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154 Graham Avenue

157Records
13City systems
0Open violations
2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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157 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 30 311 service requests, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 16 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units7
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)156 GRAHAM REALTY LLC
BBL3030620003
BIN3071209

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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 83% 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 2. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

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

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (2) · Graffiti (2) · Noise (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · Animal (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,133,148 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (7)
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)156 GRAHAM REALTY, LLC
Head officerFRED LEVINE
Managing agentGUTMAN MANAGEMENT CO INC
Last registered2025-07-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,579,000 $710,550
2026$1,757,000 $790,650
2027$1,406,000 $632,700

The city's market estimate has fallen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-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: Graham Av / Johnson Av — B43 B60 · 50 ft
Citi BikeMcKibbin St & Manhattan Ave · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 196 Ten Eyck. 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

154 Graham Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

8 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by GUTMAN MANAGEMENT CO, INC — 21 buildings, 856 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B7 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1890 East 5 Street BK95 B
611 Argyle Road BK84 A
35-45 79 Street QN78 A
99-34 67 Road QN67 B
1212 Newkirk Avenue BK66 B
5502 14 Avenue BK59 A
33-38 Parsons Boulevard QN53 B
2020 Avenue V BK50 A
515 Avenue I BK47 A
387 Ocean Parkway BK46 B
1801 Avenue L BK45 A
1996 Ocean Avenue BK43 A
78 Webster Avenue BK32 C
4582 Manhattan College Py BX25 B
45-55 39 Street QN25 A
1208 Sheepshead Bay Road BK12 A
57 Graham Avenue BK8 B
154 Graham Avenue BK7 A
156 Graham Avenue BK7 A
233 Hewes Street BK4 C
73 Graham Avenue BK3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $260,000 on 2015-09-16 (lender: Banco Popular North America), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-09-18AL&R $260,000 — from 156 GRAHAM REALTY LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $260,000
2015-09-18AL&R $1,803,000 — from 156 GRAHAM REALTY LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $1,803,000
2015-09-16Mortgage $260,000 — from 156 GRAHAM REALTY LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $260,000
2015-09-16Mortgage $1,803,000 — from 156 GRAHAM REALTY LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $1,803,000
2015-09-16AL&R $1,687,000 — from 156 GRAHAM REALTY LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $1,687,000
2015-09-08Mortgage $1,687,000 — from 156 GRAHAM REALTY LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $1,687,000
2015-06-15Deed $1,900,000 — from A/K/A STEPHEN CHASIN, TRUSTEE; LAWRENCE M. CHASIN, TRUSTEE; TRUSTEES OF THE REGINA CHASIN to 156 GRAHAM REALTY LLC $1,900,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20179109634
201854009
2019351615
202020024
20210314017
20226412022
202302068
202400505
202501102
202600707
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The full timeline

Construction 29Enforcement 44Housing & tenants 54Ownership & money 29Health & systems 1

Every one of the 157 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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