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181 Court Street

225Records
15City systems
9Open violations
6.3Penalty rate

225 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 78 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 46 311 service requests, 18 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units7
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)181 COURT LLC
BBL3002800017
BIN3002847

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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 69% 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 6.3. 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

Open HPD violations9 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2014-10-06.

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

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (10) · Noise (2) · Missed Collection (2) · New Tree Request (1) · Abandoned Bike (1) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (1).

Filed construction activity

$375,950 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
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)181 Court LLC
Head officerMark Koplowits
Managing agent181 Court LLC
Last registered2026-02-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,885,000 $1,298,250
2026$3,075,000 $1,383,750
2027$3,481,000 $1,566,450

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Court Street BagelsBagels/PretzelsB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

10 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Contains Foreign Object) · 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

SubwayBergen St — F G · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Borough Hall — 2 3 4 5 R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Court St / Amity St — B57 · 100 ft
Citi BikeAmity St & Court St · 150 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

181 Court 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

25 311 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: $10,300,000 on 2026-01-08 (lender: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2021-C59 and Wilmington Trust, National Association), 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
2026-01-08Mortgage $10,300,000 — from 131 SMITH DE LLC; LEFKOVITS, JEFFREY; 131 SMITH STREET LLC; 181 COURT LLC; KOPLOWITZ, MOSH to WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST $10,300,000
2026-01-08AL&R $10,300,000 — from 131 SMITH STREET LLC; 181 COURT LLC; KOPLOWITZ, MOSHE; LEFKOVITS, JEFFREY; 131 SMITH DE LL to WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 20 $10,300,000
2026-01-08Deed $6,850,000 — from 181 COURT STREET LLC to 181 COURT LLC $6,850,000
2025-12-30Sold for $6,850,000 $6,850,000 $978,571
2021-03-05Agreement $10,300,000 — from 181 COURT STREET; 131 SMITH STREET LLC to LMF COMMERCIAL LLC $10,300,000
2021-03-05Mortgage $2,775,000 — from 131 SMITH STREET LLC; 181 COURT STREET to LMF COMMERCIAL LLC $2,775,000
2021-03-05AL&R $10,300,000 — from 131 SMITH STREET LLC; 181 COURT STREET to LMF COMMERCIAL LLC $10,300,000
2020-07-27Agreement $3,800,000 — from 181 COURT STREET LLC to USC 181 COURT LLC $3,800,000
2020-07-27Mortgage $1,581,095 — from 181 COURT STREET LLC to USC 181 COURT LLC $1,581,095
2020-07-27Deed $4,550,000 — from 181 COURT STREET REALTY, LLC to 181 COURT STREET LLC $4,550,000
2020-07-27AL&R $3,800,000 — from 181 COURT STREET LLC to USC 181 COURT LLC $3,800,000
2020-07-21Sold for $4,550,000 $4,550,000 $650,000
2016-09-02Agreement $2,400,000 — from 181 COURT STREET REALTY, LLC to ASTORIA BANK $2,400,000
2016-09-02Mortgage $665,360 — from 181 COURT STREET REALTY, LLC to ASTORIA BANK $665,360
2014-08-15Mortgage $1,800,000 — from 181 COURT STREET REALTY, LLC to ASTORIA BANK $1,800,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017011002
2018004015
2019000011
202010548128
20212017111
202200156122
2023003014
20248170218
202500171321
20260053311
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 77Ownership & money 80Health & systems 16

Every one of the 225 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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