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT WALLS CENTER ROOM 3 STY WEST APT 3L J
1986
1986-07-07Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK
1984
1984-10-31Deed — from RIDGE ASSOCIATES to RISUCCI, MARY JOYCE
1984-08-06Deed — from CHENG, FUNG; CHENG, CHUEN WAI to RIDGE ASSOCIATES
1984-01-10Deed — from CHAN, KAM LI; LAU, WAI YIN to CHENG, CHUEN WAI; CHENG, FUNG
1982
1982-12-10PAT — from STOECKART, JOSEPHINEA to DE MARINO, ARMANDO
1982-12-10Mortgage satisfied — from HOLDORF, KARL F to HAMBURG SAVINGS BANK
1982-12-10Deed — from STOECKERT, JOSEPHINEB/A to CHAN, KAM LI; LAU, WAI YIN
1982-03-09Deed — from MURATOVIC, CAZIM; MURATOVIC, ISUF to STOECKERT, JOSEPHINEA
1972
1972-12-27Deed — from HOLDORF VICTOR; HOLDORF HEINZ to MURATOVIC ISUF; MURATOVIC CAZIM
1972-06-02Deed — from HALDORF KARL to HALDORF VICTOR; HALDORF HEINZ
1966
1966-02-02Mortgage — from HOLDORF KARL F to HAMBURG SAVS BANK

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