135 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 56 311 service requests, 20 DOB permits, 13 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 13.3. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-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: 2 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Snow or Ice (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Damaged Tree (2).
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 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 117-119 Columbia Street, LLC |
| Head officer | Gregory T OConnell |
| Managing agent | OC Construction Group Corp. |
| Last registered | 2026-06-04 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,888,000 | $113,280 |
| 2026 | $2,390,000 | $143,400 |
| 2027 | $3,143,000 | $188,580 |
The city's market estimate has risen 66% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Act One Bar & Restaurant | Thai | Not yet graded | Mice evidence |
| Bar Lumiere | French | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Permit/License/Certificate, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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 | Bergen St — F G · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Columbia St / Kane St — B61 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Columbia St & Kane 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: 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.
117 Columbia 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 |
27 311 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-03 | RPTT&RET $941,450 — from O'CONNELL, GREGORY to 2023 O'CONNELL QSS TRUST | $941,450 | |
| 2025-02-28 | Sold for $941,450 | $941,450 | $470,725 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2024 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| 2026 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
Every one of the 135 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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