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188 Marcy Avenue

2,004Records
20City systems
8Open violations
7.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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2,004 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,015 311 service requests, 171 DOB permits, 145 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1963
Floors21
Res. units348
ClassD9
Owner (PLUTO)WILLIAMSBURG HOUSING PRESERVATION LP
BBL3021410019
BIN3251682, 3341976, 3341977

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 63% 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 7.8. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations8 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-06-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

28 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’23–24
14
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

$11,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

299 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (127) · Illegal Parking (69) · Blocked Driveway (30) · HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · PLUMBING (6).

Filed construction activity

$35,176,281 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (74 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 (1963)
YesSix or more residential units (348)
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)WILLIAMSBURG HOUSING PRESERVATION, LP
Head officerELIZABETH MORONTA
Managing agentRELIANT REALTY SERVICES, LLC
Last registered2025-08-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$28,906,000 $13,007,700
2026$32,483,000 $14,617,350
2027$31,729,000 $14,278,050

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: NYC HOUSING AUTH

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 11/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (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.

24 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

SubwayMarcy Av — J M Z · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Havemeyer St / Division Av — B62 · 250 ft
Citi BikeDivision Ave & Marcy Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 016 Leonard Dunkly. 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

188 Marcy 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

299 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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 RELIANT REALTY SERVICES, LLC — 8 buildings, 1,471 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
83 Taylor Street BK372 B
73 Wilson Street BK372 B
188 Marcy Avenue BK348 B
325 Roebling Street BK229 A
440 Berry Street BK66 A
46 South 10 Street BK36 A
54 South 9 Street BK24 A
80 South 10 Street BK24 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $42,076 on 2010-05-28 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), 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
2020-02-19Mortgage $4,830,272 — from WILLIAMSBURG HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; BROOKLYN HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; BROOKLYN PACT to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $4,830,272
2020-02-19Mortgage $4,638,593 — from WILLIAMSBURG HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; WILLIAMSBURG PACT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; BROOKLYN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $4,638,593
2020-02-19Mortgage $4,454,521 — from WILLIAMSBURG HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; WILLIAMSBURG PACT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; BROOKLYN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $4,454,521
2020-02-19Mortgage $2,853,399 — from WILLIAMSBURG HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; WILLIAMSBURG PACT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; BROOKLYN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $2,853,399
2020-02-19Mortgage $4,277,752 — from WILLIAMSBURG PACT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; BROOKLYN HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; WILLIAMSBURG to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $4,277,752
2020-02-19MLEA $53,844,505 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to WILLIAMSBURG HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; WILLIAMSBURG PACT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU $53,844,505
2020-02-19Mortgage $3,706,216 — from WILLIAMSBURG PACT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; BROOKLYN HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; WILLIAMSBURG to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $3,706,216
2020-02-19Mortgage $33,793,784 — from BROOKLYN HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; BROOKLYN PACT II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; WILLIAMSBURG to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $33,793,784
2020-02-19Mortgage $3,944,982 — from WILLIAMSBURG PACT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; BROOKLYN PACT II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; BROOKL to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $3,944,982
2020-02-19Mortgage $3,788,434 — from WILLIAMSBURG HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; BROOKLYN HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; BROOKLYN PACT to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $3,788,434
2020-02-19Mortgage $3,638,098 — from WILLIAMSBURG PACT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; BROOKLYN PACT II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; BROOKL to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $3,638,098
2020-02-19Mortgage $3,493,728 — from WILLIAMSBURG HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; WILLIAMSBURG PACT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; BROOKLYN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $3,493,728
2020-02-19Mortgage $3,355,087 — from WILLIAMSBURG HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; WILLIAMSBURG PACT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; BROOKLYN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $3,355,087
2020-02-19Mortgage $3,221,947 — from WILLIAMSBURG PACT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; WILLIAMSBURG HOUSING PRESERVATION L.P.; BROOKLYN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $3,221,947
2020-02-19Mortgage $3,094,091 — from WILLIAMSBURG PACT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; BROOKLYN PACT II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; WILLIA to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $3,094,091

Ten-year activity

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2019
2020
236
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017144420363
201824330056113
201934350850
2020592951623204
2021203018006236
2022131012305151
202312159908134
20241810130025183
202514516002181
2026101103022136
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The full timeline

Construction 310Enforcement 180Housing & tenants 1,280Ownership & money 83Health & systems 151

Every one of the 2,004 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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