403 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 212 311 service requests, 45 HPD complaints, 34 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 60% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 25.3. In ZIP 10038, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 23 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2000-06-19. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (10) · Noise (8) · Indoor Air Quality (6) · New Tree Request (3) · ELECTRIC (3) · Street Condition (2).
$371,335 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1905) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | METRO CITY ACQUISITION LLC |
| Head officer | TINA SHAO |
| Managing agent | BETHEL MANAGEMENT INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-09-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,507,000 | $1,128,150 |
| 2026 | $2,320,000 | $1,044,000 |
| 2027 | $2,333,000 | $1,049,850 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall — 4 5 6 J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Canal St — 6 J N Q R W Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Madison St / Saint James Pl — M15 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | St James Pl & Oliver St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Shared bike route mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 001 Alfred E. Smith Middle: M.S. 131. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
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.
27 Madison Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
45 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.
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.
Managed by BETHEL MANAGEMENT INC — 38 buildings, 873 units. Grades across the portfolio: A27 · B8 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 374 Broadway | MN | 163 | A |
| 165 Sands Street | BK | 120 | A |
| 80 Elizabeth Street | MN | 80 | A |
| 37-20 Prince Street | QN | 72 | A |
| 172 Highland Avenue | QN | 42 | B |
| 51 Canal Street | MN | 41 | A |
| 1110 37 Street | BK | 36 | A |
| 200 Bowery | MN | 35 | A |
| 34 Mulberry Street | MN | 27 | A |
| 134-46 Maple Avenue | QN | 27 | A |
| 155 Henry Street | MN | 24 | A |
| 28 Mott Street | MN | 17 | A |
| 132-18 Avery Avenue | QN | 15 | A |
| 180 Mulberry Street | MN | 12 | B |
| 5708 7 Avenue | BK | 12 | B |
| 35 Madison Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 28 Mulberry Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 1578 York Avenue | MN | 10 | B |
| 27 Madison Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 95 Franklin Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 298 12 Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 49 Hester Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 1580 York Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
| 76-18 Grand Central Pkwy | QN | 8 | A |
| 141 Division Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 112 South 2 Street | BK | 7 | A |
| 214 East 111 Street | MN | 7 | D |
| 437 13 Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 10-38 47 Road | QN | 6 | B |
| 28 Bay 50 Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 437 13 Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 182 Mulberry Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 134-40 57 Road | QN | 5 | A |
| 134-38 57 Road | QN | 5 | B |
| 149 East Broadway | MN | 4 | D |
| 66 Mott Street | MN | 3 | B |
| 573 2 Avenue | MN | 3 | A |
| 4050360055 | — | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $350,000 on 2021-01-06 (lender: Hanmi Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-06 | Agreement $4,850,000 — from METRO CITY ACQUISITION LLC to HANMI BANK | $4,850,000 | |
| 2021-01-06 | AL&R $4,850,000 — from METRO CITY ACQUISITION LLC to HANMI BANK | $4,850,000 | |
| 2021-01-06 | Mortgage $350,000 — from METRO CITY ACQUISITION LLC to HANMI BANK | $350,000 | |
| 2019-02-05 | Deed $7,800,000 — from VANELLA REALTY CORPORATION to METRO CITY ACQUISITION LLC | $7,800,000 | |
| 2019-02-05 | AL&R $4,500,000 — from METRO CITY ACQUISITION LLC to HAKIMIAN PARTNERS LLC | $4,500,000 | |
| 2019-02-05 | Mortgage $4,500,000 — from METRO CITY ACQUISITION LLC to HAKIMIAN PARTNERS LLC | $4,500,000 | |
| 2019-01-24 | Sold for $7,800,000 | $7,800,000 | $866,667 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2019 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 60 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 71 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 54 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 39 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Every one of the 403 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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