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158 Norman Avenue

575Records
10City systems
0Open violations
12Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11222 · Neighborhood: Greenpoint
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575 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 521 311 service requests, 10 HPD housing violations, 10 boiler inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11222
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)JAMES SULLIVAN
BBL3026510003
BIN3066258

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 12. 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

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

39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (34) · Illegal Fireworks (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (5)
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)SULLIVAN REALTY CORP
Head officerJAMES SULLIVAN
Managing agentSULIVAN REALTY CORP
Last registered2024-08-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,683,000 $757,350
2026$1,829,000 $823,050
2027$2,111,000 $949,950

The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Connie O'SIrishA—

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: Food Protection) · 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

SubwayNassau Av — G · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Nassau Av / Newel St — B48 · 600 ft
Citi BikeNassau Ave & Newell St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 110 The Monitor. 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

158 Norman 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

39 311 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: $300,000 on 2004-12-21 (lender: O'donaghue, Mary and O'donoghue, Deceased, Aka Michael). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-12-21Mortgage $300,000 — from SULLIVAN, JAMES to O'DONAGHUE, MARY; O'DONOUGHE, DECEASED, MICHAEL; O'DONOGHUE, DECEASED, AKA MICHAEL; O'DONO $300,000
2004-12-21Deed $450,000 — from O'DONOGHUE, MARY; O'DONOUGHE, DECEASED, MICHAEL; O'DONOGHUE, DECEASED, AKA MICHAEL to SULLIVAN, JAMES $450,000
1991-09-09Mortgage $195,000 — from O'DONOGHUE, MICHAEL to MC CARTHY, JAMES NOEL; MC CARTHY, MARY $195,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
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2021
2022
2023
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017041243
2018087289
201901221123
2020064165
2021149151
2022128130
2023125127
2024121325
2025113216
20260639
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The full timeline

Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 536Ownership & money 5Health & systems 19

Every one of the 575 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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