183 Congress Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-00296-0029BIN 3003134

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

014 active DOB violation(s)
027 open HPD violation(s)
032 DOB fines lost by default (unpaid)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 1 stabilized unit with New York State for 2023 — of about 9 apartments.

2018 — 1 units registered2023 — 1

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1850

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building1 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSApt 2RIssued 2009-10-015+ YRS OLD

D26-12.01 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILINGS 1 STY NORTH APT 2R THRU OUT. LOCATED AT APT 2R

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2009-10-015+ YRS OLD

D26-41.15 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE ADDRESS OF THE BUILDING.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2009-10-015+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT DOOR BOILER ROOM CELLAR FRONT.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2009-10-015+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAVING CELLAR REAR.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Paint/Plaster2

Water Leak1

Water LeakSlow Leak2020-09-13 · closed

Paint/PlasterCeiling2020-09-08 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

221

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Unspecified71

Residential66

Street/Sidewalk27

Commercial25

Helicopter16

Vehicle13

Park3

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly unspecified) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

134

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony29

Misdemeanor93

Violation12

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 8 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2020-07-23

EMERGENCY WORK:THERE ARE 2 EXTENSIONS @ EXP3:ONE(2S+B)AND ANOTHER(1S) EXP2 IS PARTY WALL SHARED WITH 181 CONGRESS.EXP4 IS INDEP WALL ADJ TO PRIVATE AREA/PATIO.BSMT LEVEL OF WALL @EXP4 IS LEANING.EXP4 BRICKS ARE SPALLING&FLAKING INTO AREA/PATIO.OWNER TO IMMED.RETAIN NYS PROF. ENG+ NYS SURVEYOR TO DEVELOP + IMPLEMENT AN OPTICAL + CRACK MONITORING PLAN

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2020-07-23

FTM BLDG SAFE CONDN:EXP #2 PRTY/WALL SHARD W/181 CONGRESS.EXP #4 INDEP BSMT LEVL EXP4 WALL LEAN OUTWRD.BRWNSTNE SEPARTING FRM FACE LEAN WALL CRCKS THR-OUT EXP4 BRCKS SPALL/FLAKE@INTR VARIUS CRCKS FINISH.FIRE ESC EXP3 DMG THRED.OWNR RETN NYS LIC PE&REG CONTR TO EVALU ENTRE BLDG&REPR UNDR PERMT.FILE PLANS BY 8/1/20.BEGINN WRK 8/15/20.COMPLT BY 12/31/20

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2020-07-23

EMGY WORK:SEE COMISH ORDR#072320FEU3062IK FOR PROP DESCR&VIO CONDNS.ON 8/18/20 OWNERS PE ALERTED FEU THAT ENTIRE WIDTH OF EXP4 WALL@BSMNT LVL LEAN OUT INTO BAY WINDOW WALLS HAD NO FOOT&TIED JOISTS,& WALLS IN POOR CONDN.BLD MONITOR FOR MOVT&PRTLY SHORD UNDR PRMT.OWNR IMMD RETN NYSPE+ CONTR DSGN+BRACE LEAN@EXP4 WAL.WRK UNDR SUPV PE.FILE APP WRK W/IN 2DAY

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2008-05-05

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

JEREMIAH REALTY CORP

Head officer

MICHAEL GOLDSTEIN

Managing agent

TREZZA MGMT INC.

1 other building share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

35 SCHERMERHORN STREETBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22022-02-25$6,250 penalty

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22022-02-25$10,000 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2005-08-02 · $135,000

Most recent mortgage2019-12-26 · $962,280.22

Mortgage2019-12-26$962,280.22

borrower JEREMIAH REALTY CORP · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2012-12-27$515,577.13

borrower JEREMIAH REALTY CORP. · lender ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION

Mortgage2008-10-23$1,575,000

borrower JEREMIAH REALTY CORP · lender ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION

Sale2005-08-02$135,000

THE BROOKLYN BENEVOLENT SOCIETY → ESTATE OF JANE KORBEL, DECEASED

Sale2005-08-02$2,050,000

ESTATE OF JANE S. KORBEL → JEREMIAH REALTY CORP.

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale