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86 Congress Street

1,036Records
14City systems
7Open violations
8.4Penalty rate

1,036 recorded events, 2006–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 747 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 189 311 service requests, 29 DOF property sales.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built2009
Floors6
Res. units30
ClassR4
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL3002997501
BIN—

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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 67% 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 8.4. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations7 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2022-09-12.

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

110 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (89) · Dead/Dying Tree (5) · Graffiti (2) · GENERAL (2) · Water System (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (2).

Filed construction activity

$655,999 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (2009)
YesSix or more residential units (30)
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)100 CONGRESS CONDOMINIUM
Head officerNATHALY BENCOSME
Managing agentSOLSTICE RESIDENTIAL GROUP, LLC
Last registered2025-08-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$558,653 $251,394
2026$580,013 $261,006
2027$545,510 $245,479

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR NO CAP

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $1,349,686 a year ($41.63 per sq ft), operating expenses $337,503 ($10.41 per sq ft), net operating income $1,012,184. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Borough Hall — 2 3 4 5 R · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbia St / Congress St — B61 · 350 ft
Citi BikeCongress St & Hicks St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 029 John M. Harrigan. 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

86 Congress 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

110 311 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 SOLSTICE RESIDENTIAL GROUP, LLC — 109 buildings, 7,711 units. Grades across the portfolio: A101 · B6 · C2. See the whole portfolio

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300 Central Park West MN204 A
220 Madison Avenue MN198 A
308 East 79 Street MN195 B
210 East 15 Street MN188 A
3671 Hudson Manor Terrace BX185 A
111 Murray Street MN157 A
651 Vanderbilt Street BK149 B
101 West 81 Street MN134 A
20 West 72 Street MN128 A
400 East 67 Street MN128 A
150 Nassau Street MN125 A
1 Main Street BK123 A
85-15 139 Street QN106 C
40 West 77 Street MN100 A
311 East 71 Street MN96 A
41 Columbus Avenue MN94 A
1438 3 Avenue MN92 A
2098 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN88 A
4411 Broadway MN83 B
116 Central Park South MN78 A
85 Adams Street BK78 A
88 Morningside Avenue MN74 A
320 West 76 Street MN74 A
2131 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN73 A
48-15 11 Street QN72 A
50 Franklin Street MN72 A
49 West 72 Street MN69 A
245 West 99 Street MN68 A
650 Avenue of the Americas MN67 A
609 Kappock Street BX66 A
879 8 Avenue MN65 A
44-27 Purves Street QN64 A
20 Bayard Street BK62 A
40 Prospect Park West BK62 A
160 East 3 Street MN61 A
410 4 Avenue BK60 A
315 East 80 Street MN60 A
1148 5 Avenue MN59 A
464 West 44 Street MN58 A
90 8 Avenue BK57 A
55 Poplar Street BK57 A
87 Columbia Heights BK56 A
760 Greenwich Street MN55 A
313 West 119 Street MN54 A
371 Ft Washington Avenue MN54 A
4460 Broadway MN53 A
210 Lafayette Street MN52 A
30 Bayard Street BK51 A
75 Smith Street BK50 A
50 Bayard Street BK48 A
258 West 107 Street MN47 A
504 West 111 Street MN44 B
255 4 Avenue BK44 A

showing 60 of 109 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-23Mortgage $1,017,500 — from NOVARK, ALBERT E to CITIZENS BANK N.A. $1,017,500
2026-06-23Deed $2,750,000 — from FURST, JAKE; FURST, JACOB; FURST, KATE to NOVARK, ALBERT EUGENE $2,750,000
2026-06-23Deed $2,750,000 — from FURST, JAKE; FURST, JACOB; FURST, KATE to NOVARK, ALBERT EUGENE $2,750,000
2026-06-23Mortgage $1,017,500 — from NOVARK, ALBERT E to CITIZENS BANK N.A. $1,017,500
2026-06-23Agreement $2,200,000 — from NOVARK, ALBERT E to CITIZENS BANK N.A. $2,200,000
2026-06-23Agreement $2,200,000 — from NOVARK, ALBERT E to CITIZENS BANK N.A. $2,200,000
2026-06-05Sold for $2,750,000 $2,750,000 $91,667
2026-06-05Sold for $2,750,000 $2,750,000 $91,667
2026-02-12Mortgage $500,000 — from SONOWSKI, KARINA; SONOWSKI, TROY to CITIZENS BANK NA $500,000
2025-11-21Mortgage $298,000 — from TAMMES, JEFFREY ELLISON; TAMMES, MICHELLE to HOMETAP EQUITY PARTNERS, LLC $298,000
2025-06-30Deed $1,240,000 — from BITTAR, CHRISTIAN to TAM, THOMAS; XU, JIEYI MICHELLE $1,240,000
2025-06-30Mortgage $930,000 — from TAM, THOMAS; XU, JIEYI MICHELLE to MERS; M&T BANK $930,000
2025-06-10Sold for $1,240,000 $1,240,000 $41,333
2025-05-14M&CON $1,379 — from TAMMES, JEFFREY ELLISON; TAMMES, MICHELLE to CITIZENS BANK N.A. $1,379
2025-05-14Mortgage $1,379 — from TAMMES, MICHELLE; TAMMES, JEFFREY ELLISON to CITIZENS BANK N.A. $1,379

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700537042
20180073010
201901616023
202014731043
202152549162
2022002437061
202300464169
2024002212034
2025007815093
2026002019039
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 216Ownership & money 776Health & systems 2

Every one of the 1,036 recorded events, 2006–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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