103 recorded events, 1982–2025, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 25 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 18 DOB permits, 18 FDNY inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 79% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 3.3. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
$209,750 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1899) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| 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) | A&I HOLDING GROUP LLC |
| Head officer | ISRAEL BERKOWITZ |
| Managing agent | PLATINUM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLc |
| Last registered | 2025-09-04 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,053,000 | $183,180 |
| 2026 | $3,865,000 | $231,900 |
| 2027 | $3,797,000 | $227,820 |
The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | Hewes St — J M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Broadway — G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lee Av / Lynch St — B44 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Marcy Ave & Rutledge St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 380 John Wayne Elementary. 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 Heyward Street
| 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 |
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 PLATINUM REALTY PROPERTIES LLC — 12 buildings, 86 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B2 · C1 · D2 · F3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6830 Ridge Boulevard | BK | 23 | B |
| 370 Avenue P | BK | 9 | D |
| 1847 Pitkin Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 7201 3 Avenue | BK | 7 | C |
| 393 Woodbine Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 7223 5 Avenue | BK | 6 | F |
| 105 Brighton 11 Street | BK | 6 | F |
| 550 82 Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 3602 Neptune Avenue | BK | 5 | F |
| 1821 Palmetto Street | QN | 4 | B |
| 1101 Halsey Street | BK | 3 | D |
| 159 Heyward Street | BK | 3 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $936,568 on 2022-06-23 (lender: Finwise 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-23 | Mortgage $936,568 — from A & I HOLDING GROUP LLC to FINWISE BANK | $936,568 | |
| 2019-05-02 | Mortgage $907,153 — from A & I HOLDING GROUP LLC to MERS | $907,153 | |
| 2019-05-02 | Agreement $2,372,500 — from A & I HOLDING GROUP LLC to MERS | $2,372,500 | |
| 2017-03-24 | Mortgage $600,000 — from A & I HOLDING GROUP LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $600,000 | |
| 2017-03-24 | AL&R $600,000 — from A & I HOLDING GROUP LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $600,000 | |
| 2016-02-03 | Mortgage $937,500 — from A & I HOLDING GROUP LLC to CROSS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK | $937,500 | |
| 2015-05-05 | Deed $1,200,000 — from ESTATE OF MARTHA SMITH; ESTATE OF MARTHA WATKINS SMITH; SMITH, AS ADMINISTRATOR, DAVID M to A & I HOLDING GROUP LLC | $1,200,000 | |
| 2015-05-05 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from PALMETTO TOWERS LLC; A & I HOLDING GROUP LLC to CONGREGATION BETH JOSEPH ARYEH; CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $1,000,000 | |
| 2015-05-05 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from PALMETTO TOWERS LLC; A & I HOLDING GROUP LLC to CONGREGATION BETH JOSEPH ARYEH; CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $1,000,000 | |
| 1984-03-08 | Mortgage $2,850 — from SMITH, MARTHA WATKINS to CITIBANK N A | $2,850 | |
| 1982-08-27 | Mortgage $4,800 — from SMITH, MARTHA W to NORTH EASTERN HOLDING CO | $4,800 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| 2018 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 31 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Every one of the 103 recorded events, 1982–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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