161 St Marks Avenue

161 St Marks Avenue in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, has 20 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1877

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 4 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 2 buildings' registrations; 2 graded D or F.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

• Repairs: High (20 open, 4 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

20 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 5 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 20 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-07-03. Newest violation issued 2014-02-10. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2014. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint (basement). ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING CENTER ROOM BASEMENT APT., issued 2008-06-11. HPD violation 5668026
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (basement). ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING DOOR REAR YARD TO BASEMENT APT., issued 2008-06-11. HPD violation 5668025
• Class C: Floor or stair defect, bathroom. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR BATHROOM BASEMENT AT REAR., issued 2008-06-11. HPD violation 5668033
• Class C: Floor or stair defect (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING BALUSTRADE AT STAIR WELL 1ST STY PUBLIC HALL., issued 2008-06-11. HPD violation 5668034
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 2nd room from the east, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 3), issued 2014-02-10. HPD violation 10128476
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, foyer, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3, 2nd STORY (apt 3), issued 2014-02-10. HPD violation 10128462
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, foyer, 2nd floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3, 2nd STORY (apt 3), issued 2014-02-10. HPD violation 10128460
• Class B: Floor or stair defect. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE HANDRAIL ALL STYS., issued 2008-06-11. HPD violation 5668031

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 161 St. Marks LLC. Head officer: Anthony Martin. Managing agent: 161 St. Marks LLC. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 24, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3011440088, HPD building ID 374610. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 7 Av (B, Q), 4 min walk
• Bergen St (2, 3), 5 min walk
• Grand Army Plaza (2, 3), 6 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.