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172 Meserole Street

203Records
13City systems
0Open violations
15.1Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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203 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 62 311 service requests, 57 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 28 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built2004
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)168 MESEROLE BPC RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC
BBL3030530012
BIN3427435, 3821447

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 51% 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 15.1. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

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

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (30) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · PLUMBING (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2004)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
Yes421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)168 BPC RETAIL PARTNERS LLC
Head officerBRUCE RATNER
Managing agentPLAZA MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-07-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,143,000 $964,350
2026$1,926,000 $866,700
2027$2,311,000 $1,039,950

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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

SubwayMontrose Av — L · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Montrose Av / Graham Av — B60 · 250 ft
Citi BikeMontrose Ave & Bushwick Ave · 650 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.

Report a problem to 311

172 Meserole 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

39 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 PLAZA MANAGEMENT — 24 buildings, 1,664 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B4 · C3 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
600 DeKalb Avenue BK640 A
2266 Cropsey Avenue BK248 A
19 Rockwell Place BK174 A
2224 Cropsey Avenue BK107 A
195 Berry Street BK84 A
33 4 Street BK82 A
1357 2 Avenue MN52 A
542 St Marks Avenue BK36 A
105 Grand Avenue BK36 B
1231 3 Avenue MN34 A
540 West 189 Street MN30 D
370 Bedford Avenue BK29 C
89 Throop Avenue BK24 A
327 43 Street BK18 C
1711 East 15 Street BK12 F
530 East 5 Street MN10 A
172 Meserole Street BK8 A
170 Meserole Street BK8 A
367 Union Avenue BK7 B
365 Union Avenue BK7 B
42 Meserole Street BK6 A
730 Lorimer Street BK6 C
728 Lorimer Street BK6 B
1007360033 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $526,392 on 2014-10-20 (lender: Investors Bank), 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
2025-09-05AL&R $159,352,214 — from 42-44 MESEROLE BPC PARTNERS, LLC; 128 EAST 62ND STREET CORP.; 281 UNION BPC RETAIL PARTNER to LANDESBANK-HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE $159,352,214
2025-09-05Agreement $159,352,214 — from 248-250 BEDFORD NYT, LLC; RRG STERLING OWNER, LLC; 168 MESEROLE BPC RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC; to LANDESBANK-HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE $159,352,214
2022-09-02Agreement $157,052,214 — from 281 UNION BPC PARTNERS, LLC; 168 MESEROLE BPC RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC; 105 GRAND AVENUE LLC; to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE $157,052,214
2022-09-02Agreement $157,052,214 — from 365 UNION BRC PARTNERS, LLC; 281 UNION BPC PARTNERS, LLC; OLIVE PARTNERS II, LLC; 105 GRAN to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE $157,052,214
2022-06-28Agreement $157,052,214 — from 248-250 BEDFORD NYT, LLC; 365 UNION RRG NEW RESIDENTIAL, LLC; 281 UNION BPC PARTNERS, LLC; to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE $157,052,214
2022-06-28Agreement $157,052,214 — from OLIVE PARTNERS II, LLC; 168 MESEROLE BPC RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC; 281 UNION BPC PARTNERS, LLC to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE $157,052,214
2020-04-22M&CON $151,252,214 — from 281 UNION BPC PARTNERS, LLC; 248-250 BEDFORD NYT, LLC; 365 UNION RRG NEW RESIDENTIAL, LLC; to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE $151,252,214
2020-04-22AL&R $151,252,214 — from 168 MESEROLE BPC RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC; OLIVE PARTNERS II, LLC; 365 UNION RRG NEW RESIDENTI to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE $151,252,214
2014-10-20AL&R $10,750,000 — from 168 MESEROLE BPC RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $10,750,000
2014-10-20Mortgage $526,393 — from 168 MESEROLE BPC RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $526,393
2014-10-20Deed $15,250,000 — from JJWX REALTY LLC; RRH HOLDINGS LLC; ATAJ REALTY LLC; 435 MARION LLC; BYSZ REALTY LLC to 168 MESEROLE BPC RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC $15,250,000
2014-10-20Agreement $10,750,000 — from 168 MESEROLE BPC RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $10,750,000
2014-04-08Agreement $10,300,000 — from 168 MESEROLE LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $10,300,000
2014-04-08Mortgage $5,800,000 — from 168 MESEROLE LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $5,800,000
2014-04-08AL&R $10,300,000 — from 168 MESEROLE LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $10,300,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201714005
201804004
2019190010
202001405
202111002
2022084012
2023370010
20240100010
20250272231
20260130013
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 91Ownership & money 57Health & systems 4

Every one of the 203 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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