456 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 148 311 service requests, 106 HPD complaints, 60 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 90. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 7 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-11-23. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
28 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 20 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · Noise (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · APPLIANCE (2) · Illegal Parking (2).
$15,050 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 159-161 STANTON LLC |
| Head officer | STEVEN CROMAN |
| Managing agent | CENTENNIAL PROPERTIES NY |
| Last registered | 2025-09-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,375,200 | $1,968,840 |
| 2026 | $5,250,000 | $2,362,500 |
| 2027 | $6,208,000 | $2,793,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 42% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: East Houston St / Clinton St — M9 M21 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Suffolk St & Stanton St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
161 Stanton Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
30 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by CENTENNIAL PROPERTIES NY — 115 buildings, 1,870 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23 · B43 · C28 · D17 · F3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 115 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,966,671 on 2019-04-23 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-23 | AL&R $29,500,000 — from 159-161 STANTON LLC; 193-195 STANTON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $29,500,000 | |
| 2019-04-23 | Agreement $29,500,000 — from 159-161 STANTON LLC; 193-195 STANTON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $29,500,000 | |
| 2019-04-23 | Mortgage $5,966,672 — from 159-161 STANTON LLC; 193-195 STANTON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,966,672 | |
| 2019-04-23 | Mortgage $23,533,328 — from 193-195 STANTON LLC; 159-161 STANTON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $23,533,328 | |
| 2019-04-18 | Agreement $26,618,781 — from 159-161 STANTON LLC; 343 EAST 8TH LLC; 60 AVENUE B LLC; 193-195 STANTON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $26,618,781 | |
| 2015-07-02 | Agreement $54,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 60 AVENUE B LLC; 343 EAST 8TH LLC; 193-195 STANTON LLC; 159-161 STANTON LLC; M&E CHRISTOPH | $54,000,000 | |
| 2015-06-23 | AL&R $2,250,000 — from 343 EAST 8TH LLC; 159-161 STANTON LLC; M+E CHRISTOPHER LLC; 193-195 STANTON LLC; 60 AVENUE to GHA HOLDINGS, LLC | $2,250,000 | |
| 2015-06-23 | Mortgage $2,250,000 — from 60 AVENUE B LLC; M+E CHRISTOPHER LLC; 159-161 STANTON LLC; 193-195 STANTON LLC; 343 EAST 8 to GHA HOLDINGS, LLC | $2,250,000 | |
| 2013-11-04 | Mortgage $2,250,000 — from 193-195 STANTON LLC; 343 EAST 8TH STREET LLC; 159-161 STANTON LLC; M+E CHRISTOPHER LLC; 60 to GHA HOLDINGS, LLC | $2,250,000 | |
| 2013-11-04 | AL&R $2,250,000 — from 60 AVENUE B LLC; 343 EAST 8TH STREET LLC; M+E CHRISTOPHER LLC; 159-161 STANTON LLC; 193-19 to GHA HOLDINGS LLC | $2,250,000 | |
| 2013-10-22 | Mortgage $16,251,498 — from 343 EAST 8TH LLC; 159-161 STANTON LLC; 193-195 STANTON LLC; 60 AVENUE B LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $16,251,498 | |
| 2013-10-22 | Agreement $30,000,000 — from 60 AVENUE B LLC; 159-161 STANTON LLC; 343 EAST 8TH LLC; 193-195 STANTON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $30,000,000 | |
| 2013-10-22 | AL&R $30,000,000 — from 193-195 STANTON LLC; 343 EAST 8TH LLC; 60 AVENUE B LLC; 159-161 STANTON LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $30,000,000 | |
| 2013-10-22 | Agreement $49,500,000 — from 193-195 STANTON LLC; 159-161 STANTON LLC; 343 EAST 8TH LLC; 60 AVENUE B LLC; M&E CHRISTOPH to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $49,500,000 | |
| 2013-10-17 | Deed $8,292,680 — from 159 ELUJI ASSOCIATES LLC to 159-161 STANTON LLC | $8,292,680 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 13 | 47 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 71 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 42 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
Every one of the 456 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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