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172 Grand Street

111Records
9City systems
1Open violations
1.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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111 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 63 311 service requests, 18 rodent inspections, 9 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1910
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassS1
Owner (PLUTO)LAU, PIT SING
BBL3023930009
BIN3062788

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 78% 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 1.7. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2004-09-22.

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

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (9) · Food Establishment (4) · Air Quality (2) · Litter Basket Request (1) · Rodent (1) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (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 (1)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,548,000 $92,880
2026$1,677,000 $100,620
2027$1,756,000 $105,360

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Food SingChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Kitchen/Food Prep Area, Odor) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayBedford Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Marcy Av — J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand St / Bedford Av — Q59 · under 50 ft
Citi BikeMetropolitan Ave & Bedford Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 084 Jose De Diego. 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

172 Grand Street

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

20 311 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: $8,000 on 1984-03-16 (lender: Torres, Reinaldo). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1984-03-16Mortgage $8,000 — from LAU, YUNG KUK to TORRES, REINALDO $8,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170505
2018061218
20190437
20202305
20210101
20220505
2023010111
20240527
20250628
20260707
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 64Ownership & money 9Health & systems 22

Every one of the 111 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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