224 Bergen Street
Brooklyn · 11217 · BBL 3003870025 · look up another building
One open class I violation here, the grade the city uses when it orders part of a building vacated.
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, May 1, 2026
224 Bergen Street is a mixed residential and commercial building in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, ZIP 11217. City records date it to 1855 and count 3 apartments, inside 4 units in all. The city's property file lists the owner of record as 8 TALMADGE DRIVE, INC. Its total assessed value is $875K, for the 2026 tax year.
No DHCR registration is on file for this address, which is a gap in the record rather than an answer about your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
Who owns 224 Bergen Street
The most recent recorded deed is dated Jan 13, 2026, transferring the lot to 8 TALMADGE DRIVE INC for a stated $2.5M. The deed before it was recorded May 28, 2025, so the lot changed hands twice inside 8 months. PulseCities holds 2 recorded deeds for this lot. Deeds recorded through September 29, 2026, the most recent day the city has published.
A deed names a party of record. Stated consideration of $0 usually marks a transfer between related parties rather than a sale.
The November 1 report on this block
On the first of every month we email one page about tax block 387 in Brooklyn, the block 224 Bergen Street is on. It lists what was filed there that month, then where the block stands. As of today, that part reads:
- 8 buildings changed hands in the last twelve months.
- The block holds 73 parcels and 149 residential units.
Anything filed on 224 Bergen Street itself comes the next morning.
Sales and ownership history at 224 Bergen Street
| Party recorded | Recorded | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Talmadge Drive INCDEED from Private individual | Jan 13, 2026 | $2.5M |
| Bright Waters 7th Street Holdings CORPDEED from 224 BERGEN BAND NEVINS CORP | May 28, 2025 |
Deeds and assignments recorded in ACRIS, one row per document. Amount is the stated consideration; $0 often marks a non-arms-length transfer. An assignment moves a lender's paper and is not a sale. Source: NYC ACRIS, current through September 29, 2026.
Taxes and assessed value for 224 Bergen Street
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $875K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $292K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
No executed evictions at 224 Bergen Street
No executed eviction is on record at 224 Bergen Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 224 Bergen Street
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 224 Bergen Street in the years PulseCities holds. Absence is not proof: an owner who stops registering leaves the same gap as a building that never had stabilized units. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations at 224 Bergen Street
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 3 violations against this building, of which 3 remain unresolved. That is more than 7 in 10 buildings its size in 11217. The most serious open grade here is class I, immediately hazardous, with 1 open violation.
If you own or manage this building, violationscout.com shows what it takes to clear these, from the date each one has to be certified by to how a correction gets filed. It is a paid site, built by the same person as this one.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 224 Bergen Street
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or…Nov Sent Out | May 1, 2026 | A |
| Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code §27-2097 and i…Info Nov Sent Out | Nov 19, 2025 | I |
| File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or…Nov Sent Out | Jun 6, 2025 | A |
The 3 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 3 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
311 complaint history at 224 Bergen Street
9 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 224 Bergen Street compares in 11217
PulseCities tracks 3,994 lots in 11217, of which 56 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 282 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 11217 scores 30.6 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 88 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Boerum Hill →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 8 other addresses on tax block 387 in Brooklyn. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 224 Bergen Street
Who owns 224 Bergen Street?
The most recent deed on file for 224 Bergen Street names 8 TALMADGE DRIVE INC. Deeds record the party that took title, which is often a holding company rather than the operator managing the building. That deed was recorded Jan 13, 2026.
How much did 224 Bergen Street sell for?
The most recent deed states a consideration of $2.5M, recorded Jan 13, 2026 in ACRIS. Stated consideration is what the parties filed, and it can differ from the economics of the deal.
Have there been evictions at 224 Bergen Street?
No executed eviction at 224 Bergen Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 224 Bergen Street rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 224 Bergen Street appears in the years PulseCities holds. That is a gap in the registration record rather than an answer about any apartment, and the free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal is what settles it.
What is 224 Bergen Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $875K for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 224 Bergen Street?
11217 (Boerum Hill) scores 30.6 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.