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185 Hall Street

1,046Records
21City systems
7Open violations
0.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
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1,046 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 290 311 service requests, 268 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 128 DOF property sales.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1958
Floors16
Res. units287
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)WILLOUGHBY WALK CORP
BBL3019050001
BIN3054892

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 77% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.9. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2007-08-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 16).

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

What 311 hears from this address

56 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (13) · Noise (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · Illegal Parking (7) · Damaged Tree (3) · Sewer (2).

Filed construction activity

$3,997,747 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (37 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 (1958)
YesSix or more residential units (287)
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)WILLOUGHBY WALK COOP APTS
Head officerCLARENCE PATTON
Managing agentRY MANAGEMENT CO INC
Last registered2025-07-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$37,599,000 $16,919,550
2026$39,334,000 $17,700,300
2027$45,276,000 $20,374,200

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $7,409,280 a year ($27.24 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,668,320 ($9.81 per sq ft), net operating income $4,740,960. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 74/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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

SubwayClinton-Washington Avs — G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Washington Av — B54 · 450 ft
Citi BikeWilloughby Ave & Hall St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 020 Clinton Hill. 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

185 Hall Street

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

56 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 RY MANAGEMENT CO INC — 17 buildings, 3,920 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1749 2 Avenue MN576 A
1601 3 Avenue MN553 A
35 Federal Place SI536 D
185 Hall Street BK287 A
195 Willoughby Avenue BK287 A
902 Drew Street BK260 C
50 Battery Place MN208 A
333 East 34 Street MN205 A
300 Rector Place MN153 A
21 Spring Street MN152 A
1680 Madison Avenue MN135 C
320 Albany Street MN133 A
230 East 88 Street MN108 A
2629 Cropsey Avenue BK106 A
108-20 71 Avenue QN97 A
250 East 30 Street MN80 A
142 North 6 Street BK44 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $12,000,000 on 2023-01-25 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank), covering 2 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
2026-09-29RPTT&RET $625,000 — from MCLAURIN HUNT, LINDSAY III to SYNDER, MARK $625,000
2026-09-17RPTT&RET $360,000 — from FIELDS, JUDI to LEE, LITTLE WING; GALLI, PAUL $360,000
2026-09-17Sold for $625,000 $625,000 $2,178
2026-09-01Sold for $360,000 $360,000 $1,254
2026-08-27RPTT&RET $650,000 — from KELLEY, JULIA EUGENIA; MACDONALD, JESSE RICHARD to KERCHNER, COREY $650,000
2026-08-04Sold for $650,000 $650,000 $2,265
2026-07-28RPTT&RET $385,000 — from VELEZ, SONIA M to SORIANO CARANTO, JARROD RAY $385,000
2026-07-16Sold for $385,000 $385,000 $1,341
2026-07-13RPTT&RET $500,000 — from JANICE HAZELEY, AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF ELENA V. POWELL; ESTATE OF ELENA VICTORIA POWELL RE to HARDIN, MAYA $500,000
2026-06-30Sold for $500,000 $500,000 $1,742
2026-05-11RPTT&RET $555,000 — from WILKOFF, KATE to KARPILOW, KATHLEEN $555,000
2026-04-30Sold for $555,000 $555,000 $1,934
2026-04-20RPTT&RET $575,000 — from HENKEL, LUTHER to GILROY, THOMAS; OLIVA, MARILYN $575,000
2026-04-07Sold for $575,000 $575,000 $2,003
2026-03-10RPTT&RET $560,000 — from ADWOA MICHELE AMMINA AKHU, TRUSTEE; THE MCCALL FAMILY TRUST to MALLIE, CHRISTINA MICHAELA $560,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20179436513103
2018621612339
2019854516377
20204142422367
2021311335254
20221372331781
2023212227456
2024147424251
2025041413637
2026204823477
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The full timeline

Construction 137Enforcement 105Housing & tenants 368Ownership & money 396Health & systems 40

Every one of the 1,046 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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