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173 Columbia Heights · Brooklyn · BBL 3002340023 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0.8
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 88% 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 0.8. 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

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

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Lead (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Noise (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1849)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)173 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS LLC
Head officerJESSICA RICHMAN
Managing agentFINE TIMES MANAGEMENT CO LLC
Last registered2025-09-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,842,000 $1,278,900
2026$3,410,000 $1,534,500
2027$4,092,000 $1,841,400

The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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

SubwayClark St — 2 3 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Borough Hall — 2 3 4 5 R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
Citi BikeBrooklyn Bridge Park - Pier 2 · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Emily Warren Roebling School. 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

173 Columbia Heights

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

7 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by FINE TIMES MANAGEMENT CO LLC — 29 buildings, 269 units. Grades across the portfolio: A26 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
30 West 70 Street MN31 A
82 Pierrepont Street BK25 B
141 Columbia Heights BK18 A
30 West 71 Street MN15 A
150 Columbia Heights BK11 A
173 Columbia Heights BK10 A
19 West 68 Street MN10 A
21 West 68 Street MN10 A
53 West 73 Street MN10 A
78 Riverside Drive MN10 A
6 Pierrepont Street BK10 A
23 West 68 Street MN10 A
44 West 69 Street MN10 A
32 West 71 Street MN10 A
9 Montague Terrace BK10 A
23 West 70 Street MN9 A
46 West 69 Street MN9 A
46 West 70 Street MN8 A
32 Remsen Street BK6 A
15A West 73 Street MN6 A
196 Columbia Heights BK6 B
41 West 73 Street MN5 A
219 West 71 Street MN5 A
198 Columbia Heights BK5 A
17 West 68 Street MN4 A
11 West 73 Street MN3 A
157 Columbia Heights BK1 A
55 West 73 Street MN1 B
15 West 68 Street MN1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $39,180 on 2022-10-17 (lender: Dime Community Bank F/k/a The Dsb Of Williamsburg), 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
2022-10-17Agreement $10,000,000 — from 41 WEST 73RD STREET LLC; 11 WEST 73RD STREET LLC; 78 RIVERSIDE DRIVE LLC; 32 REMSEN STREET to DIME COMMUNITY BANK F/K/A THE DSB OF WIL $10,000,000
2022-10-17AL&R $10,000,000 — from 173 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS LLC; 11 WEST 73RD STREET LLC; 41 WEST 73RD STREET LLC; 32 REMSEN STRE to DIME COMMUNITY BANK F/K/A THE DSB OF WIL $10,000,000
2022-10-17Mortgage $39,180 — from 41 WEST 73RD STREET LLC; 11 WEST 73RD STREET LLC; 78 RIVERSIDE DRIVE LLC; 173 COLUMBIA HEI to DIME COMMUNITY BANK F/K/A THE DSB OF WIL $39,180
2015-10-06Mortgage $1,600,000 — from 173 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,600,000
2000-03-17Mortgage $123,311 — from 173 COLUMBIA LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $123,311
1999-07-01Mortgage $340,000 — from AGGER, MARC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $340,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
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2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700000
201801012
201913015
202002013
202107018
202202417
202303014
202404015
202513015
202602024
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The last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-10-02311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2026-10-02Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2026-08-12Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2026-05-06Boiler inspection
2025-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-02311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2026-10-02Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2026-08-12Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2026-05-06Boiler inspection
2025
2025-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-08-09311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-07-16Boiler inspection
2025-04-21FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-03-22311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2024
2024-12-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-26Boiler inspection
2024-11-19311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-01-05311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2024-01-05Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2023
2023-12-29311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2023-12-29311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023-12-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-09-11Boiler inspection
2022
2022-12-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-12-06Boiler inspection
2022-10-17Agreement $10,000,000 — from 41 WEST 73RD STREET LLC; 11 WEST 73RD STREET LLC; 78 RIVERSIDE DRIVE LLC; 32 REMSEN STREET to DIME COMMUNITY BANK F/K/A THE DSB OF WIL$10,000,000
2022-10-17TL&R — from DIME COMMUNITY BANK F/K/A DIME SAVINGS B to 173 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS LLC
2022-10-17AL&R $10,000,000 — from 173 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS LLC; 11 WEST 73RD STREET LLC; 41 WEST 73RD STREET LLC; 32 REMSEN STRE to DIME COMMUNITY BANK F/K/A THE DSB OF WIL$10,000,000
2022-10-17Mortgage $39,180 — from 41 WEST 73RD STREET LLC; 11 WEST 73RD STREET LLC; 78 RIVERSIDE DRIVE LLC; 173 COLUMBIA HEI to DIME COMMUNITY BANK F/K/A THE DSB OF WIL$39,180
2022-02-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-12-31Boiler inspection
2021-12-05HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT PLASTER AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY
2021-12-05HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY
2021-12-01311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2021-12-01311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2021-12-01Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2021-12-01Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2021-06-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-12-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-05-27311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2020-04-03Boiler inspection
2019
2019-10-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-10-01311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2019-06-14FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-06-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-02-06Boiler inspection — defects found
2018
2018-06-03311: Electronics Waste — Recycling Electronics
2018-03-27Boiler inspection — defects found
2016
2016-06-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-10-06AL&R — from 173 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH
2015-10-06Mortgage $1,600,000 — from 173 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$1,600,000
2015-08-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2013
2013-02-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2007
2007-08-20DEEDO — from FINE TIMES, INC to 173 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS LLC
2006
2006-03-15DOB complaint, category ?
2006-03-15DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-12-23Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2004-12-23Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2004-12-23Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2004-07-26Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — SPRINKER CERT
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-10-14Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2003-06-30Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2002
2002-10-22Mortgage satisfied — from AGGER, MARC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH
2002-08-30Deed — from 173 COLUMBIA LLC to FINE TIMES INC
2000
2000-03-17Mortgage assigned — from 173 COLUMBIA LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH
2000-03-17Deed — from AGGER, MARC to 173 COLUMBIA LLC
2000-03-17Agreement — from 173 COLUMBIA LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH
2000-03-17Mortgage $123,311 — from 173 COLUMBIA LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH$123,311
1999
1999-07-01Mortgage $340,000 — from AGGER, MARC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH$340,000
1999-05-10Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-05-10Permit EW — ISSUED
1997
1997-11-03Deed — from BARRY BERMAN REALTYASSOCIATES - 173 COLU to AGGER, MARC
1986
1986-01-15Mortgage satisfied — from A.M.G. RLTY CORP to SOUTH BKLYN SAVS BK
1986-01-02Deed — from 173 COLUMBIA ASSOC to BERMAN-MILLER RLTY ASSOC
1986-01-02Mortgage satisfied — from FLONAN RLTY CORP to SHERER LAND CORP
1986-01-02Mortgage satisfied — from IZ RLTY CORP to DAVIS, FLORENCE S; DAVIS, GEORGE R
1981
1981-12-10Deed — from IZ REALTY CORP to 173 COLUMBIA ASSOCIATES
1981-06-26Mortgage — from IZ REALTY CORP to DAVIS GEORGE R; DAVIS FLORENCE S
1981-06-26Deed — from DAVIS GEORGE R; DAVIS FLORENCE S to IZ REALTY CORP
1978
1978-08-31Deed — from FLONAN RLTY CORP to DAVIS GEORGE R; DAVIS FLORENCE S
1978-07-31Mortgage — from FLONAN REALTY CORP to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGS BANK
1978-07-31SAGE — from INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK; FLONAN REALTY CORP
1978-07-31Mortgage — from FLONAN REALTY CORP to SCHERER LAND CORP
1978-07-31Deed — from SHERER LAND CORP to FLONAN REALTY CORP
1976
1976-01-20Deed — from BBD RLTY CO to SHERERLAND CORP
1974
1974-04-05Mortgage assigned — from GERSON MEYER I; GERSON ADELINE to GERSON ADELINE
1974-03-05Mortgage — from BBD RLTY CO to GERSON ADELINE; GERSON MEYER I
1974-03-05Deed — from GERSON ADELINE; GERSON MEYER I to BBD RLTY CO
1973
1973-01-18Deed — from AMG REALTY CORP to GERSON MEYER I; GERSON ADELINE
1972
1972-09-11Mortgage — from AMG RLTY CORP to SOUTH BKLYN SAVS BANK
1966
1966-11-18LDMK — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; COMMISS OF NYC; LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMM OF NYC; LANDMARKS PRESER

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