318 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 93 HPD complaints, 83 311 service requests, 53 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% 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 67.1. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
7 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 7).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$18,185 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (1).
$3,099,222 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 158 Martense Realty LLC |
| Head officer | David Simkowitz |
| Managing agent | Tehillim Management LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-06 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $498,000 | $224,100 |
| 2026 | $2,027,000 | $912,150 |
| 2027 | $2,143,000 | $964,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 330% 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 | Church Av — 2 5 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Church Av / Rogers Av — B35 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lott St & Erasmus St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 181 Brooklyn Middle: Parkside Preparatory Academy. 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.
158 Martense Street
| 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 — 3 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 TEHILLIM MANAGEMENT LLC — 16 buildings, 72 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B3 · C6 · D3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 156 Martense Street | BK | 9 | A |
| 158 Martense Street | BK | 9 | B |
| 379 South 5 Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 153 Division Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 295 Himrod Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 537 Marcy Avenue | BK | 4 | D |
| 313 Willoughby Avenue | BK | 4 | C |
| 464 Park Avenue | BK | 3 | D |
| 186 Broadway | BK | 3 | B |
| 871 Driggs Avenue | BK | 3 | C |
| 69 Lee Avenue | BK | 3 | B |
| 107 Franklin Avenue | BK | 3 | C |
| 311 Willoughby Avenue | BK | 3 | C |
| 65 Skillman Street | BK | 3 | C |
| 510 DeKalb Avenue | BK | 3 | C |
| 49 Herbert Street | BK | 2 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $966,000 on 2025-06-27 (lender: Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC), 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-27 | AL&R $7,600,000 — from 158 MARTENSE PROPERTY LLC; 156 MARTENSE PROPERTY LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC | $7,600,000 | |
| 2025-06-27 | Agreement $7,600,000 — from 156 MARTENSE PROPERTY LLC; 158 MARTENSE PROPERTY LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC | $7,600,000 | |
| 2025-06-27 | Mortgage $966,000 — from 156 MARTENSE PROPERTY LLC; 158 MARTENSE PROPERTY LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC | $966,000 | |
| 2023-11-29 | AL&R $960,000 — from 158 MARTENSE REALTY LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC | $960,000 | |
| 2023-11-29 | CORRM $2,357,000 — from 158 MARTENSE REALTY LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC | $2,357,000 | |
| 2023-11-29 | AL&R $2,357,000 — from 158 MARTENSE REALTY LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC | $2,357,000 | |
| 2023-11-29 | CORRM $960,000 — from 158 MARTENSE REALTY LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC | $960,000 | |
| 2023-11-21 | AL&R $2,357,000 — from 158 MARTENSE REALTY LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC | $2,357,000 | |
| 2023-11-21 | Mortgage $2,357,000 — from 158 MARTENSE REALTY LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC | $2,357,000 | |
| 2023-11-21 | Mortgage $960,000 — from 158 MARTENSE REALTY LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC | $960,000 | |
| 2023-11-21 | AL&R $960,000 — from 158 MARTENSE REALTY LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC | $960,000 | |
| 2023-11-21 | Deed $1,262,500 — from ANTROBUS, LENNOX to 158 MARTENSE REALTY LLC | $1,262,500 | |
| 2023-11-13 | Sold for $1,262,500 | $1,262,500 | $140,278 |
| 1990-05-24 | Mortgage $140,000 — from ANTROBUS, LENNOX to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK | $140,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 27 |
| 2024 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 25 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
Every one of the 318 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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