A family-owned Brooklyn Heights walk-up with an open class-C violation and a recent surge in maintenance calls.
An eight-unit Brooklyn Heights walk-up that has stayed in the same family since 1965, transferred down to Mary Lopez and then to The Lopez Realty LLC. Three things to know:
An open immediately hazardous violation sits on file alongside a summer cluster of repair calls. Housing inspectors cited the building in August 2026 for a defective, binding entrance door that fails to self-close, marking it an immediately hazardous class-C condition. Over the same week in late July and early August, residents logged complaints covering two electrical outages, a slow water leak, plaster damage, flooring issues, and intercom trouble.
Residential noise complaints dominate the building's maintenance history. 31 residential noise calls came in from this eight-unit address over the past year, almost entirely logged as loud music and parties between midnight and late night. In a building this size, that volume means one or two specific apartments are generating consistent disruption.
Street-level parking issues concentrate on the surrounding blocks. 162 illegal parking calls were logged within three blocks over the last 12 months, driven mainly by posted sign violations and blocked hydrants along the Brooklyn Heights waterfront edge. It is neighborhood curb friction rather than building neglect, but worth testing if your windows face the street.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
17 Columbia Place is a 8-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3002590021). This building is associated with The Lopez Realty. Brix tracks 1 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1907, this walk-up apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 43 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed September 26, 2026.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on December 3, 1996, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 27/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 1R at 17 Columbia Place has no open violations (1 past violation).
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