693 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 255 311 service requests, 184 HPD complaints, 153 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 95.2. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 29 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1990-03-07. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 9). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Noise (5) · Rodent (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · ELECTRIC (1).
$136,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (21) |
| 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) | ZUYDER ZEE CORP |
| Head officer | Karen Cruz |
| Managing agent | METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES |
| Last registered | 2025-10-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,159,000 | $521,550 |
| 2026 | $1,331,000 | $598,950 |
| 2027 | $1,373,000 | $617,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 | Myrtle-Willoughby Avs — G · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Tompkins Av / Myrtle Av — B43 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Willoughby Ave & Tompkins Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 023 Carter G. Woodson. 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.
157 Vernon 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 |
26 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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.
Managed by METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES — 35 buildings, 1,430 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B12 · C9 · D3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 221 Seaman Avenue | MN | 228 | B |
| 1125 Washington Avenue | BK | 132 | C |
| 61-61 Woodhaven Boulevard | QN | 101 | C |
| 118-18 Metropolitan Avenue | QN | 85 | A |
| 400 East Mosholu Parkway | BX | 78 | C |
| 3210 Avenue H | BK | 78 | B |
| 2738 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 73 | B |
| 2852 8 Avenue | MN | 69 | C |
| 254 Quentin Road | BK | 48 | A |
| 116-27 169 Street | QN | 40 | B |
| 11-25 46 Road | QN | 39 | A |
| 118 Garfield Place | BK | 39 | A |
| 263 West 152 Street | MN | 35 | D |
| 20 East 179 Street | BX | 30 | B |
| 932 St Marks Avenue | BK | 30 | A |
| 2764 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 30 | C |
| 235 West 145 Street | MN | 29 | C |
| 2753 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 24 | B |
| 116-26 169 Street | QN | 24 | A |
| 2745 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 24 | D |
| 157 Vernon Avenue | BK | 21 | B |
| 1163 43 Street | BK | 20 | A |
| 1157 43 Street | BK | 20 | B |
| 2538 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 19 | B |
| 116-31 170 Street | QN | 16 | B |
| 77-05 41 Avenue | QN | 16 | A |
| 2756 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 15 | C |
| 2542 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 15 | C |
| 202-01 Hor Harding Ep SR N | QN | 14 | C |
| 201-01 Hor Harding Ep SR N | QN | 14 | B |
| 2743 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 10 | D |
| 1095 Jerome Avenue | BX | 9 | A |
| 114-30 Farmers Boulevard | QN | 2 | A |
| 114-34 Farmers Boulevard | QN | 2 | A |
| 225 West 78 Street | MN | 1 | B |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 10 | 62 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 2 | 103 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 49 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 26 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 58 |
Every one of the 693 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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