145 Ross Street, Brooklyn

A two-family townhouse with recent door damage citations and a March 2026 title transfer.

A two-family Williamsburg townhouse built in 1910 that carries open housing violations while surrounding blocks face double-parking and late-night party calls. Title transferred in March 2026 for $992,793.75 out of trust ownership. Three things to know:

Three open housing-code citations stem from front door and yard damage. The building carries three open housing violations issued in August 2026. They cover a shattered glass pane and plexiglass at the front entrance door, along with broken ceramic floor tiles in the south yard.

A March 2026 deed transfer moved the house out of a long-held trust structure. Title shifted in March 2026 for $992,793.75 from Hatzluche Realty Trust to an individual owner. The address had been held in trust and family-linked entities since 2005.

Double-parking and residential noise dominate the surrounding three blocks. Within three blocks of the house, double-parking and blocked traffic generated 126 calls over the last year, alongside 73 residential noise complaints driven largely by loud music and parties.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 126 illegal parking calls within three blocks over the last year, mostly double-parking blocking traffic.
• 73 residential noise complaints within three blocks in 12 months, with 44 citing loud music or parties.
• 30 street condition calls within three blocks, including cave-ins and potholes.

145 Ross Street is a two-family home in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3021820053). This building is associated with Katz, James. Brix tracks 3 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1910, this two-family home sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PLEXI-GLASS AT BUILDING FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR
• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SHATTERED GLASS PANE AT BUILDING FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR
• § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES AT BUILDING FRONT, SOUTH YARD

The building last changed hands on March 17, 2026 for $992,793.75, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 31/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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