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153 Division Avenue

70Records
10City systems
11Open violations
5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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70 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 20 HPD housing violations, 17 311 service requests, 14 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)153 DIVISION LLC
BBL3021480045
BIN3059747

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 75% 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 5. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations11 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1983-04-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

Filed construction activity

$23,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)153 Division LLC
Head officerPortfolio PropertyTrust
Managing agentTehillim Management LLC
Last registered2025-08-06

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,368,000 $615,600
2026$1,642,000 $738,900
2027$1,970,000 $886,500

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwayMarcy Av — J M Z · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Division Av / Driggs Av — B62 · 50 ft
Citi BikeLee Ave & Taylor St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 016 Leonard Dunkly. 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.

Report a problem to 311

153 Division Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by TEHILLIM MANAGEMENT LLC — 16 buildings, 72 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B3 · C6 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
156 Martense Street BK9 A
158 Martense Street BK9 B
379 South 5 Street BK8 A
153 Division Avenue BK6 A
295 Himrod Street BK6 A
537 Marcy Avenue BK4 D
313 Willoughby Avenue BK4 C
464 Park Avenue BK3 D
186 Broadway BK3 B
871 Driggs Avenue BK3 C
69 Lee Avenue BK3 B
107 Franklin Avenue BK3 C
311 Willoughby Avenue BK3 C
65 Skillman Street BK3 C
510 DeKalb Avenue BK3 C
49 Herbert Street BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $601,860 on 2021-12-22 (lender: Northfield Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-12-22Agreement $1,850,000 — from 153 DIVISION LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $1,850,000
2021-12-22Mortgage $601,860 — from 153 DIVISION LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $601,860
2021-12-22AL&R $1,850,000 — from 153 DIVISION LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $1,850,000
2017-04-04Mortgage $1,425,000 — from 153 DIVISION LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $1,425,000
2017-04-04Deed $2,500,000 — from LINDER, ESTHER; SG FAMILY TRUST; HARTMAN , HARRIET; GOLD, AS TRUSTEE, MENDEL; SPITZER, CHA to 153 DIVISION LLC $2,500,000
2017-04-04AL&R $1,425,000 — from 153 DIVISION LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $1,425,000
2017-03-23Sold for $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $416,667

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702507
201803003
201900011
2020910010
2021064010
202202002
202302002
202402002
202501001
202601001
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 43Ownership & money 15Health & systems 1

Every one of the 70 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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