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168 Marcy Avenue

228Records
12City systems
0Open violations
123.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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228 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 104 311 service requests, 25 DOB permits, 24 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)168 MARCY LLC
BBL3024600025
BIN3063577

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 123.3. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$36,150 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (13) · Missed Collection (4) · Blocked Driveway (3) · Graffiti (2) · Plumbing (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,097,150 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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$1,019,000 $458,550
2026$1,094,000 $65,640
2027$1,202,000 $72,120

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Duff'sAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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.

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 · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Marcy Av — B24 B46 B60 Q54 · 150 ft
Citi BikeS 4 St & Rodney St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 319 (K-1), 414 (K-5). 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

168 Marcy Avenue

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

25 311 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: $1,353,750 on 2014-10-08 (lender: Bcb Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-10-08Deed $1,805,000 — from JOHNSTON, JAMES CHANCE to 168 MARCY LLC $1,805,000
2014-10-08AL&R $1,353,750 — from 168 MARCY, LLC to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $1,353,750
2014-10-08Mortgage $1,353,750 — from 168 MARCY, LLC to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $1,353,750
2014-07-28Mortgage $143,750 — from JOHNTON, JAMES CHANCE to MAHTAFAR, ARSALAN; HOUTAN, ZOHAJI $143,750
2001-11-21Mortgage $30,000 — from JOHNSTON, JAMES C to CITIBANK NA $30,000
1997-12-03Mortgage $153,900 — from ALMANZAR, ELIDIA G.; ALMANZAR, LUIS to NYC HPD $153,900

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017004004
201800130215
2019004004
202000150015
2021005016
202210142017
202323100015
20241418150350
202541130018
202610520118
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The full timeline

Construction 39Enforcement 59Housing & tenants 104Ownership & money 19Health & systems 7

Every one of the 228 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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