168 Kosciuszko Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01785-0001BIN 3398137

Concern level3 of 4

High

017 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 6 apartments
026 open rent-impairing violation(s)
031 active DOB violation(s)

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 41 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 41 apartments.

2019 — 41 units registered2023 — 41

421-a tax benefit · expires ~2033

A 421-a building's rent stabilization is tied to this tax benefit and generally ends when it expires — here, around 2033 (approximate, from DOF exemption records). Confirm your unit's status with NYS HCR.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

How to request your rent history →

Rent regulation

The building

2015

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building21 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

129

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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-05-31

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE AT ENTRANCE TO BUILDING 1ST FROM SOUTH AT WEST ,IN SOUTH SECTION, AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-05-22RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF AN UNACCEPTABLE ELECTMAGNETIC LOCKING DEVICE INSTALLED AT VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6AIssued 2023-05-22

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE AT ENTRANCE DOOR TO APARTMENT 1ST FROM EAST AT SOUTH, IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 6A, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-02-28RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF AN UNACCEPTABLE ELECTROMAGNETIC LOCKING DEVICE INSTALLED AT DOOR AT VESTIBULE ENTRANCE , 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

109

All time

Last 12 months

Door/Window39

Unsanitary Condition17

Plumbing15

Heat/Hot Water9

General7

Safety7

Water Leak6

Paint/Plaster4

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

418

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential233

Street/Sidewalk100

Unspecified44

Park33

Vehicle7

Helicopter1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

188

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony58

Misdemeanor85

Violation45

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 7 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 · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2022-02-22

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9A TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2022

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2019-05-29Apt 3Bresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

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 2017-03-20

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

691 MARCY DEVELOPMENT LLC

Head officer

RONEN BENJOSEF

Managing agent

PARK HOUSE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

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

100 STEUBEN STREETBROOKLYN 130 WEST 95 STREETMANHATTAN 139 MARCUS GARVEY BOULEVARDBROOKLYN 140 SCHAEFER STREETBROOKLYN 141 MADISON 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.

ConstructionClass 32022-12-22$250 penalty

Local LawClass 22022-12-09$1,250 penalty

ElevatorsClass 12020-04-15$1,280 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 sale2020-12-11 · $22,480,000

Most recent mortgage2017-01-23 · $6,925,000

Sale2020-12-11$22,480,000

MARCY UPREAL LLC → 691 MARCY DEVELOPMENT LLC

Mortgage2017-01-23$6,925,000

borrower MARCY UPREAL LLC · lender SIGNATURE BANK

Mortgage2014-09-09$7,200,000

borrower MARCY UPREAL LLC · lender TIDEWAY CAPITAL FUNDING LLC

Sale2014-02-04no recorded price

683 MARCY AVE REALTY LLC → B&D NOBLE REALTY LLC, WILL-MAR REALTY LLC

Sale2014-02-04$4,500,000

B&D NOBLE REALTY LLC, WILL-MAR REALTY LLC → MARCY UPREAL LLC

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

Flagged for the 2019 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 10-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2019

Most recent

10-day noticewater/sewer only2019-07-01

30-day noticewater/sewer only2019-06-19

60-day noticewater/sewer only2019-05-20

90-day noticewater/sewer only2019-04-17

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale