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15 St Marks Avenue

431Records
16City systems
17Open violations
191.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11217 · Neighborhood: Park Slope
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431 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 132 HPD housing violations, 101 HPD complaints, 84 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11217
Built1889
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)15 HOLDING LLC
BBL3009330070
BIN3018636

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 191.5. In ZIP 11217, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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 violations17 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2013-11-07.

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Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$1,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Building/Use (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · Curb Condition (1) · APPLIANCE (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 (1889)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)15 HOLDING LLC
Head officerJUDITH GOLOWA
Managing agentGOLOWA GROUP
Last registered2026-06-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,582,400 $1,162,080
2026$3,099,000 $1,394,550
2027$3,719,000 $1,673,550

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

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 — 2 3 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr — 2 3 4 5 B D N Q R · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bergen St / 5 Av — B65 · 250 ft
Citi BikeBergen St & Flatbush Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 282 Park Slope. 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

15 St Marks Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

10 311 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 GOLOWA GROUP — 9 buildings, 85 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B5 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
350 7 Street BK27 B
24 3 Street BK8 A
26 3 Street BK8 A
682 Sackett Street BK8 B
686 Sackett Street BK8 B
15 St Marks Avenue BK8 C
384 12 Street BK6 B
355 21 Street BK6 A
809 Classon Avenue BK6 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $172,500 on 1998-04-27 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-09-17Agreement $1,300,000 — from 15 HOLDING LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $1,300,000
2020-09-17Mortgage $177,561 — from 15 HOLDING LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $177,561
2013-09-30Mortgage $1,300,000 — from 15 HOLDING LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,300,000
1998-04-27Mortgage $172,500 — from 15 HOLDING LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $172,500
1986-03-14Mortgage $51,000 — from PYNN, DONALD R; CASIMIR, MARIE; MISSERI, VINCENT to CASIMIR, FRESNEL $51,000
1986-03-14Mortgage $80,000 — from MISSERI, VINCENT; PYNN, DONALD R to NATIONWIDE ASSOCS INC $80,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704401963
20180180220
20190110213
202012216
20210741176
20222260129
20231420144
20245160122
20251250127
202604015
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 325Ownership & money 28Health & systems 39

Every one of the 431 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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