The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 80% 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 4. 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
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2
’23–24
2
’25–26
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (4) · Water System (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Indoor Air Quality (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Street 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 (1886)
No
Six or more residential units (5)
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)
168 PROSPECT PLACE REALTY LLC
Head officer
RONALD MCLAREN
Managing agent
PLAZA HEIGHTS MANAGMENT LLC
Last registered
2025-07-23
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
$1,714,800
$771,660
2026
$1,372,000
$617,400
2027
$1,455,000
$654,750
The city's market estimate has fallen
15% 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
Subway
7 Av — B Q · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Grand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Park Pl — B41 · 400 ft
Citi Bike
Park Pl & Carlton Ave · 300 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.
12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,570,000 on
2022-09-28 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2022-09-28
Mortgage $1,570,000 — from 168 PROSPECT PLACE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$1,570,000
2022-09-28
Deed $2,750,000 — from MCBRIDE, AS TRUSTEE, LAURI; TRUST F/B/O WILLIAM FINK to 168 PROSPECT PLACE REALTY LLC
$2,750,000
2022-09-20
Sold for $2,750,000
$2,750,000
$550,000
1998-11-17
Mortgage $8,227 — from FINK, ESTHER; FINK, WILLIAM to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
$8,227
1993-04-12
Mortgage $13,778 — from FINK, ESTHER; FINK, WILLIAM to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBK
$13,778
1986-02-24
Mortgage $165,000 — from FINK, WILLIAM; FINK, ESTHER to HOME SAVS BANK
$165,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
16
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
0
0
0
2018
0
2
2
1
5
2019
0
4
0
0
4
2020
0
0
0
0
0
2021
0
2
0
0
2
2022
1
2
3
0
6
2023
1
15
0
0
16
2024
0
7
0
0
7
2025
0
3
0
0
3
2026
0
4
0
0
4
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Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-01
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-04
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
The full timeline
2026
2026-06-13311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2026-04-20311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2026-01-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025
2025-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-08-19311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Noisy
2025-04-08311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Bin Not Used
2024
2024-12-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-08-11311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-03-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-01-03311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2024-01-02311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-01-02311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2024-01-01311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2023
2023-11-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-11-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-10-23311: Indoor Air Quality — Chemical Vapors/Gases/Odors
2023-09-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-09-30311: Heat/Hot Water — Apartment Only
2023-09-30311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-09-30HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2023-09-30HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2023-09-30HPD 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
2023-09-30HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2023-09-30HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2023-09-30HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2023-03-24HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022
2022-09-28Mortgage $1,570,000 — from 168 PROSPECT PLACE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$1,570,000
2022-09-28Deed $2,750,000 — from MCBRIDE, AS TRUSTEE, LAURI; TRUST F/B/O WILLIAM FINK to 168 PROSPECT PLACE REALTY LLC$2,750,000
2022-09-20Sold for $2,750,000$2,750,000
2022-05-15311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2022-05-15DOB complaint, category ?
2022-03-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021
2021-05-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-12HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2019
2019-10-31HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019-10-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-02-26311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2019-02-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-10-19HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-03-31311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-02-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-23Mortgage satisfied — from FINK, ESTHER; FINK, WILLIAM to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA; ASTORIA BANK; STERLING NATIONAL BANK
2018-01-23TL&R — from FINK, WILLIAM; FINK, ESTHER to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN; ASTORIA BANK; STERLING NATIONAL BANK
2016
2016-11-14HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2014
2014-11-20311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2014-02-06Deed — from ESTHER FINK IRREVOCABLE TRUST U/T/D 9/27; FINK, AS TRUSTEE, WILLIAM; MCBRIDE, AS TRUSTEE, to MCBRIDE, AS TRUSTEE, LAURI; TRUST F/B/O WILLIAM FINK U/T ESTHER FINK