187 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 51 HPD housing violations, 45 311 service requests, 25 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 360. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% 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 | 2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-08-02. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Building/Use (2) · Encampment (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · Water Conservation (1).
$317,280 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| 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) | TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, LLC |
| Head officer | GLEN BROWN |
| Managing agent | FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-06-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,152,000 | $69,120 |
| 2026 | $1,458,000 | $87,480 |
| 2027 | $1,654,000 | $99,240 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 | DeKalb Av — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Seneca Av / Bleecker St — B38 · 800 ft |
| Citi Bike | Harman St & Seneca Ave · 800 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 086 The Irvington Middle: I.S. 093 Ridgewood. 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.
1556 Greene 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 |
16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Managed by FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC — 418 buildings, 2,029 units. Grades across the portfolio: A122 · B90 · C94 · D97 · F15. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 418 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $85,704,881 on 2022-07-18 (lender: Invesco Cmi Investments, L.P.), covering 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | Agreement $485,595,000 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL III, L.L.C.; TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC | $485,595,000 | |
| 2022-07-18 | Mortgage $85,704,881 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P. | $85,704,881 | |
| 2022-07-18 | AL&R $500,000,000 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to INVESCO CMI INVESTMENTS, L.P. | $500,000,000 | |
| 2021-10-26 | Deed $1,975,000 — from SAFDIE 1556 GREENE LLC; ES 1556 GREENE LLC to GREENBROOK THR OWNER II, L.L.C. | $1,975,000 | |
| 2021-10-07 | Sold for $1,975,000 | $1,975,000 | $658,333 |
| 2016-11-23 | AL&R $1,500,000 — from ES 1556 GREENE LLC; SAFDIE 1556 GREENE LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2016-11-21 | Agreement $1,500,000 — from INVESTORS BANK to SAFDIE 1556 GREENE LLC; ES 1556 GREENE LLC | $1,500,000 | |
| 2016-11-01 | Mortgage $775,000 — from ES 1556 GREENE LLC; SAFDIE 1556 GREENE LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $775,000 | |
| 2015-10-08 | Deed $999,000 — from MAGGIO, VINCENZA to ES 1556 GREENE LLC; SAFDIE 1556 GREENE LLC | $999,000 | |
| 2015-10-08 | Mortgage $725,000 — from SAFDIE 1556 GREENE LLC; ES 1556 GREENE LLC to GEMCAP EQUITY CORP. | $725,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Every one of the 187 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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