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38 Prospect Park SW

572Records
17City systems
24Open violations
54.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11215 · Neighborhood: Windsor Terrace-South Slope
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572 recorded events, 1993–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 180 311 service requests, 133 HPD housing violations, 76 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11215
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units20
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)38 PPSW, LLC
BBL3011070005
BIN3026781

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% 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 54.7. 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 violations24 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-05-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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18 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

78 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Snow or Ice (18) · Noise (17) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · Dirty Condition (6) · Rodent (6).

Filed construction activity

$2,320,660 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (22 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)38 PPSW LLC
Head officerGLEN BROWN
Managing agentFREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC
Last registered2026-06-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,630,000 $1,183,500
2026$2,280,000 $1,026,000
2027$2,365,000 $1,064,250

The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Prospect Park Southwest / 10 Av — B68 · 100 ft
Citi BikeProspect Park SW & 10 Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

38 Prospect Park SW

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

78 311 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.

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

showing 60 of 418 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,551,236 on 2023-01-06 (lender: First Republic Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-01-06Agreement $6,000,000 — from 38 PPSW, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $6,000,000
2023-01-06Mortgage $1,551,236 — from 38 PPSW, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $1,551,236
2023-01-06AL&R $6,000,000 — from 38 PPSW, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $6,000,000
2020-02-12Deed $5,900,000 — from PLUMED REALTY CORP. to 38 PPSW, LLC $5,900,000
2020-02-12Mortgage $3,387,735 — from 38 PPSW, LLC to MP REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC $3,387,735
2020-02-12Mortgage $1,112,265 — from 38 PPSW, LLC to MP REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC $1,112,265
2020-02-12AL&R $4,500,000 — from 38 PPSW, LLC to MP REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC $4,500,000
2020-02-07Sold for $5,900,000 $5,900,000 $295,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704130118
201800120113
201922100115
2020165138143
202183313502178
202272370147
202357756497
202404492358
202505290135
202660260840
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The full timeline

Construction 50Enforcement 73Housing & tenants 410Ownership & money 16Health & systems 23

Every one of the 572 recorded events, 1993–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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