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161 Grand Street

101Records
9City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11249 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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101 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 31 311 service requests, 18 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 17 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11249
Built1900
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)161 GRAND ST INC.
BBL3023800029
BIN3062622

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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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11249, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

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.

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2).

Filed construction activity

$37,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1900)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,401,000 $144,060
2026$2,793,000 $167,580
2027$3,192,000 $191,520

The city's market estimate has risen 33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Fresh Kills BarAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

SubwayBedford Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Marcy Av — J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand St / Bedford Av — Q59 · 50 ft
Citi BikeMetropolitan Ave & Bedford Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 084 Jose De Diego. 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

161 Grand Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

2 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $499,000 on 2015-05-08 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-05-08AL&R $499,000 — from 161 GRAND ST INC. to FLUSHING BANK $499,000
2015-05-08Mortgage $499,000 — from 161 GRAND ST INC. to FLUSHING BANK $499,000
1999-09-24Mortgage $75,000 — from BRODERICK, MATTHEW to MOORE, JESSE; YELLIN, DAVID GARO $75,000
1999-08-10Mortgage $300,000 — from YELLIN, DAVID GARO; MOORE, JESSE to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $300,000
1994-12-05Mortgage $83,000 — from YELLIN, DAVID GARO; MOORE, JESSE to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $83,000
1988-12-08Mortgage $75,000 — from LIU, WINSTON TAK HO; LIU, NANCY C to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $75,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017310004
2018011002
2019110013
2020003003
2021001001
2022001001
2023011013
2024000011
2025000011
2026002204
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 31Ownership & money 18Health & systems 4

Every one of the 101 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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