# 159 Luquer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231 BBL 3003740044 · Block 374 · Lot 44 · BIN 3005527 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/159-luquer-street-3003740044 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-10-31 ## Summary 159 Luquer Street (Brooklyn, NY 11231; tax lot BBL 3003740044) is a 3-unit walk-up apartment building (building class C0: three-family walk-up), built around 1899, on a 2,000 sq ft lot zoned R6B. City tax records list the owner as LEISURE, MICHELLE A; per ACRIS, a deed to this owner dated February 8, 2011 lists a price of $1,325,000. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $2,718,000. As of October 31, 2026, NYC Open Data shows two DOB jobs with a permit issued but no sign-off and seven open HPD violations. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “159 Luquer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231 (BBL 3003740044)”, data as of 2026-10-31, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/159-luquer-street-3003740044. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 2 | | Active DOB violations | 0 | | Active ECB violations | 0 | | Open HPD violations | 7 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: LEISURE, MICHELLE A - Building class: C0 – Three-family walk-up - Year built: 1899 - Floors: 3 - Units: 3 residential / 3 total - Lot area: 2,000 sq ft · Building area: 2,400 sq ft - Zoning: R6B - 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 $2,718,000, assessed value $163,080, tax class 1 - 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2011-02-08 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 2011-02-08 from TUFARO, JAMES; THE ESTATE OF CONCETTA TUFARO to LEISURE, MICHELLE A; RICHARDSON, CHRISTINE, stated price $1,325,000. | 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 | |---|---|---|---| | 2019-09-13 | open (PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK) | BIS job 340697080 (A2 – Alteration with multiple work types (no change to use/occupancy)): PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK — permit issued, no sign-off on record. INSTALL SOLAR PV SYSTEM ON THE EXISTING ROOFTOP. NO CHANGES TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. | ic3t-wcy2 | | 2011-03-23 | open (PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK) | BIS job 320281725 (A2 – Alteration with multiple work types (no change to use/occupancy)): PERMIT ISSUED - ENTIRE JOB/WORK — permit issued, no sign-off on record. INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING 3 FAMILY BLDG; NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS | ic3t-wcy2 | | 2019-09-19 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 340697080: Equipment work / Other / general construction. Issued 2019-09-19, expires 2020-12-31. | ipu4-2q9a | | 2011-04-25 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 320281725: Plumbing / Plumbing. Issued 2011-04-25, expires 2012-04-24. | ipu4-2q9a | | 2011-04-20 | n/a (ISSUED (initial)) | BIS work permit for job 320281725: Equipment work / Other / general construction. Issued 2011-04-20, expires 2012-04-11. | ipu4-2q9a | ## Open violations (DOB, ECB, HPD) status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-05-05 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class A violation (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 HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2025-06-10 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class A violation (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 HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2024-04-10 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class A violation (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 HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2023-03-23 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class A violation (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 HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2022-02-25 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class A violation (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 HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2021-04-09 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class A violation (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 HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | | 2008-08-20 | open (Nov Sent Out) | HPD class C violation (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 HAVE KEY TO BUILDING'S HEATING SYSTEM 1 STY PUB HALL & ON BOILER ROOM DOOR.. Open — not recorded as corrected. | wvxf-dwi5 | ## 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. No records found. ## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months) Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status. No records found. ## 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 LEISURE, MICHELLE A. | 64uk-42ks | | 2011-02-08 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2011-02-08). | 636b-3b5g | | 2011-02-08 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 2011-02-08). | 636b-3b5g | | 2026-02-17 | expired_registration | HPD registration contact: IndividualOwner Christine Richardson, business city Brooklyn. | feu5-w2e2 | | 2026-02-17 | expired_registration | HPD registration contact: SiteManager Christine Richardson. | feu5-w2e2 | --- Independent site. Data from NYC Open Data; not affiliated with the City of New York. Not a title search or official record; verify with the issuing agency. JSON: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/api/v1/property/3003740044