717 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 248 311 service requests, 205 HPD housing violations, 177 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 93.3. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 | 116 total — 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 68 class B, 28 class A. Oldest open since 1974-06-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (11) · PAINT/PLASTER (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| 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) | 163 LEFFERTS PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR |
| Head officer | LATASHA FARMER |
| Managing agent | N/A |
| Last registered | 2026-07-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,857,000 | $835,650 |
| 2026 | $1,925,000 | $866,250 |
| 2027 | $2,225,000 | $1,001,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $400,660 a year ($29.90 per sq ft), operating expenses $170,716 ($12.74 per sq ft), net operating income $229,944. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| 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 | Franklin Av — C S · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Nostrand Av — A C · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Fulton St / Franklin Av — B25 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lefferts Pl & Franklin Ave · 400 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.
163 Lefferts Place
| 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 |
37 311 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 N/A — 414 buildings, 1,724 units. Grades across the portfolio: A126 · B87 · C146 · D40 · F10. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 414 buildings
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 33 |
| 2018 | 0 | 44 | 7 | 51 |
| 2019 | 0 | 108 | 3 | 111 |
| 2020 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 27 |
| 2021 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 36 |
| 2022 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 32 |
| 2023 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 21 |
| 2024 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 15 |
| 2025 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| 2026 | 0 | 87 | 2 | 89 |
Every one of the 717 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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