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1922 Avenue U · Brooklyn · BBL 3073520009 · 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, AEP3
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class2
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 86% 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 16.7. In ZIP 11229, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Consumer Complaint (4) · Missed Collection (2).

Filed construction activity

$28,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. 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 (1927)
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)SCHER FAMILY LLC
Head officerMARCIA BERNSTIEN
Managing agentM.C. O'BRIEN SERVICE CORPORATION
Last registered2025-08-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,477,000 $88,620
2026$1,764,000 $105,840
2027$1,813,000 $108,780

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayAvenue U — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Avenue U — B49 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 206 Joseph F Lamb
Middle: J.H.S. 234 Arthur W. Cunningham. 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

1922 Avenue U

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

6 311 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 M.C. O'BRIEN SERVICE CORPORATION — 5 buildings, 21 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
4914 Church Avenue BK7 B
2025 81 Street BK6 A
211 Bay 28 Street BK4 B
1435 Nostrand Avenue BK2 B
1922 Avenue U BK2 C

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
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2020
2021
2022
12
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700011
201800112
201900000
202000011
202100011
202200112
2023317112
202400617
202501113
202601113
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The last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-04-01Boiler inspection
2026-01-17DOB violation C: BOROUGH COMMISSIONER STOP WORK ORDER AND DOB VIOLATION ISSUED AS PER SECTION 28-207.2 STOP ALL WORK UNDER PERMIT # B00936166-I1 O
2026-01-11311: Consumer Complaint — E-Cigarette Sales
2025-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-28DOB complaint, category ?

The full timeline

2026
2026-04-01Boiler inspection
2026-01-17DOB violation C: BOROUGH COMMISSIONER STOP WORK ORDER AND DOB VIOLATION ISSUED AS PER SECTION 28-207.2 STOP ALL WORK UNDER PERMIT # B00936166-I1 O
2026-01-11311: Consumer Complaint — E-Cigarette Sales
2025
2025-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-28DOB complaint, category ?
2025-02-26Boiler inspection
2024
2024-11-21311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper/Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2024-11-19311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper/Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2024-10-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-08-09311: Consumer Complaint — Tobacco Sales
2024-05-13311: Consumer Complaint — Electronics Store
2024-03-26Boiler inspection
2024-03-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-12-26311: Consumer Complaint — E-Cigarette Sales
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
2023-10-19Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2023-10-19Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2023-10-15311: Consumer Complaint — Office Supply or Stationery Store
2023-10-07311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2023-10-04311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2023-09-28Job filed: MINOR INTERIOR RENOVATION TO THE FIRST FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE. AS WELL AS THE INSTALLATION OF NEW COMMERCIAL HOOD, DUCT, AND EXHAUST FAN AS PER PLAN. $28,500
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-03-23311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023-03-13Boiler inspection
2023-02-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-06-30Boiler inspection
2022-04-06311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021
2021-12-29Boiler inspection
2020
2020-09-14Boiler inspection
2018
2018-07-09311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2018-06-20Boiler inspection
2017
2017-09-12Boiler inspection
2016
2016-02-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2014
2014-08-19311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2013
2013-12-15311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2011
2011-02-14311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2008
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-09-28Deed — from SCHER FAMILY PARTNERS, L.P. to SCHER FAMILY LLC
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2002-02-11Deed — from SCHER, MARLENE D/EXEC; SCHER, GERALD I/EXEC; SCHER, ROSE/LWT; BERNSTEIN, MARCIA C/EXEC to BERNSTEIN, MARCIA C; SCHER, GERALD I; SCHER, MARLENE D
2002-02-11Deed — from SCHER, GERALD I; SCHER, MARLENE D; BERNSTEIN, MARCIA C to SCHER FAMILY PARTNERS LP
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-10-05ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 36-BOILER NOT REGISTERED.$350
1994
1994-04-26ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 36
1989
1989-10-25DOB complaint, category ?
1969
1969-05-19Mortgage — from SCHER ROSE to EISENBERG ANNA; PERSHAN ANNA
1969-05-19Deed — from PERSHAN ANNA; EISENBERG ANNA to SCHER ROSE

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