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137 Penn Street, Brooklyn

BIN 3060558BBL 3022110047Block 2211 · Lot 47Built 18993 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
1 open Class C — see them ↓$3,700.00 recorded as due
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137 Penn Street at a glance

137 Penn Street, Brooklyn has 29 open city records on file, 1 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $3,700.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. Its last recorded ownership transfer was Aug 21, 1979 (no consideration recorded). The most recent record is dated May 5, 2026.

Open Class C
1
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
14
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
14
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$3,700.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
16.33
3 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
0
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
May 5, 2026
HPD record

Health score for 137 Penn Street

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

C
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 88 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 1
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 14
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $3,700
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 137 Penn Street

88 records on file, every agency interleaved. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 137 Penn Street

$3,700.00 is recorded as due across the 36 summonses below, out of $12,955.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 137 Penn Street
049062327LApr 1, 2025DIRTY SIDEWALKJun 30, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
049062270JMar 25, 2025DIRTY SIDEWALKJun 23, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
048318994PDec 13, 2024STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLEMar 13, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
047248633MJun 7, 2021FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETSep 7, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
047169646XApr 26, 2021DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAJul 26, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
047137868PApr 13, 2021LOOSE RUBBISHJul 12, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
047039299PJan 23, 2021FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETMay 28, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
047026632RJan 6, 2021DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAApr 6, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
0212503830Nov 23, 2020FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETFeb 22, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
046255808YOct 23, 2020FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJan 21, 2021Found in violation$100.00
0210605506Jul 3, 2020FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETNov 6, 2020Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
0209241661Oct 30, 2019FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETDec 6, 2019Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
0205772858Dec 1, 2018LOOSE RUBBISHJan 10, 2019Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
0203504364Feb 8, 2018DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAMar 15, 2018Written off
0196949345Nov 30, 2017DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAJan 5, 2018Written off
0193886065Nov 14, 2016FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETDec 20, 2016Written off
0189804790Feb 19, 2016DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAMar 23, 2016Written off
0189801673Jan 20, 2016LOOSE RUBBISHFeb 23, 2016Written off
0186194856Dec 31, 2014DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAFeb 4, 2015Written off
041836645MAug 15, 2013RECYC PLACED FOR COLLECTION W NON-RECYC 1 TO 8 DWELLING UNITSSep 17, 2013Pending
041647360XJul 24, 2013DIRTY AREAAug 28, 2013Defaulted (did not respond)
011184417LMar 26, 2010GENERAL MAINTENANCEOct 19, 2010Written off
1316049Dec 21, 2009OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT DATA CELLAR ILLEGALLY CONVERTED INTO CLASS A UNIT W/ BDRMS W/ BEDS DINING ROOM W/ TABLE & CHAIRS KTCN W/ GAS STOVES 2 & SINK CABINETS &Feb 8, 2010Written off
1316048Dec 21, 2009WORK W/O PERMIT WORK NOTED FULL HEIGHT SHEETROCK PARTITION WALLS ERECTED TO ILLEGALLY CONVERTED CELLAR INTO CLASS A DWELLING W/ BDRM KTCN W/ 2 GAS STOVES SINK AND 3PC BTRM W/ SINK SHOWER TOILET & BIDET PLUMBINGMay 17, 2010Written off
034822300XDec 21, 2009WORK WITHOUT A PERMITMay 17, 2010Written off
034822301HDec 21, 2009OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY CERT OF OCCUP OR BUILDING DEPTFeb 8, 2010Written off
0160416383Jun 17, 2008DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAJul 25, 2008Pending
040400179KJan 18, 2007DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAFeb 23, 2007Pending
0148570290Mar 6, 2006STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESApr 25, 2006Pending
0142723516Aug 23, 2004STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESSep 30, 2005Pending
0129510224Dec 19, 2002FAILURE TO SWEEP 18 INCHES FROM CURBJan 28, 2003Written off
0129513230Dec 4, 2002DIRTY SIDEWALKDec 27, 2002Written off
0123151270Nov 5, 2001DIRTY SIDEWALKDec 17, 2001Written off
0121309367Feb 3, 2001DIRTY SIDEWALKJul 17, 2001Pending
0117175300Dec 7, 2000NO ACCESSIBLE RECYCLING STORAGE AREAJan 22, 2001Written off
0116055693Jun 23, 2000DIRTY SIDEWALKNov 20, 2000Written off

Ownership history for 137 Penn Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3022110047), newest first. A price is the consideration stated on the deed; transfers between related parties, into an LLC, or by a referee often record none, shown as “—”. Each row links to the document in ACRIS.

Recorded deeds for 137 Penn Street
Aug 21, 1979Aug 21, 1979Reich MoisheBerkovits HermanDeedView ↗

Financing record for 137 Penn Street

Mortgages recorded against this building’s tax lot, with the satisfactions that paid them off and the assignments that moved them between lenders, from the City Register (ACRIS). A satisfaction usually records no amount, shown as “—”.

Recorded financing documents for 137 Penn Street
Apr 9, 2014Satisfaction of mortgageWells Fargo Bank, N.A.View ↗
Mar 23, 2011Mortgage assignmentWells Fargo Bank, N.A.View ↗
Apr 1, 2003Mortgage$420,000MersView ↗

Lender names are as recorded; the current holder of a loan can differ if a later assignment was never recorded.