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33 Remsen Street

128Records
13City systems
5Open violations
44.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
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128 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 25 311 service requests, 19 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1879
Floors4
Res. units10
ClassD9
Owner (PLUTO)YUCO REALTY INC. C/O
BBL3002470013
BIN3002025

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 44.4. 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 violations5 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-11-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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’24–25
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’25–26

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: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Noise (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Damaged Tree (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 (1879)
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)YUCO REALTY INC.
Head officerCATHERINE YU
Managing agentYUCO MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2025-09-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,143,000 $1,414,350
2026$3,772,000 $1,697,400
2027$3,913,000 $1,760,850

The city's market estimate has risen 24% 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

SubwayBorough Hall — 2 3 4 5 R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Brooklyn Bridge Park Rd / Joralemon St — B63 · 0.2 mi
Citi BikeMontague St & Hicks St · 350 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

33 Remsen 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

6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 of them about heat or hot water.

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 YUCO MANAGEMENT, INC. — 38 buildings, 552 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B15 · C10 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1405 5 Avenue MN80 A
469 East 147 Street BX66 B
567 West 125 Street MN22 C
356 Bedford Avenue BK19 B
280 Milford Street BK19 C
33 Ten Eyck Street BK18 B
150 West 111 Street MN18 A
2058 Adam C Powell Blvd MN17 B
2427 Adam C Powell Blvd MN17 B
67 East 3 Street MN17 B
640 Mac Donough Street BK16 B
846 50 Street BK16 C
460 41 Street BK16 C
57 Remsen Street BK14 C
523 West 49 Street MN11 A
315 West 116 Street MN10 C
320 West 117 Street MN10 B
37 Maujer Street BK10 A
314 West 116 Street MN10 B
372 Manhattan Avenue MN10 A
388 Manhattan Avenue MN10 C
313 West 116 Street MN10 B
310 West 116 Street MN10 B
312 West 116 Street MN10 D
322 West 117 Street MN10 C
33 Remsen Street BK10 B
359 East 21 Street BK8 B
5013 4 Avenue BK8 C
221 Van Brunt Street BK8 A
4208 5 Avenue BK8 B
134 Montague Street BK7 A
614 Flatbush Avenue BK7 C
37 Ten Eyck Street BK6 B
230 54 Street BK6 A
233 56 Street BK6 A
392 Manhattan Avenue MN5 D
33 East 38 Street MN4 A
4112 5 Avenue BK3 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $478,989 on 2021-01-12 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA), covering 2 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
2021-01-12Agreement $5,100,000 — from YUCO REALTY INC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $5,100,000
2021-01-12Mortgage $478,990 — from YUCO REALTY INC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $478,990
2016-09-29Agreement $5,100,000 — from YUCO REALTY, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,100,000
2016-09-29Agreement $5,100,000 — from YUCO REALTY, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,100,000
2016-09-29Mortgage $1,152,040 — from YUCO REALTY, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,152,040
2011-12-14Agreement $4,350,000 — from YUCO REALTY, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $4,350,000
2011-12-14Mortgage $653,366 — from YUCO REALTY, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $653,366
2006-03-14Agreement $4,000,000 — from YUCO REALTY, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,000,000
2006-03-14AL&R $4,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to YUCO REALTY, INC. $4,000,000
2006-03-14Mortgage $1,134,554 — from YUCO REALTY, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,134,554
2002-07-12Mortgage $999,752 — from YUCO REALTY INC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $999,752
1998-02-12Mortgage $610,982 — from YUCO REALTY INC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $610,982
1988-10-11Mortgage $2,000,000 — from LEBOWITZ, NEIL to HOME FED SAVS BANK $2,000,000
1985-12-10Mortgage $150,000 — from GARNETT, AMY; LEBOWITZ, NEIL to SECOND COMMERCIAL FDNY $150,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201710001
201820013
201902013
202026019
2021482216
202203014
20231120316
202411013
202505016
202604026
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The full timeline

Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 49Ownership & money 37Health & systems 15

Every one of the 128 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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