# 159 Avenue U, Brooklyn, NY 11223 BBL 3070990048 · Block 7099 · Lot 48 · BIN 3191155 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/159-avenue-u-3070990048 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-10-31 ## Summary 159 Avenue U (Brooklyn, NY 11223; tax lot BBL 3070990048) is a 4-unit mixed-use building with apartments and ground-floor commercial space (building class S4: mixed-use: four-family home with one store or office), built around 1931, on a 1,600 sq ft lot zoned R5B. City tax records list the owner as 159 AVENUE U LLC; per ACRIS, a deed to this owner dated March 20, 2025 lists a price of $3,000,000 in a deed covering 2 lots. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $937,000. As of October 31, 2026, NYC Open Data shows one OATH ticket with an unpaid balance. There were three 311 requests in the past 12 months and no HPD complaints since 2019. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “159 Avenue U, Brooklyn, NY 11223 (BBL 3070990048)”, data as of 2026-10-31, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/159-avenue-u-3070990048. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 | | Active DOB violations | 0 | | Active ECB violations | 0 | | Open HPD violations | 0 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 1 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: 159 AVENUE U LLC - Building class: S4 – Mixed-use: four-family home with one store or office - Year built: 1931 - Floors: 3 - Units: 4 residential / 5 total - Lot area: 1,600 sq ft · Building area: 3,300 sq ft - Zoning: R5B, C2-3 - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), data as of 2026-11-02 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $937,000, assessed value $421,650, tax class 2A - Source: DOF Property Valuation and Assessment Data (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8y4t-faws) ## Sales & deeds (ACRIS) Deeds recorded with the City Register. amount 0 usually means a non-market transfer. lots_in_deed > 1 means the price covers several lots. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2025-03-20 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2025-03-20 from CRISCI AVENUE U, LLC to 159 AVENUE U LLC, stated price $3,000,000 for a deed covering 2 lots. | bnx9-e6tj | | 2000-01-22 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2000-01-22 from CRISCI, TERESA/AS TR; RALPH CRISCI FAMILYTRUST; CRISCI, RALPH/AS TR to CRISCI AVENUE U LLC, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1993-04-06 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1993-04-06 from CRISCI, RALPH to RALPH CRISCI FAMILYTRUS, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1981-09-11 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1981-09-11 from CRISCI SALVATORE; CRISCI RALPH to CRISCI SALVATORE, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1981-09-11 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1981-09-11 from CRISCI SALVATORE to CRISCI RALPH, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | ## Open DOB jobs and recent work permits A DOB "job" is an application to do construction work. status "open" = a permit was issued but DOB has no record of final sign-off. Work permits are listed with type "work_permit" and their DOB permit status (they are not counted as open items). | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2025-11-06 | n/a (Signed-off) | DOB NOW work permit for job B01310552-I1: Boiler Equipment — INSTALL 4 NEW COMBI BOILER AT CELLAR. PLUMBINGWORK AS PER PLANS, NO CHANGE TO USE,EGRESS OROCCUPANCY. Issued 2025-11-06, expires 2026-05-04. | rbx6-tga4 | | 2025-07-07 | n/a (Signed-off) | DOB NOW work permit for job B01210940-I1: Plumbing — PLUMBING WORK ON CELLAR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.. Issued 2025-07-07, expires 2026-05-04. | rbx6-tga4 | ## Open violations (DOB, ECB, HPD) status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open. No records found. ## OATH tickets with unpaid balance or pending status "open" = balance due > $0 after a decision (cases awaiting a hearing are "pending"). default=true means the respondent did not appear. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2013-12-12 | open (DEFAULTED · DEFAULTED) | OATH ticket from Doitt: INSTALL OPERATE MAINTAIN PUBLIC PAY TELEPHONE WITHOUT PERMIT. Unpaid balance $1,000. Respondent defaulted (did not appear). | jz4z-kudi | | 2024-02-03 | pending (NEW ISSUANCE) | OATH ticket from Sanitation Others: FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET. Hearing pending. | jz4z-kudi | ## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months) Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-08-29 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DSNY: Illegal Dumping – Removal Request. | erm2-nwe9 | | 2026-07-24 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DOB: General Construction/Plumbing – Fence - None/Inadequate. | erm2-nwe9 | | 2026-05-28 | closed (Closed) | 311 request to DSNY: Illegal Dumping – Removal Request. | erm2-nwe9 | ## Owners & contacts Owner of record comes from city tax records (PLUTO) and can lag behind recent sales. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-08-24 | current | City tax records (PLUTO) list the owner as 159 AVENUE U LLC. | 64uk-42ks | | 2025-03-20 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2025-03-20). | 636b-3b5g | | 2026-07-28 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: Agent Frank Miller (MILLER 18 MANAGEMENT LLC), business city Brooklyn. | feu5-w2e2 | | 2026-07-28 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: CorporateOwner (159 Avenue U LLC), business city Brooklyn. | feu5-w2e2 | | 2026-07-28 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: HeadOfficer Frank Miller, business city Brooklyn. | feu5-w2e2 | | 2026-07-28 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: SiteManager Frank Miller. | feu5-w2e2 | | 2026-07-28 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: Officer Frank Miller, business city Brooklyn. | feu5-w2e2 | | 2026-07-28 | current_registration | HPD registration contact: Shareholder Frank Miller, business city Brooklyn. | feu5-w2e2 | --- Independent site. 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