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74 Douglass Street

199Records
14City systems
1Open violations
9Penalty rate

199 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 54 311 service requests, 31 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 31 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11231
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units7
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)74 DOUGLASS STREET LLC
BBL3004150015
BIN3006701

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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 63% 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 9. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-02-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
2
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Snow or Ice (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Dead Animal (1) · Rodent (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 (1920)
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)74 DOUGLASS STREET LLC.
Head officerNICHOLAS G KOTSONIS
Managing agentKOTSONIS ORGANIZATION, LLC.
Last registered2025-10-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,020,800 $909,360
2026$2,425,000 $1,091,250
2027$2,910,000 $1,309,500

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

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Smith St / Douglass St — B57 · 250 ft
Citi BikeDegraw St & Smith St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 032 Samuel Mills Sprole. 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

74 Douglass 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

15 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by KOTSONIS ORGANIZATION LLC. — 27 buildings, 239 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B6 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
94 Prospect Park West BK30 A
594 6 Street BK16 B
101 Prospect Park West BK10 A
767 Union Street BK10 A
549 Bergen Street BK10 B
770 Union Street BK9 B
886 Union Street BK9 B
392 Prospect Avenue BK8 A
693 Union Street BK8 A
873 Union Street BK8 A
845 President Street BK8 A
195 5 Avenue BK8 A
896 Union Street BK8 B
768 Union Street BK8 A
298 1 Street BK8 A
898 Union Street BK8 B
664 6 Avenue BK8 A
695 Union Street BK8 A
800 President Street BK8 A
134 29 Street BK8 A
832 Union Street BK7 A
74 Douglass Street BK7 A
248 5 Avenue BK7 A
21 Sterling Place BK6 A
633 10 Street BK6 A
287 19 Street BK5 A
287 6 Avenue BK3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $581,832 on 2017-12-22. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-12-22Mortgage $581,833 — from 74 DOUGLASS STREET LLC $581,833
2017-12-22AL&R $1,300,000 — from 74 DOUGLASS STREET LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $1,300,000
2017-12-22Agreement $1,300,000 — from 74 DOUGLASS STREET LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $1,300,000
2013-11-13Deed $1,500,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, KENNETH B to 74 DOUGLASS STREET LLC $1,500,000
2013-11-13Mortgage $775,000 — from 74 DOUGLAS STREET LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $775,000
2013-11-13AL&R $775,000 — from 74 DOUGLAS STREET LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $775,000
2009-02-18AL&R $225,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, KENNETH to EASTERN SAVINGS BANK, FSB $225,000
2009-02-18Mortgage $225,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, KENNETH to EASTERN SAVINGS BANK, FSB $225,000
2003-03-17AL&R $118,750 — from RODRIGUEZ, KENNETH to INTERBAY FUNDING, LLC $118,750
2003-03-17Mortgage $118,750 — from RODRIGUEZ, KENNETH to INTERBAY FUNDING, LLC $118,750
1984-05-21Mortgage $70,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, RICHARD to ASSANTE, ANGELINA $70,000

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017065314
201804015
201902013
202003014
2021090110
202205016
202303014
202402013
20251170220
202606017
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 121Ownership & money 31Health & systems 14

Every one of the 199 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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