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159 Remsen Street

336Records
18City systems
0Open violations
2.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
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336 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 78 311 service requests, 74 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 52 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1930
Floors7
Res. units18
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)NORTHEAST REMSEN CORPORATION
BBL3002500014
BIN3002097

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 83% 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 2.2. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

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.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · Noise (4) · Curb Condition (3) · Abandoned Bike (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,793,680 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (22 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)NORTH EAST REMSEN CORP
Head officerJOHN ROUSE
Managing agentNYC Best Property Management
Last registered2025-09-23

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,149,000 $1,867,050
2026$4,179,000 $1,880,550
2027$4,967,000 $2,235,150

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $816,835 a year ($39.71 per sq ft), operating expenses $311,018 ($15.12 per sq ft), net operating income $505,816. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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.

Getting around

SubwayBorough Hall — 2 3 4 5 R · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
Jay St-MetroTech — A C F R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Cadman Plaza West / Remsen St — B25 B26 B38 B41 · 350 ft
Citi BikeMontague St & Clinton St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Emily Warren Roebling School. 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.

Report a problem to 311

159 Remsen Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

13 311 service requests 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by NYC BEST PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 2 buildings, 77 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
325 East 77 Street MN59 A
159 Remsen Street BK18 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $893,779 on 2018-01-11 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-19RPTT&RET $1,400,000 — from LAJOIE, NAEEMAH E; LAJOIE, JAY F to HULL, DAVID; HULL, JENNA $1,400,000
2026-08-12Sold for $1,400,000 $1,400,000 $77,778
2026-04-08RPTT&RET $507,500 — from GELWARG, LUCAS; POZO, ARIELENA to GELWARG, LUCAS $507,500
2026-04-01Sold for $192,396 $192,396 $10,689
2025-08-08RPTT&RET $1,650,000 — from KUPFERBERG, PENNY E; GOLDBERG, MATTHEW; GOLDBERG, STEVEN to CHOW, LILY $1,650,000
2025-07-16Sold for $1,650,000 $1,650,000 $91,667
2023-09-28RPTT&RET $710,000 — from AYERS, NABIL to KUPFERBERG, JONI LYNN $710,000
2023-09-26Sold for $710,000 $710,000 $39,444
2023-07-06RPTT&RET $635,000 — from MARDUS, RANDALL to LEVY, RACHEL $635,000
2023-06-27Sold for $635,000 $635,000 $35,278
2022-12-20RPTT&RET $1,260,000 — from SIEGEL, HANNA; HOFFMAN, SHANE to KUPFERBERG, PENNY E; GOLDBERG, STEVEN; GOLDBERG, MATTHEW $1,260,000
2022-12-13Sold for $1,260,000 $1,260,000 $70,000
2022-06-16RPTT&RET $640,000 — from DOOHAN, EDWARD to SMUCKER, DENNIS; SMUCKER, BARBARA $640,000
2022-05-26Sold for $640,000 $640,000 $35,556
2021-05-26RPTT&RET $890,000 — from MCCLUSKEY, MARTIN; MCCLUSKEY, LUCY to GELWARG, LUCAS; POZO, ARIELENA $890,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175340214
201817256737
20198020212
20202171213
20212192317
202212394129
202310574430
20240160310
20250154212
20262044111
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The full timeline

Construction 82Enforcement 46Housing & tenants 90Ownership & money 86Health & systems 32

Every one of the 336 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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