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162 Utica Avenue

904Records
12City systems
259Open violations
3086.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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904 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 291 HPD housing violations, 238 311 service requests, 180 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1990
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)162 UTICA 123 LLC
BBL3013600058
BIN3036047

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GRADE F

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 3086.3. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% 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

Open HPD violations259 total — 53 class C (immediately hazardous), 90 class B, 116 class A. Oldest open since 2011-01-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

112 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2024–25: 78 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
78
’24–25
16
’25–26

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

$112,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

157 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (53) · General Construction/Plumbing (24) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (22) · GENERAL (16) · SAFETY (8) · Abandoned Vehicle (8).

Filed construction activity

$14,948 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1990)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)162 Utica 123 LLC
Head officerYosef Hackner
Managing agentYosef Hackner
Last registered2026-06-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$661,000 $297,450
2026$793,000 $356,850
2027$952,000 $428,400

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: UDAAP

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

SubwayCrown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Utica Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Utica Av / Prospect Pl — B46 · 100 ft
Citi BikePark Pl & Utica Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 243K- The Weeksville 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

162 Utica Avenue

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

157 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 53 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2022-09-22 (lender: First Utica Funding LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-03-05Deed $979,768 — from MICHAEL DENNIS BENJAMIN, ESQ, AS REFEREE to 162 UTICA 123 LLC $979,768
2026-02-20Sold for $979,768 $979,768 $489,884
2022-09-22AL&R $500,000 — from 162 UTICA AVENUE INC to FIRST UTICA FUNDING LLC $500,000
2022-09-22Mortgage $500,000 — from 162 UTICA AVENUE INC to FIRST UTICA FUNDING LLC $500,000
2017-03-20Agreement $950,000 — from 162 UTICA AVE, INC. to BIL-MAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC $950,000
2017-03-20AL&R $950,000 — from 162 UTICA AVE, INC. to BIL-MAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC $950,000
2017-03-20Mortgage $150,000 — from 162 UTICA AVE, INC. to BIL-MAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC $150,000
2015-05-07Mortgage $255,395 — from 162 UTICA AVE, INC to BIL-MAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC $255,395
2015-05-07AL&R $800,000 — from 162 UTICA AVE, INC to BIL-MAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC $800,000
2015-05-07Agreement $800,000 — from 162 UTICA AVE, INC to BIL-MAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC $800,000
2009-03-16Mortgage $31,300 — from 162 UTICA AVENUE, INC. to NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP. $31,300
2009-03-16Agreement $31,300 — from 162 UTICA AVENUE, INC. to NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP. $31,300
2008-04-29Mortgage $114,000 — from 162 UTICA AVE, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK BY AND THROUGH DEPT $114,000
2008-04-29AL&R $570,000 — from 162 UTICA AVE, INC. to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $570,000
2008-04-29Mortgage $570,000 — from 162 UTICA AVE, INC. to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $570,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170523010
201801230015
201902430045
20200010400104
2021006006
202200302335
2023241380182
202402622400250
202501319210206
202602652271
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 118Housing & tenants 723Ownership & money 47Health & systems 6

Every one of the 904 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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