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215 Columbia Street

143Records
13City systems
11Open violations
33.3Penalty rate

143 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 32 311 service requests, 27 DOB permits, 19 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11231
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)215 COLUMBIA LLC
BBL3003360006
BIN3004261, 3395746

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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 33.3. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 violations11 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2002-06-21.

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (1) · Damaged Tree (1).

Filed construction activity

$121,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)MVM HOLDINGS LLC
Head officerGIUSEPPE MANNINO
Managing agentGIUSEPPE MANNINO
Last registered2024-11-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,546,000 $152,760
2026$2,734,000 $164,040
2027$3,595,000 $215,700

The city's market estimate has risen 41% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Swoony'sAmericanA—

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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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

SubwayCarroll St — F G · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbia St / Union St — B61 · 50 ft
Citi BikeColumbia St & Degraw St · 450 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

215 Columbia 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

2 311 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: $34,500 on 1991-05-07 (lender: Wurmbrand, Daniel). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-03-02Deed $25,000 — from MVM HOLDINGS LLC to 215 COLUMBIA LLC $25,000
2017-02-28Sold for $25,000 $25,000 $12,500
1991-05-07Mortgage $34,500 — from MANNINO, VITO to WURMBRAND, DANIEL $34,500
1982-11-08Mortgage $14,000 — from GALEANO, ARTURO; MANNINO, VITO; CARNEMOLLA, FRANK to POLK, DENNIS $14,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017110204
2018431008
2019320005
202001100011
2021003003
20225270014
202309100019
2024020013
2025012003
2026001012
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The full timeline

Construction 44Enforcement 32Housing & tenants 48Ownership & money 15Health & systems 4

Every one of the 143 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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