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176 Nichols Avenue

1,423Records
14City systems
155Open violations
1266Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11208 · Neighborhood: Cypress Hills
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1,423 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 842 311 service requests, 264 HPD complaints, 192 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11208
Built1899
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassS1
Owner (PLUTO)NICHOLAS 176 LLC
BBL3041210058
BIN3091850

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1266. In ZIP 11208, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations155 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 106 class B, 31 class A. Oldest open since 2013-12-08.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

31 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 5 · winter 2025–26: 24). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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24
’25–26

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

$28,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

174 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (59) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (21) · Illegal Parking (18) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · DOOR/WINDOW (11) · PLUMBING (10).

Filed construction activity

$231,000 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 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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)GOLDROCK GROUP 18 LLc
Head officerELIYAHu ARANIAs
Managing agentNINa SABAg
Last registered2026-02-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$920,000 $55,200
2026$964,000 $57,840
2027$1,001,000 $60,060

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayCrescent St — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Grant Av / Etna St — Q7 · 700 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 007 Abraham Lincoln
Middle: 171, 760. 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

176 Nichols Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

174 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $368,231 on 2008-01-30 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-02-19Deed $525,000 — from FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION to NICHOLAS 176 LLC $525,000
2026-02-04Sold for $525,000 $525,000 $525,000
2023-10-20Deed $669,900 — from KING ESQ, MICHAEL F; TORO, ROSITA to FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION $669,900
2023-09-28Sold for $669,900 $669,900 $669,900
2008-01-30Mortgage $368,231 — from TORO, ROSITA to MERS $368,231
2008-01-30Deed $416,200 — from BARBOSA, ALEX to TORO, ROSITA $416,200
2001-06-05Mortgage $239,250 — from MEJIA, GERMAN to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP $239,250
1991-05-01Mortgage $30,000 — from KELLY, MARY C; KELLY, JOHN C to INDEPENDENCE ONE FINSER $30,000
1982-01-29Mortgage $24,000 — from KELLY, JOHN C.; KELLY, MARY C. to PATRICIA MARY REALTYCP $24,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201706160022
201803271031
2019005106
202000540054
20210431200316
20220928604299
20230813420144
20240310703113
202501121102224
20265122111
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 55Housing & tenants 1,315Ownership & money 31Health & systems 17

Every one of the 1,423 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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