1,093 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 436 311 service requests, 272 HPD complaints, 132 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 51% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 22.2. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
68 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (23) · Noise (20) · WATER LEAK (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Rodent (2).
$70,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (35) |
| 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) | 157 SUFFOLK STREET JV LLC |
| Head officer | THOMAS L BRODIE |
| Managing agent | RACOHEN & ASSOCIATES, INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-12-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,813,000 | $2,615,850 |
| 2026 | $10,445,000 | $4,700,250 |
| 2027 | $10,710,000 | $4,819,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 84% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: East Houston St / Norfolk St — M9 M21 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Suffolk St & Stanton St · 100 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.
157 Suffolk 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 |
68 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 RACOHEN & ASSOCIATES, INC. — 4 buildings, 66 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 157 Suffolk Street | MN | 35 | A |
| 315 West 88 Street | MN | 11 | A |
| 317 West 88 Street | MN | 10 | F |
| 319 West 88 Street | MN | 10 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $650,000 on 2022-10-18 (lender: First Republic Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-18 | AL&R $11,250,000 — from 157 SUFFOLK STREET JV LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $11,250,000 | |
| 2022-10-18 | Mortgage $650,000 — from 157 SUFFOLK STREET JV LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $650,000 | |
| 2022-10-18 | Agreement $11,250,000 — from 157 SUFFOLK STREET JV LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $11,250,000 | |
| 2022-03-31 | Mortgage $2,271,499 — from 157 SUFFOLK STREET JV LLC to SAMKLE NORTH MIAMI PROPERTIES, INC. | $2,271,499 | |
| 2022-03-31 | Agreement $15,600,000 — from 157 SUFFOLK STREET JV LLC to SAMKLE NORTH MIAMI PROPERTIES, INC. | $15,600,000 | |
| 2016-05-11 | Agreement $14,700,000 — from 157 SUFFOLK STREET JV LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $14,700,000 | |
| 2016-05-11 | Mortgage $4,836,134 — from 157 SUFFOLK STREET JV LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $4,836,134 | |
| 2012-12-28 | ASPM $10,500,000 — from 157 SUFFOLK STREET JV LLC; BRODIE, THOMAS; SCHULWEIS, HARVEY; NUSSBAUM, MARTIN; 157 SUFFOL to SOVEREIGN BANK,N.A . | $10,500,000 | |
| 2012-12-28 | Deed $18,000,000 — from 157 SUFFOLK STREET INVESTORS LLC to 157 SUFFOLK STREET JV LLC | $18,000,000 | |
| 2012-04-27 | Agreement $10,500,000 — from 157 SUFFOLK STREET INVESTORS, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. | $10,500,000 | |
| 2012-04-27 | Mortgage $5,200,000 — from 157 SUFFOLK STREET INVESTORS, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. | $5,200,000 | |
| 2011-02-10 | Deed $8,800,000 — from 157 SUFFOLK STREET REALTY CORP. to 157 SUFFOLK STREET INVESTORS LLC | $8,800,000 | |
| 2011-02-10 | Mortgage $5,300,000 — from 157 SUFFOLK STREET INVESTORS LLC to 157 SUFFOLK STREET REALTY CORP. | $5,300,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 54 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 64 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 32 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 4 | 64 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 2 | 6 | 66 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 37 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
Every one of the 1,093 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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