385 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 147 311 service requests, 90 HPD housing violations, 78 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 344. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 33 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1991-02-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 12).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
61 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (9) · DOOR/WINDOW (8) · PLUMBING (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · ELECTRIC (6) · Noise (6).
$722,076 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| 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) | HYUN TAK; JOUNG TAK |
| Managing agent | DANIEL TAK |
| Last registered | 2025-08-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,635,000 | $1,185,750 |
| 2026 | $3,010,000 | $1,354,500 |
| 2027 | $3,455,000 | $1,554,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungry Ghost / Impasto | American | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 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: Kitchen/Food Prep Area, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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 | Grand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 7 Av — B Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 7 Av / Garfield Pl — B67 B69 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | 1 St & 6 Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 321 William Penn. 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 7 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
61 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $160,000 on 1992-05-19 (lender: Empire State Capitalcp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-05-19 | Mortgage $160,000 — from TAK, HYON SUK; TAK, JOUNG SIK to EMPIRE STATE CAPITALCP | $160,000 | |
| 1991-03-12 | Mortgage $630,000 — from TAK, HYON SUK; TAK, JOUNG SIK to M L S P REALTY CORP | $630,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 1 | 109 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 66 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 52 |
Every one of the 385 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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