251 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 101 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 63 311 service requests, 21 HPD housing violations.
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 100% 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 0. 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 | 18 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1988-09-20. |
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.
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (12) · Illegal Tree Damage (3) · Noise (2) · Graffiti (1) · Lead (1) · Missed Collection (1).
$83,750 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1897) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | 155-159 LAFAYETTE OWNERS CORP |
| Head officer | GEORGE LIKOKAS |
| Managing agent | ADVENTURE PROPERTIES |
| Last registered | 2025-08-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,888,000 | $1,299,600 |
| 2026 | $2,705,000 | $1,217,250 |
| 2027 | $2,978,000 | $1,340,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% 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 $699,952 a year ($39.77 per sq ft), operating expenses $350,064 ($19.89 per sq ft), net operating income $349,888. 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 | Lafayette Av — C · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Fulton St — G · 950 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 · 350 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.
159 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 |
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 ADVENTURE PROPERTIES — 23 buildings, 435 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 Pineapple Street | BK | 66 | A |
| 70 Clark Street | BK | 60 | A |
| 325 Greene Avenue | BK | 48 | A |
| 38 Livingston Street | BK | 24 | A |
| 175 Hicks Street | BK | 23 | A |
| 87 Hicks Street | BK | 20 | A |
| 159 Lafayette Avenue | BK | 20 | A |
| 142 Hicks Street | BK | 19 | A |
| 73 Orange Street | BK | 16 | A |
| 132 Joralemon Street | BK | 12 | A |
| 95 Wyckoff Street | BK | 12 | A |
| 110 Remsen Street | BK | 12 | A |
| 7 Worth Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 282 Henry Street | BK | 11 | A |
| 234 East 35 Street | MN | 11 | A |
| 138 Remsen Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 175 Columbia Heights | BK | 10 | A |
| 134 Remsen Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 299 Henry Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 73 Columbia Heights | BK | 9 | A |
| 114 Pierrepont Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 328 100 Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 515 82 Street | BK | 6 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $125,966 on 2018-02-28 (lender: Investors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-24 | RPTT&RET $2,250,000 — from WALL-WOLFF, MEGAN; YOUNGER, JOSHUA to KINGSTON, DARIN; KURTZ-PHELAN, DANIEL ADAM | $2,250,000 | |
| 2025-09-08 | Sold for $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | $112,500 |
| 2025-01-07 | RPTT&RET $1,250,000 — from WIGHT, SARA; NYGREN, DAVID to ZELENINA, EKATERINA; ZELENIN, BORIS | $1,250,000 | |
| 2024-12-30 | Sold for $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $62,500 |
| 2022-05-05 | RPTT&RET $800,000 — from HOOBERMAN, JOSHUA B to RASCO, MATTHEW S | $800,000 | |
| 2022-04-22 | Sold for $800,000 | $800,000 | $40,000 |
| 2021-10-12 | RPTT&RET $950,155 — from BACKER, JOSHUA to SORTE, KATHRYN C; OTT, THOMAS J JR. | $950,155 | |
| 2021-10-01 | Sold for $950,155 | $950,155 | $47,508 |
| 2021-06-05 | RPTT&RET $865,000 — from MORROW, DIANA J to GRIFFIN, EMILY; GRIFFIN, CHRISTOPHER | $865,000 | |
| 2019-08-26 | RPTT&RET $649,000 — from FERRIS, KELTIE to CRAIG COATS, EMMELINE; CONNER, LEIGH | $649,000 | |
| 2019-08-23 | RPTT&RET $690,000 — from SMITH, COREY; HOFFMAN, AMELIA to KOLLARS, EMILY | $690,000 | |
| 2019-08-15 | Sold for $690,000 | $690,000 | $34,500 |
| 2019-08-13 | Sold for $649,000 | $649,000 | $32,450 |
| 2018-04-27 | RPTT&RET $765,000 — from DUSTIN WATKINS, ADMINISTRATOR; ESTATE OF ROSWELL WATKINS to NIEDERHAUSER, MATTHEW; NIEDERHAUSER, CARLOS | $765,000 | |
| 2018-04-19 | Sold for $765,000 | $765,000 | $38,250 |
| Year | Construction | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2018 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 2019 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2025 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 2026 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Every one of the 251 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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