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157 Remsen Street

661Records
17City systems
3Open violations
3.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
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661 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 253 311 service requests, 80 DOB permits, 57 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built2015
Floors19
Res. units60
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)REMSEN QL, LLC
BBL3002500016
BIN3002098, 3002100, 3425984

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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 78% 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 3.4. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2025-03-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’24–25
4
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · Illegal Parking (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Non (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · GENERAL (2).

Filed construction activity

$429,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2015)
YesSix or more residential units (60)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)REMSEN QL LLC
Head officerTIMOTHY QUINLAN
Managing agentWALKER MALLOY & CO., INC.
Last registered2025-07-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$27,494,000 $12,372,300
2026$30,832,000 $13,874,400
2027$30,755,000 $13,839,750

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR CAP

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 66/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sippy CafeCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
Jay St-MetroTech — A C F R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Cadman Plaza West / Remsen St — B25 B26 B38 B41 · 400 ft
Citi BikeMontague St & Clinton St · 250 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

157 Remsen Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

34 311 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 WALKER MALLOY & CO., INC. — 15 buildings, 730 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
376 4 Avenue BK197 A
230 Classon Avenue BK138 A
415 Red Hook Lane BK108 A
322 Columbus Avenue MN61 A
267 Pacific Street BK60 A
157 Remsen Street BK60 A
100 West 72 Street MN35 A
101 West 73 Street MN18 A
101 West 70 Street MN10 A
111 West 70 Street MN10 A
107 West 70 Street MN10 A
109 West 70 Street MN10 A
105 West 70 Street MN9 A
790 Lexington Avenue MN4 A
3001540040 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $15,900,000 on 2018-05-01 (lender: USAA Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-06-11AL&R $52,500,000 — from REMSEN QL, LLC to USAA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $52,500,000
2018-05-01Mortgage $15,900,000 — from REMSEN QL, LLC to USAA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $15,900,000
2018-05-01AL&R $52,500,000 — from REMSEN QL, LLC to USAA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $52,500,000
2018-05-01Agreement $52,500,000 — from REMSEN QL, LLC to USAA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $52,500,000
2015-04-15Mortgage $13,678,188 — from REMSEN QL, LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $13,678,188
2015-04-15AL&R $22,921,812 — from REMSEN QL, LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $22,921,812
2015-04-15M&CON $22,921,812 — from REMSEN QL, LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $22,921,812
2015-04-15AL&R $13,678,188 — from REMSEN QL, LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $13,678,188
2013-11-01Agreement $17,024,000 — from REMSEN QL, LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $17,024,000
2013-11-01AL&R $17,024,000 — from REMSEN QL, LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $17,024,000
2013-11-01Deed $6,157,500 — from DORADO HOLDING CORP. to REMSEN QL, LLC $6,157,500
2013-11-01Mortgage $15,802,206 — from REMSEN QL, LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $15,802,206
2002-03-01Mortgage $530,682 — from DORADO HOLDING CORP. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH, $530,682
1992-10-07Mortgage $248,236 — from DORADO HOLDING CORP to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDSAVS $248,236
1984-06-07Mortgage $210,000 — from DORADO HOLDING CORP to 157 REMSEN ST. CORP $210,000

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
59
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017115120028
2018193259359
2019502007
20202360112
202105200025
20227250014
20230270211
202402130318
202500150318
202601180221
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The full timeline

Construction 151Enforcement 106Housing & tenants 339Ownership & money 41Health & systems 24

Every one of the 661 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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