306 recorded events, 1968–2025, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 78 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 50 311 service requests, 46 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 130.6. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 | 12 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2013-08-13. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$37,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (7) |
| 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) | HILLTOP GREEN VILLAGE |
| Head officer | WEN B ZHANG |
| Managing agent | HILLTOP GREEN VILLAGE LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-06 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,576,000 | $709,200 |
| 2026 | $1,891,000 | $850,950 |
| 2027 | $2,269,000 | $1,021,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 33 St — 6 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 34 St / 3 Av — M34-SBS M34A-SBS QM10 QM12 +1 more · 250 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 31 St & 3 Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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.
159 East 33 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 |
1 311 service request from this address in the last three years.
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 HILLTOP GREEN VILLAGE LLC — 2 buildings, 10 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 159 East 33 Street | MN | 7 | C |
| 157 East 33 Street | MN | 3 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $499,000 on 2015-05-08 (lender: Brick 33 Capital LLC), covering 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-04 | Agreement $4,320,000 — from HILLTOP GREEN VILLAGE LLC to CATHAY BANK, NEW YORK REGION | $4,320,000 | |
| 2021-08-04 | AL&R $4,320,000 — from HILLTOP GREEN VILLAGE LLC to CATHAY BANK, NEW YORK REGION | $4,320,000 | |
| 2015-06-22 | M&CON $4,720,000 — from HILLTOP GREEN VILLAGE LLC to CATHAY BANK | $4,720,000 | |
| 2015-06-22 | Deed $9,100,000 — from 157-159 EAST 33RD STREET LLC to HILLTOP GREEN VILLAGE LLC | $9,100,000 | |
| 2015-06-22 | AL&R $4,720,000 — from HILLTOP GREEN VILLAGE LLC to CATHAY BANK | $4,720,000 | |
| 2015-05-08 | AL&R $499,000 — from 157-159 EAST 33RD STREET LLC to BRICK 33 CAPITAL LLC | $499,000 | |
| 2015-05-08 | Mortgage $499,000 — from 157-159 EAST 33RD STREET LLC to BRICK 33 CAPITAL LLC | $499,000 | |
| 2012-08-30 | AL&R $1,050,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 157-159 EAST 33RD STREET LLC | $1,050,000 | |
| 2012-08-30 | Mortgage $1,050,000 — from 157-159 EAST 33RD STREET LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,050,000 | |
| 2010-05-21 | Mortgage $499,000 — from 157-159 EAST 33RD STREET, LLC to SOHAYEGH, HOOSHANG; FARHADIAN, BEHROOZ | $499,000 | |
| 2010-05-21 | AL&R $499,000 — from 157-159 EAST 33RD STREET, LLC to SOHAYEGH, HOOSHANG; FARHADIAN, BEHROOZ | $499,000 | |
| 2004-07-27 | Deed $2,800,000 — from LEX 33 ASSOCIATES LP to 157-159 EAST 33RD STREET LLC | $2,800,000 | |
| 2002-02-21 | Mortgage $2,579,246 — from EAST 34TH STREET DEVELOPMENT LLC to BREW, FRANCES M. ASEXECUTRIX; BREW, RICHARD L/W/T; BREW, FRANCES M. | $2,579,246 | |
| 1998-08-17 | Mortgage $299,000 — from LEX 33 ASSOCIATES, L.P. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $299,000 | |
| 1994-05-20 | Mortgage $200,000 — from LEX 33 ASSOCIATES, L.P. to TRB EAST 33RD STREETCORP. | $200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 19 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2024 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Every one of the 306 recorded events, 1968–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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