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159 Graham Avenue

424Records
18City systems
1Open violations
11.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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424 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 153 311 service requests, 122 HPD complaints, 47 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)ESNORMAL LLC
BBL3030520026
BIN3071122

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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 58% 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 11.7. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-05-04.

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

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Encampment (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Damaged Tree (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$20,450 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,407,000 $633,150
2026$1,374,000 $618,300
2027$1,643,000 $739,350

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Win SonAsian/Asian FusionA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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

SubwayMontrose Av — L · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Lorimer St — J M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Montrose Av / Graham Av — B60 · 200 ft
Citi BikeScholes St & Manhattan Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.

Report a problem to 311

159 Graham 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

11 311 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: $750,000 on 2025-12-04 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-04AL&R $2,950,000 — from ESNORMAL LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $2,950,000
2025-12-04Agreement $2,950,000 — from ESNORMAL LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $2,950,000
2025-12-04Mortgage $750,000 — from ESNORMAL LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $750,000
2025-08-08AL&R $2,200,000 — from ESNORMAL LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $2,200,000
2025-08-08Mortgage $2,200,000 — from ESNORMAL LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $2,200,000
2025-08-08Deed $3,400,001 — from NAPOLETANO, REFEREE, DOMENICK to ESNORMAL LLC $3,400,001
2025-06-27Sold for $3,400,001 $3,400,001 $566,667
2021-06-25Mortgage $135,000 — from LEAH HOLDING LLC to FLUSHING BANK $135,000
2021-06-25M&CON $2,085,000 — from LEAH HOLDING LLC to FLUSHING BANK $2,085,000
2018-06-14Agreement $6,400,000 — from ANNE HOLDING LLC; TIFFANU HOLDING LLC; MERCY HOLDING LLC; LEAH HOLDING LLC; 159 E 106 STRE to HARLEM BROOKLYN FIVE FUNDING LLC $6,400,000
2018-06-14Agreement $6,400,000 — from TIFFANU HOLDING LLC; LEAH HOLDING LLC; ANNE HOLDING LLC; MERCY HOLDING LLC; 159 E 106 STRE to HARLEM BROOKLYN FIVE FUNDING LLC $6,400,000
2018-06-14Mortgage $1,950,000 — from LEAH HOLDING LLC to HARLEM BROOKLYN FIVE FUNDING LLC $1,950,000
2017-05-16AL&R $6,400,000 — from 159 E 106 STREET LLC; MERCY HOLDING LLC; TIFFANY HOLDING LLC; LEAH HOLDING LLC; ANNE HOLDI to HARLEM BROOKLYN FIVE FUNDING LLC $6,400,000
2017-03-01Agreement $6,400,000 — from TIFFANY HOLDINGS LLC; LEAH HOLDING LLC; ANNE HOLDING LLC; 159 E 106 STREET LLC; MERCY HOLD to HARLEM BROOKLYN FIVE FUNDING LLC $6,400,000
2017-03-01Mortgage $3,369,475 — from MERCY HOLDING LLC; ANNE HOLDING LLC; TIFFANY HOLDINGS LLC; LEAH HOLDING LLC; 159 E 106 STR to HARLEM BROOKLYN FIVE FUNDING LLC $3,369,475

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017011312127
201800216128
2019003014
2020006017
202148154031
202201150016
202305130018
2024014038
20250068216
2026003014
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 305Ownership & money 48Health & systems 18

Every one of the 424 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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