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87 Columbia Heights

493Records
17City systems
17Open violations
2.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
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493 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 148 311 service requests, 101 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 68 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1916
Floors5
Res. units56
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)81 87 OWNERS CORP
BBL3002190005
BIN3326021, 3326022

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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 82% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2.3. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations17 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1987-01-29.

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

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Sidewalk Condition (3) · Missed Collection (1) · Damaged Tree (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1) · Vendor Enforcement (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,380,724 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (20 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 (1916)
YesSix or more residential units (56)
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)81-87 OWNERS CORP
Head officerPETER DONOHUE
Managing agentSOLSTICE RESIDENTIAL GROUP
Last registered2025-08-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$10,815,000 $4,866,750
2026$10,940,000 $4,923,000
2027$10,284,000 $4,627,800

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,759,285 a year ($44.72 per sq ft), operating expenses $527,943 ($13.42 per sq ft), net operating income $1,231,342. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
High St — A C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Old Fulton St / Hicks St — B25 · 1,000 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

87 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

15 311 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 SOLSTICE RESIDENTIAL GROUP, LLC — 109 buildings, 7,711 units. Grades across the portfolio: A101 · B6 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
110 Livingston Street BK299 A
44 Pineapple Street BK275 A
100 Jay Street BK266 A
70 Washington Street BK259 A
23 West 73 Street MN232 A
205 East 78 Street MN218 A
900 West 190 Street MN218 A
300 Central Park West MN204 A
220 Madison Avenue MN198 A
308 East 79 Street MN195 B
210 East 15 Street MN188 A
3671 Hudson Manor Terrace BX185 A
111 Murray Street MN157 A
651 Vanderbilt Street BK149 B
101 West 81 Street MN134 A
20 West 72 Street MN128 A
400 East 67 Street MN128 A
150 Nassau Street MN125 A
1 Main Street BK123 A
85-15 139 Street QN106 C
40 West 77 Street MN100 A
311 East 71 Street MN96 A
41 Columbus Avenue MN94 A
1438 3 Avenue MN92 A
2098 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN88 A
4411 Broadway MN83 B
116 Central Park South MN78 A
85 Adams Street BK78 A
88 Morningside Avenue MN74 A
320 West 76 Street MN74 A
2131 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN73 A
48-15 11 Street QN72 A
50 Franklin Street MN72 A
49 West 72 Street MN69 A
245 West 99 Street MN68 A
650 Avenue of the Americas MN67 A
609 Kappock Street BX66 A
879 8 Avenue MN65 A
44-27 Purves Street QN64 A
20 Bayard Street BK62 A
40 Prospect Park West BK62 A
160 East 3 Street MN61 A
410 4 Avenue BK60 A
315 East 80 Street MN60 A
1148 5 Avenue MN59 A
464 West 44 Street MN58 A
90 8 Avenue BK57 A
55 Poplar Street BK57 A
87 Columbia Heights BK56 A
760 Greenwich Street MN55 A
313 West 119 Street MN54 A
371 Ft Washington Avenue MN54 A
4460 Broadway MN53 A
210 Lafayette Street MN52 A
30 Bayard Street BK51 A
75 Smith Street BK50 A
50 Bayard Street BK48 A
258 West 107 Street MN47 A
504 West 111 Street MN44 B
255 4 Avenue BK44 A

showing 60 of 109 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $997,886 on 2019-08-13 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-01-27RPTT&RET $1,300,000 — from PAGE, CRISTINE to MARQUET, ANNAMARIE; DAGAYEV, OLEKSANDR $1,300,000
2026-01-08Sold for $1,300,000 $1,300,000 $23,214
2025-12-16RPTT&RET $735,000 — from ROSENBLUM, GLORIA MAY; ROSENBLUM, KENNETH A to YOUNGMAN, MAURA $735,000
2025-12-10Sold for $735,000 $735,000 $13,125
2025-07-08RPTT&RET $635,000 — from F MOORE, HALEY to SHERMAN, JEFFREY; SHERMAN, STEPHANIE $635,000
2025-06-26Sold for $635,000 $635,000 $11,339
2025-02-25RPTT&RET $577,000 — from GALINSKI, ANNETTE to MARCH, SEAN BACHER; MARCH, CAROLINA $577,000
2025-02-10Sold for $577,000 $577,000 $10,304
2025-01-27RPTT&RET $710,000 — from ZISKIND, EDWARD to GLASSCOCK, ANGELA $710,000
2025-01-16Sold for $710,000 $710,000 $12,679
2024-06-12RPTT&RET $750,000 — from CUGLIANI, TOM to KUO, NATHANIEL $750,000
2024-06-06Sold for $750,000 $750,000 $13,393
2023-03-07RPTT&RET $700,000 — from COHEN, DEBORAH to JACKSON, THOMAS $700,000
2023-02-22Sold for $700,000 $700,000 $12,500
2022-11-09RPTT&RET $863,000 — from ROONEY, WILLIAM F; ROONEY, MARY ANN to DEFRANCO, ANGELA; DEFRANCO, LEONARD JR. $863,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
54
2019
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2022
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701110214
20188282222
201930389454
202021164225
20211001412945
20225394223
202300112215
20240094215
20250068418
20260064313
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The full timeline

Construction 115Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 191Ownership & money 126Health & systems 38

Every one of the 493 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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