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196 Prospect Park West

405Records
15City systems
1Open violations
44.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Windsor Terrace-South Slope
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405 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 150 311 service requests, 62 HPD complaints, 52 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1905
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)GH 200 PPW FEE, LLC
BBL3011050036
BIN3026706

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 44.6. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-09-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

72 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (20) · Snow or Ice (14) · Illegal Parking (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Noise (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3).

Filed construction activity

$902,800 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 (1905)
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)GH 200 PPW FEE, LLC
Head officerGLEN BROWN
Managing agentFREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC
Last registered2026-06-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,741,000 $1,233,450
2026$2,922,000 $1,314,900
2027$3,308,000 $1,488,600

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

Subway15 St-Prospect Park — F G · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Prospect Park Southwest / Bartel Pritchard Sq — B61 · 250 ft
Citi BikeWest Drive & Prospect Park West · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Magnet School of Math, Science and Design Technology. 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

196 Prospect Park West

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

72 311 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 FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC — 418 buildings, 2,029 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B90 · C94 · D97 · F15. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
271 Lenox Road BK55 A
503 12 Street BK34 B
70 Prospect Park West BK30 B
227 13 Street BK25 B
38 Prospect Park SW BK20 B
75 Pineapple Street BK20 A
541 Bergen Street BK18 C
400 6 Avenue BK17 C
411 15 Street BK16 A
299 5 Avenue BK16 B
904 President Street BK10 B
11 Devoe Street BK10 A
1440 Pacific Street BK10 B
1148 Pacific Street BK10 B
212 Malcolm X Boulevard BK10 B
36 South Oxford Street BK10 C
100 Malcolm X Boulevard BK9 A
269 Henry Street BK9 B
159 5 Avenue BK9 B
193 Chauncey Street BK9 A
32 Pierrepont Street BK9 C
1436 Pacific Street BK8 A
915 St Johns Place BK8 A
389 Sumpter Street BK8 A
705 Lafayette Avenue BK8 A
147 Stanhope Street BK8 A
238 8 Street BK8 A
473 4 Street BK8 C
125 St James Place BK8 B
26 Starr Street BK8 B
171 15 Street BK8 B
151 Baltic Street BK8 D
44 3 Street BK8 C
441 1 Street BK8 B
196 Prospect Park West BK8 B
473 Kosciuszko Street BK8 A
12 Belvidere Street BK8 A
53 3 Street BK8 B
852 Classon Avenue BK8 B
28 Starr Street BK8 B
138 Schaefer Street BK8 A
161 Prospect Park West BK8 D
733 Lafayette Avenue BK8 B
24 Starr Street BK8 B
707 Hart Street BK8 B
38 3 Street BK8 C
469 4 Street BK8 B
598 Myrtle Avenue BK8 A
188 Cooper Street BK8 B
806 President Street BK8 B
285 6 Avenue BK8 B
600 Myrtle Avenue BK8 A
233 South 3 Street BK8 A
418 Suydam Street BK8 B
419 3 Street BK8 A
812 8 Avenue BK8 B
30 Starr Street BK8 B
812 Lexington Avenue BK8 B
88 Guernsey Street BK8 A
306 Stockholm Street BK8 C

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,657,759 on 2017-01-05 (lender: Dime Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-06-16M&CON $7,900,000 — from GH 200 PPW FEE, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,900,000
2022-06-16AL&R $7,900,000 — from GH 200 PPW FEE, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,900,000
2018-09-18Deed $10,850,000 — from 196-200 PROSPECT PARK WEST LLC to GH 200 PPW FEE, LLC $10,850,000
2018-09-18Mortgage $3,614,349 — from GH 200 PPW FEE, LLC to CIBC, INC. $3,614,349
2018-09-18Agreement $7,000,000 — from GH 200 PPW FEE, LLC to CIBC, INC. $7,000,000
2018-09-10Sold for $10,850,000 $10,850,000 $1,356,250
2017-01-05Agreement $3,500,000 — from 196-200 PROSPECT PARK WEST LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $3,500,000
2017-01-05Mortgage $1,657,760 — from 196-200 PROSPECT PARK WEST LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $1,657,760
2017-01-05AL&R $3,500,000 — from 196-200 PROSPECT PARK WEST LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $3,500,000
2013-05-09Mortgage $1,490,174 — from 196-200 PROSPECT PARK WEST LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,490,174
2013-05-09Agreement $2,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 196-200 PROSPECT PARK WEST LLC $2,000,000
2000-07-06Mortgage $366,551 — from TAMPAKIS, JIM; TAMPAKIS, TOM; GEORGOULIS, CHRIS to CITIBANK NA $366,551
1996-10-24Mortgage $100,000 — from TAMPAKIS, JIM; TAMPAKIS, JOHN; GEORGOULIS, CHRIS; TAMPAKIS, TOM to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK $100,000
1987-07-15Mortgage $300,000 — from TAMPAKIS, JOHN; TAMPAKIS, JIM; TAMPAKIS, TOM; GEORGOULIS, CHRIS to IRVING TRUST CO $300,000
1985-09-26Mortgage $117,000 — from TAMBROS REALTY INC to CITIBANK, NA $117,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201712015018
20181236113
201953141326
202001231328
202107280338
202201133219
202300410142
202410492254
202500180119
202610160118
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 277Ownership & money 44Health & systems 25

Every one of the 405 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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