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144 Lawrence Street

160Records
14City systems
25Open violations
113.3Penalty rate

160 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 39 HPD housing violations, 30 311 service requests, 27 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)144 LAWRENCE, LLC
BBL3001510034
BIN3000396

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 113.3. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations25 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1987-02-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · ELECTRIC (1).

Filed construction activity

$628,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)144 LAWRENCE LLC
Head officerALBERT LABOZ
Managing agentUNITED AMERICAN LAND
Last registered2025-10-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,998,000 $899,100
2026$2,289,000 $1,030,050
2027$2,591,000 $1,165,950

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

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

Getting around

SubwayJay St-MetroTech — A C F R · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Hoyt St — 2 3 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Outbound only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Jay St / Fulton St — B57 B62 B67 · 200 ft
Citi BikeLawrence St & Willoughby St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 287 Bailey K. Ashford. 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

144 Lawrence Street

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

5 311 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 UNITED AMERICAN LAND LLC — 3 buildings, 24 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
146 Lawrence Street BK14 A
144 Lawrence Street BK6 B
80 Court Street BK4 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $20,750,000 on 2025-01-03 (lender: First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company), covering 6 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-05-02CMTG $9,000,000 — from 142 LAWRENCE LLC; 56 WILLOUGHBY LLC; 146-148 LAWRENCE LLC; 144 LAWRENCE LLC; 140 LAWRENCE to FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY $9,000,000
2025-01-03Mortgage $20,750,000 — from 56 WILLOUGHBY LLC; 140 LAWRENCE LLC; 136 LAWRENCE LLC; 54 WILLOUGHBY LLC; 146-148 LAWRENCE to FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY $20,750,000
2025-01-03AL&R $20,750,000 — from 54 WILLOUGHBY LLC; 146-148 LAWRENCE LLC; 136 LAWRENCE LLC; 140 LAWRENCE LLC; 56 WILLOUGHBY to FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY $20,750,000
2008-11-13RPTT&RET $2,125,000 — from PARKED PROPERTIES NY, INC. to NEW WILLOUGHBY EQUITIES, LLC $2,125,000
2008-06-19Deed $2,157,141 — from MUAN ASSOCIATES, LLC to 144 LAWRENCE, LLC $2,157,141
2003-04-28Mortgage $300,000 — from PERLMAN, PATRICIA to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $300,000
2003-04-28AL&R $300,000 — from PERLMAN, PATRICIA to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $300,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017132017
2018010067
2019011013
2020000011
2021015017
2022003003
2023010056
2024011013
2025123309
202610280029
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 90Ownership & money 11Health & systems 31

Every one of the 160 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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