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195 Atlantic Avenue

109Records
12City systems
17Open violations
40Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
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109 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 39 311 service requests, 21 HPD housing violations, 19 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1860
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)195 DAMASCUS OWNERS, LLC
BBL3002760005
BIN3002765

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 40. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations17 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1979-01-04.

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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Panhandling (2) · Water System (1) · Lead (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Food Poisoning (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 (1860)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)195 DAMASCUS OWNERS LLC
Head officerGHASSAN MATLI
Managing agentGHASSAN MATLI
Last registered2019-10-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,886,000 $848,700
2026$2,263,000 $1,018,350
2027$2,716,000 $1,222,200

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Damascus Bread & BakeryMediterraneanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
Bergen St — F G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Atlantic Av / Court St — B61 B63 · 200 ft
Citi BikeSchermerhorn St & Court St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 261 Zipporiah Mills. 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

195 Atlantic Avenue

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

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,059,378 on 2015-05-04 (lender: Vnb New York, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-05-04AL&R $2,000,000 — from 195 DAMASCUS OWNERS, LLC to VNB NEW YORK, LLC $2,000,000
2015-05-04M&CON $2,000,000 — from 195 DAMASCUS OWNERS, LLC to VNB NEW YORK, LLC $2,000,000
2015-05-04Mortgage $1,059,379 — from 195 DAMASCUS OWNERS, LLC to VNB NEW YORK, LLC $1,059,379
2015-05-04Deed $3,500,000 — from 195 ATLANTIC AVENUE OWNERS, LLC to 195 DAMASCUS OWNERS, LLC $3,500,000
2012-08-03Mortgage $221,602 — from 195 ATLANTIC AVENUE OWNERS, L.L.C. to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $221,602

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
8
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700000
201816018
201916018
202001012
202104105
202204015
202312025
202404026
202505128
202612025
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 60Ownership & money 19Health & systems 14

Every one of the 109 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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