230 recorded events, 1999–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 108 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 50 311 service requests, 24 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 70% 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 6. 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
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.
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (6) · Noise (5) · Street Light Condition (4) · Missed Collection (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Illegal Parking (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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2016) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| 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) | 159 TOMPKINS AVENUE CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | Matt Koval |
| Managing agent | GUARDIAN PROPERTY MGMNT |
| Last registered | 2025-11-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $247,298 | $111,285 |
| 2026 | $380,279 | $171,126 |
| 2027 | $42,100 | $18,945 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 83% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $408,798 a year ($28.45 per sq ft), operating expenses $102,164 ($7.11 per sq ft), net operating income $306,634. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Tompkins Av / Willoughby Av — B43 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Willoughby Ave & Tompkins Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Brighter Choice Community School. 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 Tompkins 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 |
20 311 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 GUARDIAN PROPERTY MGMNT — 49 buildings, 382 units. Grades across the portfolio: A39 · B5 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-22 | Deed $975,000 — from CALAAS LLC to HSIA, MATT HANSHIN; KENG, LORETTA YUHUEI | $975,000 | |
| 2026-05-22 | Sold for $975,000 | $975,000 | $97,500 |
| 2026-01-07 | Deed $999,500 — from HO, MELANIE; HO, THOMAS to LIN, ZIKUN | $999,500 | |
| 2026-01-07 | Mortgage $499,500 — from LIN, ZIKUN to MERS | $499,500 | |
| 2025-12-16 | Sold for $999,500 | $999,500 | $99,950 |
| 2025-12-16 | Sold for $999,500 | $999,500 | $99,950 |
| 2023-10-03 | Deed $1,100,000 — from CUTMORE-SCOTT LLC to FOWLER, CHANCE | $1,100,000 | |
| 2023-10-03 | Mortgage $727,000 — from FOWLER, CHANCE to MERS | $727,000 | |
| 2023-10-02 | Sold for $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | $110,000 |
| 2022-10-14 | Mortgage $800,000 — from ABUJABER, NADEEN YAZID; ABUJABER, SAMER to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $800,000 | |
| 2022-10-14 | Deed $1,450,000 — from KAHR, BART E; KURTH, ANN E to ABUJABER, SAMER; ABUJABER, NADEEN YAZID | $1,450,000 | |
| 2022-10-07 | Sold for $1,450,000 | $1,450,000 | $145,000 |
| 2021-12-16 | Mortgage $250,000 — from KOVAL, MATTHEW to THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY | $250,000 | |
| 2021-10-26 | Deed $920,000 — from DO, HEY JA; RHEE, MOON WOONG to KOVAL, MATTHEW | $920,000 | |
| 2021-07-23 | Deed $1,399,000 — from 157 TOMPKINS LLC to CARTER, LUKE | $1,399,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 27 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 49 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
Every one of the 230 recorded events, 1999–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
Explore: ZIP 11206 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map