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173 Columbia Heights

87Records
12City systems
0Open violations
0.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
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87 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 34 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 15 311 service requests, 10 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1849
Floors4
Res. units10
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)173 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS LLC
BBL3002340023
BIN3001741

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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 88% 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 0.8. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Lead (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Noise (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 (1849)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)173 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS LLC
Head officerJESSICA RICHMAN
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$2,842,000 $1,278,900
2026$3,410,000 $1,534,500
2027$4,092,000 $1,841,400

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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-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 · 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

173 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

7 311 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: $39,180 on 2022-10-17 (lender: Dime Community Bank F/k/a The Dsb Of Williamsburg), covering 5 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
2022-10-17Agreement $10,000,000 — from 41 WEST 73RD STREET LLC; 11 WEST 73RD STREET LLC; 78 RIVERSIDE DRIVE LLC; 32 REMSEN STREET to DIME COMMUNITY BANK F/K/A THE DSB OF WIL $10,000,000
2022-10-17AL&R $10,000,000 — from 173 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS LLC; 11 WEST 73RD STREET LLC; 41 WEST 73RD STREET LLC; 32 REMSEN STRE to DIME COMMUNITY BANK F/K/A THE DSB OF WIL $10,000,000
2022-10-17Mortgage $39,180 — from 41 WEST 73RD STREET LLC; 11 WEST 73RD STREET LLC; 78 RIVERSIDE DRIVE LLC; 173 COLUMBIA HEI to DIME COMMUNITY BANK F/K/A THE DSB OF WIL $39,180
2015-10-06Mortgage $1,600,000 — from 173 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,600,000
2000-03-17Mortgage $123,311 — from 173 COLUMBIA LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $123,311
1999-07-01Mortgage $340,000 — from AGGER, MARC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $340,000

Ten-year activity

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201801012
201913015
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202107018
202202417
202303014
202404015
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 33Ownership & money 34Health & systems 13

Every one of the 87 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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