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161 Taaffe Place

BROOKLYN, NY 11205 BBL 3019110013 3 units · 3 floors · 1905

While historically clean, our model detects a rising risk of severe maintenance issues in the next 12 months.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Bedford-Stuyvesant
At or below average
avg 13.5
2
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 2 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Bedford-Stuyvesant average of 13.5.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 161 Taaffe Place rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1905
6 or more units
3 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Likely not rent stabilized. This building doesn't show the typical signals — but confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) if you suspect otherwise.

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How 161 Taaffe Place's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
42th percentile

Out of 7141 buildings in this neighborhood, 2999 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
61.0%
No serious
violations
31.1%
Some violations
(1–9)
7.9%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Serious violations last 1–2 years

HPD found serious or dangerous conditions at this address recently — the strongest signal of problems ahead.

Neighborhood (ZIP code)

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Building age

Older buildings tend to have more maintenance challenges, particularly pre-war construction without modern infrastructure.

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What's in the 161 Taaffe Place report

Building characteristics
Total units3
Floors3
Year built1905
Gross area1,980 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Who's behind the building

161 Taaffe Place's landlord & ownership

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Individual Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Shmiez Berkowitz
Address
161 Taaffe Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11205
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The story over time

161 Taaffe Place event timeline

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2026
311+HPD Feb 01
Heat/Hot Water
Apartment Only
311 Call & HPD Complaint Jan 26
Heat/Hot Water

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