61 recorded events, 2015–2026, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 20 311 service requests, 15 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 11 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 17.5. In ZIP 11219, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (6) · Street Light Condition (4) · Sewer (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 (1920) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 1153 59 Street Condominium |
| Head officer | Hershy Moskovitz |
| Managing agent | Comfort Management |
| Last registered | 2025-05-19 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $264,009 | $118,804 |
| 2026 | $316,761 | $142,542 |
| 2027 | $0 | $0 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 100% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR CAP
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 50 St — D · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 50 St / 11 Av — B11 · 800 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: The SEEALL Academy Middle: J.H.S. 223 The Montauk. 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.
1159 53 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 |
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.
Managed by COMFORT MANAGEMENT — 48 buildings, 417 units. Grades across the portfolio: A32 · B7 · C9. See the whole portfolio
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-10 | Agreement $600,000 — from JACOB KLEINMAN AND RACHEL KLEINMAN to HOME POINT FINANCIAL CORPORATION | $600,000 | |
| 2022-03-10 | Mortgage $9,307 — from JACOB KLEINMAN AND RACHEL KLEINMAN to HOME POINT FINANCIAL CORPORATION | $9,307 | |
| 2017-12-26 | Deed $1,050,000 — from 1159 53RD STREET LLC to 1159 UNIT 3 LLC | $1,050,000 | |
| 2017-12-20 | Sold for $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 | $262,500 |
| 2017-10-30 | Mortgage $636,150 — from KLEINMAN, JACOB; KLEINMAN, RACHEL to MERS | $636,150 | |
| 2017-10-30 | Deed $875,000 — from 1159 53RD STREET LLC to KLEINMAN, JACOB; KLEINMAN, RACHEL | $875,000 | |
| 2017-10-24 | Sold for $875,000 | $875,000 | $218,750 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 18 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Every one of the 61 recorded events, 2015–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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