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159 Alaska Street

5,762Records
20City systems
85Open violations
27.1Penalty rate

5,762 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 3,453 311 service requests, 407 HPD housing violations, 366 DOB permits.

BoroughStaten Island 10310
Built1962
Floors8
Res. units634
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY
BBL5001960001
BIN5095813, 5095814, 5095815, 5095816, 5095817, 5095818, 5095819, 5095820, 5095821, 5095822, 5095824, 5095825, 5095826, 5095827, 5095828, 5136037, 5146063

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 27.1. In ZIP 10310, 90% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations85 total — 28 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 40 class A. Oldest open since 2024-10-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

313 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 97 · winter 2025–26: 112). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

97
’24–25
112
’25–26

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$28,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

718 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (316) · HEAT/HOT WATER (146) · PLUMBING (49) · Elevator (47) · ELECTRIC (24) · PAINT/PLASTER (12).

Filed construction activity

$170,441,292 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (210 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1962)
YesSix or more residential units (634)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)WEST BRIGHTON HTC TENANT LLC
Head officerDONALD CAPOCCIA
Managing agentTWIN PINES MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-07-08

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$28,547,000 $12,846,150
2026$29,271,000 $13,171,950
2027$29,635,000 $13,335,750

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: NYC HOUSING AUTH

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

9 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (5 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.

Getting around

BusNearest boarding stop: Castleton Av / Caroline St — S46 S53 S54 · 400 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 018 John G. Whittier
Middle: I.S. 027 Anning S. Prall. 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.

Report a problem to 311

159 Alaska Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

718 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 146 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by TWIN PINES MANAGEMENT — 11 buildings, 10,831 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
180 Bethel Loop BK2926 A
1540 Van Siclen Avenue BK2229 A
1325 Pennsylvania Avenue BK2222 A
1260 Croton Loop BK1168 B
1155 Pennsylvania Avenue BK1092 A
159 Alaska Street SI634 B
741 Concourse Village West BX265 B
112 St Edwards Street BK146 A
153-24 90th Road QN139 C
2107 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 B
1620 Fulton Street BK1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-12-30RPTT $34,019,700 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to WEST BRIGHTON PARTNERS LLC; CH WB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATI $34,019,700

Ten-year activity

1,0005000
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
956
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702719905231
2018235327012376
2019101937509413
202011216012230
202102016908197
202253114608190
2023162322205266
2024192562602182692
2025127446280157956
2026688526010612
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The full timeline

Construction 732Enforcement 371Housing & tenants 4,218Ownership & money 2Health & systems 439

Every one of the 5,762 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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