932 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 331 HPD housing violations, 228 HPD complaints, 188 311 service requests.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 2948. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 186 total — 65 class C (immediately hazardous), 102 class B, 19 class A. Oldest open since 1986-07-07. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 2 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 13 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
56 service requests in the last three years. Most common: GENERAL (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · WATER LEAK (5) · ELECTRIC (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (4).
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 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| 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) | 781 prospect pl corp |
| Head officer | OGHENETEJIRI C OMENE |
| Managing agent | TALIB A HAKEEM |
| Last registered | 2025-08-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,881,000 | $112,860 |
| 2026 | $1,639,000 | $98,340 |
| 2027 | $1,843,000 | $110,580 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% 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.
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.
| Subway | Nostrand Av — 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Park Pl — S · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Prospect Pl — B44 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Prospect Pl & Nostrand Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 138 Brooklyn Middle: The School of Integrated Learning. 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.
781 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 |
56 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,310,050 on 2024-07-03 (lender: Ab Holdings NYC LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-03 | Mortgage $1,310,050 — from 781 PROSPECT PL CORP. to AB HOLDINGS NYC LLC | $1,310,050 | |
| 2023-08-30 | AL&R $1,125,000 — from 781 PROSPECT PL CORP to NY TOWER CAPITAL LLC | $1,125,000 | |
| 2023-08-30 | Mortgage $255,000 — from 781 PROSPECT PL CORP to NY TOWER CAPITAL LLC | $255,000 | |
| 2023-08-30 | Agreement $1,125,000 — from 781 PROSPECT PL CORP to NY TOWER CAPITAL LLC | $1,125,000 | |
| 2023-02-16 | Mortgage $870,000 — from 781 PROSPECT PLACE CORP. to TOWER CAPITAL LLC | $870,000 | |
| 2023-02-16 | AL&R $870,000 — from 781 PROSPECT PLACE CORP. to TOWER CAPITAL LLC | $870,000 | |
| 2009-01-16 | Deed $415,000 — from WILFRED HOLDER AS EXECUTOR OF THE to NIGER CREEK, LLC | $415,000 | |
| 2009-01-16 | Mortgage $581,250 — from ALAM, NURAL to MERS | $581,250 | |
| 2009-01-16 | Deed $775,000 — from NIGER CREEK, LLC to ALAM, NURAL | $775,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| 2018 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 36 |
| 2023 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 48 |
| 2024 | 1 | 67 | 3 | 13 | 84 |
| 2025 | 2 | 114 | 1 | 12 | 129 |
| 2026 | 0 | 138 | 0 | 4 | 142 |
Every one of the 932 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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