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159 Freeman Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3025040045 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units on record) — the report below covers its full public record.

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

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (6) · Noise (5) · Snow or Ice (2) · Abandoned Bike (1) · Encampment (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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$353,000 $158,850
2026$380,000 $171,000
2027$323,000 $145,350

The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sweetleaf Coffee RoastersCoffee/TeaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

6 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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.

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

SubwayGreenpoint Av — G · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av — 7 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Freeman St / Manhattan Av — B32 · 100 ft
Citi BikeEagle St & Manhattan Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 031 Samuel F. Dupont. 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 Freeman Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

15 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,950,000 on 2023-03-30 (lender: Metropolitan Commercial Bank), covering 6 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-03-30AL&R $3,950,000 — from CASH REALTY LLC; MCGUINESS PROPERTIES LLC; LEAVE IT TO THE KIDS LLC; MARSHALL KESTEN LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $3,950,000
2023-03-30Mortgage $3,950,000 — from CASH REALTY LLC; LEAVE IT TO THE KIDS LLC; MARSHALL KESTEN LLC; MCGUINESS PROPERTIES LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $3,950,000
2016-09-30Mortgage $1,000,000 — from MARSHALL KESTEN LLC to CHEMICAL BANK $1,000,000
2014-01-30Mortgage $499,000 — from MARSHALL KESTEN LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $499,000
2014-01-30AL&R $499,000 — from MARSHALL KESTEN LLC $499,000
2013-11-06ASPM $1,250,000 — from KESTEN, MARSHALL; MARSHALL KESTEN LLC to METROPOLITAN NATIONAL BANK $1,250,000
2010-07-21Agreement $1,250,000 — from KESTEN, MARSHALL to METROPOLITAN NATIONAL BANK $1,250,000
2010-07-21Mortgage $751,000 — from KESTEN, MARSHALL to METROPOLITAN NATIONAL BANK $751,000
2001-02-13Mortgage $499,000 — from KESTEN, MARSHALL to METROPOLITAN NATIONAL BANK $499,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171160017
201803003
201903003
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202104307
202204004
2023082313
202404015
202504217
202605005
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The last 12 months — 9 records

DateRecord
2026-10-01311: Noise — Lawn Care Equipment
2026-05-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-24311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2026-02-21311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2026-01-30311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025-12-31311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2025-12-18Restaurant inspection: SWEETLEAF COFFEE ROASTERS — grade A
2025-12-15Mortgage satisfied — from MARSHALL KESTEN LLC to HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK SUCCESSOR BY ME; CHEMICAL BANK A DIVISION OF TCF BANK NOW
2025-11-03Mortgage satisfied — from MARSHALL KESTEN LLC to THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-01311: Noise — Lawn Care Equipment
2026-05-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-24311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2026-02-21311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2026-01-30311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025
2025-12-31311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2025-12-18Restaurant inspection: SWEETLEAF COFFEE ROASTERS — grade A
2025-12-15Mortgage satisfied — from MARSHALL KESTEN LLC to HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK SUCCESSOR BY ME; CHEMICAL BANK A DIVISION OF TCF BANK NOW
2025-11-03Mortgage satisfied — from MARSHALL KESTEN LLC to THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK
2025-06-29311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2025-04-20311: Encampment — N/A
2025-04-04311: Noise — Noise: Private Carting Noise (NQ1)
2024
2024-12-17311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-08-20311: Abandoned Bike — Chained to Public Property
2024-07-28311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2024-07-17Restaurant inspection: SWEETLEAF COFFEE ROASTERS — grade A
2024-01-24311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2023
2023-11-13311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2023-10-23311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2023-09-11311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2023-08-24311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-08-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-08-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-08-24311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-08-24311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-04-17Restaurant inspection: SWEETLEAF COFFEE ROASTERS · mice evidence
2023-04-04Restaurant inspection: SWEETLEAF COFFEE ROASTERS — grade C · mice evidence
2023-03-30AL&R $3,950,000 — from CASH REALTY LLC; MCGUINESS PROPERTIES LLC; LEAVE IT TO THE KIDS LLC; MARSHALL KESTEN LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK$3,950,000
2023-03-30Mortgage $3,950,000 — from CASH REALTY LLC; LEAVE IT TO THE KIDS LLC; MARSHALL KESTEN LLC; MCGUINESS PROPERTIES LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK$3,950,000
2023-03-27Restaurant inspection: SWEETLEAF COFFEE ROASTERS · mice evidence
2022
2022-04-05311: Obstruction — Cone
2022-03-10311: Obstruction — Merchandise
2022-01-24311: Obstruction — Cone
2022-01-12311: Obstruction — Cone
2021
2021-12-30311: Obstruction — Cone
2021-12-21311: Obstruction — Sign
2021-12-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2021-11-13311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2021-03-22REL — from METROPOLITAN NATIONAL BANK; METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK to MARSHALL KESTEN LLC
2021-03-22PREL — from METROPOLITAN NATIONAL BANK; METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK to MARSHALL KESTEN LLC
2021-03-08PREL — from TCF NATIONAL BANK to MARSHALL KESTEN LLC
2019
2019-09-27311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2019-09-27311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2019-09-17311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2018
2018-12-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-07-08311: Consumer Complaint — Sidewalk Blocked
2018-06-08311: Consumer Complaint — Sidewalk Blocked
2017
2017-11-03311: Industrial Waste — Wastewater Into Catch Basin (IEB)
2017-10-05311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2017-07-10311: Consumer Complaint — Sidewalk Blocked
2017-07-01311: Street Sign - Damaged — Other/Unknown
2017-06-29311: Street Sign - Damaged — Other/Unknown
2017-06-29311: Street Sign - Damaged — Other/Unknown
2017-06-29311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017-06-22311: Consumer Complaint — Unlicensed
2017-06-05311: Consumer Complaint — Sidewalk Blocked
2017-06-01311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2017-04-04311: Consumer Complaint — False Advertising
2017-03-09311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017-03-07311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017-02-05311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2017-01-12311: General Construction/Plumbing — Curb Cut/Driveway/Carport - Illegal
2017-01-12DOB complaint, category ?
2017-01-10311: Snow — E9 Snow / Icy Sidewalk
2016
2016-12-13311: Food Establishment — Food Preparation Location
2016-10-11311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2016-09-30Mortgage $1,000,000 — from MARSHALL KESTEN LLC to CHEMICAL BANK$1,000,000
2016-08-24311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2016-07-15311: Miscellaneous Categories — Inspection Work Order (DOB)
2016-07-15DOB complaint, category ?
2016-06-23REL — from METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK
2016-06-23PREL — from METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK to MARSHALL KESTEN LLC
2016-05-08Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-04-08311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2016-04-08311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2016-04-07311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2016-03-28311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2016-02-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-02-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-01-26311: Snow — E9 Snow / Icy Sidewalk
2015
2015-11-12ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO BLDG DEPT RECORDS IN THAT RECORDS INDICATE THAT PREMISES TO BE OCCUPIED AS WAREHOUSE. PREMISES IS NOW BEING $1,200
2015-11-10311: Curb Condition — Defacement
2015-10-20311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper
2015-10-20DOB complaint, category ?
2015-09-30Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF COFFEE ROASTING EQUIPMENT IN EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE WITH MINOR PARTITION WORK, PLUMBING WORK. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR$28,000
2015-08-14311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2015-07-31DOB complaint, category ?
2015-07-15311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2015-07-09311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2015-03-19311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2014
2014-08-18311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2014-06-27311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2014-01-30Mortgage $499,000 — from MARSHALL KESTEN LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK$499,000
2014-01-30AL&R $499,000 — from MARSHALL KESTEN LLC$499,000
2014-01-09311: Water Conservation — Water Meter Broken/Leaking - Other (CMO)
2013
2013-11-06ASPM $1,250,000 — from KESTEN, MARSHALL; MARSHALL KESTEN LLC to METROPOLITAN NATIONAL BANK$1,250,000
2013-10-24311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2013-02-02311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2012
2012-03-14311: Water Conservation — Water Meter Stolen/Missing - Other (CLO)
2010
2010-12-13Deed — from KESTEN, MARSHALL to MARSHALL KESTEN, LLC
2010-07-21TL&R — from METROPOLITAN NATIONAL BANK to KESTEN, MARSHALL
2010-07-21Agreement $1,250,000 — from KESTEN, MARSHALL to METROPOLITAN NATIONAL BANK$1,250,000
2010-07-21AL&R — from KESTEN, MARSHALL to METROPOLITAN NATIONAL BANK
2010-07-21Mortgage $751,000 — from KESTEN, MARSHALL to METROPOLITAN NATIONAL BANK$751,000
2004
2004-03-16DOB complaint, category ?
2001
2001-02-13Mortgage assigned — from KESTEN, MARSHALL to METROPOLITAN NATIONAL BANK
2001-02-13Mortgage $499,000 — from KESTEN, MARSHALL to METROPOLITAN NATIONAL BANK$499,000
1993
1993-07-21Permit AL — ISSUED
1992
1992-10-13Deed — from ASTOR TOOL&DIE CO INC to KESTEN, MARSHALL
1992-10-13Mortgage satisfied — from ASTOR TOOL & DIE COINC to 1043-47 MANHATTAN AVE CP
1989
1989-10-05Mortgage satisfied — from NUNEZ, ARMANDA to PIAZZA, CHARLES
1977
1977-12-12Mortgage — from NUNEZ JOSE A; VELEZ ARMANDO N to PIAZZA CHARLES
1976
1976-10-13Mortgage assigned — from 1043 47 MANHATTAN AVE CORP to MURAWSKI KENNETH; KOSIEROWSKI STANLEY A
1976-10-13Mortgage assigned — from 1043 47 MANHATTAN AVE CORP to MURAWSKI KENNETH; KOSIEROWSKI STANLEY A
1976-09-08Deed — from 1043 47 MANHATTAN AVE CORP to NUNEZ JOSE A; VELEZ ARMANDO
1976-09-08Mortgage — from NUNEZ JOSE A; VELEZ ARMANDO to 1043 47 MANHATTAN AVE CORP
1976-03-15REL — from KOSIEROWSKI STANLEY A to ASTOR TOOL & DIE CO INC
1976-03-15REL — from KOSIEROWSKI ROBERT; KOSIEROWSKI STANLEY A (TRUSTEE OF; KOSIEROWSKI JOHN to ASTOR TOOL & DIE CO INC
1976-03-15REL — from KOSIEROWSKI STANLEY A AS TRUSTEE OF; MURAWSKI KENNETH W; KOSIEROWSKI ROBERT; KOSIEROWSKI J to ASTOR TOOL & DIE CO INC
1976-03-15Mortgage — from ASTOR TOOL & DIE CO INC to 1043 47 MANHATTAN AVE CORP
1976-03-15Deed — from 1043 47 MANHATTAN AVE CORP to ASTOR TOOL & DIE CO INC
1969
1969-07-03SAGE — from MURAWSKI KENNETH W; KOSIEROWSKI STANLEY A (AS TRUSTEE; 1043 47 MANHATTAN AVE CORP
1969-06-23Mortgage assigned — from CAHILL DANIEL JR AS SUCC TR OF; NEUMANN LOUIS DECEASED to KOSIEROWSKI JOANN; MURAWSKI KENNETH W; KOSIEROWSKI AS A TR FOR
1966
1966-12-28Mortgage — from 1043 47 MANHATTAN AVE CORP to KOSIEROWSKI STANLEY A
1966-12-21Mortgage assigned — from SIROTA PHARMACY INC to KOSIEROWSKI STANLEY A AS TR; KOSIEROWSKI JOANN TR OF; KOSIEROWSKI ROBERT TR OF
1966-12-08Mortgage — from 1043-47 MANHATTAN AVE CORP to SIROTA PHARMACY INC

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