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175 Hicks Street

245Records
14City systems
1Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
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245 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 79 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 56 311 service requests, 19 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1840
Floors6
Res. units23
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)173 HICKS ST CORP
BBL3002360078
BIN3326030, 3326031

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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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2014-01-11.

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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Snow or Ice (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$26,000 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 (1840)
YesSix or more residential units (23)
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 HICKS STREET CORP
Head officerLEONARD SCHWARTZ
Managing agentADVENTURE PROPERTIES
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$3,441,000 $1,548,450
2026$3,746,000 $1,685,700
2027$3,898,000 $1,754,100

The city's market estimate has risen 13% 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 $595,299 a year ($32.53 per sq ft), operating expenses $241,194 ($13.18 per sq ft), net operating income $354,105. 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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Borough Hall — 2 3 4 5 R · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Cadman Plaza West / Clark St — B25 · 1,000 ft
Citi BikeMontague St & Hicks St · 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

175 Hicks Street

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

9 311 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: $600,000 on 2026-09-08 (lender: Oceanfirst Bank N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-08Mortgage $600,000 — from 173 HICKS STREET CORPORATION to OCEANFIRST BANK N.A. $600,000
2026-09-08AL&R $600,000 — from 173 HICKS STREET CORPORATION to OCEANFIRST BANK N.A. $600,000
2025-11-19RPTT&RET $97,500 — from BECK, PAMELA JANE to KAYE, TAMAR $97,500
2025-11-12Sold for $97,500 $97,500 $4,239
2024-11-19RPTT&RET $241,750 — from MANN, SALLY FRANCES; MANN, RICHARD to KAYE, TAMAR $241,750
2024-10-28Sold for $241,750 $241,750 $10,511
2024-05-13RPTT&RET $643,000 — from FUNG, YAT-KIU-KENT to MUGGLETON, EMILY; ALVARADO, SANTIAGO $643,000
2024-04-25Sold for $643,000 $643,000 $27,957
2023-09-05RPTT&RET $625,000 — from LEE, JULIANNA; NGUYEN, COREY C to SMALL, MEREDITH $625,000
2023-08-25Sold for $625,000 $625,000 $27,174
2023-03-20RPTT&RET $975,000 — from EGGOLD, RYAN to NGUYEN, COREY C; LEE, JULIANNA $975,000
2023-03-10Sold for $975,000 $975,000 $42,391
2023-02-13RPTT&RET $616,000 — from ROSE, ERICA to MORAN, EMMA $616,000
2023-02-13RPTT&RET $685,000 — from VALLE, CARLOS to JASINSKI, NICHOLAS $685,000
2023-01-19Sold for $616,000 $616,000 $26,783

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017011417
20180146314
20190072110
202001132218
202100124117
20220082010
20230147113
20245024213
20250052310
2026006219
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The full timeline

Construction 30Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 78Ownership & money 96Health & systems 18

Every one of the 245 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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