1,562 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 509 311 service requests, 477 HPD complaints, 400 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 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 36.3. 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 | 1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2012-02-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Obstruction (1) · Noise (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
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) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| 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) | 156-160 VERNON AVE |
| Head officer | MOSHE GOLD |
| Managing agent | MENTS MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,113,000 | $500,850 |
| 2026 | $1,264,000 | $568,800 |
| 2027 | $1,259,000 | $566,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% 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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Tompkins Av / Myrtle Av — B43 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Willoughby Ave & Tompkins Ave · 250 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.
156 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 |
5 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 MENTS MANAGEMENT LLC — 15 buildings, 307 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B9 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7000 Bay Parkway | BK | 102 | B |
| 2742 Pitkin Avenue | BK | 40 | B |
| 289 Division Avenue | BK | 24 | B |
| 964 Belmont Avenue | BK | 23 | B |
| 2776 Pitkin Avenue | BK | 20 | B |
| 2772 Pitkin Avenue | BK | 20 | B |
| 156 Vernon Avenue | BK | 16 | B |
| 3222 Cortelyou Road | BK | 10 | B |
| 129 Troutman Street | BK | 8 | C |
| 127 Troutman Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 667 Bedford Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 99 South 3 Street | BK | 7 | A |
| 97 South 3 Street | BK | 7 | A |
| 91 South 3 Street | BK | 7 | A |
| 93 South 3 Street | BK | 7 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $800,000 on 2020-12-10 (lender: Bank Of America , N.A). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-10 | Mortgage $800,000 — from 156 VERNON AVE OF NY LLC to BANK OF AMERICA , N.A | $800,000 | |
| 2020-02-28 | Agreement $3,333,333 — from 156 VERNON AVE OF NY LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND | $3,333,333 | |
| 2020-02-28 | Mortgage $635,184 — from 156 VERNON AVE OF NY LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND | $635,184 | |
| 2020-02-28 | AL&R $3,333,333 — from 156 VERNON AVE OF NY LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND | $3,333,333 | |
| 2017-03-10 | AL&R $2,850,000 — from 156 VERNON AVE OF NY LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $2,850,000 | |
| 2017-03-10 | Agreement $2,850,000 — from 156 VERNON AVE OF NY LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $2,850,000 | |
| 2017-03-09 | Mortgage $153,453 — from 156 VERNON AVE OF NY LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $153,453 | |
| 2013-06-04 | M&CON $2,900,000 — from 156-160 VERNON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,900,000 | |
| 2013-06-04 | AL&R $2,900,000 — from 156-160 VERNON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,900,000 | |
| 2011-09-12 | M&CON $2,600,000 — from 156-160 VERNON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,600,000 | |
| 2011-09-12 | AL&R $2,600,000 — from 156-160 VERNON LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,600,000 | |
| 2009-03-24 | Mortgage $200,000 — from 156-160 VERNON LLC to VERNON AVENUE, LLC | $200,000 | |
| 2009-01-30 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from 156-160 VERNON LLC to HERITAGE BANK, N.A. | $2,000,000 | |
| 2009-01-30 | Deed $2,950,000 — from VERNON AVENUE, LLC to 156-160 VERNON LLC | $2,950,000 | |
| 2009-01-30 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 156-160 VERNON LLC to HERITAGE BANK, N.A. | $2,000,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 77 | 6 | 3 | 86 |
| 2018 | 2 | 218 | 0 | 6 | 226 |
| 2019 | 11 | 280 | 0 | 12 | 303 |
| 2020 | 5 | 371 | 6 | 7 | 389 |
| 2021 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 9 | 52 |
| 2022 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 6 | 54 |
| 2023 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
Every one of the 1,562 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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