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1079 Manhattan Avenue

339Records
15City systems
2Open violations
0.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11222 · Neighborhood: Greenpoint
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339 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 142 311 service requests, 46 HPD complaints, 41 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11222
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)1079 HANCOCK ASSOCIATES LLC
BBL3024950045
BIN3063822

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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 88% 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 0.8. In ZIP 11222, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-02-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

47 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (40) · Lead (2) · Food Poisoning (1) · Outdoor Dining (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$845,694 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)1079 HANCOCK ASSOCIATES, LLC
Head officerHENRYK KIELMANOWICZ
Managing agentHENRYK KIELMANOWICZ
Last registered2025-08-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,257,000 $565,650
2026$1,539,000 $692,550
2027$1,681,000 $756,450

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
La ContentaMexicanA—

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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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.

Getting around

SubwayGreenpoint Av — G · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av — 7 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / Eagle St — B43 · 100 ft
Citi BikeEagle St & Manhattan Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 031 Samuel F. Dupont. 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

1079 Manhattan Avenue

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

47 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

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: $623,397 on 2020-05-15 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-05-15Mortgage $623,397 — from 1079 HANCOCK ASSOCIATES, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $623,397
2020-05-15Agreement $1,200,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 1079 HANCOCK ASSOCIATES, LLC $1,200,000
2012-09-28Agreement $1,000,000 — from 1079 HANCOCK ASSOCIATES LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,000,000
2012-09-28Mortgage $295,912 — from 1079 HANCOCK ASSOCIATES LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $295,912
2006-09-05Deed $1,250,000 — from LEWIARZ, PIOTR; LEWIARZ, BARBARA to HANCOCK ASSOCIATES LLC $1,250,000
2006-09-05Mortgage $474,570 — from HANCOCK ASSOCIATES LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $474,570
2006-09-05Agreement $765,000 — from HANCOCK ASSOCIATES LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $765,000
1999-08-30Mortgage $227,661 — from LEWIARZ, BARBARA; LEWIARZ, PIOTR to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $227,661
1989-01-04Mortgage $260,000 — from LEWIARZ, PIOTR; LEWIARZ, BARBARA to POLISH & SLAVIC FEDCR U $260,000
1986-09-08Mortgage $50,000 — from GROCHOWALSKI, ANDRZEJ; LEWIARZ, PIOTR to BIERNACKI, MICHAEL $50,000
1986-09-08Mortgage $190,000 — from GROGHOWALSKI, ANDRZEJ; LEWIARZ, PIOTR to POLISH & SLAVIC FEDC/U $190,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700110112
201800130114
201900200121
202000153119
202110160118
202212150119
202320330136
202420340137
202541130220
2026010012
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The full timeline

Construction 45Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 210Ownership & money 41Health & systems 19

Every one of the 339 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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