361 recorded events, 1998–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 74 311 service requests, 66 DOB permits, 52 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 66% 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 35. In ZIP 11249, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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 | 5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2023-04-28. |
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.
23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · Street Sign (2) · Missed Collection (2) · Food Establishment (1) · Damaged Tree (1) · Food Poisoning (1).
$5,362,007 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (35 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| 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) | WILLIAMSBURG 157-159 WYTHE AVE LLC |
| Head officer | Zachary Katowitz |
| Managing agent | Zachary Katowitz |
| Last registered | 2026-07-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,045,000 | $920,250 |
| 2026 | $2,180,000 | $981,000 |
| 2027 | $2,616,000 | $1,177,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarfish | Japanese | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Odor) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 | Bedford Av — L · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Lorimer St — G L · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Wythe Av / N 6 St — B32 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | N 5 St & Wythe Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 017 Henry D. Woodworth. 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 Wythe 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
23 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $105,006 on 2019-07-31 (lender: Marathon Real Estate Debt Fund, LP). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-29 | Deed $15,000,000 — from 157-159 WYTHE AVENUE OWNER, LLC to WILLIAMSBURG 157-159 WYTHE AVENUE, L.L.C | $15,000,000 | |
| 2023-09-14 | Sold for $15,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $2,500,000 |
| 2019-07-31 | Agreement $5,713,779 — from 157-159 WYTHE AVENUE OWNER LLC to MARATHON REAL ESTATE DEBT FUND, LP | $5,713,779 | |
| 2019-07-31 | Mortgage $105,007 — from 157-159 WYTHE AVENUE OWNER LLC to MARATHON REAL ESTATE DEBT FUND, LP | $105,007 | |
| 2019-07-31 | Mortgage $1,811,215 — from 157-159 WYTHE AVENUE OWNER LLC to MARATHON REAL ESTATE DEBT FUND, LP | $1,811,215 | |
| 2019-07-31 | Deed $8,500,000 — from 157-159 WYTHE AVENUE, LLC to 157-159 WYTHE AVENUE OWNER LLC | $8,500,000 | |
| 2019-07-24 | Sold for $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $1,416,667 |
| 2015-12-18 | AL&R $845,648 — from 157-159 WYTHE AVENUE, LLC to READYCAP COMMERCIAL, LLC | $845,648 | |
| 2015-12-18 | Mortgage $845,648 — from 157-159 WYTHE AVENUE, LLC to READYCAP COMMERCIAL, LLC | $845,648 | |
| 2015-12-18 | AL&R $1,240,500 — from 157-159 WYTHE AVENUE, LLC to READYCAP COMMERCIAL, LLC | $1,240,500 | |
| 2015-12-18 | Mortgage $1,240,500 — from 157-159 WYTHE AVENUE, LLC to READYCAP COMMERCIAL, LLC | $1,240,500 | |
| 2015-12-18 | AL&R $6,347,852 — from 157-159 WYTHE AVENUE, LLC to READYCAP COMMERCIAL, LLC | $6,347,852 | |
| 2015-12-18 | Mortgage $6,347,852 — from 157-159 WYTHE AVENUE, LLC to READYCAP COMMERCIAL, LLC | $6,347,852 | |
| 2015-12-18 | Deed $8,000,000 — from THE ESTATE OF MARY ZABAWSKI; THE ESTATE OF MARY ZABAWSKY; THE ESTATE OF MARY ZABOWSKY; PHI to 157-159 WYTHE AVENUE, LLC | $8,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 48 |
| 2018 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2019 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 48 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2022 | 18 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 46 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 41 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Every one of the 361 recorded events, 1998–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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