249 recorded events, 2003–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 141 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 42 311 service requests, 17 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 62% 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 10. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2025-06-13. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Curb Condition (2) · Graffiti (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1).
$1,000 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2006) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | THE 199 HUMBOLDT TOWERS |
| Head officer | DAVID AHN |
| Managing agent | LEITER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2024-07-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $175,178 | $78,830 |
| 2026 | $210,192 | $94,586 |
| 2027 | $252,252 | $113,513 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP
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.
| Subway | Montrose Av — L · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Graham Av / Scholes St — B43 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Montrose Ave & Bushwick Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 196 Ten Eyck. 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.
199 Humboldt Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
6 311 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.
Managed by LEITER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 47 buildings, 686 units. Grades across the portfolio: A43 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-22 | Mortgage $778,500 — from CLARK, OLIVIA to CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $778,500 | |
| 2025-08-22 | Deed $865,000 — from ZOU, YIN; HOOKER, THOMAS A to CLARK, OLIVIA | $865,000 | |
| 2025-08-05 | Sold for $865,000 | $865,000 | $108,125 |
| 2025-08-05 | Sold for $865,000 | $865,000 | $108,125 |
| 2024-02-23 | Deed $985,000 — from JENNISON, ALEX; BERARDINO, JAMIE to WU, NATHAN; CHRISTINA WU, TRUSTEE; PETER EN-YUAN WU, TRUSTEE; THE PETER AND CHRISTINA WU L | $985,000 | |
| 2024-02-23 | Mortgage $591,000 — from PETER EN-YUAN WU, TRUSTEE; THE PETER AND CHRISTINA WU LIVING TRUST ; WU, NATHAN; CHRISTINA to LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC; MERS | $591,000 | |
| 2024-02-16 | Sold for $985,000 | $985,000 | $123,125 |
| 2021-10-29 | Deed $820,000 — from KARCZEWSKI, MICHAEL to PHILLIPS, STUART D; PHILLIPS, LAUREN A | $820,000 | |
| 2021-10-29 | Mortgage $656,000 — from PHILLIPS, STUART D; PHILLIPS, LAUREN A to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA | $656,000 | |
| 2021-10-25 | Mortgage $7,874 — from FARTHING, LESTER A; ALSCHEN, MATTHEW S to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | $7,874 | |
| 2021-10-25 | Agreement $243,000 — from FARTHING, LESTER A; ALSCHEN, MATTHEW S to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | $243,000 | |
| 2021-10-19 | Sold for $820,000 | $820,000 | $102,500 |
| 2021-05-03 | Agreement $540,000 — from NEGRIN, MATTHEW to WELLS FARGO BANK N.A. | $540,000 | |
| 2020-10-09 | Deed $995,000 — from BADDLEY, DONOVAN; CITRON, REBECCA to HUGHES, BRYAN PERRY; DONNELLY, SIOBHAN MARIE | $995,000 | |
| 2020-10-09 | Mortgage $746,250 — from HUGHES, BRYAN PERRY; DONNELLY, SIOBHAN MARIE to CITIZENS BANK NA | $746,250 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 26 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Every one of the 249 recorded events, 2003–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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