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73 Columbia Heights

176Records
14City systems
13Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
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176 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 61 311 service requests, 48 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 15 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1930
Floors4
Res. units9
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)73 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS TENANTS
BBL3002140003
BIN3001551

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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 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 0. 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 violations13 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1984-06-05.

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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Noise (2) · Vendor Enforcement (2) · Water Conservation (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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)73 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS TENANTS CORP
Head officerMIMI MCGOWAN
Managing agentADVENTURE PROPERTIES INC
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,358,000 $1,511,100
2026$4,030,000 $1,813,500
2027$4,836,000 $2,176,200

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

SubwayHigh St — A C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Clark St — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Old Fulton St / Hicks St — B25 · 850 ft
Citi BikeColumbia Heights & Cranberry St · 150 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

73 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

8 311 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 ADVENTURE PROPERTIES — 23 buildings, 435 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
59 Pineapple Street BK66 A
70 Clark Street BK60 A
325 Greene Avenue BK48 A
38 Livingston Street BK24 A
175 Hicks Street BK23 A
87 Hicks Street BK20 A
159 Lafayette Avenue BK20 A
142 Hicks Street BK19 A
73 Orange Street BK16 A
132 Joralemon Street BK12 A
95 Wyckoff Street BK12 A
110 Remsen Street BK12 A
7 Worth Street MN12 A
282 Henry Street BK11 A
234 East 35 Street MN11 A
138 Remsen Street BK10 A
175 Columbia Heights BK10 A
134 Remsen Street BK10 A
299 Henry Street BK10 A
73 Columbia Heights BK9 A
114 Pierrepont Street BK8 A
328 100 Street BK6 A
515 82 Street BK6 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $204,918 on 2022-01-24 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-18RPTT&RET $1,155,000 — from CUNEO, NGAIRE E; CUNEO, RICHARD M to MOSCIANESE, MICHAEL; JACOB, ALIZA $1,155,000
2026-09-14Sold for $1,155,000 $1,155,000 $128,333
2022-01-24Agreement $500,000 — from 73 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS TENANTS CORP to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $500,000
2022-01-24Mortgage $204,918 — from 73 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS TENANTS CORP to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $204,918
2022-01-24AL&R $500,000 — from 73 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS TENANTS CORP to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $500,000
2020-01-24RPTT&RET $707,000 — from SIMMS, NEVILLE; URQUHART, BRUCE to BERNSTEIN, MARGARET JEAN $707,000
2020-01-14Sold for $707,000 $707,000 $78,556
2018-08-20RPTT&RET $980,000 — from THOMAS, JOHN BRENNER to CUNEO, NGAIRE E; CUNEO, RICHARD M $980,000
2018-08-08Sold for $980,000 $980,000 $108,889
2018-05-29RPTT&RET $730,000 — from COBURN, MARY to MCGOWAN, MICHAEL FRANCIS; CHEUNG MCGOWAN, MIMI $730,000
2018-05-22Sold for $730,000 $730,000 $81,111
2017-01-11RPTT&RET $785,000 — from ROBERTS, REX A to YI CHEUNG MCGOWAN, MIMI YUEN; MCGOWAN, MICHAEL FRANCIS $785,000
2017-01-04Sold for $785,000 $785,000 $87,222
2013-09-18RPTT&RET $552,250 — from SMITH, SCOTT; SMITH, SUSAN to SIMMS, NEVILLE; URQUHART, BRUCE $552,250
2013-03-27Mortgage $50,000 — from 73 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS TENANTS CORP,. to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $50,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171122116
201804419
20190110213
202005218
2021090110
2022063110
2023180110
202402013
202506028
202601214
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 86Ownership & money 53Health & systems 14

Every one of the 176 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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