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475 16 Street

507Records
11City systems
207Open violations
516.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Windsor Terrace-South Slope
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507 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 215 HPD housing violations, 109 311 service requests, 82 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)SCHNEIDER, LINDA
BBL3011060069
BIN3026775

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 516.9. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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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 violations207 total — 51 class C (immediately hazardous), 87 class B, 69 class A. Oldest open since 1985-04-29.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

21 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

$28,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · Rodent (5) · Noise (3) · Illegal Parking (1) · Animal (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 (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)LINDA SCHNEIDER
Last registered2009-04-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,688,000 $759,600
2026$2,026,000 $911,700
2027$2,431,000 $1,093,950

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).

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 · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Prospect Park W / Prospect Park SW — B61 · 150 ft
Citi BikeWest Drive & Prospect Park West · 250 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 16 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

30 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-12-07AL&R $110,000 — from SCHNEIDER, LINDA to COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO. $110,000
2012-12-07Mortgage $110,000 — from SCHNEIDER, LINDA to COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO. $110,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174880092
201815006
20191251835
20200180018
20216330039
202244008
2023580316
2024190414
20251590565
20266670073
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The full timeline

Enforcement 53Housing & tenants 419Ownership & money 10Health & systems 25

Every one of the 507 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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