153 Evergreen Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-03184-0004BIN 3072467

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

011 active DOB violation(s)
023 open HPD violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 3 stabilized units with New York State for 2018 — essentially all of the building's 3 apartments.

J-51 tax benefit

Rent stabilization here may be tied to a tax benefit and can end when the benefit expires.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1931

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building62 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1Issued 2017-10-115+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF AIRCONDITION OBSTRUCTED FIRE EGRESS WINDOW IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1Issued 2017-08-095+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1Issued 2017-08-095+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water1

Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2020-03-01 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1050

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential417

Unspecified359

Street/Sidewalk121

Commercial114

Vehicle25

Park11

House of Worship3

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

267

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony111

Misdemeanor104

Violation52

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 7 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1993-08-16

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2012-01-27

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2006-11-14

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

B & R Housing LP

Head officer

LINDA VERA

Managing agent

DIRECT BUILDING MGMT

62 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Changed hands in 2025 — new owners sometimes move to raise rents or deregulate units

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2025-06-13 · $10,670,376

Most recent mortgage2025-06-13 · $2,060,172.5

Mortgage2025-06-13$2,060,172.5

borrower B&R CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION, B&R HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP · lender NYC DEPT HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Sale2025-06-13$10,670,376

B&R MANAGEMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP → B&R CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION

Mortgage2025-06-13$6,982,788.35

borrower B&R HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, B&R CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION · lender NYC DEPT HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Sale2003-12-10$10,670,370

NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND → B&R MANAGEMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Mortgage2003-12-10$10,670,370

borrower B&R MANAGEMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP · lender THE CITY OF NEW YORK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water charges) to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 30-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

30-day noticeincl. property tax2025-04-01

60-day noticeincl. property tax2025-03-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale