226 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 65 311 service requests, 63 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 22 DOB permits.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 61% 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 26.7. In ZIP 11201, 70% 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 | 11 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1998-09-10. |
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.
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · Food Establishment (3) · Outdoor Dining (2) · Food Poisoning (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
$20,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1855) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| 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) | BK PRIME 156 LLC |
| Head officer | MOSES BERKOVICS |
| Managing agent | PROSPECT MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2021-09-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,790,400 | $805,680 |
| 2026 | $2,148,000 | $966,600 |
| 2027 | $2,578,000 | $1,160,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemongrass Grill | Thai | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick)
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Temperature, Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Toilet Facility) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | Bergen St — F G · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Borough Hall — 2 3 4 5 R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Court St / Amity St — B57 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Amity St & Court St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Protected bike path mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 261 Zipporiah Mills. 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.
156 Court 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
20 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,050,000 on 2017-12-19 (lender: Signature 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-16 | Deed $7,065,000 — from BK PRIME 156, LLC to COURT 156 LLC | $7,065,000 | |
| 2022-03-16 | Agreement $2,675,000 — from COURT 156 LLC to LMF COMMERCIAL, LLC | $2,675,000 | |
| 2022-03-16 | AL&R $2,675,000 — from COURT 156 LLC to LMF COMMERCIAL, LLC | $2,675,000 | |
| 2022-03-04 | Sold for $7,065,000 | $7,065,000 | $1,177,500 |
| 2017-12-19 | Agreement $23,500,000 — from BK PRIME 311, LLC; BK PRIME 159, LLC; BK PRIME 156, LLC; BK PRIME 157, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $23,500,000 | |
| 2017-12-19 | Agreement $5,050,000 — from BK PRIME 156, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,050,000 | |
| 2017-12-19 | AL&R $5,050,000 — from BK PRIME 156, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,050,000 | |
| 2017-12-19 | Mortgage $5,050,000 — from BK PRIME 156, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,050,000 | |
| 2015-11-05 | AL&R $23,500,000 — from BK PRIME 157, LLC; BK PRIME 159, LLC; BK PRIME 156, LLC; BK PRIME 311, LLC to TH COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, LLC | $23,500,000 | |
| 2015-11-05 | Mortgage $23,500,000 — from BK PRIME 311, LLC; BK PRIME 157, LLC; BK PRIME 156, LLC; BK PRIME 159, LLC to TH COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, LLC | $23,500,000 | |
| 2015-11-05 | Deed $6,000,000 — from JAKUBOWITZ, JAY to BK PRIME 156, LLC | $6,000,000 | |
| 1999-09-10 | Mortgage $600,000 — from JAKUBOWITZ, JAY to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $600,000 | |
| 1989-06-28 | Mortgage $300,000 — from YIJAE, STEVEN U; YIJAE, KANG Y to KOREA COMMERCIAL BK/NY | $300,000 | |
| 1989-06-28 | Mortgage $250,000 — from YIJAE, KAUG Y; YIJAE, STEVEN UNG to MATTHEWS, PAUL C | $250,000 | |
| 1989-01-19 | Mortgage $80,000 — from MATTHEW, PAUL C III to YIJAE, STEVEN UNG | $80,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 29 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
Every one of the 226 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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