137 recorded events, 1994–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 57 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 43 311 service requests, 10 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 65% 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 8.3. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-05-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Encampment (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Noise (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1).
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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2006) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 159 MANHATTAN AVENUE CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | JOE VEGA |
| Managing agent | BEDFORD MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-10-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $292,237 | $131,507 |
| 2026 | $362,912 | $163,310 |
| 2027 | $287,549 | $129,397 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP
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.
| Subway | Montrose Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Lorimer St — J M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Meserole St / Manhattan Av — B60 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Scholes St & Manhattan Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 250 George H. Lindsay. 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.
159 Manhattan Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
10 311 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.
Managed by BEDFORD MANAGEMENT COMPANY — 66 buildings, 530 units. Grades across the portfolio: A33 · B21 · C10 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 66 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | Mortgage $462,000 — from A, JARROD; VEGA, JOSEPH R to ROCKET MORTGAGE LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $462,000 | |
| 2021-02-16 | Agreement $624,000 — from DOAN, TIFFANI GIANG to MERS; FM HOME LOANS, LLC | $624,000 | |
| 2021-02-16 | Mortgage $17,035 — from DOAN, TIFFANI GIANG to MERS; FM HOME LOANS, LLC | $17,035 | |
| 2019-09-18 | Mortgage $9,826 — from VEGA, JOSEPH RICHARD to MERS | $9,826 | |
| 2019-09-18 | Agreement $390,225 — from VEGA, JOSEPH RICHARD to MERS | $390,225 | |
| 2019-02-05 | CORRM $79,558 — from VEGA, JOSEPH RICHARD to MERS | $79,558 | |
| 2018-10-26 | Agreement $384,660 — from VEGA, JOSEPH RICHARD to MERS | $384,660 | |
| 2018-10-26 | Mortgage $79,558 — from VEGA, JOSEPH RICHARD to MERS | $79,558 | |
| 2016-05-31 | Mortgage $672,000 — from DOAN, TIFFANI GIANG to MERS | $672,000 | |
| 2016-05-31 | Deed $840,000 — from BUTLER, NATHAN; KNOWLTON, THIA to DOAN, TIFFANI GIANG | $840,000 | |
| 2016-05-06 | Sold for $840,000 | $840,000 | $140,000 |
| 2016-04-04 | Mortgage $319,100 — from VEGA, JOSEPH R to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; QUICKEN LOANS INC | $319,100 | |
| 2015-02-26 | Mortgage $30,000 — from JOSEPH RICHARD VEGA to HSBC BANK USA, N.A. | $30,000 | |
| 2013-07-25 | Mortgage $405,000 — from KNOWLTON, THIA; BUTLER, NATHAN to NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $405,000 | |
| 2012-12-04 | Deed $525,000 — from MINNER, GENNIFER L; MINNER, DENNIS W to ZHANG, MING SEN | $525,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Every one of the 137 recorded events, 1994–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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