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15 Covert Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3034140065 · 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, AEP16.4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s6
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 74.7. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 violations5 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2018-06-24.

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: Snow or Ice (2) · Missed Collection (1) · ELECTRIC (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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2005)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)15 BUSHWICK LLC
Head officerMICHEL MADIE
Managing agentNEWPORT STREET CAPITAL
Last registered2024-12-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,389,000 $83,340
2026$1,472,000 $88,320
2027$1,594,000 $95,640

The city's market estimate has risen 15% 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

SubwayHalsey St — J · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Chauncey St — J Z · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Schaeffer St — Q24 · 300 ft
Citi BikeThomas S. Boyland St & Macon St · 400 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.

Report a problem to 311

15 Covert 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 NEWPORT STREET CAPITAL — 16 buildings, 73 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B3 · C5 · D4 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
204 Montrose Avenue BK15 A
24 Kosciuszko Street BK8 A
181 Montrose Avenue BK8 B
25-63 38 Street QN6 A
539 West 144 Street MN5 B
1178 Greene Ave BK5 C
8510 13 Avenue BK4 C
780 Greene Avenue BK4 C
1024 Faile Street BX3 D
15 Covert Street BK3 D
415 Stuyvesant Avenue BK3 B
134-61 175 Street QN2 C
428 Newport Street BK2 F
1646 Brooklyn Avenue BK2 D
2945 Wickham Avenue BX2 D
1827 Trafalgar Place BX1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $750,000 on 2022-02-22 (lender: Fm Home Loans, LLC) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-02-22Mortgage $750,000 — from 15 BUSHWICK, LLC to FM HOME LOANS, LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $750,000
2015-11-23Deed $1,450,000 — from PIERRE ROAD CORPORATION to 15 BUSHWICK, LLC $1,450,000
2013-02-20Deed $415,000 — from ABDULLAH , MOHAMMED; HELAL, MOHAMMED; HUSSAIN, ZOMIR to PIERRE ROAD CORPORATION $415,000
2006-05-09Deed $768,779 — from COVERT STREET LLC to HELAL, MOHAMMED; ABDULLAH, MOHAMMED $768,779
2006-05-09Mortgage $113,250 — from ABDULLAH, MOHAMMED; HELAL, MOHAMMED to GRIFFIN MORTGAGE CORPORATION $113,250
2006-05-09Mortgage $604,000 — from ABDULLAH, MOHAMMED; HELAL, MOHAMMED to GRIFFIN MORTGAGE CORPORATION $604,000
2005-07-20Deed $453,000 — from NATAN BAPAZ REALTY CORP to COVERT STREET LLC $453,000
2004-05-24DEEDO $275,000 — from LAND HOLDING INC.; HMC HOLDING INC. to NATAN BAPAZ REALTY CORP. $275,000
1989-02-01Mortgage $7,500 — from MC CLAIN, IRENE to STERLING RESOURCES LTD $7,500

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
8
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171001
20188008
20191001
20204004
20213003
20225117
20232103
20243025
20254015
20265016
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The last 12 months — 8 records

DateRecord
2026-05-08HPD 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
2026-05-06HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK INSTALLED AT SECURITY GATE AT BUILDING
2026-04-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-25Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2026-03-25311: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2026-01-26311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025-12-28311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025-11-18HPD 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
2026-05-08HPD 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
2026-05-06HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK INSTALLED AT SECURITY GATE AT BUILDING
2026-04-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-03-25Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2026-03-25311: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2026-01-26311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025
2025-12-28311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025-11-18HPD 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
2025-07-15311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2025-06-13HPD 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
2025-04-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-11-26HPD 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
2024-04-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-04-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-16HPD 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
2024-03-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023
2023-05-08Mortgage assigned — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; FM HOME LOANS, LLC to PRPM 2022-INV1 TRUST; U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCI
2023-03-30HPD 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
2023-01-06311: New Tree Request — For One Address
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
2022-08-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-08-15311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2022-03-09HPD 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
2022-03-09HPD 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
2022-02-22Mortgage $750,000 — from 15 BUSHWICK, LLC to FM HOME LOANS, LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$750,000
2022-02-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021
2021-04-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-19HPD 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
2021-01-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-10-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-11-04HPD 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
2018
2018-10-25HPD 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
2018-10-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-06-24HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2018-02-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-01-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-01-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-01-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-01-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017
2017-12-07HPD 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
2016
2016-11-25HPD 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
2016-07-07311: Building/Use — Illegal. Commercial Use In Resident Zone
2016-07-07DOB complaint, category ?
2016-05-19Tenant complaint: GENERAL — SIGNAGE MISSING
2016-05-19311: GENERAL — SIGNAGE MISSING
2016-03-17311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2016-03-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015
2015-11-23Deed $1,450,000 — from PIERRE ROAD CORPORATION to 15 BUSHWICK, LLC$1,450,000
2015-10-19HPD 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
2015-03-03HPD 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
2014
2014-12-15311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2013
2013-05-01Mortgage satisfied — from ABDULLAH, MOHAMMED; HELAL, MOHAMMED to BANKERS TRUST COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, N.A; MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST ; DEUTSC
2013-03-04Mortgage satisfied — from HELAL, MOHAMMED; ABDULLAH, MOHAMMED to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY; MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST ; BANKERS TR
2013-02-20Deed $415,000 — from ABDULLAH , MOHAMMED; HELAL, MOHAMMED; HUSSAIN, ZOMIR to PIERRE ROAD CORPORATION$415,000
2013-02-18311: Dirty Conditions — E3A Dirty Area/Alleyway
2012
2012-11-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-11-02Mortgage assigned — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
2010
2010-07-07311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2009
2009-07-14Mortgage assigned — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS to MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST ; DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
2007
2007-09-11Mortgage assigned — from WMC MORTGAGE CORP to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2007-09-11Mortgage assigned — from GRIFFIN MORTGAGE CORPORATION to WMC MORTGAGE CORP
2007-08-21Mortgage assigned — from GRIFFIN MORTGAGE CORPORATION to WMC MORTGAGE CORP
2007-08-21Mortgage assigned — from WMC MORTGAGE CORP to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRTION SYSTEMS
2007-02-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006
2006-05-09Deed $768,779 — from COVERT STREET LLC to HELAL, MOHAMMED; ABDULLAH, MOHAMMED$768,779
2006-05-09Mortgage $113,250 — from ABDULLAH, MOHAMMED; HELAL, MOHAMMED to GRIFFIN MORTGAGE CORPORATION$113,250
2006-05-09Mortgage $604,000 — from ABDULLAH, MOHAMMED; HELAL, MOHAMMED to GRIFFIN MORTGAGE CORPORATION$604,000
2006-02-06CORRD — from NATAN BAPAZ REALTY CORP. to COVERT STREET LLC
2005
2005-08-12Permit NB — ISSUED
2005-08-12Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-07-20Deed $453,000 — from NATAN BAPAZ REALTY CORP to COVERT STREET LLC$453,000
2005-07-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2004
2004-11-24Permit NB — ISSUED
2004-11-24Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-08-17Job filed: NB
2004-05-24DEEDO $275,000 — from LAND HOLDING INC.; HMC HOLDING INC. to NATAN BAPAZ REALTY CORP.$275,000
2002
2002-07-18Deed — from MC CLAIN/DEF ET AL; ZIM, ERIC/REFEREE to LAND HOLDING INC
1999
1999-01-25ATL — from NYCTL 1997-1 TRUST to BANK OF NEW YORK
1997
1997-06-18TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1990
1990-12-04Permit EQ — ISSUED
1990-12-04Permit DM — ISSUED
1990-12-04Permit DM — ISSUED
1990-09-26DOB complaint, category ?
1990-09-18DOB complaint, category ?
1990-09-11DOB complaint, category ?
1990-08-31DOB complaint, category ?
1990-07-30DOB complaint, category ?
1990-07-23DOB complaint, category ?
1990-07-23DOB violation C:
1989
1989-02-01Mortgage $7,500 — from MC CLAIN, IRENE to STERLING RESOURCES LTD$7,500
1971
1971-11-29Deed — from STOKES JOHN; MCCLAIN IRENE to MCCLAIN IRENE
1969
1969-04-28Mortgage assigned — from ALL STATE CREDIT CORP to SELRY REALTY CORP
1969-04-28Mortgage assigned — from U M & M FINANCIAL CORP to SELRY REALTY CORP
1966
1966-01-13Mortgage assigned — from ALL STATE CREDIT CORPN to N M & M FINANCIAL CORP
1966-01-10Mortgage assigned — from HEINERMAN LOWELL; R & W ASSOCIATES to ALL STATE CREDIT CORPN
1966-01-10Mortgage assigned — from HENMOR FUNDING CORP to R & W ASSOCIATES

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