404 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 151 311 service requests, 48 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 39 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% 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 40.4. In ZIP 11217, 60% 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.
56 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (10) · Blocked Driveway (9) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (9) · Dirty Condition (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Residential Disposal Complaint (4).
$1,931,363 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (25 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| 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) | 159 5 AVE LLC |
| Head officer | GLEN BROWN |
| Managing agent | FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-06-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,139,200 | $2,762,640 |
| 2026 | $6,544,000 | $2,944,800 |
| 2027 | $7,408,000 | $3,333,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 | Union St — R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Bergen St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / Douglass St — B63 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Berkeley Pl & 6 Ave · 500 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. 282 Park Slope. 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.
159 5 Avenue
| 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 |
56 311 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 FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC — 418 buildings, 2,029 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B90 · C94 · D97 · F15. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 418 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,450,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-13 | Deed $14,800,000 — from BK PRIME 159, LLC to 159 5 AVE, LLC | $14,800,000 | |
| 2019-11-13 | Agreement $9,323,238 — from BK PRIME 159, LLC; 159 S AVE, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $9,323,238 | |
| 2019-11-05 | Sold for $14,800,000 | $14,800,000 | $1,644,444 |
| 2017-12-19 | Agreement $9,450,000 — from BK PRIME 159, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $9,450,000 | |
| 2017-12-19 | Mortgage $9,450,000 — from BK PRIME 159, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $9,450,000 | |
| 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 | AL&R $9,450,000 — from BK PRIME 159, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $9,450,000 | |
| 2015-11-10 | Deed $13,000,000 — from 159 5 AVENUE LLC to BK PRIME 159, LLC | $13,000,000 | |
| 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 | |
| 1994-08-25 | Mortgage $420,000 — from LINCOLN CORNER CORP to GOVERNMENT OF UNITESSTATES OF AMERICA | $420,000 | |
| 1987-11-02 | Mortgage $490,000 — from FIFTH AVE FISH MARKET IN; SAVARESE REALTY CO to MANUFACTURERS HAN TRCO | $490,000 | |
| 1984-08-23 | Mortgage $22,500 — from SAVARESE REALTY CO to CITY OF NEW YORK | $22,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 26 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 21 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2023 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 3 | 57 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
Every one of the 404 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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