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201 Roebling Street

637Records
16City systems
23Open violations
51.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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637 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 193 HPD complaints, 189 311 service requests, 72 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units56
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)197-201 ROEBLING ST HDFC
BBL3024080001
BIN3062999

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 51.3. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations23 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2023-09-13.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

51 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 18 · winter 2025–26: 29). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

18
’24–25
29
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

65 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (23) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · GENERAL (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · FLOORING/STAIRS (4) · WATER LEAK (3).

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)
YesSix or more residential units (56)
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)197-201 ROEBLING STREET
Head officerMARTIN NEEDLEMAN
Managing agentLOS SURES MANAGEMENT CO.,INC.
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$6,051,000 $2,722,950
2026$6,438,000 $2,897,100
2027$6,794,000 $3,057,300

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 52/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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
Bedford Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Roebling St / Grand St — Q59 · 400 ft
Citi BikeGrand St & Havemeyer St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 017 Henry D. Woodworth. 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

201 Roebling 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

65 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 23 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 LOS SURES MANAGEMENT — 30 buildings, 783 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B19 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
21 Montieth Street BK94 A
145 South 3 Street BK66 A
201 South 4 Street BK56 B
201 Roebling Street BK56 B
95 Throop Avenue BK52 B
209 South 2 Street BK35 B
103 South 3 Street BK35 A
355 South 3 Street BK34 C
778 Driggs Avenue BK29 B
344 Bedford Avenue BK26 A
160 South 2 Street BK25 A
743 Driggs Avenue BK25 B
184 South 2 Street BK24 B
188 South 2 Street BK24 B
344 Rodney Street BK24 B
258 Grand Street BK23 C
249 South 1 Street BK22 B
383 Hewes Street BK22 A
907 Driggs Avenue BK21 A
434 South 5 Street BK17 B
120 South 1 Street BK15 B
238 Metropolitan Avenue BK12 B
232 Metropolitan Avenue BK9 C
399 South 4 Street BK8 B
73 South 9 Street BK7 B
401 South 4 Street BK6 B
60 North 8 Street BK6 B
368 Hooper Street BK5 B
300 Bedford Avenue BK3 D
407 South 5 Street BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $434,905 on 2013-11-26 (lender: Southside United Housing Dev. Fund Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-11-26Mortgage $434,905 — from ROEBLING STREET PRESERVATION, L.P.; 197-201 ROEBLING STREET HOUSING DEV FUND to SOUTHSIDE UNITED HOUSING DEV. FUND CORPO $434,905
2013-11-26Mortgage $6,850,000 — from 197-201 ROEBLING STREET HOUSING DEV FUND; ROEBLING STREET PRESERVATION, L.P. to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $6,850,000
2013-11-26Mortgage $3,148,756 — from ROEBLING STREET PRESERVATION, L.P. to 197-201 ROEBLING STREET HOUSING DEV FUND $3,148,756
2013-11-26Agreement $7,340,000 — from 197-201 ROEBLING STREET HOUSING DEV FUND to ROEBLING STREET PRESERVATION, L.P. $7,340,000
2013-11-26Mortgage $406,852 — from ROEBLING STREET PRESERVATION, L.P. to 197-201 ROEBLING STREET HOUSING DEV FUND $406,852
1990-10-01Mortgage $4,444,700 — from 197-201 ROEBLING STHSG to HUD $4,444,700

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170015015
2018007310
20190020222
20200716326
20210835245
2022017311
20230113216
20242242248
20250092092
20260073275
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 83Housing & tenants 466Ownership & money 44Health & systems 19

Every one of the 637 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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