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1444 Park Place

2,011Records
19City systems
92Open violations
76.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (North)
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2,011 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 735 HPD complaints, 726 311 service requests, 382 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1928
Floors6
Res. units66
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)THERESA 157 CORP
BBL3013730025
BIN3036559

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% 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 76.3. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations92 total — 37 class C (immediately hazardous), 48 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1989-11-20.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

316 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 140 · winter 2024–25: 124 · winter 2025–26: 42). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

140
’23–24
124
’24–25
42
’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

232 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (154) · PLUMBING (13) · Noise (11) · PAINT/PLASTER (11) · APPLIANCE (8) · FLOORING/STAIRS (7).

Filed construction activity

$114,350 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 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (66)
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)THERESA 157 CORP
Head officerKaren Cruz
Managing agentMETROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC
Last registered2025-10-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,008,000 $903,600
2026$2,119,000 $953,550
2027$2,199,000 $989,550

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

Building systems

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

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (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.

Getting around

SubwayCrown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Utica Av — A C · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Utica Av / Prospect Pl — B46 · 500 ft
Citi BikeSterling Pl & Rochester Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Dr. Jacqueline Peek-Davis School
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

1444 Park 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

232 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 154 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 METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC — 62 buildings, 3,032 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B29 · C11 · D4 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
141-35 85 Road QN252 C
202 West 146 Street MN133 D
141-50 85 Road QN132 B
139-60 85 Drive QN130 C
23-50 Waters Edge Drive QN121 A
1892 Morris Avenue BX110 D
60 Hamilton Avenue SI109 C
64-41 Saunders Street QN104 A
41-44 44 Street QN94 A
99 Gold Street BK88 A
2300 Sedgwick Avenue BX80 B
79-02 Woodside Avenue QN72 A
832 Ocean Avenue BK72 B
39-06 114 Street QN70 D
140-55 Burden Crescent QN67 B
65-60 Wetherole Street QN66 A
37-50 97 Street QN66 B
1444 Park Place BK66 B
5733 Kings Highway BK54 B
54 East 176 Street BX53 B
2003 Walton Avenue BX49 A
623 East 5 Street BK48 B
84-06 109 Street QN48 B
530 2 Street BK47 B
170 West 81 Street MN45 A
85-55 115 Street QN45 A
2001 Morris Avenue BX44 B
108-05 Astoria Boulevard QN42 B
2011 Morris Avenue BX41 B
519 West 133 Street MN40 F
1731 Harrison Avenue BX40 B
11-15 46 Road QN39 B
1895 Walton Avenue BX31 B
1979 Walton Avenue BX30 C
1975 Walton Avenue BX30 B
502 West 134 Street MN30 F
1650 Topping Avenue BX27 A
570 East 26 Street BK27 C
1890 Ocean Avenue BK27 C
54 East 179 Street BX27 B
210-01 Hillside Avenue QN25 B
209-17 Hillside Avenue QN25 B
286 West 147 Street MN25 B
52 East Tremont Avenue BX24 C
111-46 76 Drive QN24 B
887 Hunts Point Avenue BX23 B
889 Hunts Point Avenue BX23 B
350 Ocean Avenue BK22 C
245 Mulberry Street MN20 B
406 West 48 Street MN20 A
244 East 60 Street MN18 A
688 10 Avenue MN12 B
2522 Adam C Powell Blvd MN12 F
Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd MN11 D
34 East 81 Street MN10 A
1093 Jerome Avenue BX9 B
249 West 102 Street MN9 B
164 West 81 Street MN8 A
334 Lexington Avenue MN6 A
1142 Wheeler Avenue BX4 C

showing 60 of 62 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $90,150 on 1989-07-14 (lender: NYC-Hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1989-07-14Mortgage $90,150 — from STAVISKY, THERESA Z to NYC-HPD $90,150
1987-08-10Mortgage $87,572 — from STAVISKY, THERESA Z to NYC HPD $87,572
1986-01-31Mortgage $52,790 — from STAVISKY, THERESA Z to ZWERDLING, TOBIAS/LWT; WHITEHORN, VICTOR/TUSTEE; STAVISKY, THERESA Z; NIERENBERG, LOUISE G $52,790

Ten-year activity

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2022
2023
262
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170312500128
20180310001104
201921853192
202025820493
202104750281
202243420150
20235320601215
20240225802262
202500710172
202600820082
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The full timeline

Construction 39Enforcement 59Housing & tenants 1,881Ownership & money 13Health & systems 19

Every one of the 2,011 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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