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196 Willoughby Street

456Records
17City systems
3Open violations
0.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Fort Greene
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456 recorded events, 2017–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 105 311 service requests, 81 DOB permits, 73 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built2019
Floors34
Res. units476
ClassRR
Owner (PLUTO)RXR 196 WILLOUGHBY OWNER LLC
BBL3020857502
BIN3426373

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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 79% 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 0.8. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2023-09-29.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 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

82 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (40) · Illegal Parking (9) · Lead (6) · Street Sign (5) · Blocked Driveway (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).

Filed construction activity

$796,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (38 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2019)
YesSix or more residential units (476)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)RXR 196 WILLOUGHBY OWNER LLC
Head officerJARROD WHITAKER
Managing agentBOZZUTO MGMT CO
Last registered2025-09-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,615,089 $1,626,790
2026$100,336,702 $45,151,516
2027$3,964,518 $1,784,033

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35 YR

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $15,912,825 a year ($36.64 per sq ft), operating expenses $4,099,811 ($9.44 per sq ft), net operating income $11,813,014. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

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

SubwayDeKalb Av — B Q R · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Nevins St — 2 3 4 5 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Flatbush Av Ext — B38 · 650 ft
Citi BikeWilloughby St & Ashland Pl · 350 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

196 Willoughby 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

82 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 BOZZUTO MGMT CO — 3 buildings, 1,039 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
196 Willoughby Street BK476 A
810 Fulton Street BK363 A
2413 Third Avenue BX200 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-10-04Agreement $225,000,000 — from RXR LIU DEVELOPER TRS LLC; RXR 196 WILLOUGHBY OWNER LLC to ATHENE ANNUITY AND LIFE COMPANY $225,000,000
2023-10-04Agreement $225,000,000 — from RXR LIU DEVELOPER TRS LLC; RXR 196 WILLOUGHBY OWNER LLC to ATHENE ANNUITY AND LIFE COMPANY $225,000,000
2023-10-04AL&R $225,000,000 — from RXR 196 WILLOUGHBY OWNER LLC; RXR LIU DEVELOPER TRS LLC to ATHENE ANNUITY AND LIFE COMPANY $225,000,000
2023-10-04AL&R $225,000,000 — from RXR 196 WILLOUGHBY OWNER LLC; RXR LIU DEVELOPER TRS LLC to ATHENE ANNUITY AND LIFE COMPANY $225,000,000
2021-06-10Agreement $155,914,470 — from RXR 196 WILLOUGHBY OWNER LLC to GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA $155,914,470
2021-06-10Agreement $69,685,530 — from RXR 196 WILLOUGHBY OWNER LLC to GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA $69,685,530
2021-06-10AL&R $225,600,000 — from RXR 196 WILLOUGHBY OWNER LLC to GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA $225,600,000
2021-06-10Agreement $69,685,530 — from RXR 196 WILLOUGHBY OWNER LLC to GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA $69,685,530
2021-06-10AL&R $225,600,000 — from RXR 196 WILLOUGHBY OWNER LLC to GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA $225,600,000
2021-06-10Agreement $155,914,470 — from RXR 196 WILLOUGHBY OWNER LLC to GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA $155,914,470

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017200002
201815000015
2019291100343
2020473500890
20213913010567
202216510121053
202311112410561
202441386453
202541340544
202611220428
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The full timeline

Construction 168Enforcement 78Housing & tenants 128Ownership & money 38Health & systems 44

Every one of the 456 recorded events, 2017–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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