198 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 62 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 29 311 service requests, 20 rodent inspections.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 57.5. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-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.
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Water System (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1).
$140,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1900) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| 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) | JOE CENTRAL BROOKLYN LLC |
| Head officer | FRANK LANG |
| Managing agent | ST. NICKS ALLIANCE |
| Last registered | 2025-09-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,029,200 | $913,140 |
| 2026 | $1,745,000 | $785,250 |
| 2027 | $1,849,000 | $832,050 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
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 | Nostrand Av — A C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Franklin Av — C S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Putnam Av — B44 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Putnam Ave & Nostrand Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 003 The Bedford Village. 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.
161 Jefferson 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 |
6 311 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 ST. NICKS ALLIANCE — 108 buildings, 1,556 units. Grades across the portfolio: A34 · B34 · C20 · D18 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 108 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $13,835,000 on 2026-01-02 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 79 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-02 | Mortgage $13,835,000 — from BSRC CB 2018 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; BSDC CB 2018 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; SNA CB to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $13,835,000 | |
| 2019-07-22 | Mortgage $8,781,468 — from IMPACCT CB 2018 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; JOE CENTRAL BROOKLYN LLC; BSRC CB 2018 HOUSING D to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $8,781,468 | |
| 2019-07-22 | Agreement $33,963,529 — from BSRC CB 2018 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; SNA CB 2018 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM; IMPACC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $33,963,529 | |
| 2019-07-22 | Mortgage $22,349,890 — from BSDC CB 2018 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; BSRC CB 2018 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; IMPACC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $22,349,890 | |
| 2019-07-22 | AL&R $7,958,532 — from JOE CENTRAL BROOKLYN LLC; BSDC CB 2018 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; BSRC CB 2018 HOUSING D to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $7,958,532 | |
| 2019-07-22 | Agreement $16,964,494 — from BSRC CB 2018 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; SNA CB 2018 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM; BSDC C to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $16,964,494 | |
| 2019-07-22 | Agreement $1,766,534 — from BSDC CB 2018 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; BSRC CB 2018 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; JOE CE to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,766,534 | |
| 2019-07-22 | Mortgage $1,560,000 — from SNA CB 2018 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM; JOE CENTRAL BROOKLYN LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,560,000 | |
| 2019-07-22 | AL&R $8,781,468 — from IMPACCT CB 2018 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; SNA CB 2018 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM; BSDC C to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $8,781,468 | |
| 2019-07-22 | Mortgage $749,676 — from BSRC CB 2018 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; BSDC CB 2018 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; JOE CE to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $749,676 | |
| 2019-07-22 | Mortgage $12,022,950 — from SNA CB 2018 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM; JOE CENTRAL BROOKLYN LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $12,022,950 | |
| 2019-07-22 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from SNA CB 2018 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM; BSDC CB 2018 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; IMPACC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,000,000 | |
| 2019-07-22 | Mortgage $7,958,532 — from IMPACCT CB 2018 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; SNA CB 2018 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM; JOE CE to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $7,958,532 | |
| 2019-07-22 | Agreement $13,582,950 — from JOE CENTRAL BROOKLYN LLC; SNA CB 2018 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $13,582,950 | |
| 2019-07-15 | RPTT&RET $14,375,223 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 2003 LLC to SNA CB 2018 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM | $14,375,223 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 54 |
| 2020 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 18 |
Every one of the 198 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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