440 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 156 HPD housing violations, 117 311 service requests, 107 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1432.3. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 132 total — 22 class C (immediately hazardous), 85 class B, 25 class A. Oldest open since 2018-01-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
13 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 5). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
51 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (8) · DOOR/WINDOW (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · WATER LEAK (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Illegal Parking (5).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1901) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | SOUTH BROOKLYN RENEWAL HDFC |
| Head officer | CYNTHIA GONZALEZ |
| Managing agent | CONCORD MANAGEMENT OF NY LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,443,000 | $146,580 |
| 2026 | $3,093,000 | $185,580 |
| 2027 | $3,746,000 | $224,760 |
The city's market estimate has risen 53% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (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.
| Subway | Carroll St — F G · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Columbia St / Kane St — B61 · 600 ft |
| Citi Bike | Columbia St & Degraw St · 200 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.
165 Columbia Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
51 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.
Managed by CONCORD MANAGEMENT OF NY LLC — 301 buildings, 7,382 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B63 · C84 · D80 · F52. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 301 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $94,808 on 2012-07-11 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 7 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-12 | RPTT&RET $2,018,452 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1990 L.P. to SOUTH BROOKLYN RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPME | $2,018,452 | |
| 2012-07-11 | Agreement $2,010,410 — from SOUTH BROOKLYN RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPME to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $2,010,410 | |
| 2012-07-11 | Mortgage $301,918 — from SOUTH BROOKLYN RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPME to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $301,918 | |
| 2012-07-11 | Mortgage $94,808 — from SOUTH BROOKLYN RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPME to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $94,808 | |
| 2012-07-11 | AL&R $396,726 — from SOUTH BROOKLYN RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPME to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $396,726 | |
| 1992-05-05 | Mortgage $2,184,410 — from SOUTH BKLYN RENEWALASSO to NYC HPD | $2,184,410 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| 2019 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 2020 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2021 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2022 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2023 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 2024 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 99 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2026 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
Every one of the 440 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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