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157 Columbia Heights · Brooklyn · BBL 3002340030 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

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.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Residential Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1844)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)157 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS LLC
Head officerJESSICA RICHMAN
Managing agentFINE TIMES MANAGEMENT CO LLC
Last registered2025-09-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,628,000 $397,680
2026$8,391,000 $503,460
2027$7,309,000 $438,540

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwayClark St — 2 3 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Borough Hall — 2 3 4 5 R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
Citi BikeBrooklyn Bridge Park - Pier 2 · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Emily Warren Roebling School. 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

157 Columbia Heights

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

1 311 service request 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by FINE TIMES MANAGEMENT CO LLC — 29 buildings, 269 units. Grades across the portfolio: A26 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
30 West 70 Street MN31 A
82 Pierrepont Street BK25 B
141 Columbia Heights BK18 A
30 West 71 Street MN15 A
150 Columbia Heights BK11 A
173 Columbia Heights BK10 A
19 West 68 Street MN10 A
21 West 68 Street MN10 A
53 West 73 Street MN10 A
78 Riverside Drive MN10 A
6 Pierrepont Street BK10 A
23 West 68 Street MN10 A
44 West 69 Street MN10 A
32 West 71 Street MN10 A
9 Montague Terrace BK10 A
23 West 70 Street MN9 A
46 West 69 Street MN9 A
46 West 70 Street MN8 A
32 Remsen Street BK6 A
15A West 73 Street MN6 A
196 Columbia Heights BK6 B
41 West 73 Street MN5 A
219 West 71 Street MN5 A
198 Columbia Heights BK5 A
17 West 68 Street MN4 A
11 West 73 Street MN3 A
157 Columbia Heights BK1 A
55 West 73 Street MN1 B
15 West 68 Street MN1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-07-21Deed $4,200,000 — from THE JAMES FAMILY REALTY COMPANY; JOHN W. JAMES III CREDIT SHELTER TRUST to 157 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS LLC $4,200,000

Ten-year activity

530
2017
3
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenants
Show as table
YearHousing & tenantsTotal
201700
201833
201922
202033
202111
202233
202311
202422
202511
202600
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The last 12 months — 1 records

DateRecord
2025-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2025
2025-12-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-12-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-01-08311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2023
2023-12-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-12-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-01-31311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2021
2021-05-17311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2020
2020-12-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-07-18311: Dirty Conditions — E3A Dirty Area/Alleyway
2020-03-09311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2019
2019-11-20311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2019-09-22311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2018
2018-10-31HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-10-17311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2018-09-02311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2016
2016-11-09311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2016-07-04311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2016-07-04311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2015
2015-08-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-09-20311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2013-02-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-08-17311: Damaged Tree — Tree Leaning/Uprooted
2011-06-15311: Damaged Tree — Branch Cracked and Will Fall
2010
2010-03-12311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2010-03-12DOB complaint, category ?
2010-01-05311: Damaged Tree — Branch Cracked and Will Fall
2006
2006-08-24Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-08-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-08-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-07-14Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-07-12ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION. NOTE:A SIDEWALKSHED APPROX 15' WIDE ERECTED AT FRONT OF BLDG & NO PERMIT OB
2006-07-06Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED 30' DURING FACADE REPAIR. NO CHANGES IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SHED TO COMPLY WITH LL33/91 AND TPPN 9/99
2006-07-06Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED 30' DURING FACADE REPAIR. NO CHANGES IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SHED TO COMPLY WITH LL33/91 AND TPPN 9/99
2006-06-27DOB complaint, category ?
2006-02-14Job filed: MINOR CONSTRUCTION IN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE; NEW WOOD FLOORS; WO OD DOORS, REPAIR WALLS WINDOWS , AND CEILING, AND REPLACE PLUMBING FIXTURES. $85,000
2005
2005-07-21Deed $4,200,000 — from THE JAMES FAMILY REALTY COMPANY; JOHN W. JAMES III CREDIT SHELTER TRUST to 157 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS LLC$4,200,000
2003
2003-08-04Deed — from LEE, AMANDA J; JAMES, DUNCAN R; JAMES, SUSAN J; JAMES, JOHN W IV to THE JAMES FAMILY REALTY CO.
2003-04-04Deed — from JAMES III, JOHN W to JAMES IV, JOHN W; LEE, AMANDA J; JAMES, SUSAN P; JAMES, DUNCAN R
2003-02-20Deed — from WILLIAM G. JAMES, JR. AS EXECUTOR to WILLIAM G. JAMES JR., AS TRUSTEE OF THE; JAMES, JOHN W III
1991
1991-10-23DOB violation C:
1991-10-23ECB Hazardous violation: EXISTING CHIMNEY APPROX. 2' FEET BELOW ROOF BULK HEAD CONSTRUCTED ON PARTY WALL WITH 161 - COLUMBIA HIGHTS UNDER ALTERATION APPL #
1966
1966-11-18LDMK — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; COMMISS OF NYC; LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMM OF NYC; LANDMARKS PRESER

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