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171 Prospect Place

127Records
11City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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127 recorded events, 1995–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 55 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 25 311 service requests, 17 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1871
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassR1
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL3011517501
BIN3391534

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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 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$52,062 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1871)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)171 PROSPECT PLACE CONDO
Head officerCHRISTOPH KIRSTEIN
Managing agentREFCO MGMT CO INC
Last registered2025-09-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$391,356 $176,110
2026$374,210 $168,395
2027$0 $0

The city's market estimate has fallen 100% 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.

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

Subway7 Av — B Q · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Park Pl — B41 · 550 ft
Citi BikePark Pl & Carlton Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Public School 9 The Sarah Smith Garnet 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

171 Prospect Place

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

4 311 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 REFCO MGMT CO INC — 14 buildings, 197 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
424 East 77 Street MN20 A
448 East 84 Street MN20 A
320 East 90 Street MN20 A
326 East 73 Street MN20 A
312 East 89 Street MN20 A
328 East 73 Street MN20 A
344 East 87 Street MN20 A
1645 York Avenue MN19 A
148 East 83 Street MN10 A
502 West 47 Street MN10 A
286 Union Avenue BK5 A
342 East 84 Street MN5 A
171 Prospect Place BK4 A
46 Wilson Avenue BK4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-09-17Mortgage $365,700 — from BORNALES, JULIEANN G; BORNALES, BETTY G to MERS $365,700
2021-08-02Agreement $265,368 — from MINKOFF, HOWARD; MINKOFF, CHRISTINA JORGE; MINKOFF, JONATHAN to CITIBANK, N.A. $265,368
2021-07-27Mortgage $13,259 — from MINKOFF, HOWARD; MINKOFF, JONATHAN; MINKOFF, CHRISTINA JORGE to CITIBANK, N.A. $13,259
2014-07-14Mortgage $412,000 — from BORNALES, JULIEANN G; BORNALES, BETTY G to PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE INC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $412,000
2013-10-28Deed $725,000 — from WEIL, JEFFREY; RODRIGUEZ, REBECA to WINSLOW, SAMANTHA $725,000
2013-04-05Deed $762,669 — from SMITH, CRAIG; SMITH, GLORIA MITCHELL to BETTY G. BORNALES REVOCABLE TRUST; BORNALES, BETTY G $762,669
2013-04-05Mortgage $400,000 — from BORNALES, BETTY G; BETTY G. BORNALES REVOCABLE TRUST to QUONTIC BANK $400,000
2013-02-26Deed $1,119,057 — from SMITH, GLORIA MITCHELL; SMITH, CRAIG to WEINTRAUB, ALLISON MICHELLE; KIRSTEIN, CHRISTOPHER D $1,119,057
2012-12-28Agreement $329,810 — from MINKOFF, HOWARD; JORGE-MINKOFF, CHRISTINA to CITIBANK, N.A. $329,810
2012-12-28Mortgage $3,092 — from MINKOFF, HOWARD; JORGE-MINKOFF, CHRISTINA to CITIBANK, N.A. $3,092
2009-12-21Mortgage $9,725 — from RODRIGUEZ, REBECCA; WEIL, JEFFREY to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $9,725
2009-12-21Agreement $302,000 — from WEIL, JEFFREY; RODRIGUEZ, REBECCA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $302,000
2008-03-11Mortgage $350,000 — from JORGE-MINKOFF, CHRISTINA; MINKOFF, HOWARD to MERS $350,000
2008-03-11Deed $549,855 — from SMITH, GRAIG SIDNEY; SMITH, GLORIA JEAN MITCHELL to MINKOFF, CHRISTINA JORGE; MINKOFF, HOWARD $549,855
2007-09-14Mortgage $300,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, REBECA; WEIL, JEFFREY to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $300,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017121004
2018001012
2019002002
2020005409
20210096015
2022002013
20234024010
2024101002
2025005005
2026200002
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 34Ownership & money 56Health & systems 2

Every one of the 127 recorded events, 1995–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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