The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and
10% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-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
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Street Condition (1).
Filed construction activity
$52,062 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (5 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1871)
No
Six or more residential units (4)
No
421-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)
171 PROSPECT PLACE CONDO
Head officer
CHRISTOPH KIRSTEIN
Managing agent
REFCO MGMT CO INC
Last registered
2025-09-16
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
$391,356
$176,110
2026
$374,210
$168,395
2027
$0
$0
The city's market estimate has fallen
100% 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2012 (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
Subway
7 Av — B Q · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Grand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Park Pl — B41 · 550 ft
Citi Bike
Park Pl & Carlton Ave · 500 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.
4 311 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.
Job filed: INSTALL NEW SPLIT AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM SERVING FOURTH FLOOR IN AN EXISTING FIVE-STORY, FOUR-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITH MECHANICAL WORK AS PER
2025-12-17
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
The full timeline
2026
2026-08-27Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2026-07-09Job filed: INSTALL NEW SPLIT AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM SERVING FOURTH FLOOR IN AN EXISTING FIVE-STORY, FOUR-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITH MECHANICAL WORK AS PER$20,062
2025
2025-12-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-08-26311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2021-03-04Mortgage satisfied — from BORNALES, BETTY G; BORNALES, JULIEANN G to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; PLAZA
2020
2020-12-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-10-11311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2020-10-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2020-10-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-09-10ADEC — from 171 PROSPECT PLACE CONDOMINIUM
2020-09-10ADEC — from 171 PROSPECT PLACE CONDOMINIUM
2020-09-10ADEC — from 171 PROSPECT PLACE CONDOMINIUM
2020-09-10ADEC — from 171 PROSPECT PLACE CONDOMINIUM
2020-08-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-02-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-10-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-02-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-12-23DOB violation P: THE BOROUGH COMMISIONER HAS ISSUED A NOTICE TO REVOKE APPLICATION #321 259124 DUE TO REVOCATION OF THE MASTER PLUMBERS AND/OR FIRE
2016-02-04Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE NYC BUILDING CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANC
2015
2015-11-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-10-19Job filed: FILING APPLICATION FOR THE INTERIOR RENOVATION OF CELLAR, BASEMENT, THIRD AND FOURTH FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$50,000
2015-10-19Job filed: FILING APPLICATION FOR THE INTERIOR RENOVATION OF CELLAR, BASEMENT, THIRD AND FOURTH FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$50,000
2015-07-02FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014
2014-08-01311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2014-07-14Deed — from BETTY G. BORNALES REVOCABLE TRUST APRIL to BORNALES, JULIEANN G; BORNALES, BETTY G
2014-07-14Mortgage $412,000 — from BORNALES, JULIEANN G; BORNALES, BETTY G to PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE INC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$412,000
2014-07-09Mortgage satisfied — from BETTY G BORNALES REVOCABLE TRUST to QUONTIC BANK
2013
2013-11-01Mortgage satisfied — from WEIL, JEFFREY; RODRIQUEZ, REBECA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
2013-10-28Deed $725,000 — from WEIL, JEFFREY; RODRIGUEZ, REBECA to WINSLOW, SAMANTHA$725,000
2013-10-28PAT — from WINSLOW, SAMANTHA to THE CONDOMINIUM BOARD
2013-04-18311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2013-04-05Deed $762,669 — from SMITH, CRAIG; SMITH, GLORIA MITCHELL to BETTY G. BORNALES REVOCABLE TRUST; BORNALES, BETTY G$762,669
2013-04-05Mortgage $400,000 — from BORNALES, BETTY G; BETTY G. BORNALES REVOCABLE TRUST to QUONTIC BANK$400,000
2013-04-05PAT — from BORNALES, BETTY G; BETTY G. BORNALES REVOCABLE TRUST to 171 PROSPECT PLACE CONDOMINIUM BOARD OF
2013-02-26Deed $1,119,057 — from SMITH, GLORIA MITCHELL; SMITH, CRAIG to WEINTRAUB, ALLISON MICHELLE; KIRSTEIN, CHRISTOPHER D$1,119,057
2013-02-26PAT — from SMITH, CRAIG; SMITH, CRAIG SIDNEY to ALLEN, STEPHEN W
2013-02-26PAT — from KIRSTEIN, CHRISTOPHER D; WEINTRAUB, ALLISON MICHELLE to THE BOARD OF 171 PROSPECT PLACE CONDOMIN
2013-02-26PAT — from SMITH, GLORIA MITCHELL to ALLEN, STEPHEN W
2013-01-08TOLCC — from BOARD OF MANAGERS OF 171 PROSPECT PLACE to SMITH, CRAIG
2013-01-08TOLCC — from BOARD OF MANAGERS OF 171 PROSPECT PLACE to SMITH, CRAIG
2012
2012-12-28Mortgage assigned — from MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS to CITIBANK, N.A.
2012-12-28Agreement $329,810 — from MINKOFF, HOWARD; JORGE-MINKOFF, CHRISTINA to CITIBANK, N.A.$329,810
2012-12-28Mortgage $3,092 — from MINKOFF, HOWARD; JORGE-MINKOFF, CHRISTINA to CITIBANK, N.A.$3,092
2012-10-05311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2012-10-05DOB complaint, category ?
2012-09-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-09-06LOCC — from SMITH, CRAIG to 171 PROSPECT PLACE CONDOMINIUM
2012-09-06LOCC — from SMITH, CRAIG to 171 PROSPECT PLACE CONDOMINIUM
2010-12-13LDMK — from PROSPECT HEIGHTS HISTORIC DISTRICT
2009
2009-12-21Mortgage $9,725 — from RODRIGUEZ, REBECCA; WEIL, JEFFREY to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$9,725
2009-12-21Agreement $302,000 — from WEIL, JEFFREY; RODRIGUEZ, REBECCA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$302,000
2009-05-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-04-17Job filed: RENOVATE REAR OF 4TH FLOOR. REPLACE BEAMS & REPAIR REAR WALL. NO CHANGE TO EGRESS, USE OR OCCUPANCY.$6,000
2008
2008-03-11PAT — from MINKOFF, HOWARD; MINKOFF, CHRIS to 171 PROSPECT PLACE CONDOMINIUM
2008-03-11Mortgage $350,000 — from JORGE-MINKOFF, CHRISTINA; MINKOFF, HOWARD to MERS$350,000
2008-03-11Deed $549,855 — from SMITH, GRAIG SIDNEY; SMITH, GLORIA JEAN MITCHELL to MINKOFF, CHRISTINA JORGE; MINKOFF, HOWARD$549,855
2007
2007-10-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-10-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-10-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-10-15Mortgage satisfied — from SMITH, GLORIA M; SMITH, CRAIG to CITIBANK, N.A.
2007-10-15Mortgage satisfied — from SMITH, GLORIA M; SMITH, CRAIG to CITIBANK, N.A.
2007-10-15Mortgage satisfied — from SMITH, GLORIA M; SMITH, CRAIG to CITIBANK, N.A.
2007-10-15Mortgage satisfied — from SMITH, GLORIA M; SMITH, CRAIG to CITIBANK, N.A.
2007-10-11Job filed: PROPOSE TO RENOVATE EXISTING BASEMENT FLOOR UNIT WITH MINOR PARTITION, INTERIOR FINISHED WORKS & PLUMBING WORKS AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EG$16,000
2007-09-14PAT — from WEIL, JEFFREY to RODRIGUEZ, REBECA
2007-09-14Mortgage $300,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, REBECA; WEIL, JEFFREY to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$300,000
2007-09-14PAT — from RODRIGUEZ, REBECA; WEIL, JEFFREY to BD OF MGRS OF 171 PROSPECT PLACE CONDOMI
2007-09-14Deed $570,220 — from SMITH, CRAIG; SMITH, GLORIA MITCHELL to WEIL, JEFFREY; RODRIGUEZ, REBECA$570,220
2007-07-25MAPS — from 171 PROSPECT PLACE CONDOMINIUM
2007-07-25MAPS — from 171 PROSPECT PLACE CONDOMINIUM
2007-07-25MAPS — from 171 PROSPECT PLACE CONDOMINIUM
2007-07-25CDEC — from SMITH, GLORIA JEAN MITCHELL; SMITH, CRAIG SIDNEY
2007-07-25MAPS — from 171 PROSPECT PLACE CONDOMINIUM
2007-07-25CDEC — from SMITH, GLORIA JEAN MITCHELL; SMITH, CRAIG SIDNEY
2007-07-25CDEC — from SMITH, GLORIA JEAN MITCHELL; SMITH, CRAIG SIDNEY
2007-07-25CDEC — from SMITH, GLORIA JEAN MITCHELL; SMITH, CRAIG SIDNEY
2007-06-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-06-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-06-15Permit AL — ISSUED
2007-03-12Job filed: No work to be done under this application, this application is inconjunction with 302084848 . All work completed under apllication #302084848, only $1,000
2006
2006-05-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-03-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-02-23Job filed: Propose exterior work to existing buildi ng to include interior partiti renovation to the existing kitchen and b athrooms through out the floors. No $51,000
2005
2005-12-22Job filed: Proposed Sprinkler Application inconjunction with Alteration Application # 302019474. No changed in use, egress, occupancy under this application$12,800
2005-10-07Job filed: Proposed partial gut rehab to existing building, roof repair and updating all bathrooms, kitchens and minor partitions.$65,000