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177 Columbia Heights

256Records
15City systems
49Open violations
2.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
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256 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 62 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 57 HPD housing violations, 40 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1879
Floors5
Res. units29
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)177 COLUMBIA OWNERS CORP
BBL3002340019
BIN3001739, 3341531

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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 2.4. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
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 violations49 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 38 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1987-01-13.

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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: Illegal Parking (3) · Rodent (2) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$19,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1879)
YesSix or more residential units (29)
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)177 COLUMBIA OWNERS CORP.
Head officerPETER SANFILIPPO
Managing agentBPC MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-08-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,608,000 $1,623,600
2026$3,629,000 $1,633,050
2027$3,490,000 $1,570,500

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $636,188 a year ($39.15 per sq ft), operating expenses $230,100 ($14.16 per sq ft), net operating income $406,088. 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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Borough Hall — 2 3 4 5 R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
Citi BikeBrooklyn Bridge Park - Pier 2 · 500 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

177 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 BPC MANAGEMENT CORP. — 37 buildings, 868 units. Grades across the portfolio: A30 · B3 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
84-39 153 Avenue QN156 A
200 Congress Street BK114 A
2021 84 Street BK65 A
889 Empire Boulevard BK59 A
245 Henry Street BK56 A
177 Columbia Heights BK29 A
205 Warren Street BK27 A
116 West 3 Street MN24 C
1618 East 15 Street BK23 A
660 4 Avenue BK23 B
296 Sterling Place BK22 A
149 Willow Street BK20 A
6 Montague Terrace BK20 A
158 Atlantic Avenue BK20 B
1064 Willmohr Street BK16 A
1074 Willmohr Street BK16 A
2178 Atlantic Avenue BK16 A
383 St Johns Place BK16 A
129 Joralemon Street BK15 B
42 Tiffany Place BK12 A
9915 Seaview Avenue BK12 A
99 Clinton Street BK10 A
155 Hicks Street BK10 A
556 Dean Street BK8 A
165 New York Avenue BK8 C
890 East 7 Street BK8 C
162 Stuyvesant Avenue BK8 A
230 St James Place BK8 A
103 Willow Street BK7 A
631 Flatbush Avenue BK7 A
7802 3 Avenue BK6 A
87-32 52 Avenue QN6 A
537 Court Street BK5 A
692 Greenwich Street MN4 A
956 Montgomery Street BK4 D
711 President Street BK4 A
157 Hicks Street BK4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $300,000 on 2021-05-26 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-01-25RPTT&RET $575,000 — from LEVINE, JOSEPH N to CHESHIRE, ELIZABETH; CHESHIRE, DOUGLAS $575,000
2023-01-17Sold for $575,000 $575,000 $19,828
2021-05-26AL&R $300,000 — from 177 COLUMBIA OWNERS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $300,000
2021-05-26Mortgage $300,000 — from 177 COLUMBIA OWNERS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $300,000
2021-05-26AL&R $1,000,000 — from 177 COLUMBIA OWNERS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $1,000,000
2021-05-26Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 177 COLUMBIA OWNERS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $1,000,000
2021-04-15RPTT&RET $517,000 — from SOBEL, BENJAMIN; NGUYEN, VERONIQUE to FRY, LUCY $517,000
2021-03-23Sold for $517,000 $517,000 $17,828
2020-11-24RPTT&RET $480,000 — from ATHINAS, THEODORE to ZHANG, JINGYAO $480,000
2020-11-12Sold for $480,000 $480,000 $16,552
2019-09-18RPTT&RET $455,000 — from BEIRNE, BRENDAN to GATES, HAILEY BENTON; SCHULMAN, MAREK ARIEL $455,000
2019-09-12Sold for $455,000 $455,000 $15,690
2018-05-11RPTT&RET $320,000 — from REILLY, PALOMA; REILLY, DANIEL to LIN, HARRY $320,000
2018-05-03Sold for $320,000 $320,000 $11,034
2016-10-05RPTT&RET $290,000 — from MCMAHON, HUGH to REILLY, DANIEL; REILLY, PALOMA $290,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017026008
201800112114
2019013217
2020005218
202100414119
2022113150332
20233622114
20240162413
2025022015
2026002024
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 117Ownership & money 69Health & systems 20

Every one of the 256 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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