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159 Greenpoint Avenue

350Records
14City systems
0Open violations
60Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11222 · Neighborhood: Greenpoint
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350 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 167 311 service requests, 72 HPD complaints, 40 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11222
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)GREENPOINT DUPONT LLC
BBL3025590054
BIN3064778

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 60. In ZIP 11222, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’23–24
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Noise (4) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (3) · Rodent (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$85,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)GREENPOINT DUPONT LLC
Head officerMANJULA MUKHOPADHYAY
Managing agentREM RESIDENTIAL
Last registered2025-09-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,927,200 $867,240
2026$2,054,000 $924,300
2027$2,300,000 $1,035,000

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
StowawayAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints 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).

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 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Greenpoint Av / Leonard St — B24 · 50 ft
Citi BikeGreenpoint Ave & Manhattan Ave · 150 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

159 Greenpoint 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

23 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by REM RESIDENTIAL — 138 buildings, 2,863 units. Grades across the portfolio: A66 · B32 · C23 · D15 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
630 1 Avenue MN484 A
681 West 193 Street MN125 F
2 West 120 Street MN106 D
11 Hillside Avenue MN90 C
281 Wadsworth Avenue MN84 C
20 East 68 Street MN83 A
87-50 Kingston Place QN77 A
4530 Broadway MN73 C
241 Sherman Avenue MN72 D
518 East 84 Street MN59 A
639 West 207 Street MN56 D
509 West 155 Street MN54 B
12-10 Astoria Park South QN54 A
412 West 148 Street MN48 D
155 Audubon Avenue MN48 C
402 West 148 Street MN48 C
176 West 86 Street MN47 A
536 Isham Street MN46 C
58 Elizabeth Street MN45 A
227 Riverside Drive MN39 B
35 Underhill Avenue BK39 A
196 South 1 Street BK32 A
245 East 110 Street MN30 F
373 South 5 Street BK30 C
233 East 77 Street MN24 B
514 Amsterdam Avenue MN23 B
2226 1 Avenue MN23 D
237 West 18 Street MN20 A
349 East 51 Street MN20 B
546 West 50 Street MN20 B
524 Metropolitan Avenue BK20 A
527 West 46 Street MN20 A
548 West 50 Street MN20 B
544 West 50 Street MN20 C
332 West 37 Street MN19 A
522 Metropolitan Avenue BK19 A
548 Driggs Avenue BK18 B
231 East 29 Street MN18 A
231 East 34 Street MN17 A
164 West 146 Street MN17 B
717 9 Avenue MN17 A
132 North 1 Street BK16 A
231 East 81 Street MN16 A
26 Bedford Street MN16 A
313 East 115 Street MN15 D
323 Park Avenue South MN14 A
8 Saint Marks Place BK14 A
552 Driggs Avenue BK13 B
2400 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 A
320 West 108 Street MN12 A
323 West 42 Street MN12 B
325 West 42 Street MN12 D
41-25 48 Street QN12 A
10-09 34 Avenue QN12 A
251 East Broadway MN11 C
107 Berry Street BK11 B
127 Mercer Street MN10 A
116 West 69 Street MN10 A
131 East 110 Street MN9 B
133 East 110 Street MN9 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $280,724 on 2013-05-15 (lender: Bridgehampton National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-01-28AL&R $1,798,900 — from GREENPOINT DUPONT LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,798,900
2021-01-28M&CON $1,798,900 — from GREENPOINT DUPONT LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,798,900
2015-05-22M&CON $1,450,000 — from RAMANJU PROPERTIES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,450,000
2015-05-22AL&R $1,450,000 — from RAMANJU PROPERTIES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,450,000
2015-05-22Deed $2,600,000 — from 159 GREENPOINT AVENUE LLC to RAMANJU PROPERTIES, LLC $2,600,000
2013-05-15Mortgage $280,724 — from 159 GREENPOINT AVENUE LLC to BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK $280,724
2013-05-15Agreement $1,150,000 — from 159 GREENPOINT AVENUE LLC to BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK $1,150,000
2013-05-15AL&R $1,150,000 — from 159 GREENPOINT AVENUE LLC to BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK $1,150,000
2008-10-31Mortgage $118,613 — from 159 GREENPOINT AVENUE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $118,613
2008-10-31Agreement $925,000 — from 159 GREENPOINT AVENUE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $925,000
2008-10-31AL&R $925,000 — from 159 GREENPOINT AVENUE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $925,000
2005-08-23Agreement $637,500 — from 159 GREENPOINT AVE. LLC to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK $637,500
2005-08-23Mortgage $7,500 — from 159 GREENPOINT AVE. LLC to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK $7,500
2005-08-23AL&R $637,500 — from THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK to 159 GREENPOINT AVE. LLC $637,500
2005-08-23Mortgage $220,000 — from 159 GREENPOINT AVE. LLC to SIEGEL, LEONARD $220,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017009009
2018006006
2019001012
2020005106
20216264119
202201430145
202302200729
202401134220
20250070310
2026005005
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 263Ownership & money 41Health & systems 18

Every one of the 350 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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