159A Columbia Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3003190014 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE
| Component | What it covers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Housing code | HPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP | 0 |
| Structural & safety | DOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class | 2 |
| Pests | Bedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s | 0 |
| Displacement | Marshal evictions executed | 0 |
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 6.7. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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.
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Lead (1).
$581,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1900) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 40 TIFFANY CORP |
| Head officer | GREGORY t O'CONNELL |
| Managing agent | O'C CONSTRUCTION GROUOP INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-11-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,087,000 | $939,150 |
| 2026 | $2,180,000 | $981,000 |
| 2027 | $2,616,000 | $1,177,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (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 | Carroll St — F G · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Columbia St / Kane St — B61 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Columbia St & Degraw St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 029 John M. Harrigan. 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.
159A Columbia 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 |
3 311 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 O'C CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC — 26 buildings, 166 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B8 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 480 Van Brunt Street | BK | 22 | A |
| 131 Columbia Street | BK | 16 | A |
| 368 Van Brunt Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 9 4 Place | BK | 8 | B |
| 144 Conover Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 134 Dikeman Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 16 Tiffany Place | BK | 8 | A |
| 81 4 Place | BK | 8 | B |
| 471 Hicks Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 378 Sackett Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 376 Sackett Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 45 Cheever Place | BK | 8 | B |
| 151 5 Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 183 Van Dyke Street | BK | 5 | A |
| 168 Beard Street | BK | 4 | C |
| 129 Columbia Street | BK | 4 | C |
| 487 Hicks Street | BK | 4 | C |
| 87 Summit Street | BK | 4 | C |
| 485 Hicks Street | BK | 4 | A |
| 138 Degraw Street | BK | 4 | D |
| 432 Henry Street | BK | 4 | A |
| 159A Columbia Street | BK | 3 | B |
| 155 Sullivan Street | BK | 2 | A |
| 167 Columbia Street | BK | 2 | B |
| 153 Sullivan Street | BK | 2 | A |
| 177 Dwight Street | BK | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $90,000 on 1987-04-30 (lender: Vega, Juan). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-04-30 | Mortgage $90,000 — from O'CONNELL, BRIAN; BUCCI, JOSEPH; DE LUCA, THOMAS; O'CONNELL, DANIEL to VEGA, JUAN | $90,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Date | Record | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | Bedbug filing: 0 infested units | |
| 2026-08-30 | 311: Lead — Lead Kit | |
| 2026-08-24 | Permit General Construction — Permit Issued | |
| 2026-06-11 | Job filed: RECONNECT BATHROOM EXHAUSTS TO EXISTING VENT SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE PROPOSED. | |
| 2026-06-10 | Job filed: REMOVE ALL BATHROOM APPLIANCE. INSTALL NEW KITCHEN AND BATHROOM APPLIANCE.CONNECT TO AN EXISTING ROUGH-IN. NO CHANGE IN USE PROPOSED. | |
| 2026-04-14 | Boiler inspection | |
| 2026-04-07 | Job filed: TO COMBINE EXISTING (2) DWELLING UNITS AT FLOOR 03 INTO (1) DWELLING UNIT. INTERIOR RENOVATION CONSISTING OF NON-BEARING PARTITION CHANGES, NEW FINISH | |
| 2026-03-23 | Bedbug filing: 0 infested units | |
| 2026-01-13 | 311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure | |
| 2025-11-14 | DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION | |
| 2025-10-27 | Job filed: Existing brick facade repair and retrofit work including roof level cornice replacement on exposure 1. |