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160 Tompkins Avenue

365Records
13City systems
5Open violations
840Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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365 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 60 HPD complaints, 55 rodent inspections, 53 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassB1
Owner (PLUTO)SF PROPERTIES USA LLC
BBL3017670043
BIN3049134

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GRADE F

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 840. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2005-04-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

29 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 15 · winter 2024–25: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

15
’23–24
12
’24–25

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · SAFETY (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2) · PLUMBING (2) · Noise (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).

Filed construction activity

$299,280 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)SF Properties USA LLC
Head officerSolomon Freund
Managing agentSolomon Freund
Last registered2025-09-23

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,083,000 $64,980
2026$1,319,000 $79,140
2027$1,734,000 $104,040

The city's market estimate has risen 60% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (1 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.

Getting around

SubwayMyrtle-Willoughby Avs — G · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Tompkins Av / Willoughby Av — B43 · 100 ft
Citi BikeWilloughby Ave & Tompkins Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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.

Report a problem to 311

160 Tompkins Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

25 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $90,750 on 2006-02-13 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-07-28Deed $1,021,100 — from ELLIS, WINSTON to SF PROPERTIES USA LLC $1,021,100
2025-07-16Sold for $1,021,100 $1,021,100 $510,550
2006-02-13Mortgage $90,750 — from ELLIS, WINSTON to MERS $90,750
2006-02-13Mortgage $484,000 — from ELLIS, WINSTON to MERS $484,000
2006-02-13Deed $605,000 — from BREWSTER, MARGARET to ELLIS, WINSTON $605,000
2005-06-16Mortgage $110,000 — from BREWSTER, MARGARET to MORTGAGE LINE FINANCIAL CORP. $110,000
2005-06-16Deed $550,000 — from EDWARDS, WAYNE A to BREWSTER, MARGARET $550,000
2005-06-16Mortgage $440,000 — from BREWSTER, MARGARET to MORTGAGE LINE FINANCIAL CORP. $440,000
2003-04-16Mortgage $396,000 — from EDWARDS, WAYNE A to MERS; OLYMPIA MORTGAGE CORP. $396,000
2003-04-16DEEDO $495,000 — from BROOKLYN 8 REALTY CORP. to EDWARDS, WAYNE A $495,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003047
20180012811
2019001179
20200144110
2021002024
2022006039
202305180629
202400350338
202500319343
20265031211
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 69Housing & tenants 186Ownership & money 42Health & systems 55

Every one of the 365 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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