Compliance verdict — No open violations, but an open Buildings Department condition
HPD’s records show no open housing-code violations for this building as of Nov 3, 2026.
The landlord has a record of closing housing-code violations.
A 32-unit building, built in 1903.
Open Buildings Department condition
City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 27 open DOB violations at this address, including a hazardous facade condition (Local Law 11 / FISP), filed within the last 6 years. An open life-safety condition on record limits the compliance grade to B+ — see the DOB Compliance section below.
Headline findings
0
Open HPD Class B
0
Open HPD Class C
612
311 calls 12 months to Aug 2026
2
Units registered as rent-stabilized with DHCR (most recent year)
32
Total residential units (PLUTO)
36
Crime incidents (150m) 12 months through June 2026
ℹBuilt before 1939 (city records: 1903) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
ℹRent-stabilized: 2 of 32 units
About this building
City records list 1903 as the year built — older than 75% of the 100 buildings we cover in ZIP 11201. The building’s floor space is 7.8 times the size of its lot: 58,775 sq ft of building on a 7,500 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of November 9, 2026.
A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.
City records show no open HPD violations here — ask what was most recently repaired and how maintenance requests are handled, since a clean record isn’t a guarantee of upkeep.
DHCR’s most recent registration lists 2 rent-stabilized units here. Ask whether this specific unit is one of them, and ask the landlord for its legal regulated rent and lease history.
City Buildings Department records show an open life-safety condition (e.g. unsafe building / hazardous facade) — what is it, and has it actually been resolved, not just re-filed?
§ 02 Neighborhood
169 Columbia Heights sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11201. The closest subway is Clark St (2,3) (4-minute walk), served by the 2 and 3 lines.
§ 03 Frequently asked questions
What's the closest subway to 169 Columbia Heights?
Clark St (2,3) — a 4-minute walk (289m) from 169 Columbia Heights. Served by the 2 and 3 lines.
Building Condition
HPD Violations
All-time HPD violations
Total3
Open0
Closed3
By severity class
Class I0 open · 3 closed
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations
No open pest violations on record.
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of November 3, 2026.
HPD Complaints
No HPD complaints filed in the past 12 months. No tenant has formally escalated a condition to HPD; could indicate clean upkeep, or that issues are being handled before reaching HPD.
Evictions
No evictions on record for this building (last 5 years).
2022-02-18FISPFCS-FAILURE TO CORRECT SWARMP CONDITIONS (FACADE) FACADE…"CYCLE 9A FAILURE TO CORRECT SWARMP CONDITIONS"
DOB data as of August 11, 2026 — DOB records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file7
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 5)
20250 infested · 0 eradicated
20240 infested · 0 eradicated
20230 infested · 0 eradicated
20220 infested · 0 eradicated
20210 infested · 0 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure
No HPD lead-paint violations are on record for this building. That means no complaint or inspection was filed — not that the building is lead-free.
Built 1903. Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960. The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.
ⓘ "UNAVAILABLE OWNER" is the PLUTO sentinel for unregistered or redacted ownership — typically an LLC or recently-changed registration not yet reflected in city records.
Rent Stabilization
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
Status2 of 32 units stabilized
Stabilization trajectory
Stabilized (2007)0
Stabilized (latest)2
ⓘ Listed by New York State. This building appears in the state's 2024 list of buildings containing rent-stabilized units (2024 building registrations filed with NYS HCR, as of November 2025). The list does not publish how many units are stabilized, and buildings can leave it. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from DHCR.
HPD-registered contact (Who Owns What): Owner on record.
ⓘ Email rent-info@nyshcr.org with your full address and apartment number for a free DHCR rent history.
Energy Efficiency (LL84)
Energy benchmarking (Local Law 84) — 2024
Energy efficiency gradeD
ENERGY STAR score32 / 100
Site EUI60.5 kBtu/ft² (national median 53.8)
Recent years
2024Grade D · 32/100
2023Grade C · 60/100
2022Grade D · 15/100
Neighborhood & Environment
Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through June 2026
150m ~1 block300m ~2-3 blocks
Total36145
Violent39
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)00
Felonies2167
Misdemeanors1256
Violations116
Shooting counts are victim records — one incident with several victims counts more than once — and reflect Jan–Dec 2024 — most recent NYC shooting data available. All other counts cover 12 months through June 2026 — the most recent 12 months of available NYPD data.
311 data as of August 11, 2026 — 311 records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Noise (311 dedicated)
D
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints54
Dominant subtypeStreet Sidewalk
By subtype
Street Sidewalk26
Residential16
Vehicle12
Commercial0
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: D — High noise activity. Based on 311 noise complaints logged within 150m over 12 months — an area signal, not a characteristic of this building. Separate from the building's compliance grade.
Flood Risk
Flood hazard zone — NYC 2020s floodplain projection (FEMA-based)
Zone X — minimal flood hazard (outside the mapped floodplain)
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
Market & Availability
ZIP Median Rent
ZIP 11201 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$3,207/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 11201 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$169,285/yr
Median monthly income$14,107/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$4,232/mo
ZIP median rent$3,207/mo
ZIP median rent is 22.7% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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