A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 57.3. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% 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 violations
2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-09-01.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1853)
Yes
Six or more residential units (6)
No
421-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)
196 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS LLC
Head officer
Jessica Richman
Managing agent
FINE TIMES MANAGEMENT CO LLC
Last registered
2025-09-23
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$2,338,000
$1,052,100
2026
$2,806,000
$1,262,700
2027
$3,367,000
$1,515,150
The city's market estimate has risen
44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
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
Subway
Clark St — 2 3 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Borough Hall — 2 3 4 5 R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
Citi Bike
Brooklyn Bridge Park - Pier 2 · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,481,800 on
2021-08-10 (lender: Citi Real Estate Funding INC), covering 20 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.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2021-08-10
AL&R $50,000,000 — from 9 MONTAGUE ASSOCIATES LLC; 23 WEST 68TH STREET LLC; 19 WEST 68TH STREET LLC; 82 PIERREPONT to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC
$50,000,000
2021-08-10
Agreement $50,000,000 — from 53 WEST 73RD STREET LLC; 19 WEST 68TH STREET LLC; 219 WEST 71ST STREET LLC; 32 WEST 71ST S to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC
$50,000,000
2021-08-10
Mortgage $1,481,800 — from 82 PIERREPONT STREET LLC; 6 PIERREPONT ASSOCIATES LLC; 23 WEST 68TH STREET LLC; 150 COLUMB to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC
$1,481,800
2014-08-19
Agreement $2,390,000 — from 196 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$2,390,000
2014-08-19
Mortgage $1,270,038 — from 196 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$1,270,038
2009-10-23
Mortgage $1,210,000 — from COLUBIA HEIGHTS LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION
$1,210,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
13
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
1
0
0
1
2018
4
0
1
5
2019
0
0
1
1
2020
2
0
1
3
2021
0
6
1
7
2022
3
0
1
4
2023
1
0
1
2
2024
11
0
2
13
2025
3
0
1
4
2026
2
0
1
3
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2024-10-04City emergency repair (OMO): location: apartment 4, 3rd story, 1st apartment from east at south -emergency operations division ''essential service re$1,500
2024-09-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2024-09-01HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2024-09-01HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED A
2024-09-01HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT AP
2024-09-01HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM E
2024-09-01HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE METAL ACCESS PANEL COVER AT SOUTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL
2024-09-01HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX MISS
2021-12-22AALR — from CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. to WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
2021-12-22Mortgage assigned — from CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. to WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
2021-08-10AL&R $50,000,000 — from 9 MONTAGUE ASSOCIATES LLC; 23 WEST 68TH STREET LLC; 19 WEST 68TH STREET LLC; 82 PIERREPONT to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC$50,000,000
2021-08-10Agreement $50,000,000 — from 53 WEST 73RD STREET LLC; 19 WEST 68TH STREET LLC; 219 WEST 71ST STREET LLC; 32 WEST 71ST S to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC$50,000,000
2021-08-10Mortgage $1,481,800 — from 82 PIERREPONT STREET LLC; 6 PIERREPONT ASSOCIATES LLC; 23 WEST 68TH STREET LLC; 150 COLUMB to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC$1,481,800
2021-08-10Mortgage assigned — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING, INC
2020
2020-12-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-04-02Boiler inspection
2020-03-11311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2019
2019-02-07Boiler inspection
2018
2018-12-20311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2018-10-17311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2018-08-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-08-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-03-27Boiler inspection
2017
2017-09-27311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2015
2015-10-08HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2014
2014-08-19Agreement $2,390,000 — from 196 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$2,390,000
2014-08-19Mortgage $1,270,038 — from 196 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$1,270,038
2014-08-19Mortgage assigned — from FANNIE MAE to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2013
2013-02-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2009
2009-10-23AALR — from GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION ,INC to FANNIE MAE
2009-10-23Mortgage $1,210,000 — from COLUBIA HEIGHTS LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION$1,210,000
2009-04-23Job filed: INSTALL (1) GAS BOILER, (1) HW BOILER & (1) STORAGE TANK.$20,000
2009-04-23Job filed: INSTALL (1) GAS BOILER, (1) HW BOILER & (1) STORAGE TANK.$20,000
2009-04-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-04-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2008
2008-03-28DOB violation LANDMK:
2008-03-28DOB violation LANDMK:
2007
2007-08-20DEEDO — from FINE TIMES, INC. to 196 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS LLC
2006
2006-05-17ECB Hazardous violation: PLUMBING WORK WITHOUT PERMIT. WORK NOTED:NEW GAS LINE RAN FROM METER TO APT.2 ON 2ND FLOOR. WATER AND WASTE LINES RAN TO KITCHEN A$800
2003-06-30Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2003-02-03DOB complaint, category ?
2002
2002-05-08Job filed: REspectfully propose a roof deck as per plans. No change in use, egress or occup ancy.$4,000
2002-05-08Job filed: REspectfully propose a roof deck as per plans. No change in use, egress or occup ancy.$4,000
2002-03-21Job filed: Respectfully propose all inerior alterations as per plans including a relocated kitchenette and renovation of an existing bath as shown. No change in$10,000
2002-03-21Job filed: Respectfully propose all inerior alterations as per plans including a relocated kitchenette and renovation of an existing bath as shown. No change in$10,000
2002-03-14PAT — from BORGOMANERI, CARLO to ASCOLY, PINA; FUMAGALLI, FIORELLA
2002-03-14Deed — from BORGO-MANERI, CARLO; RUSSO, LINO to FINE TIMERS INC
1989
1989-11-27Mortgage satisfied — from RUBORGO REALTY CORP to ATLANTIC LIBERTY S&LASN
1988
1988-03-16Agreement — from ATLANTIC LIBERTY SAVINGS to RUEORGO RLTY CORP; BORGOMANERI, CARLO
1979
1979-11-26Deed — from GLADYS U JAMES DECEASED AS EXEC OF to RUBORGO REALTY CORP
1979-11-26Mortgage — from RUBORGO REALTY CORP to ATLANTIC LIBERTY SAVINGS CORP
1979-11-26Deed — from RUBORGO REALTY CORP to BORGOMANERI CARLO; RUSSO LINO
1978
1978-11-28Deed — from JAMES DARWIN R IV; JAMES DARWIN R to US TRUST CO OF NY
1975
1975-06-04Deed — from LYNVALE REALTY CO INC to JAMES DARWIN R IV
1975-06-04Mortgage — from DARWIN JAMES R IV; JAMES DARWIN R IV to JAMES GLADYS U; JAMES GLADYS V
1966
1966-11-18LDMK — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; COMMISS OF NYC; LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMM OF NYC; LANDMARKS PRESER