76 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 22 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 22 311 service requests, 12 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 80% 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 4. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (4) · Water System (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Indoor Air Quality (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Street Condition (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1886) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 168 PROSPECT PLACE REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | RONALD MCLAREN |
| Managing agent | PLAZA HEIGHTS MANAGMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,714,800 | $771,660 |
| 2026 | $1,372,000 | $617,400 |
| 2027 | $1,455,000 | $654,750 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | 7 Av — B Q · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Grand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Park Pl — B41 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Park Pl & Carlton Ave · 300 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.
168 Prospect Place
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Managed by PLAZA HEIGHTS MANAGMENT LLC — 2 buildings, 8 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 168 Prospect Place | BK | 5 | A |
| 609 Vanderbilt Avenue | BK | 3 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,570,000 on 2022-09-28 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-28 | Mortgage $1,570,000 — from 168 PROSPECT PLACE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,570,000 | |
| 2022-09-28 | Deed $2,750,000 — from MCBRIDE, AS TRUSTEE, LAURI; TRUST F/B/O WILLIAM FINK to 168 PROSPECT PLACE REALTY LLC | $2,750,000 | |
| 2022-09-20 | Sold for $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | $550,000 |
| 1998-11-17 | Mortgage $8,227 — from FINK, ESTHER; FINK, WILLIAM to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $8,227 | |
| 1993-04-12 | Mortgage $13,778 — from FINK, ESTHER; FINK, WILLIAM to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBK | $13,778 | |
| 1986-02-24 | Mortgage $165,000 — from FINK, WILLIAM; FINK, ESTHER to HOME SAVS BANK | $165,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2024 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Every one of the 76 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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