Building health · BROOKLYN, NY

161 Remsen St

built 1930 · 7 stories · 18 apartments
Registered with the city: NYC Best Property Management; NORTH EAST REMSEN CORP; NORTHEAST REMSEN CORPORATION

Heat and hot water

Issues on record
What has happened here
2025 Nov
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2024 Sep
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2023 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
1993 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (Lochinvar CBN 985), registration current since Sep 2023

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection May 2026, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 1999

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

  • Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints

Water and pipes

No issues on record
What has happened here
2023 Dec
Plumbing permit
2019 Feb
Plumbing permit
Water service lineWhole tax lot

Non-Lead (excavation)

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30

Structure and facade

Issues on record, most recently 2023
What has happened here
2023 Dec
General construction permit
2023 Nov
General construction permit
2023 Feb
No Report And / Or Late Filing (Facade) DOB violation
2019 Jan
General construction permit
2018 Jul
No Report And / Or Late Filing (Facade) DOB violation
Facade rating

Safe (cycle 9, filed Feb 2024)

DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-19 · See the facade filings at DOB →
What this counts

Most recent facade (FISP) filing in the latest 5-year cycle

  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Sep 2020, last expired Mar 2024
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

  • BasementfoundNo basement

Elevators

Issues on record, most recently 2025
What has happened here
2025 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators DOB violation
2024 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators DOB violation
2023 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators DOB violation
2023 Sep
Elevators class - 2 · DOB violation
1991 May
Elevator never closed · DOB violation
Elevators

1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Jul 2026

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-19 · See this building's elevators on NYC Open Data →
What this counts

Active elevator devices registered to this building ID

General condition and all records

Everything else on record
2026 Mar
Mechanical systems permit
2023 Mar
Protection and mechanical methods permit
2023 Mar
0 open. 3 violations on record in all, 2021–2023 HPD violation
2023 Mar
Supported scaffold permit
2022 Oct
Local Law class - 2 · DOB violation
2022 Jan
Mechanical systems permit
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2021 Jun
Local Law class - 2 · DOB violation
2020 Sep
Supported scaffold permit
2018 Oct
Local Law class - 2 · DOB violation
  • HPD violationsfound0 open. 3 violations on record in all, 2021–2023
  • Resident complaints to the cityfoundno complaints

Nothing on record

Rent and tenancyNot on the state list
  • Rent stabilizationno recordNot on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment
Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft

Sources

23 datasets

FEMA

NYC DCP

NYC DEP

NYC DEP / Mayor's Office

NYC DOB

NYC DOB / Mayor's Office

NYC HPD

NYC OTI

NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR

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