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171 South 4 Street

1,256Records
17City systems
70Open violations
66.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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1,256 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 766 HPD complaints, 263 311 service requests, 87 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1914
Floors6
Res. units23
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)171-173 REALTY LLC
BBL3024320040
BIN3063294

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 66.7. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations70 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 49 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1984-09-14.

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

37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · Graffiti (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · WATER LEAK (2) · ELECTRIC (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2).

Filed construction activity

$69,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1914)
YesSix or more residential units (23)
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)171-173 REALTY LLC
Head officerISRAEL GOLD
Managing agent171-173 REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-10-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,001,000 $900,450
2026$2,035,000 $915,750
2027$2,554,000 $1,149,300

The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Letish CafeCoffee/TeaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bedford Av — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Driggs Av / S 4 St — B62 · 200 ft
Citi BikeS 5 Pl & S 5 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

171 South 4 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

37 311 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: $688,187 on 2021-05-04 (lender: Popular Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-05-04AL&R $5,500,000 — from 171-173 REALTY LLC to POPULAR BANK $5,500,000
2021-05-04Agreement $5,500,000 — from 171-173 REALTY LLC to POPULAR BANK $5,500,000
2021-05-04Mortgage $688,188 — from 171-173 REALTY LLC to POPULAR BANK $688,188
2015-09-15Agreement $5,400,000 — from 171-173 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,400,000
2015-08-20Agreement $1,859,884 — from 171-173 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,859,884
2012-11-07Mortgage $1,848,563 — from 171-173 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,848,563
2012-11-07Agreement $3,750,000 — from 171-173 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,750,000
2012-11-07AL&R $3,750,000 — from 171-173 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,750,000
2008-11-24AL&R $2,000,000 — from 171-173 REALTY LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $2,000,000
2008-11-24Agreement $2,000,000 — from 171-173 REALTY LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $2,000,000
2008-11-24Mortgage $280,928 — from 171-173 REALTY LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $280,928
2007-05-04Mortgage $800,000 — from 171-173 REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $800,000
2007-05-04Agreement $947,524 — from 171-173 REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $947,524
2004-05-03AL&R $159,034 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 171-173 REALTY LLC $159,034
2004-05-03Agreement $159,034 — from 171-173 REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $159,034

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
2023
77
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701440146
20180180211
20190560314
202000270128
202100115117
202203270131
202323170224
202403730177
2025007029
202672160429
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 1,130Ownership & money 54Health & systems 25

Every one of the 1,256 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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