263 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 73 311 service requests, 60 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 29 rodent inspections.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 128.5. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 9 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2019-09-23. |
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.
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · SAFETY (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Lead (1) · ELECTRIC (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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 159 CENTRAL AVE CORP |
| Head officer | PAUL TOOBIAN |
| Managing agent | PAUL TOOBIAN |
| Last registered | 2024-11-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,038,000 | $467,100 |
| 2026 | $869,000 | $391,050 |
| 2027 | $1,043,000 | $469,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maite | Spanish | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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 | Central Av — M · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / De Kalb Av — B54 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Central Ave & Starr St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 145 Andrew Jackson Middle: 347, 349. 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 Central 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
13 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,885,162 on 2021-12-21 (lender: Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC,), covering 6 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-11 | AL&R $15,600,000 — from STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE FUNDING II LLC | $15,600,000 | |
| 2021-12-21 | Mortgage $1,885,162 — from 178 SUYDAM S ST CORP; 140 WILSON AVE CORP.,; 15 WILSON AVE CORP; 1867 MADISON ST CORP; 159 to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC, | $1,885,162 | |
| 2021-12-21 | Agreement $15,600,000 — from 178 SUYDAM S ST CORP; 239 STANHOPE ST CORP; 159 CENTRAL AVE. CORP.,; 140 WILSON AVE CORP., to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC | $15,600,000 | |
| 2021-12-21 | AL&R $15,600,000 — from 1867 MADISON ST CORP; 159 CENTRAL AVE. CORP.,; 15 WILSON AVE CORP; 178 SUYDAM S ST CORP; 2 to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC, | $15,600,000 | |
| 2021-02-02 | Mortgage $375,000 — from 140 WILSON AVE CORP.; 159 CENTRAL AVE. CORP. to BROOKHILL HOLDINGS SERIES B LLC | $375,000 | |
| 2018-11-14 | AL&R $237,500 — from 159 CENTRAL AVE CORP to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $237,500 | |
| 2018-11-14 | Mortgage $237,500 — from 159 CENTRAL AVE. CORP to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $237,500 | |
| 2016-08-23 | Mortgage $232,951 — from 159 CENTRAL AVE. CORP. to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $232,951 | |
| 2016-08-23 | AL&R $2,400,000 — from 159 CENTRAL AVE. CORP. to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $2,400,000 | |
| 2016-08-23 | Agreement $2,400,000 — from 159 CENTRAL AVE. CORP. to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $2,400,000 | |
| 2014-08-27 | Mortgage $1,093,909 — from 159 CENTRAL AVE, CORP, to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $1,093,909 | |
| 2014-08-27 | AL&R $2,240,000 — from 159 CENTRAL AVE, CORP, to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $2,240,000 | |
| 2013-06-27 | M&CON $1,170,000 — from 159 CENTRAL AVE. CORP to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $1,170,000 | |
| 2013-06-27 | AL&R $1,170,000 — from 159 CENTRAL AVE. CORP to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $1,170,000 | |
| 2012-12-27 | AL&R $405,000 — from 159 CENTRAL AVE CORP to W FINANCIAL FUND, LP | $405,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 2019 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 21 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 2023 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 21 |
| 2025 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Every one of the 263 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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