A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 17.5. In ZIP 11219, 66% 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
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (6) · Street Light Condition (4) · Sewer (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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1920)
No
Six or more residential units (4)
Yes
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)
1153 59 Street Condominium
Head officer
Hershy Moskovitz
Managing agent
Comfort Management
Last registered
2025-05-19
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$264,009
$118,804
2026
$316,761
$142,542
2027
$0
$0
The city's market estimate has fallen
100% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR CAP
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2023 (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.
Getting around
Subway
50 St — D · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 50 St / 11 Av — B11 · 800 ft
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.
11 311 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.
2026-02-17311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2025
2025-12-25311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2025-11-12311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2025-10-09311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2025-09-29Deed — from KLEINMAN, RACHEL; KLEINMAN, JACOB to AUSCH, GITTY; AUSCH, ELLIOT
2025-05-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-11-27HPD 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
2024-10-09FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024-04-08HPD 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
2023-11-21HPD 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
2023-03-20HPD 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
2022-11-09HPD 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
2022-03-10Agreement $600,000 — from JACOB KLEINMAN AND RACHEL KLEINMAN to HOME POINT FINANCIAL CORPORATION$600,000
2022-03-10Mortgage $9,307 — from JACOB KLEINMAN AND RACHEL KLEINMAN to HOME POINT FINANCIAL CORPORATION$9,307
2022-02-22HPD 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
2022-02-22HPD 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
2021-10-27311: Missed Collection — Trash
2021-09-07FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021-04-06HPD 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
2021-04-06HPD 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
2018
2018-10-15HPD 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
2018-08-10311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2017
2017-12-26Deed $1,050,000 — from 1159 53RD STREET LLC to 1159 UNIT 3 LLC$1,050,000
2017-12-20Sold for $1,050,000$1,050,000
2017-11-17HPD 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
2017-10-30Mortgage $636,150 — from KLEINMAN, JACOB; KLEINMAN, RACHEL to MERS$636,150
2017-10-30PAT — from KLEINMAN, JACOB; KLEINMAN, RACHEL to CONDOMINIUM BOARD OF THE 1159 53RD STREE
2017-10-30Deed $875,000 — from 1159 53RD STREET LLC to KLEINMAN, JACOB; KLEINMAN, RACHEL$875,000
2017-10-24Sold for $875,000$875,000
2017-09-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-06-22MAPS — from THE 1159 53RD STREET CONDOMINIUM
2017-06-22CDEC — from 1159 53RD STREET LLC
2017-06-22MAPS — from THE 1159 53RD STREET CONDOMINIUM
2017-06-22MAPS — from THE 1159 53RD STREET CONDOMINIUM
2017-06-22CDEC — from 1159 53RD STREET LLC
2017-06-22MAPS — from THE 1159 53RD STREET CONDOMINIUM
2017-06-22CDEC — from 1159 53RD STREET LLC
2017-02-16Job filed: TENTATIVE CONDOMINIUM LOT NUMBERS HEREWITH FILED. BLOCK NO. 5661 LOT NO. 52 TENT. LOT NUMBERS# 1301-1304. ALTERATION TYPE 1 NUMBER 321156841 NO CHANG
2016
2016-09-14Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY SCAFFOLD AS PER PLAN SUBMITTED. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2014 BUILDING CODES CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY
2016-08-03Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLAN SUBMITTED. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2014 BUILDING CODES CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU
2016-02-29311: Construction Safety Enforcement — Excavation Tracking Complaint
2016-02-26311: Construction Safety Enforcement — Best - Low-Rise Tracking Complaint
2016-02-26311: Construction Safety Enforcement — Best - Low-Rise Tracking Complaint
2016-02-26311: Construction Safety Enforcement — Best - Low-Rise Tracking Complaint
2015
2015-11-27Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SMOKE/HEAT/CO DETECTION & SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM SYSTEM CONJUNCTION WITH APPLICATION #321156841$4,200
2015-11-19Job filed: FILING SPRINKLER IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-1 321156841