170 South Portland Avenue
Brooklyn · Fort Greene, NY 11217
Also listed by the City as 173 South Elliott Place
170 South Portland Avenue is a 202-apartment building in Fort Greene, built in 1974, managed by Metro Management Development, INC. The City has 70 open housing-code violations on file for it, 9 of them immediately hazardous, about 0.35 per apartment, in a neighborhood where most buildings have none on record (HPD, as of 27 August 2026). Tenants filed 5 complaints with 311 in the past year, which the City closed in a median of 72 days (311, as of 27 August 2026). No tenant has reviewed it here yet. Everything above comes from the City's own records.
Managed by Metro Management Development, INC
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The City’s record below shows what inspectors found. It can’t tell anyone whether the heat actually works, how long the super takes, or whether management picks up the phone. Only someone who lived here can.
- Units
- 202
- Year built
- 1974
- Neighborhood
- Fort Greene
- Borough
- Brooklyn
This building’s record with the City
Complaints tenants filed with 311, and repairs a City inspector has asked for. Most repairs are routine maintenance. Both describe the building rather than the people in it, and often predate the current management.
5tenant complaints
Filed with 311 in the past year
Typically closed in 72 days · neighborhood median is 6
70open repairs
Outstanding with HPD · about 0.3 per apartment
- Immediately hazardous
- 9
- Hazardous
- 47
- Non-hazardous
- 14
What the open repairs are about
- Stairs, floors and ceilings22
- Doors, windows and locks20
- Leaks, damp or mould9
- Other repairs6
- Heat or hot water4
- Plumbing4
Source: NYC 311 and Housing Preservation & Development. Look this building up · updated Aug 2026
What tenants say
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