283 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 51 311 service requests, 48 DOB violations, 43 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Dumping (2) · Curb Condition (2) · Noise (2) · Litter Basket Request (1) · Street Condition (1) · Street Sign (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (5) |
| 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) | WHITECHURCH REALTY INC |
| Head officer | ALEX LLOYD |
| Managing agent | MARBROSE REALTY INC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,190,000 | $3,235,500 |
| 2026 | $5,752,000 | $2,588,400 |
| 2027 | $4,602,000 | $2,070,900 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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 | Canal St — A C E · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Franklin St — 1 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 6 Av / White St — M55 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | 6 Ave & Walker St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| 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.
281 Church 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 |
9 311 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 MARBROSE REALTY INC — 41 buildings, 505 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B3. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $260,279 on 2018-04-16 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-16 | Agreement $1,050,000 — from WHITECHURCH REALTY, INC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,050,000 | |
| 2018-04-16 | AL&R $1,050,000 — from WHITECHURCH REALTY, INC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,050,000 | |
| 2018-04-16 | Mortgage $260,280 — from WHITECHURCH REALTY, INC to INVESTORS BANK | $260,280 | |
| 2012-06-18 | RPTT&RET $2,135,000 — from BARKSDALE, JOHN DAVID to EMMERICH, ROLAND | $2,135,000 | |
| 2008-01-24 | RPTT&RET $2,350,000 — from ROBERTSON, MARK R to THE STUART A. SMILEY LIVING TRUST | $2,350,000 | |
| 2006-05-19 | RPTT&RET $1,650,000 — from WITTELS, E KYLE to LLOYD, ALEXANDER W | $1,650,000 | |
| 2005-06-15 | RPTT $1,775,000 — from KIKOSKI, ANDRE B; DONALDSON, KIMBERLY E to BARKSDALE, J. DAVID | $1,775,000 | |
| 2004-11-03 | RPTT&RET $1,650,000 — from SMITH, PETER W to ROBERTSON, MARK | $1,650,000 | |
| 2003-07-24 | Mortgage $100,000 — from WHITECHURCH REALTY INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $100,000 | |
| 2003-07-24 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from WHITECHURCH REALTY INC to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 1997-04-11 | Mortgage $425,000 — from WHITECHURCH REALTY,INC. to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $425,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Every one of the 283 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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