159 5 Avenue
Brooklyn · 11217 · BBL 3009470001 · look up another building
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, May 7, 2026
159 5 Avenue is a mixed residential and commercial building in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, ZIP 11217. City records date it to 1920 and count 9 apartments, inside 10 units in all. The city's property file lists the owner of record as 159 5 AVE, LLC. Its total assessed value is $3.3M, for the 2026 tax year.
No DHCR registration is on file for this address, which is a gap in the record rather than an answer about your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
No deed transfers, evictions, or permits are on record for this building in the current window. It is shown for reference.
Know the month this building changes
Most buildings here are quiet. Two filings a year is normal, so most months there's nothing to report on 159 5 Avenue and we'll say so. The point is the month we do
Sales and ownership history at 159 5 Avenue
| Party recorded | Recorded | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bredif REIT LLCASST from BREDIF LPA LLC | Mar 12, 2026 | |
| Barings 2026-Sbp Issuer LLCASST from BREDIF REIT LLC | Mar 12, 2026 | |
| Bredif Lpa LLCASST from SIG CRE 2023 VENTURE LLC | Jan 9, 2026 |
Deeds and assignments recorded in ACRIS, one row per document. Amount is the stated consideration; $0 often marks a non-arms-length transfer. An assignment moves a lender's paper and is not a sale. Source: NYC ACRIS, current through September 29, 2026.
Taxes and assessed value for 159 5 Avenue
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $3.3M for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $370K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
No executed evictions at 159 5 Avenue
No executed eviction is on record at 159 5 Avenue in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 159 5 Avenue
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 159 5 Avenue in the years PulseCities holds. Absence is not proof: an owner who stops registering leaves the same gap as a building that never had stabilized units. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations at 159 5 Avenue
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 4 violations against this building, of which 1 remains unresolved. That is more than 7 in 10 buildings its size in 11217. The most serious open grade here is non-hazardous, with 1 open violation.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 159 5 Avenue
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or…Nov Sent Out | May 7, 2026 | A |
| File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or…Violation Dismissed | Jun 12, 2025 | A |
| Fire escape defective. adjust the dropladder so that it will slide easily in the guide rods at building front.…Violation Closed | Jun 28, 2024 | B |
| Remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the south yardViolation Dismissed | Jun 28, 2024 | B |
The 4 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 1 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
311 complaint history at 159 5 Avenue
7 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 159 5 Avenue compares in 11217
PulseCities tracks 3,994 lots in 11217, of which 56 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 282 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 11217 scores 30.6 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 88 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Boerum Hill →
Other buildings in this owner network
The Bredif network holds other NYC buildings PulseCities tracks. 8 addresses from that portfolio:
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 5 other addresses on tax block 947 in Brooklyn. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 159 5 Avenue
Who owns 159 5 Avenue?
The city's property file lists 159 5 AVE, LLC as the owner of record for 159 5 Avenue. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 159 5 Avenue changed hands recently?
No deed for 159 5 Avenue appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 159 5 Avenue?
No executed eviction at 159 5 Avenue appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 159 5 Avenue rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 159 5 Avenue appears in the years PulseCities holds. That is a gap in the registration record rather than an answer about any apartment, and the free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal is what settles it.
What is 159 5 Avenue assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $3.3M for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 159 5 Avenue?
11217 (Boerum Hill) scores 30.6 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.