97 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 35 311 service requests, 16 HPD housing violations, 14 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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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 309.3. In ZIP 11358, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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.
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Blocked Driveway (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · ELECTRIC (1).
$904,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1985) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | TSAN C CHOU |
| Last registered | 2025-10-07 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,770,000 | $106,200 |
| 2026 | $2,035,000 | $122,100 |
| 2027 | $1,897,000 | $113,820 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% 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.
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 162 St / 45 Av — Q65 · 450 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 107 Thomas A Dooley Middle: I.S. 025 Adrien Block. 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.
43-44 161 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 |
17 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $250,000 on 1986-01-24 (lender: Chemical Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-01-24 | Mortgage $250,000 — from KAPS ASSOCIATES to CHEMICAL BANK | $250,000 | |
| 1985-07-31 | Mortgage $113,000 — from CRECCO, FRANK; CRECCO, ALBERT to COLUMBIA FEDERAL SAVS BK | $113,000 | |
| 1985-07-31 | Mortgage $225,000 — from CRECCO, ALBERT; CRECCO, FRANK to COLUMBIA FEDERAL SAVS BK | $225,000 | |
| 1985-01-03 | Mortgage $112,000 — from CRECCO, ALBERT; CRECCO, FRANK to COLUMBIA FEDERAL SAVS BK | $112,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 34 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
Every one of the 97 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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