155 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 37 HPD housing violations, 28 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 22 HPD complaints.
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 77% 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 3.8. 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 | 27 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 27 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1988-09-19. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Graffiti (1) · Lead (1) · Damaged Tree (1) · Water System (1) · Street Light Condition (1).
$54,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1930) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| 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) | SHINN C BACK |
| Managing agent | BROOKLYN PROPERTY MANAGERS |
| Last registered | 2026-07-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,675,000 | $1,203,750 |
| 2026 | $3,210,000 | $1,444,500 |
| 2027 | $2,943,000 | $1,324,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 | Lafayette Av — C · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Clinton-Washington Avs — G · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Carlton Av — B38 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Cumberland St & Lafayette Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 020 Clinton Hill. 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 Lafayette 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 |
8 311 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 BROOKLYN PROPERTY MANAGERS — 66 buildings, 668 units. Grades across the portfolio: A26 · B16 · C12 · D12. See the whole portfolio
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Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 1987-12-05 (lender: Green Point Savs Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-12-05 | Mortgage $200,000 — from BACK, SHINN C; BACK, TAI B to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK | $200,000 | |
| 1985-12-20 | Mortgage $100,000 — from BACK, SHINN C; BACK, TAI B to TERRY, VIRGINIA MASTERS | $100,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Every one of the 155 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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