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168 Powers Street

360Records
19City systems
0Open violations
23.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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360 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 117 311 service requests, 52 DOB job filings, 48 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)168 GARDEN LLC
BBL3027820021
BIN3338185, 3338186, 3338187

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 23.3. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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.

What 311 hears from this address

36 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (18) · Dirty Condition (4) · Graffiti (3) · Street Condition (2) · Water System (2) · Rodent (2).

Filed construction activity

$10,355,180 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (40 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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)168 Garden LLC- Management
Head officerCheryl Loner
Managing agentTHE GARDEN GROUP MANAGEMENT INC.
Last registered2025-08-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$768,369 $345,766
2026$819,000 $368,550
2027$927,000 $417,150

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

SubwayGraham Av — L · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Graham Av / Grand St — B43 · 150 ft
Citi BikeGraham Ave & Grand St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 132 The Conselyea School. 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 Powers 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

36 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by THE GARDEN GROUP MANAGEMENT INC. — 26 buildings, 191 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B3 · C5 · D6 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
171 Linden Boulevard BK29 A
362 Stockton Street BK22 C
324 East 116 Street MN14 C
1119 Grant Avenue BX9 C
179 Hopkins Street BK8 A
301 Broadway BK8 A
62 Hawthorne Street BK8 A
60 Hawthorne Street BK8 A
64 Hawthorne Street BK8 B
281 South 2 Street BK7 A
279 South 2 Street BK7 A
1128 Grant Avenue BX6 D
175 Hopkins Street BK6 D
232 Quincy Street BK6 B
177 Hopkins Street BK6 A
298 Schaefer Street BK6 C
233 Jackson Street BK6 A
234 Quincy Street BK6 B
30 Fayette Street BK5 D
307 East 26 Street BK4 D
1126 Fteley Avenue BX4 D
103 Pulaski Street BK3 D
322 East 116 Street MN3 F
168 Powers Street BK2 C
2131 Nostrand Avenue BK0 —
81 West 118 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,552,100 on 2025-01-30 (lender: Greystone Funding Company LLC), covering 2 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
2025-01-30Agreement $12,302,100 — from 168 GARDEN LLC to GREYSTONE FUNDING COMPANY LLC $12,302,100
2025-01-30Mortgage $3,552,100 — from 168 GARDEN LLC to GREYSTONE FUNDING COMPANY LLC $3,552,100
2023-01-13Mortgage $4,900,000 — from 168 GARDEN LLC to S3 RE FUNDING II LLC $4,900,000
2023-01-13AL&R $4,900,000 — from 168 GARDEN LLC to S3 RE FUNDING II LLC $4,900,000
2023-01-05Deed $5,500,000 — from 285 GRAHAM AVENUE LLC to 168 GARDEN LLC $5,500,000
2023-01-05Mortgage $550,000 — from 168 GARDEN LLC to S3 RE FUNDING II LLC $550,000
2023-01-05AL&R $3,850,000 — from 168 GARDEN LLC to S3 RE FUNDING II LLC $3,850,000
2023-01-05Agreement $3,850,000 — from 168 GARDEN LLC to S3 RE FUNDING II LLC $3,850,000
2022-12-29Sold for $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $2,750,000
2015-03-17Mortgage $2,312,259 — from 285 GRAHAM AVENUE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,312,259
2015-03-17Agreement $3,300,000 — from 285 GRAHAM AVENUE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,300,000
2015-03-17Deed $4,400,000 — from FERNICOLA, ANTHONY F; FERNICOLA, ANTHONY F JR to 285 GRAHAM AVENUE LLC $4,400,000
2015-03-17AL&R $3,300,000 — from 285 GRAHAM AVENUE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,300,000
2006-09-15Mortgage $332,501 — from FERNICOLA, JR, ANTHONY F; FERNICOLA, ANTHONY F to NORTH FORK BANK $332,501
2006-09-15Agreement $1,100,000 — from FERNICOLA, JR, ANTHONY F; FERNICOLA, ANTHONY F to NORTH FORK BANK $1,100,000

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
89
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001001
2018303028
20198010110
2020104027
2021008019
20220091111
202353121012289
2024142144034
202501127020
202600120214
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The full timeline

Construction 97Enforcement 37Housing & tenants 165Ownership & money 49Health & systems 12

Every one of the 360 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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