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1593 Prospect Place

773Records
18City systems
23Open violations
100.1Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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773 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 263 311 service requests, 220 HPD complaints, 183 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units26
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)PROSPECT ARMS
BBL3013630074
BIN3036142

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 78% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 100.1. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations23 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2018-08-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
4
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

74 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (10) · Noise (10) · WATER LEAK (9) · DOOR/WINDOW (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (26)
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)PROSPECT ARMS L.P.
Head officerHERSHY BEIGEL
Managing agentPROSPECT ARMS L.P.
Last registered2026-07-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,048,000 $921,600
2026$2,126,000 $956,700
2027$2,250,000 $1,012,500

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: REDEVELOPMENT

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwayRalph Av — C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Marks Av / Buffalo Av — B45 B65 · 300 ft
Citi BikeSt Marks Ave & Ralph Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Dr. Jacqueline Peek-Davis 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

1593 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

74 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by PROSPECT ARMS L.P. — 2 buildings, 65 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1607 Prospect Place BK39 C
1593 Prospect Place BK26 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,628,757 on 2023-12-04 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-12-04Agreement $8,300,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to PROSPECT ARMS L.P. $8,300,000
2023-12-04Mortgage $5,628,758 — from PROSPECT ARMS L.P. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,628,758
2021-03-02Agreement $5,145,735 — from PROSPECT ARMS LP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,145,735
2017-06-28AL&R $5,500,000 — from PROSPECT ARMS L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,500,000
2017-06-28Agreement $5,500,000 — from PROSPECT ARMS L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,500,000
2017-06-28Mortgage $3,903,718 — from PROSPECT ARMS L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,903,718
2004-01-14Mortgage $862,942 — from PROSPECT ARMS L.P. to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $862,942
2004-01-14Mortgage $1,850,000 — from PROSPECT ARMS L.P. to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $1,850,000
2004-01-14Mortgage $985,000 — from PROSPECT ARMS L.P. to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $985,000

Ten-year activity

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2020
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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170119121
20180390140
20191310133
20204470253
20212781384
20220781180
20230675173
20241440146
20250810182
20260560157
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 34Housing & tenants 681Ownership & money 38Health & systems 16

Every one of the 773 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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