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214 Prospect Place

923Records
16City systems
5Open violations
50.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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923 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 330 311 service requests, 275 HPD complaints, 152 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1913
Floors4
Res. units20
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)PROSPECT ASSOCIATES L L C
BBL3011580037
BIN3322577, 3322578

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 72% 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 50.4. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2025-02-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

54 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 44 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
44
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

62 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (26) · Blocked Driveway (11) · Noise (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · New Tree Request (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,470,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1913)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)PROSPECT ASSOCIATES, LLC
Head officerCHRISTINE CHORNY
Managing agentNELSON MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD
Last registered2025-10-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,636,000 $2,086,200
2026$4,838,000 $2,177,100
2027$4,850,000 $2,182,500

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 84/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
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

Subway7 Av — B Q · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Vanderbilt Av / Prospect Pl — B69 · 300 ft
Citi BikeProspect Pl & Vanderbilt Ave · 150 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

214 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

62 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 26 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 NELSON MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD — 17 buildings, 4,169 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B11 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
214 Thomas S Boyland St BK1107 A
823 Colgate Avenue BX484 B
825 Boynton Avenue BX484 B
150 West 225 Street MN318 B
1730 Mulford Avenue BX285 B
275 South Street MN256 B
1520 Story Avenue BX223 B
950 Evergreen Avenue BX213 C
1530 Story Avenue BX212 B
955 Evergreen Avenue BX144 D
400 Cathedral Parkway MN140 B
3240 Henry Hudson Pkwy E BX108 C
1107 Bryant Avenue BX97 B
92 Gates Avenue BK45 A
214 Prospect Place BK20 B
148 St James Place BK17 B
47 Clifton Place BK16 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,977,883 on 2020-03-20 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-03-20Agreement $4,400,000 — from PROSPECT ASSOCIATES, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $4,400,000
2020-03-20Mortgage $1,977,884 — from PROSPECT ASSOCIATES, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $1,977,884
2013-01-15Agreement $2,850,000 — from PROSPECT ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,850,000
2013-01-15AL&R $2,850,000 — from PROSPECT ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,850,000
2013-01-15Mortgage $262,908 — from PROSPECT ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $262,908
2009-12-09Agreement $2,700,000 — from PROSPECT ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,700,000
2009-12-09Mortgage $1,147,949 — from PROSPECT ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,147,949
2002-12-18Mortgage $125,024 — from PROSPECT ASSOCIATES,LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $125,024
1999-07-07Mortgage $1,008,286 — from PROSPECT ASSOCIATESLLC to CFS BANK $1,008,286
1999-07-07Mortgage $150,000 — from PROSPECT ASSOCIATESLLC to ROACH, LEON $150,000
1985-09-12Mortgage $234,000 — from ROACH, LEON to NYC COMMUNITY PRESVCORP $234,000
1985-09-12Mortgage $426,000 — from ROACH, LEON to NYC COMMUNITY PRESVCORP $426,000
1983-12-28Mortgage $86,000 — from ROACH, LEON to CUMBERBATCH, WILTONDAC $86,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201714015401169
20184113003138
201900710172
202000374142
202100230124
202200240428
202300520153
202420280131
202570790389
20266090015
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The full timeline

Construction 43Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 777Ownership & money 54Health & systems 21

Every one of the 923 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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