A small Boerum Hill walk-up with a very light tenant-filed paper trail but a lingering administrative compliance gap.
Built in the late 19th century, this eight-unit building on Bergen Street is run under Joseph Fonseca. While the tenants themselves almost never file maintenance complaints with the city, management has let basic compliance filings slide. Three things to know:
Four open violations on the record, pointing to a paperwork backlog rather than active pests. The building carries four open violations for failing to file required annual bedbug reports, with missing submissions stretching from 2023 to 2026. While there are zero active pest complaints on file from residents, ignoring these recurring annual requirements shows a persistent gap in administrative upkeep.
Food establishment fumes are a recurring factor on the surrounding blocks. Within three blocks of the building, there were 10 food establishment complaints filed over the last year. These are typically tied to ground-floor retail or neighboring restaurant venting, which can easily bleed into residential HVAC systems or risers depending on how the building is structured.
Busy block dynamics with heavy vehicle traffic and after-hours construction. The three blocks around the building saw 461 illegal parking complaints over the last 12 months, dominated by 179 blocked hydrants and 104 blocked bike lanes — clear evidence of short-term delivery idling rather than long-term storage. Additionally, there were 68 noise complaints in the same radius, with 34 specifically logged for construction before or after legal hours.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
87 Bergen Street is a 8-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3001940065). This building is associated with 87 Bergen Street Management, LLC. Brix tracks 4 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1886, this walk-up apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 16 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about plumbing.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed October 4, 2022.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on June 11, 2019 for $210,499.42, according to recorded deeds.
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Unit 3A at 87 Bergen Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
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