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186 Grand Street

208Records
11City systems
9Open violations
13.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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208 recorded events, 2006–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 76 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 57 311 service requests, 19 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built2008
Floors4
Res. units9
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL3023937501
BIN3395392

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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 55% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 13.3. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations9 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-09.

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

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Abandoned Vehicle (4) · Noise (4) · Outdoor Dining (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$338,425 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (2008)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)186 GRAND STREET CONDO OWNERS ASSOC (11 UNITS)
Head officerNELSON CUESTA
Managing agentMARY WESTRING
Last registered2022-10-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$186,682 $84,007
2026$131,757 $59,291
2027$226,123 $101,755

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $234,991 a year ($28.71 per sq ft), operating expenses $70,473 ($8.61 per sq ft), net operating income $164,519. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The Residence of Mr. MotoJapaneseNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, 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 · 100 ft
Citi BikeMetropolitan Ave & Bedford Ave · 500 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

186 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

18 311 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

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-01-25Deed $1,260,000 — from RUBENSTEIN, JUSTIN; RUBINSTEIN , JUSTIN; LEVINE , DANIEL JUSTIN to GRAND STREET 186 401 LLC $1,260,000
2015-10-16Deed $1,400,000 — from HUYNH, THANH NGOC to GRAND STREET 186 201 LLC $1,400,000
2015-06-10M&CON $610,000 — from RUBINSTEIN, JUSTIN; RUBENSTEIN, JUSTIN; LEVINE, DANIEL JUSTIN to MERS $610,000
2015-06-10Mortgage $208,883 — from RUBENSTEIN, JUSTIN; RUBINSTEIN, JUSTIN; LEVINE, DANIEL JUSTIN to MERS $208,883
2013-01-20Deed $329,550 — from HARMARNEL LLC to CUESTA, NELSON A $329,550
2012-12-17Mortgage $416,000 — from LEVINE, DANIEL JUSTIN; RUBINSTEIN, JUSTIN to HUDSON CITY SAVINGS BANK $416,000
2012-12-17Deed $640,000 — from MILLING-SMITH, PATRICK to LEVINE, DANIEL JUSTIN; RUBINSTEIN, JUSTIN $640,000
2012-10-10Deed $605,000 — from LEVINE, DANIEL J; RUBINSTEIN, JUSTIN to BLAT, SIMONA $605,000
2012-02-16Deed $631,315 — from HARMARNEL LLC to MILLING-SMITH, PATRICK JOHN; MILLING-SMITH, PATRICK $631,315
2011-08-30Deed $435,006 — from HARMARNEL LLC to LIMBERG, BEN; KNIJNENBURG, GISELA $435,006
2011-08-26Deed $626,224 — from HARMARNEL LLC to HUYNH, THANH NGOC $626,224
2011-08-26Mortgage $417,000 — from HUYNH, THANH NGOC to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $417,000
2011-07-25Deed $440,938 — from HARMARNEL LLC to LEVINE, DANIEL JUSTIN; RUBINSTEIN, JUSTIN $440,939
2011-07-25Mortgage $326,137 — from RUBINSTEIN, JUSTIN to WELLS FARGO BANK NA $326,137
2011-06-09Deed $636,406 — from HARMARNEL LLC to KAPLAN , VERA S $636,406

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002002
2018003003
20193170112
2020007007
2021008008
2022003014
20230092011
20248050114
2025017008
202610100112
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The full timeline

Construction 32Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 70Ownership & money 77Health & systems 4

Every one of the 208 recorded events, 2006–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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