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165 Tompkins Avenue

377Records
15City systems
131Open violations
153.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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377 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 158 HPD housing violations, 74 311 service requests, 28 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)RODRIGUEZ, JOSE O
BBL3017680003
BIN3049146

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GRADE D

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 153.3. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations131 total — 26 class C (immediately hazardous), 83 class B, 22 class A. Oldest open since 1988-02-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (22) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Building/Use (2) · Litter Basket Request (1) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$762,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)JOSE RODRIGUEZ
Managing agentJAVIER RODRIGUEZ
Last registered2026-06-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$540,000 $243,000
2026$576,000 $259,200
2027$652,000 $293,400

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Korkscrew BistroAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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

SubwayMyrtle-Willoughby Avs — G · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Tompkins Av / Willoughby Av — B43 · 100 ft
Citi BikeWilloughby Ave & Tompkins Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Brighter Choice Community 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

165 Tompkins Avenue

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

31 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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: $210,000 on 2003-11-28 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-12-19Deed $400,000 — from STOP ONE NYC REALTY CORP to RODRIGUEZ, JOSE O $400,000
2007-01-12Deed $400,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, JOSE R; RODRIGUEZ, JOSE O to STOP ONE NYC REALTY CORP. $400,000
2006-01-31M&CON $400,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, JOSE R; RODRIGUEZ, JOSE O to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $400,000
2006-01-31AL&R $400,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to RODRIGUEZ, JOSE O; RODRIGUEZ, JOSE R $400,000
2003-11-28Mortgage $210,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, JOSE R; RODRIGUEZ, JOSE O to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK $210,000
2003-11-28AL&R $210,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK to RODRIGUEZ, JOSE R; RODRIGUEZ, JOSE O $210,000
2001-02-14Mortgage $75,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, JOSE O to 165 TOMPKINS AVENUEREALTY CORP $75,000
1988-08-05Mortgage $61,500 — from PENA, THOMAS to GUZMAN, CARLOS $61,500
1986-08-05Mortgage $6,000 — from PENA, TOMAS to JANUS FINANC/CONSULT/INC $6,000
1982-09-01Mortgage $25,000 — from PENA, TOMAS to DEL RIO, MARCELIANO $25,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170016319
201801427
201900224
20203810122
2021613111
2022415212
2023672217
202402349
20250012315
20260232337
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 41Housing & tenants 263Ownership & money 27Health & systems 27

Every one of the 377 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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