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475 17 Street

65Records
9City systems
1Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Windsor Terrace-South Slope
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65 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 14 311 service requests, 6 bedbug filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units7
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)WINDSOR TERRACE HFDC
BBL3008700050
BIN3016592

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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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-10-14.

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (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 (1931)
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)WINDSOR TERRACE HDFC
Head officerIAN SILBER
Managing agentARGO REAL ESTATE, LLC
Last registered2025-09-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,471,000 $1,111,950
2026$1,977,000 $889,650
2027$2,187,000 $984,150

The city's market estimate has fallen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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.

Getting around

Subway15 St-Prospect Park — F G · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Prospect Park West / Prospect Av — B61 · 200 ft
Citi BikeWindsor Pl & Howard Pl · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Windsor Terrace School. 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

475 17 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

1 311 service request 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 ARGO REAL ESTATE, LLC — 140 buildings, 9,601 units. Grades across the portfolio: A126 · B14. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1522 2 Avenue MN537 A
300 Cathedral Parkway MN342 A
67-07 Yellowstone Blvd QN276 B
301 Cathedral Parkway MN256 A
66-38 Yellowstone Blvd QN245 A
35-38 75 Street QN210 B
62-54 97 Place QN206 A
4705 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX183 A
65-05 Yellowstone Blvd QN180 B
140-21 84 Drive QN169 A
2644 Broadway MN167 A
2209 Knapp Street BK162 A
40 Clinton Street BK153 A
69 5 Avenue MN153 A
196-01 Pompeii Avenue QN152 B
3060 Ocean Avenue BK149 B
65-65 Wetherole Street QN149 B
135 East 54 Street MN145 A
137-01 83 Avenue QN144 B
310 East 70 Street MN135 A
4901 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX133 B
123-40 83 Avenue QN132 A
82-46 135 Street QN126 B
304 West 75 Street MN120 A
105-07 66 Avenue QN120 B
1280 5 Avenue MN112 A
87-09 Pompeii Avenue QN112 A
35-16 85 Street QN108 A
67-40 Booth Street QN101 A
697 West End Avenue MN99 A
135-09 82 Drive QN96 A
661 Amsterdam Avenue MN91 A
302 Beverley Road BK88 A
360 Central Park West MN88 A
163 Ocean Avenue BK85 A
562 West End Avenue MN84 A
82-41 Hoover Avenue QN84 A
84-02 35 Avenue QN84 A
135-30 82 Drive QN84 B
82-30 Hoover Avenue QN84 A
135-26 Hoover Avenue QN84 A
160 Columbia Heights BK82 A
92-30 56 Avenue QN81 A
203 West 90 Street MN81 A
2721 Broadway MN79 A
135-05 Hoover Avenue QN78 A
26 Gramercy Park South MN78 A
520 Amsterdam Avenue MN76 A
60 Pineapple Street BK74 A
82-08 135 Street QN72 A
82-05 134 Street QN72 A
532 West 218 Street MN69 A
140-18 Burden Crescent QN66 B
605 West 114 Street MN63 A
220 Berkeley Place BK61 A
24 Clinton Street BK60 A
119-45 Union Turnpike QN59 A
402 President Street BK55 A
834 Sterling Place BK54 A
22 Monroe Place BK53 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $650,000 on 2022-11-01 (lender: Lower East Side People's Federal Credit Union), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-30RPTT&RET $469,898 — from STUART, JUSTIN to HILO, CHRISTINA MARIE SABIO $469,898
2026-06-17Sold for $469,898 $469,898 $67,128
2026-02-06RPTT&RET $419,715 — from MARTINEZ, MONICA MANTILLA; PINILLA, DAVID ACOSTA to DUUS, PENELOPE HEILBRUN; PARKER, JONAH $419,715
2026-01-20Sold for $419,715 $419,715 $59,959
2024-01-04RPTT&RET $395,000 — from ALAVA, MARTHA; MINO, MARTHA A to ACOSTA PINILLA, DAVID; MANTILLA MARTINEZ, MONICA $395,000
2023-12-28Sold for $395,000 $395,000 $56,429
2022-11-01Mortgage $650,000 — from WINDSOR TERRACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLE'S FEDERAL CREDIT $650,000
2022-11-01AL&R $650,000 — from WINDSOR TERRACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLE'S FEDERAL CREDIT $650,000
2006-11-17RPTT&RET $33,912 — from WINDSOR TERRACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to SHAPIRO, SARAH $33,913
1982-03-17Mortgage $1,120,813 — from WINDSOR TERRACE H/D/F/CP to CITICORP COMM DEV INC $1,120,813
1982-03-17Mortgage $817,975 — from WINDSOR TERRACE H/D/F/CP to CITICORP COMM DEV INC $817,975

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703014
201801012
201902002
202001001
202106006
202201203
202302103
202411103
202501001
202601405
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The full timeline

Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 26Ownership & money 32Health & systems 2

Every one of the 65 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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