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153 Grand Street

203Records
16City systems
5Open violations
30Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11249 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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203 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 38 HPD housing violations, 33 DOB permits, 32 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11249
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)153 GRAND LLC
BBL3023800032
BIN3062625

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. 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

Open HPD violations5 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2022-02-25.

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,606,250 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1910)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)153 GRAND LLC
Head officerDANIEL HILTZIK
Managing agent153 GRAND LLC
Last registered2021-08-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,471,000 $268,260
2026$4,801,000 $288,060
2027$5,343,000 $320,580

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Guac TimeTex-MexA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand St / Bedford Av — Q59 · 100 ft
Citi BikeMetropolitan Ave & Bedford Ave · 450 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

153 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: $640,000 on 2024-12-26 (lender: Carver Federal Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-12-26Mortgage $640,000 — from 153 GRAND LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $640,000
2024-12-26AL&R $640,000 — from 153 GRAND LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $640,000
2022-05-27Agreement $2,470,000 — from 153 GRAND LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $2,470,000
2022-05-27AL&R $2,470,000 — from 153 GRAND LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $2,470,000
2022-05-27Mortgage $1,134,512 — from 153 GRAND LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $1,134,512
2017-06-26Mortgage $1,462,500 — from 153 GRAND LLC to MERS $1,462,500
2017-06-26Deed $1,950,000 — from KRANTZ, JOAN; KRANTZ, JASON T to 153 GRAND LLC $1,950,000
2017-06-14Sold for $1,950,000 $1,950,000 $975,000

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
55
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174015010
201810140015
2019192690155
202051260023
202152110018
2022004408
2023301004
2024201205
2025112004
2026001023
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The full timeline

Construction 52Enforcement 45Housing & tenants 89Ownership & money 13Health & systems 4

Every one of the 203 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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