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165 Howard Avenue

1,660Records
18City systems
19Open violations
686.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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1,660 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 595 311 service requests, 570 HPD complaints, 304 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1906
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC
BBL3015050001
BIN3040558

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 686.6. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations19 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

116 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 16 · winter 2024–25: 26 · winter 2025–26: 16 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
26
’24–25
16
’25–26
4
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

186 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (58) · GENERAL (27) · PLUMBING (22) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (17) · PAINT/PLASTER (11) · Rodent (11).

Filed construction activity

$524,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1906)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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$1,815,000 $816,750
2026$1,935,000 $870,750
2027$2,190,000 $985,500

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (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

SubwayRalph Av — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Halsey St — J · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saratoga Av / Bainbridge St — B7 · 750 ft
Citi BikeChauncey St & Howard Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 040 George W. Carver. 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

165 Howard 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

186 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 58 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: $600,243 on 2015-02-18 (lender: Bankunited, N.A.). 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
2018-11-15AL&R $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
2018-10-19Deed $3,450,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 32 LLC to DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC $3,450,000
2018-09-21Sold for $3,450,000 $3,450,000 $431,250
2015-02-18Mortgage $600,243 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 32 LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $600,243
2015-02-18Agreement $2,075,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 32 LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $2,075,000
2015-02-18AL&R $2,075,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 32 LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $2,075,000
2014-02-05AL&R $1,500,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 32 LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,500,000
2014-02-05Agreement $1,500,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 32 LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,500,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701410244
201804596069
20197015601164
20203413203142
20210011002112
202200541459
202301782384
202400684981
20250191111104
202600246010256
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 43Housing & tenants 1,495Ownership & money 49Health & systems 45

Every one of the 1,660 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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