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157 Manhattan Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3030420016 · 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, AEP12
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. More recorded distress than 54% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 20. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations15 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1986-01-31.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Dumping (3) · Lead (1) · Damaged Tree (1).

Filed construction activity

$25,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)Charles Papaconstantinou
Managing agentNORTH AMERICAN PROPERTY GROUP INC
Last registered2026-05-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,447,000 $651,150
2026$1,472,000 $662,400
2027$1,766,000 $794,700

The city's market estimate has risen 22% 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

SubwayMontrose Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Lorimer St — J M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Meserole St / Manhattan Av — B60 · 150 ft
Citi BikeScholes St & Manhattan Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 250 George H. Lindsay. 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 Manhattan Avenue

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

5 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by NORTH AMERICAN PROPERTY GROUP INC — 15 buildings, 71 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B3 · C5 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
630 Metropolitan Avenue BK10 A
292 Stockholm Street BK8 B
296 Stockholm Street BK8 B
155 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
147 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
142 Richardson Street BK6 B
157 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
563 Lorimer Street BK3 C
497 Court Street BK3 D
479 Humboldt Street BK3 A
70 Maujer Street BK3 C
239 Frost Street BK3 C
38 Marcy Avenue BK2 C
542 Court Street BK2 C
61 Skillman Avenue BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $62,500 on 1998-03-24 (lender: Hernandez, Mariano). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1998-03-24Mortgage $62,500 — from PAPACOUNSTANTINOU, CHARLES to HERNANDEZ, MARIANO $62,500
1982-11-10Mortgage $28,500 — from HERNANDEZ, MARIO to 157 MANHATTAN CORP $28,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20175115021
201802305
201900505
202000707
202100707
202200303
202300202
202400505
202500202
202600415
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-08-30311: Damaged Tree — Tree Leaning/Uprooted
2026-06-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-05HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-01-19311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2025-11-18HPD 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

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-30311: Damaged Tree — Tree Leaning/Uprooted
2026-06-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-05-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-05HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-01-19311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2025
2025-11-18HPD 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
2025-06-10HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024
2024-11-25HPD 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
2024-11-19311: Illegal Dumping — Chronic Dumping
2024-11-17311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2024-10-26311: Illegal Dumping — Chronic Dumping
2024-04-10HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023
2023-11-17HPD 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
2023-03-23HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022
2022-11-07HPD 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
2022-02-25HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-02-25HPD 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
2021
2021-05-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-04-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-12HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-04-12HPD 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
2021-03-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-03-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-11-01311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2 Bulk-Missed Collection
2020-10-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-10-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-10-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-09-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-03-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-02-28311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019
2019-11-03311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2019-11-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2019-10-30HPD 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
2019-05-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-03-22311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018
2018-10-18HPD 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
2018-03-07DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2018-02-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-02-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-01-30ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35227660J ISSUED ON 03/17/17 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1
2017
2017-12-14ECB CLASS - 1 violation: REMOVED OR DEFACED WRITTEN POSTED VACATED STICKER. NOTED: AT TIME OF INSPECTION VACATE STICKER WAS REMOVED. VACATE STICKER WAS POS$1,000
2017-12-13311: Building Marshals office — Unlicensed/Illegal/Improper Work In Progress
2017-12-13DOB complaint, category ?
2017-11-27HPD 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
2017-11-24ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONERS ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION #35227660J ISSUED ON 3/17/17 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICA
2017-06-14DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2017-04-14FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-04-12311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2 Bulk-Missed Collection
2017-04-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-04-05Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO DISMISS FDNY ECB VIOLATIONS 35227661L AND 35227660J AND RESCIND PARTIAL VACATE. WORK TO INCLUDE MISCELLANEOUS APARTMENT RENOVATIO$6,300
2017-04-05Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO DISMISS FDNY ECB VIOLATIONS 35227661L AND 35227660J AND RESCIND PARTIAL VACATE. WORK TO INCLUDE MISCELLANEOUS APARTMENT RENOVATIO$6,300
2017-03-30Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO DISMISS FDNY ECB VIOLATIONS 35227661L AND 35227660J AND RESCIND PARTIAL VACATE. WORK TO INCLUDE MISCELLANEOUS APARTMENT RENOVATIO$6,300
2017-03-30Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO DISMISS FDNY ECB VIOLATIONS 35227661L AND 35227660J AND RESCIND PARTIAL VACATE. WORK TO INCLUDE MISCELLANEOUS APARTMENT RENOVATIO$6,300
2017-03-20FDNY inspection (COMPLAINT)
2017-03-20311: Miscellaneous Categories — Inspection Work Order (DOB)
2017-03-20DOB complaint, category ?
2017-03-17FDNY inspection (COMPLAINT)
2017-03-17311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2017-03-17DOB complaint, category ?
2017-03-17ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: INSTALLED METAL STAIRS FROM 1ST FL TO CELLAR AT 1ST FL APT'1F'INSTALLED WOODEN PLATFORMS REAR APPRO$400
2017-03-17ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE C OF O OR BLDG DEPT RECORDS.DOB RECORDS CO#300821127 INDICATES PREMISES TO BE LEGALLY AP$2,400
2016
2016-12-13311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2016-12-13DOB complaint, category ?
2016-11-10HPD 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
2016-10-24311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2016-10-24DOB complaint, category ?
2015
2015-10-13HPD 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
2015-02-23HPD 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
2014
2014-01-07Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION
2012
2012-10-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2010
2010-07-02311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2008
2008-07-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — LOCKS
2008-07-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2001
2001-06-01HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSE HOLD ITEMS AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-08-17Permit AL — ISSUED
1999-05-11Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-04-06Permit AL — ISSUED
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1999-01-28Mortgage satisfied — from HERNANDEZ, MARIO to 157 MANHATTAN CORP
1998
1998-06-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-06-25Permit PL — ISSUED
1998-06-05Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1998-03-24Deed — from HERNANDEZ, MARIANO to PAPACONSTANTINOU, CHARLES
1998-03-24Mortgage $62,500 — from PAPACOUNSTANTINOU, CHARLES to HERNANDEZ, MARIANO$62,500
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-03-20DOB complaint, category ?
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-07-19DOB complaint, category ?
1993-07-19DOB violation C:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993-04-21HPD class C: § 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT WALLS & CEILING CENTER ROOM 2 STY REAR WEST
1993-04-21HPD class C: § 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT WALLS & CEILING FRONT ROOM 2 STY REAR WEST
1993-04-21HPD class C: § 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT WALLS & CEILING KITCHEN 2 STY REAR WEST APT
1991
1991-04-03HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING FRONT ROOM 3 STY SOUTHEAST APT 3R
1991-04-03HPD class C: § 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS THRU OUT 3 STY SOUTHEAST APT 3R. , SECTION '' ''
1991-04-03HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES THRU OUT 3 STY SOUTHWEST APT 3L. LOCATED AT APT 3L
1991-03-28HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES 3 STY NORTH APT 3R KITCHEN AND BATHROOM. , SECTION '' ''
1988
1988-10-26HPD class C: D26-12.01 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT DOOR & CEILING 3 STY APT 3R FRONT ROOM ROME
1986
1986-08-06HPD class C: D26-17.10 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
1986-08-06HPD class A: D26-20.08 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX NOTI
1986-08-06HPD class C: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING BALUSTERS ALL STYS PUB HALLS.
1986-08-06HPD class A: D26-20.08,20.09 ADM CODE FILE CERTIFICATION OF SATISFACTORY INSTALLATION OF SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH H.P.D. RULES AND REGUL
1986-08-06HPD class B: D26-13.03 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE & ROACHES THRU OUT 3RD STY APT 3L. , SECTION '' ''
1986-08-06HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
1986-07-01VAC — from CITY OF NEW YORK to VACATE ORDER
1986-05-28Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE; COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
1986-05-28Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE; COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
1986-01-31HPD class C: D26-17.10 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDING'S HEATING SYSTEM CELLAR DOOR LOCKED.
1983
1983-01-17Mortgage satisfied — from 157 MANHATTAN CORP to WITKIN, BERTRAM M; MALTZ, MORTON B
1982
1982-12-17Mortgage assigned — from 157 MANHATTAN CORP to CORDELLA, VINCENT J
1982-11-10Mortgage $28,500 — from HERNANDEZ, MARIO to 157 MANHATTAN CORP$28,500
1982-11-10Deed — from 157 MANHATTAN CORP to HERNANDEZ, MARIO
1971
1971-03-18Mortgage — from 157 MANHATTAN CORP to WITKIN BERTRAM M; MALTZ MORTON B

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