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808 Prospect Place

1,795Records
22City systems
15Open violations
114.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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1,795 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 807 311 service requests, 448 HPD complaints, 246 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1901
Floors4
Res. units19
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC
BBL3012340005
BIN3031229

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 114.3. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations15 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2011-07-27.
Active vacate order2 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

37 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

182 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (99) · HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · Non (11) · Cannabis Retailer (9) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (3).

Filed construction activity

$661,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1901)
YesSix or more residential units (19)
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)DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC
Head officerMICHAEL SHAH
Managing agentDS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC
Last registered2026-07-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,962,000 $882,900
2026$2,394,000 $1,077,300
2027$2,833,000 $1,274,850

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cake BoiBakery Products/DessertsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

SubwayNostrand Av — 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
President St-Medgar Evers College — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Prospect Pl — B44 · 100 ft
Citi BikeProspect 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.

Report a problem to 311

808 Prospect Place

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

182 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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 DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC — 19 buildings, 133 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B5 · C2 · D11. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
41 Henry Street MN20 C
808 Prospect Place BK19 B
371 Irving Avenue BK8 D
552 Gates Avenue BK8 C
165 Howard Avenue BK8 D
150 Patchen Avenue BK8 B
623 Halsey Street BK8 B
167 Waverly Avenue BK8 D
148 Patchen Avenue BK8 B
137 Patchen Avenue BK6 A
236 Howard Avenue BK6 D
166 Bleecker Street BK6 D
142 Grove Street BK6 D
415 Myrtle Avenue BK3 D
208 Hoyt Street BK3 D
1448 Myrtle Avenue BK2 D
1450 Myrtle Avenue BK2 D
149 Rivington Street MN2 B
1446 Myrtle Avenue BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $300,000 on 2015-09-01 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-02-07Agreement $70,000,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC to SIG RCRS D MF 2023 VENTURE LLC $70,000,000
2024-11-06Agreement $2,525,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC; DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC to SIG RCRS D MF 2023 VENTURE LLC; SIG RCRS D MF 2023 VENTURE LLC $2,525,000
2024-09-12Agreement $70,000,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC to SIG RCRS D MF 2023 VENTURE LLC $70,000,000
2023-07-14Agreement $70,000,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC to FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION,; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, $70,000,000
2023-02-22Agreement $67,325,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $67,325,000
2022-11-01Agreement $70,000,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $70,000,000
2018-11-15M&CON $70,000,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $70,000,000
2018-11-15AL&R $70,000,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $70,000,000
2018-10-19Deed $8,650,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 87 LLC to DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC $8,650,000
2018-09-21Sold for $8,650,000 $8,650,000 $455,263
2018-03-07M&CON $5,500,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 87 LLC to CATHAY BANK $5,500,000
2015-09-01Mortgage $3,395,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 87 LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $3,395,000
2015-09-01Mortgage $300,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 87 LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $300,000
2015-09-01AL&R $4,450,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 87 LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $4,450,000
2015-09-01Deed $4,850,000 — from SPADO REALTY CORP. to SILVERSHORE PROERTIES 87 LLC $4,850,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201791117002192
2018110142124169
2019119131010161
20202312805138
20210417318186
20220195117114
202300107213122
202401117414136
2025016611482
202601660370
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 79Housing & tenants 1,540Ownership & money 45Health & systems 96

Every one of the 1,795 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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