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150 Tapscott Street

111Records
15City systems
0Open violations
1.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11212 · Neighborhood: Brownsville
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111 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 27 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 15 DOB permits, 13 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11212
Built1930
Floors4
Res. units12
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)RALPH BLAKE LTD PRTNRSHP
BBL3035320049
BIN3081202

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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 87% 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 1.2. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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

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

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Lead (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).

Filed construction activity

$191,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 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)RALPH BLAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Head officerLAURIE KEFALIDIS
Managing agentIBEC BUILDING CORP
Last registered2025-08-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$651,000 $292,950
2026$532,000 $239,400
2027$578,000 $260,100

The city's market estimate has fallen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

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

SubwaySutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 98 St / Blake Av — B15 B47 · 400 ft
Citi BikeHoward Ave & Blake Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 189 The Bilingual Center. 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

150 Tapscott 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

4 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 IBEC BUILDING CORP — 32 buildings, 780 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29 · B2 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
65 Hoyt Street BK158 A
2170 8 Avenue MN138 A
167 Clermont Avenue BK111 B
1307 Pacific Street BK49 A
686 Fulton Street BK45 A
181 Rockaway Avenue BK44 A
2106 Union Street BK32 A
669 Ralph Avenue BK23 A
661 Classon Avenue BK14 A
15 Blake Avenue BK12 A
150 Tapscott Street BK12 A
459 Prospect Place BK8 A
1454 Bedford Avenue BK8 A
641 Grand Avenue BK8 A
637 Grand Avenue BK8 A
471 Prospect Place BK8 A
1460 Bedford Avenue BK8 A
757 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
639 Grand Avenue BK8 A
424 Prospect Place BK8 A
759 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
479 Park Place BK8 A
761 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
1450 Bedford Avenue BK8 A
646 Classon Avenue BK6 A
653 Classon Avenue BK6 A
628 Sterling Place BK6 A
670 Fulton Street BK5 A
665 Classon Avenue BK4 A
744 Franklin Avenue BK4 A
681 Ralph Avenue BK4 C
636 Classon Avenue BK3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,967,397 on 2018-12-13 (lender: First Republic Bank), covering 5 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
2018-12-13AL&R $8,000,000 — from RALPH BLAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $8,000,000
2018-12-13Agreement $8,000,000 — from RALPH BLAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $8,000,000
2018-12-13Mortgage $3,967,397 — from RALPH BLAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $3,967,397
2010-11-09Mortgage $4,745,000 — from RALPH BLAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to SOVEREIGN BANK $4,745,000
1991-06-28Mortgage $1,153,000 — from RALPH BLAKE LTD PTRSHIP to COMMUNITY PESERVATNCORP $1,153,000
1991-06-28Mortgage $3,697,000 — from RALPH BLAKE LTD PTRSHIP to COMMUNITY PRESERVATNCP $3,697,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003025
2018000538
2019003014
2020001012
2021004015
2022003014
20235220716
20240072211
2025011013
2026000022
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 33Ownership & money 27Health & systems 21

Every one of the 111 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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