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179 Russell Street

207Records
15City systems
10Open violations
151.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11222 · Neighborhood: Greenpoint
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207 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 52 311 service requests, 48 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 36 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11222
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)C.Y. GOLD LLC
BBL3026540015
BIN3066422

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 151.3. In ZIP 11222, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations10 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2019-08-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14).

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

What 311 hears from this address

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · Dirty Condition (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · ELECTRIC (2).

Filed construction activity

$76,020 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)JOSH KOPPEL AS RECEIVER
Head officerJOSH KOPPEL
Managing agentJOSH KOPPEL AS RECEIVER
Last registered2026-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,371,000 $616,950
2026$1,645,000 $740,250
2027$1,463,000 $658,350

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayNassau Av — G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Nassau Av / Humboldt St — B48 · 400 ft
Citi BikeNassau Ave & Russell St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 110 The Monitor. 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

179 Russell 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

29 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 JOSH KOPPEL AS RECEIVER — 4 buildings, 25 units. Grades across the portfolio: C2 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
486 Kosciuszko Street BK8 C
179 Russell Street BK6 C
323 Stagg Street BK6 D
809 Rogers Avenue BK5 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,948,892 on 2021-02-11 (lender: Greystone Servicing Company LLC), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-02-11Mortgage $2,948,893 — from STAGG EQUITIES LLC; C.Y. GOLD LLC; 486 K EUITIES LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $2,948,893
2021-02-11Agreement $7,762,500 — from STAGG EQUITIES LLC; C.Y. GOLD LLC; 486 K EUITIES LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $7,762,500
2019-11-07Mortgage $413,598 — from C.Y. GOLD LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $413,598
2019-11-07Agreement $2,367,000 — from C.Y. GOLD LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $2,367,000
2018-05-29Mortgage $506,168 — from C.Y. GOLD LLC to KEARNY BANK $506,168
2018-05-29AL&R $2,000,000 — from C.Y. GOLD LLC to KEARNY BANK $2,000,000
2018-05-29Agreement $2,000,000 — from C.Y. GOLD LLC to KEARNY BANK $2,000,000
2015-10-20AL&R $1,500,000 — from C.Y. GOLD LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,500,000
2015-10-20Agreement $1,500,000 — from C.Y. GOLD LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,500,000
2015-10-20Mortgage $350,000 — from C.Y. GOLD LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $350,000
2015-04-13AL&R $1,150,000 — from C.Y. GOLD LLC to PASKES, MENACHEM; PASKES, DAVID; PASKES, ERNEST; DDP CHARITABLE FOUNDATION; ZICHRON YEHUDA $1,150,000
2015-04-13Mortgage $1,150,000 — from C.Y. GOLD LLC to PASKES, MENACHEM; PASKES, DAVID; ZICHRON YEHUDA FOUNDATION, INC.; PASKES, ERNEST; DDP CHAR $1,150,000
2015-04-13Deed $1,140,000 — from LUBERA, DOROTHY; LUBERA, VICTOR J to C.Y. GOLD LLC $1,140,000
2005-06-22Agreement $480,000 — from LUBERA, DOROTHY; LUBERA, VICTOR J to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC $480,000
2005-06-22AL&R $480,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC to LUBERA, DOROTHY; LUBERA, VICTOR J $480,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017100023
2018002518
201901215229
20200072110
20210284014
2022025007
202304100014
202402330237
2025005027
202601290131
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 122Ownership & money 48Health & systems 13

Every one of the 207 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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