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166 Bleecker Street

1,274Records
20City systems
11Open violations
531.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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1,274 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 465 HPD complaints, 269 311 service requests, 268 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC
BBL3033060024
BIN3075649

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 531.3. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations11 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1987-11-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

51 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 17 · winter 2024–25: 32). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

17
’23–24
32
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

65 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (25) · WATER LEAK (9) · Noise (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (4).

Filed construction activity

$464,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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)DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC
Head officerMICHAEL SHAH
Managing agentDS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC
Last registered2026-07-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,280,000 $576,000
2026$1,150,000 $517,500
2027$1,341,000 $603,450

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwayKnickerbocker Av — M · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Bleecker St — B60 · 200 ft
Citi BikeMenahan St & Central Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 075 Mayda Cortiella
Middle: J.H.S. 291 Roland Hayes. 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

166 Bleecker 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

65 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 25 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 DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC — 19 buildings, 133 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B5 · C2 · D11. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
41 Henry Street MN20 C
808 Prospect Place BK19 B
371 Irving Avenue BK8 D
552 Gates Avenue BK8 C
165 Howard Avenue BK8 D
150 Patchen Avenue BK8 B
623 Halsey Street BK8 B
167 Waverly Avenue BK8 D
148 Patchen Avenue BK8 B
137 Patchen Avenue BK6 A
236 Howard Avenue BK6 D
166 Bleecker Street BK6 D
142 Grove Street BK6 D
415 Myrtle Avenue BK3 D
208 Hoyt Street BK3 D
1448 Myrtle Avenue BK2 D
1450 Myrtle Avenue BK2 D
149 Rivington Street MN2 B
1446 Myrtle Avenue BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $420,000 on 2017-03-02 (lender: Greystone Servicing Corporation, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-02-07Agreement $70,000,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC to SIG RCRS D MF 2023 VENTURE LLC $70,000,000
2024-11-06Agreement $2,525,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC; DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC to SIG RCRS D MF 2023 VENTURE LLC; SIG RCRS D MF 2023 VENTURE LLC $2,525,000
2024-09-12Agreement $70,000,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC to SIG RCRS D MF 2023 VENTURE LLC $70,000,000
2023-07-14Agreement $70,000,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC to FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION,; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, $70,000,000
2023-02-22Agreement $67,325,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $67,325,000
2022-11-01Agreement $70,000,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $70,000,000
2018-11-15AL&R $70,000,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $70,000,000
2018-11-15M&CON $70,000,000 — from DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $70,000,000
2018-10-19Deed $2,200,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 99 LLC to DS BROOKLYN PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC $2,200,000
2018-09-21Sold for $2,200,000 $2,200,000 $366,667
2017-03-02Agreement $1,720,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 99 LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $1,720,000
2017-03-02Mortgage $420,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 99 LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $420,000
2015-10-15AL&R $1,300,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 99 LLC to CC BLEECKER LLC $1,300,000
2015-10-15Mortgage $1,300,000 — from SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 99 LLC to CC BLEECKER LLC $1,300,000
2015-10-15Deed $1,100,000 — from LALOI, MARCO A to SILVERSHORE PROPERTIES 99 LLC $1,100,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201733716272211
201804455761
201910140520
20202060311
202101570361
202200101516
2023019924106
2024009145100
202501341339
202600100414
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 83Housing & tenants 1,059Ownership & money 48Health & systems 65

Every one of the 1,274 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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