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198 Columbia Heights

134Records
12City systems
3Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
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134 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 48 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 37 311 service requests, 18 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1856
Floors4
Res. units5
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)198 COLUMBIA ASSOCIATES LLC
BBL3002080313
BIN3001500

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2021-11-22.

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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Noise (1) · Water Quality (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1856)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)198 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS LLC
Head officerARI SKLAR
Managing agentFINE TIMES MANAGEMENT CO LLC
Last registered2025-09-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,493,000 $1,121,850
2026$2,992,000 $1,346,400
2027$3,590,000 $1,615,500

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwayClark St — 2 3 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Borough Hall — 2 3 4 5 R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
Citi BikeBrooklyn Bridge Park - Pier 2 · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Emily Warren Roebling School. 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

198 Columbia Heights

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

6 311 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 FINE TIMES MANAGEMENT CO LLC — 29 buildings, 269 units. Grades across the portfolio: A26 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
30 West 70 Street MN31 A
82 Pierrepont Street BK25 B
141 Columbia Heights BK18 A
30 West 71 Street MN15 A
150 Columbia Heights BK11 A
173 Columbia Heights BK10 A
19 West 68 Street MN10 A
21 West 68 Street MN10 A
53 West 73 Street MN10 A
78 Riverside Drive MN10 A
6 Pierrepont Street BK10 A
23 West 68 Street MN10 A
44 West 69 Street MN10 A
32 West 71 Street MN10 A
9 Montague Terrace BK10 A
23 West 70 Street MN9 A
46 West 69 Street MN9 A
46 West 70 Street MN8 A
32 Remsen Street BK6 A
15A West 73 Street MN6 A
196 Columbia Heights BK6 B
41 West 73 Street MN5 A
219 West 71 Street MN5 A
198 Columbia Heights BK5 A
17 West 68 Street MN4 A
11 West 73 Street MN3 A
157 Columbia Heights BK1 A
55 West 73 Street MN1 B
15 West 68 Street MN1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,481,800 on 2021-08-10 (lender: Citi Real Estate Funding INC), covering 20 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
2021-08-10Agreement $50,000,000 — from 53 WEST 73RD STREET LLC; 19 WEST 68TH STREET LLC; 219 WEST 71ST STREET LLC; 32 WEST 71ST S to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC $50,000,000
2021-08-10Mortgage $1,481,800 — from 82 PIERREPONT STREET LLC; 6 PIERREPONT ASSOCIATES LLC; 23 WEST 68TH STREET LLC; 150 COLUMB to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC $1,481,800
2021-08-10AL&R $50,000,000 — from 9 MONTAGUE ASSOCIATES LLC; 23 WEST 68TH STREET LLC; 19 WEST 68TH STREET LLC; 82 PIERREPONT to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC $50,000,000
2014-08-19Agreement $1,725,000 — from 198 COLUMBIA ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,725,000
2014-08-19Mortgage $706,853 — from 198 COLUMBIA ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $706,853
2009-10-29Mortgage $1,100,000 — from 198 COLUMBIA ASSOCIATES LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $1,100,000
2000-07-13Mortgage $360,000 — from OWEN, JOSEPH C; OWEN, EVELYN J; OWEN, MARCIA; OWEN, JOSEPHINE; ROSS, JAMES to COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO; CENTRAL FUNDING COMPANYY RETREMENT TRUST $360,000
1998-10-01Mortgage $45,808 — from OWEN, EVELYN J; OWEN, JOSEPH C JR to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $45,808
1994-05-20Mortgage $279,799 — from OWEN, JOSEPH C JR; OWEN, EVELYN J to GALLANT, STANLEY $279,799
1989-01-31Mortgage $75,000 — from OWEN, EVELYN J; OWEN, JOSEPH C to KIEFER, LYNN I; KIEFER, JOHN W $75,000
1988-09-07Mortgage $375,000 — from OWEN, EVELYN J; OWEN, JOSEPH C JR to DIME SAVS BANK/WMSBURGH $375,000
1988-04-12Mortgage $80,000 — from OWEN, JOSEPH C JR; 8228 RLTY CORP; OWEN, EVELYN J to GALLANT, STANLEY; STERNKLAR, JACK $80,000
1988-04-01Mortgage $280,000 — from 23871 REALTY CORP; 8282 REALTY CORP; OWEN, EVELYN J; 11967 REALTY CORP; OWEN, JOSEPH C JR to GALLANT, STANLEY $280,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
201802002
201900000
202008008
20212106018
202204004
202304004
202402013
202505005
202601001
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 64Ownership & money 48Health & systems 2

Every one of the 134 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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