1044 Halsey Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3034090016 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE
| Component | What it covers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Housing code | HPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP | 9.4 |
| Structural & safety | DOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class | 0 |
| Pests | Bedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s | 3 |
| Displacement | Marshal evictions executed | 0 |
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 41.3. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2026-09-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Indoor Air Quality (1) · GENERAL (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1925) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | Meyer Jacobowitz |
| Managing agent | Equity Management |
| Last registered | 2025-10-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,418,000 | $85,080 |
| 2026 | $1,205,000 | $72,300 |
| 2027 | $1,438,000 | $86,280 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Halsey St — J · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Chauncey St — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Bushwick Av — B26 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Eldert St & Bushwick Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S./I.S. 045 Horace E. Greene Middle: Evergreen Middle School for Urban Exploration. 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.
1044 Halsey Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
4 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.
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.
Managed by EQUITY MANAGEMENT — 42 buildings, 256 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B10 · C10 · D6 · F2. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $406,000 on 2013-09-19 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-19 | Mortgage $406,000 — from JACOBOWITZ, MEYER to MERS | $406,000 | |
| 2013-05-10 | Deed $625,000 — from THE BROOKLYN GROUP LLC to JACOBOWITZ, MEYER | $625,000 | |
| 2013-01-30 | Deed $360,000 — from KENNETH J. MCGHIE to THE BROOKLYN GROUP LLC | $360,000 | |
| 2013-01-30 | Mortgage $319,000 — from THE BROOKLYN GROUP LLC to STEPPING STONE EQUITY MANAGEMENT L.P. | $319,000 | |
| 1984-04-26 | Mortgage $9,920 — from MC GHIE, JOSEPH R; MC GHIE, LILLY MAY to CHEMICAL BANK | $9,920 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| Date | Record | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | 311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper | |
| 2026-10-09 | DOB complaint, category ? | |
| 2026-09-10 | HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED A | |
| 2026-09-10 | HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT APT2, 2nd STORY, 1st AP | |
| 2026-09-10 | HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT APT2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO | |
| 2026-09-10 | HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING AND EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATE | |
| 2026-09-08 | Tenant complaint: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM | |
| 2026-09-08 | 311: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM | |
| 2026-08-19 | 311: Indoor Air Quality — Ventilation | |
| 2026-05-18 | Rodent inspection: Passed | |
| 2025-12-04 | Bedbug filing: 0 infested units |