Parkside four-unit building with family ownership continuity and a registration paper trail to fix.
A four-unit Fort Greene brownstone facing Fort Greene Park that has stayed in the Kelly family since 1992, transferring to a family trust in 2022. The open violations are operational admin items rather than physical deterioration. Three things to know:
The open violations are paper filings, not physical hazards. Seven open violations sit on file, but zero are for hazardous physical conditions (class C). Four are recurring failures to submit the annual bedbug report, and three stem from failing to file the required annual property registration statement. It signals passive administrative tracking rather than an active building-repair problem.
Park frontage brings curb pressure and heavy dog activity. Within three blocks, 386 illegal parking calls came in over the last year—mostly posted sign violations and blocked hydrants along the park perimeter—alongside 67 park-animal reports (58 off-leash dog calls). The building's direct park frontage puts you right at the edge of that neighborhood traffic.
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161 Washington Park is a 4-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3020720017). This building is associated with Ankr Family Trust. Brix tracks 7 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1874, 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 2 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about unsanitary condition.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed September 30, 2024.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on January 28, 2022, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 43/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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