282 recorded events, 2009–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 80 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 45 311 service requests, 43 DOB job filings.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 67% 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 7.5. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sewer (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Curb Condition (2) · Street Condition (1) · Air Quality (1) · Water System (1).
$39,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2017) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | 161-163 COLUMBIA STREET CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | MATTHEW LEFKOWITZ |
| Managing agent | PROREALTY TEAM LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $795,373 | $357,918 |
| 2026 | $847,791 | $381,506 |
| 2027 | $943,067 | $424,380 |
The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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 | Carroll 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 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Columbia St & Degraw St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| 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.
163 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
11 311 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.
Managed by PROREALTY TEAM LLC — 75 buildings, 625 units. Grades across the portfolio: A52 · B20 · C3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 75 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-22 | Mortgage $500,000 — from DE CLERCQ, STEVEN; ANKORI, SHIRA to FOURLEAF FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $500,000 | |
| 2025-05-19 | Agreement $1,270,750 — from ACKERMAN, PATRICK; GRAND, ASHLEY to CITIBANK, N.A. | $1,270,750 | |
| 2025-04-09 | Mortgage $650,000 — from SMITHERS, BENJAMIN; BOGNANNI, CLAUDIA to MERS | $650,000 | |
| 2025-04-09 | Deed $1,765,000 — from ALLEGRA COLUMBIA LLC to BOGNANNI, CLAUDIA; SMITHERS, BENJAMIN | $1,765,000 | |
| 2025-04-04 | Sold for $1,765,000 | $1,765,000 | $220,625 |
| 2024-11-01 | Deed $1,450,000 — from LEFKOWITZ, MATTHEW; SCHAIN, MARISSA; LEFKOWITZ, MARISSA to SCOBIE, LIANA | $1,450,000 | |
| 2024-10-23 | Sold for $1,450,000 | $1,450,000 | $181,250 |
| 2024-09-17 | Deed $1,485,000 — from ELECTRIC IMAGINATION LLC to MAYCOCK, ROBERT; MAYCOCK, MAURA | $1,485,000 | |
| 2024-09-10 | Sold for $1,485,000 | $1,485,000 | $185,625 |
| 2024-08-27 | CORRM $10,092 — from JIN LEE, WOO to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $10,092 | |
| 2024-08-23 | Mortgage $1,400,000 — from POPE, MICHAEL CLAYTON; PUPKO-POPE, ELISA SHELI to MERS | $1,400,000 | |
| 2024-08-23 | Deed $2,000,000 — from ALLEGRA COLUMBIA LLC to POPE, MICHAEL CLAYTON; PUPKO-POPE, ELISA SHELI | $2,000,000 | |
| 2024-08-12 | Sold for $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $250,000 |
| 2024-08-06 | Agreement $980,000 — from LEE, WOO JIN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK. N.A. | $980,000 | |
| 2022-09-21 | Agreement $1,270,750 — from ASHLEY GRAND; ACKERMAN, PATRICK to CITIBANK, N.A. | $1,270,750 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2018 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 54 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 33 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 35 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 29 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Every one of the 282 recorded events, 2009–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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