489 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 98 311 service requests, 66 DOB complaints, 63 DOB violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 127.5. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 13 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2018-09-15. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$20,175 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Real Time Enforcement (8) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Noise (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · Elevator (2) · Building/Use (1).
$66,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1867) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | Church Street Apartment Corporation |
| Head officer | ADAM JERNOW |
| Managing agent | WayFinderPM |
| Last registered | 2025-09-06 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,090,000 | $940,500 |
| 2026 | $2,131,000 | $958,950 |
| 2027 | $2,164,000 | $973,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Franklin St — 1 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Canal St — A C E · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Church St / Worth St — M55 BxM18 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Leonard St & Church St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Protected bike path mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Spruce Street School Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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.
97 Franklin 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 |
20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 WAYFINDERPM LLC — 22 buildings, 245 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B7 · C4 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 West 75 Street | MN | 42 | C |
| 25 Leroy Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 308 West 21 Street | MN | 19 | B |
| 372 St Johns Place | BK | 16 | B |
| 331 East 92 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 151 8 Avenue | MN | 16 | B |
| 333 East 92 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 105 Chambers Street | MN | 11 | B |
| 122 West 71 Street | MN | 10 | C |
| 47 West 74 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 117 West 21 Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 532 West 114 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 9 Charlton Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 135 West 82 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 21 Polhemus Place | BK | 7 | A |
| 242 West 56 Street | MN | 6 | C |
| 62 Orchard Street | MN | 5 | D |
| 462 Greenwich Street | MN | 4 | A |
| 97 Franklin Street | MN | 4 | D |
| 323 East 52nd Street | MN | 4 | B |
| 85 Waverly Avenue | BK | 3 | F |
| 222 East 81st Street | MN | 3 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 1985-12-30 (lender: Zurich Capital Co). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-22 | RPTT&RET $1,900,000 — from LIEBERT, LISA to 257 GROUP LLC | $1,900,000 | |
| 2023-08-01 | Sold for $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 | $475,000 |
| 2012-07-30 | RPTT&RET $1,150,000 — from ALAN NISSELSON to 257 CHURCH RETAIL LLC | $1,150,000 | |
| 1985-12-30 | Mortgage $200,000 — from NEW WEST END DVLPMNTCP to ZURICH CAPITAL CO | $200,000 | |
| 1985-05-30 | Mortgage $250,000 — from NEW WEST END DVLPMNTCP. to ZURICH CAPITAL CO. | $250,000 | |
| 1983-10-05 | Mortgage $100,000 — from LOFT ACQUISITION CORP to ZURICH CAPITAL CO. | $100,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 43 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2026 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
Every one of the 489 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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