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994 Van Siclen Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3044190073 · 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, AEP6
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. 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

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (2).

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 (1960)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)CSS Grayson Family LP
Head officerSilvie NG
Managing agentVK Property Management
Last registered2025-06-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$656,000 $39,360
2026$788,000 $47,280
2027$758,000 $45,480

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayNew Lots Av — 3 · 0.7 mi straight-line (about a 19-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Cozine Av / Van Siclen Av — B6 · 150 ft
Citi BikeVan Siclen Ave & Linden Blvd · 0.4 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 273 Wortman
Middle: Van Siclen Community Middle School. 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

994 Van Siclen Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

2 311 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 VK PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 22 buildings, 161 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B3 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1682 Norman Street QN24 A
1427 Greene Avenue BK16 A
72-35 Metropolitan Avenue QN15 A
66-57 71 Street QN12 A
46-12 161 Street QN12 A
44 Euclid Avenue BK12 A
1812 St Johns Place BK12 A
504 East 6 Street MN10 B
701 Union Street BK9 A
25-69 38 Street QN7 A
2006 Palmetto Street QN6 C
1311 East 92 Street BK3 A
87-41 Elmhurst Avenue QN3 C
22-03 150 Street QN3 A
87 Lafayette Avenue BK3 B
402 Kosciuszko Street BK2 A
994 Van Siclen Avenue BK2 C
404 Kosciuszko Street BK2 C
410 Kosciuszko Street BK2 A
36 Noll Street BK2 C
408 Kosciuszko Street BK2 A
406 Kosciuszko Street BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 2016-03-18 (lender: Css Investments Family Limited Partnership). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-03-18Mortgage $100,000 — from CSS GRAYSON FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to CSS INVESTMENTS FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSH $100,000
2012-02-22Deed $294,625 — from DENNY, GREG H; DENNY, TAMIKA N; JONES, TAMIKA N; ESTATE OF BERNICE MODESTE to SO, CANNY; NG, SILVIE SHEUNG-YIN; NG, SHEUNG CHI $294,625
2005-02-11Agreement $100,000 — from DENNY, TAMIKA N; DENNY, GREG H; MODESTE, BERNICE to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $100,000
2005-02-11Mortgage $25,000 — from DENNY, TAMIKA N; DENNY, GREG H; MODESTE, BERNICE to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $25,000
1998-01-02Mortgage $75,000 — from DENNY, HALLAM; MODESTE, BERNICE; DENNY, BERNICE to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $75,000
1990-01-03Mortgage $25,000 — from DENNY, HALLAM; DENNY, MODESTE/AKA; DENNY, BERNICE to CHEMICAL BANK $25,000
1986-02-04Mortgage $8,600 — from MODESTE, BERNICE/AKA; DENNY, HALLAM; DENNY, BERNICE to OXFORD RESOURCES CORP $8,600

Ten-year activity

530
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
3
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenants
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YearHousing & tenantsTotal
201700
201811
201900
202000
202100
202233
202311
202433
202522
202600
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The last 12 months — 1 records

DateRecord
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2025
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-04-04311: Missed Collection — Trash
2024
2024-12-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-12-12311: Missed Collection — Bulky Recycling
2024-12-03HPD 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
2023
2023-11-28HPD 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
2022-12-30311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper/Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2022-11-17HPD 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
2022-03-17HPD 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
2018-01-11HPD 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
2016-03-18Mortgage $100,000 — from CSS GRAYSON FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to CSS INVESTMENTS FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSH$100,000
2013
2013-09-05HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORY
2013-08-16Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2013-08-16311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2013-07-01311: Dirty Conditions — E3A Dirty Area/Alleyway
2013-06-26HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1
2013-06-26HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1FL, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH
2013-06-25Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2013-06-25Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2013-06-25Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2013-06-25Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2013-06-25Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2013-06-25311: PAINT - PLASTER — CEILING
2013-06-25311: PAINT - PLASTER — CEILING
2013-06-25311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — MOLD
2013-06-25311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2013-06-25311: PAINT - PLASTER — CEILING
2013-01-21311: Street Sign - Damaged — Street Cleaning - ASP
2012
2012-07-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-04-05Deed — from SO, CANNY; NG, SHEUNG CHI; NG, SILVIE to CSS GRAYSON FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
2012-02-22Deed $294,625 — from DENNY, GREG H; DENNY, TAMIKA N; JONES, TAMIKA N; ESTATE OF BERNICE MODESTE to SO, CANNY; NG, SILVIE SHEUNG-YIN; NG, SHEUNG CHI$294,625
2012-02-22Mortgage satisfied — from MODESTE, BERNICE; DENNY, GREG H; DENNY, TAMIKA N to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
2012-02-22PAT — from DENNY, GREG H to JONES, TAMIKA N
2012-01-25Mortgage satisfied — from DENNY, BERNICE; DENNY, HALLAM to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
2011
2011-07-12DEED COR — from DENNY, HALLAM; DENNY, BERNICE to DENNY, TAMIKA N; DENNY, GREG H
2005
2005-02-11Agreement $100,000 — from DENNY, TAMIKA N; DENNY, GREG H; MODESTE, BERNICE to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK$100,000
2005-02-11Mortgage $25,000 — from DENNY, TAMIKA N; DENNY, GREG H; MODESTE, BERNICE to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK$25,000
2004
2004-03-25Mortgage satisfied — from DENNY, BERNICE; DENNY, HALLAM to UNION MORTGAGEE CORPORATION
2003
2003-05-12Mortgage assigned — from HOMESIDE LENDING, INC. to MIDFIRST BANK
2002
2002-06-04Deed — from DENNY, BERNICE; DENNY, HALLAM; MODESTE, BERNICE to MODESTE, BERNICE; DENNY, GREG H; DENNY, TAMIKA N
1998
1998-01-02Mortgage $75,000 — from DENNY, HALLAM; MODESTE, BERNICE; DENNY, BERNICE to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK$75,000
1990
1990-02-14Mortgage satisfied — from DENNY, HALLAM; MODESTE, BERNICE/AKA; DENNY, BERNICE to OXFORD RESOURCES CORP
1990-01-03Mortgage $25,000 — from DENNY, HALLAM; DENNY, MODESTE/AKA; DENNY, BERNICE to CHEMICAL BANK$25,000
1987
1987-12-18Mortgage assigned — from RICHARD GILL CO to BANCPLUS MTGE CORP
1986
1986-04-01Mortgage assigned — from OXFORD RESOURCES CORP to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBK
1986-02-04Mortgage $8,600 — from MODESTE, BERNICE/AKA; DENNY, HALLAM; DENNY, BERNICE to OXFORD RESOURCES CORP$8,600
1984
1984-11-14Mortgage assigned — from NINTH FDL S & L ASSN/NY to RICHARD GILL CO
1983
1983-05-13Deed — from DENNY, HALLAM; DENNY, BERNICE to DENNY, BERNICE A/K/A; MODESTE, BERNICE; DENNY, HALLAM
1979
1979-02-16Mortgage assigned — from UNION MORTGAGEE CORP to NINTH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOC
1978
1978-12-06Deed — from GREEN PHILIP; GREEN HELEN to DENNY BERNICE; DENNY HALLAM
1978-12-06Mortgage — from DENNY BERNICE; DENNY HALLAM to UNION MTGEE CORP
1967
1967-09-25Deed — from CUCCURULLO GERALDINE; CUCCURULLO NICHOLAS to GREEN HELEN; GREEN PHILIP

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