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157 Kane Street

79Records
7City systems
13Open violations
10Penalty rate

79 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 32 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 19 HPD housing violations, 19 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11231
Built1888
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)CURRAN, TARA
BBL3003100031
BIN3003479

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 10. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations13 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1989-04-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (1) · Lead (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1888)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)157 KANE STREET CORP
Head officerSARO SARMAZIAN
Managing agentSELF MANAGED
Last registered2024-10-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,493,600 $1,122,120
2026$2,992,000 $1,346,400
2027$3,590,000 $1,615,500

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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.

Getting around

SubwayBergen St — F G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbia St / Kane St — B61 · 850 ft
Citi BikeKane St & Clinton St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 029 John M. Harrigan. 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

157 Kane 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

3 311 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 SELF MANAGED — 33 buildings, 308 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B7 · C4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
47 Ft Washington Avenue MN41 A
327 East 3 Street MN25 A
406 West 47 Street MN20 A
309 West 83 Street MN17 A
249 East 7 Street MN13 A
211 East 3 Street MN13 A
593 17 Street BK12 A
40 East 21 Street MN11 A
331 Sackett Street BK10 A
488 3 Street BK10 A
1945 Adam C Powell Blvd MN10 B
1882 3 Avenue MN9 B
213 West 80 Street MN9 A
9453 Ridge Boulevard BK9 A
119 West 111 Street MN8 A
1015 President Street BK8 A
252 East 110 Street MN8 A
7 South Portland Ave BK8 A
298 Garfield Place BK8 A
34-41 79 Street QN8 A
115 West 111 Street MN7 A
2162 2 Avenue MN6 B
214 St Johns Place BK5 B
29 West 82 Street MN4 B
157 Kane Street BK4 B
238 South 3 Street BK4 C
12 Cheever Place BK4 A
419 East 84 Street MN4 A
454 12 Street BK3 C
481 18 Street BK3 B
49 Murray Street MN3 A
1350 Forest Avenue SI2 C
201 Lexington Avenue BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $108,951 on 2022-07-12 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-02-19RPTT&RET $1,650,000 — from NEFF, JONATHAN; NEFF, KATHERINE B to WHITE, GORDON B; MARKOWITZ, ABIGAIL $1,650,000
2026-02-04Sold for $1,650,000 $1,650,000 $412,500
2022-07-12AL&R $250,000 — from 157 KANE STREET CORP. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $250,000
2022-07-12Mortgage $108,952 — from 157 KANE STREET CORP. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $108,952
2022-07-12Agreement $250,000 — from 157 KANE STREET CORP. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $250,000
2021-06-24RPTT&RET $1,485,000 — from SELVA, ANDREW; MORRIS, VICTORIA to SHAH, MANAN; LEONG, JOANNE $1,485,000
2021-05-20Sold for $1,485,000 $1,485,000 $371,250
2018-06-06RPTT&RET $1,395,000 — from WEININGER, ALEXANDRA; SHEERAR, GEOFF; WEININGER, RICHARD to NEFF, JONATHAN; NEFF, KATHERINE $1,395,000
2017-07-07RPTT&RET $1,519,000 — from BUTLER, MURRAY; BUTLER, MARYANNE to MORRIS, VICTORIA; SELVA, ANDREW $1,519,000
2016-08-01RPTT&RET $1,385,000 — from CURRAN, TARA; CURRAN, SEAN to KORN, DAVID; ISRAELOVITCH, MELANIE $1,385,000
2016-04-11Mortgage $200,000 — from 157 KANE STREET CORP to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $200,000
2016-04-11AL&R $200,000 — from 157 KANE STREET CORP to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $200,000
2014-07-18RPTT&RET $1,205,000 — from EHRLICH, DANIEL S; EHRLICH, ELISSA B to SURMAZIUM, SARO; REILLY, CATHERINE $1,205,000
2008-10-29RPTT&RET $975,000 — from MULLAN, MELANIE; MULLAN, PETER to WEININGER, RICHARD B; WEININGER, ALEXANDRA P; SHEERAR, GEOFFREY $975,000
2008-10-10RPTT&RET $965,000 — from CAREY, JENNIFER; CAREY, EDWARD F to BUTLER, MARYANNE; BUTLER, MURRAY $965,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
9
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170336
20180213
20190101
20200000
20210123
20220538
20231809
20241102
20250303
20260224
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The full timeline

Enforcement 4Housing & tenants 41Ownership & money 34

Every one of the 79 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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