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2160 78 Street

275Records
18City systems
1Open violations
4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11214 · Neighborhood: Bensonhurst
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275 recorded events, 1996–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 73 311 service requests, 33 HPD complaints, 31 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11214
Built1991
Floors9
Res. units52
ClassD9
Owner (PLUTO)BENSONHURST HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY HOUS ING
BBL3062640029
BIN3331517

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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 76% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 4. In ZIP 11214, 75% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2017-04-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 8).

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$2,188 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Elevator (4) · PLUMBING (3) · Abandoned Vehicle (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,304,700 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1991)
YesSix or more residential units (52)
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)BENSONHURST HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY
Head officerDAVID WAGNER
Managing agentTUC MANAGEMENT COMPANY INC.
Last registered2025-10-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,144,000 $2,314,800
2026$5,460,000 $2,457,000
2027$5,672,000 $2,552,400

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayBay Pkwy — D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Bay Pkwy / 78 St — B6 B82 B82-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 247 Brooklyn
Middle: I.S. 096 Seth Low. 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

2160 78 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

25 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 TUC MANAGEMENT COMPANY INC. — 24 buildings, 1,393 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
149 West 106 Street MN230 A
50 Norfolk Street MN156 A
800 Manor Road SI104 B
458 West 155 Street MN98 A
2275 Olinville Avenue BX95 A
2505 Barker Avenue BX92 A
669 White Plains Road BX73 A
2552 Webb Avenue BX72 A
2260 Barker Avenue BX66 A
6477 Broadway BX64 A
2160 78 Street BK52 A
2620 University Avenue BX50 A
179 Henry Street MN50 A
174 Avenue A MN46 A
174 Forsyth Street MN40 A
52 St Nicholas Avenue MN30 A
3285 Rombouts Avenue BX28 A
384 Grand Street MN26 A
184 Forsyth Street MN21 A
Barker Avenue BX0 —
3020 West 28 Street BK0 —
577 East 96 Street BK0 —
309 East 118 Street MN0 —
7 East 116 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,458,781 on 2015-06-10 (lender: Bensonhurst Housing For The Elderly Housing Develo). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-06-10Mortgage $3,458,781 — from BENSONHURST HOUSING, L.P.; BENSONHURST HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY HOUS to BENSONHURST HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY HOUS $3,458,781
2015-06-10Mortgage $703,428 — from BENSONHURST HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY HOUS; BENSONHURST HOUSING, L.P. to BENSONHURST HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY HOUS $703,428
2015-06-10Mortgage $713,892 — from BENSONHURST HOUSING L.P.; BENSONHURST HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY HOUS to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $713,892
2015-06-10Mortgage $9,186,108 — from BENSONHURST HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY HOUS; BENSONHURST HOUSING L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $9,186,108
2015-06-10Deed $9,100,000 — from BENSONHURST HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY HOUS to BENSONHURST HOUSING, L.P.; BENSONHURST HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY HOUS $9,100,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170110314
2018125210
2019412411
20200636345
202101034
202200527
202301528
2024008210
20250214218
20260515525
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The full timeline

Construction 48Enforcement 49Housing & tenants 136Ownership & money 12Health & systems 30

Every one of the 275 recorded events, 1996–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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