922 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 350 311 service requests, 247 HPD housing violations, 180 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 261.8. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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 | 2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-01-23. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
125 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (34) · Noise (30) · Rodent (22) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · Illegal Parking (6) · WATER LEAK (5).
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 (1974) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | DCA 1, L.P. |
| Head officer | SARAH MURDOCH |
| Managing agent | PATHS MANAGEMENT SERVICES. LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,364,000 | $613,800 |
| 2026 | $1,637,000 | $736,650 |
| 2027 | $1,964,000 | $883,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: MITCHELL-LAMA
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 2018 (0 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.
| Subway | Franklin Av — C S · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Nostrand Av — A C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Putnam Av / Franklin Av — B26 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Hancock St & Bedford Ave · 700 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 Putnam 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 |
125 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 PATHS MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC — 73 buildings, 5,771 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B29 · C20 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 73 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,644,346 on 2012-01-11 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-02 | RPTT $17,813,447 — from BENNETT, ROBERT; TRIDENT OMNI DEL-II, LP; TRIDENT OMNI HOLDINGS LLC; VAUGHN, MAURICE; SCHN to TGA GP HOLDCO LLC | $17,813,447 | |
| 2016-09-27 | Agreement $2,644,347 — from DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC.; DCA 1, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $2,644,347 | |
| 2016-09-27 | Agreement $7,502,359 — from DCA 1, L.P.; DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $7,502,359 | |
| 2016-09-27 | Deed $575,000 — from HP DCA BROOKLYN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to DCA 1, L.P.; DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC. | $575,000 | |
| 2016-09-27 | Agreement $11,699,144 — from DCA 1, L.P.; DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $11,699,144 | |
| 2016-09-27 | Agreement $4,650,872 — from DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC.; DCA 1, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $4,650,872 | |
| 2016-09-27 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC.; DCA 1, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $2,000,000 | |
| 2016-09-27 | Agreement $99,100 — from DCA 1, L.P.; DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $99,100 | |
| 2012-01-11 | Mortgage $4,650,872 — from DCA 1, L.P.; DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $4,650,872 | |
| 2012-01-11 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC.; DCA 1, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $2,000,000 | |
| 2012-01-11 | Mortgage $99,100 — from DCA 1, L.P.; DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $99,100 | |
| 2012-01-11 | ASSTO $18,395,512 — from DCA CENTRAL BROOKLYN #1 ASSOCIATES; DCA CENTRAL BROOKLYN #1, INC. to DCA 1, L.P.; DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC. | $18,395,512 | |
| 2012-01-11 | Mortgage $7,502,359 — from DCA 1, L.P.; DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $7,502,359 | |
| 2012-01-11 | Mortgage $12,884,128 — from DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC.; DCA 1, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $12,884,128 | |
| 2012-01-11 | Mortgage $2,644,347 — from DCA 1, L.P.; DCA 1 APARTMENTS, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $2,644,347 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 40 |
| 2018 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 44 |
| 2019 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 46 |
| 2020 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 3 | 89 |
| 2021 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| 2022 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 26 |
| 2023 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 44 |
| 2024 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 7 | 64 |
| 2025 | 1 | 89 | 0 | 7 | 97 |
| 2026 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 5 | 60 |
Every one of the 922 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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