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165 Rodney Street

95Records
9City systems
21Open violations
208.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: South Williamsburg
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95 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 49 HPD housing violations, 17 311 service requests, 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)165 RODNEY LLC
BBL3021870038
BIN3060052

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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 208.5. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations21 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 1983-10-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 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

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Missed Collection (2) · GENERAL (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)165 Rodney LLC
Head officerFishel Schlesinger
Managing agentYanky Schlesinger
Last registered2025-12-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$862,800 $388,260
2026$1,035,000 $465,750
2027$1,242,000 $558,900

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayMarcy Av — J M Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lee Av / Ross St — B44 · 150 ft
Citi BikeLee Ave & Taylor St · 600 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

165 Rodney 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

12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $605,500 on 2025-08-12 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-08-12Mortgage $605,500 — from 165 RODNEY LLC to MERS $605,500
2025-08-12Agreement $2,880,500 — from 165 RODNEY LLC to MERS $2,880,500
2023-06-16Mortgage $855,052 — from 165 RODNEY LLC to LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 49500 $855,052
2023-06-16Mortgage $2,275,000 — from 165 RODNEY LLC to LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 49500 $2,275,000
2023-06-16Deed $3,500,000 — from FISCHER, AS TRUSTEE, MENACHEM; FISCHER, AS TRUSTEE, ABRAHAM; 165 RODNEY STREET TRUST; FISC to 165 RODNEY LLC $3,500,000
2023-06-07Sold for $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $875,000
1994-04-11Mortgage $10,265 — from FISCHER, SUZANA; FISCHER, ZUZANA AKA; FISCHER, HERMAN to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $10,265
1989-12-28Mortgage $50,000 — from FISCHER, SUZANA; FISCHER, HERMAN to WILLIAMSBURGH SAVINGS BK $50,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170213
20180112
20190101
20200000
20210303
20220404
20230246
20240101
20251539
2026035035
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The full timeline

Enforcement 1Housing & tenants 75Ownership & money 17Health & systems 2

Every one of the 95 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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