448 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 180 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 80 DOB permits, 52 311 service requests.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-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.
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Encampment (2) · Litter Basket Request (2) · Damaged Tree (1) · Water System (1) · Snow or Ice (1).
$594,120 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1882) |
| 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) | 53 LEONARD STREET CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | STEVEN R HOFFMAN |
| Managing agent | HOFFMAN MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,480,969 | $1,116,436 |
| 2026 | $2,719,063 | $1,223,578 |
| 2027 | $2,509,593 | $1,129,317 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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 | Franklin St — 1 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Canal St — A C E · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Church St / Worth St — M55 BxM18 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Leonard St & Church St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 234 Independence School Middle: M.S. 297. 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.
51 Leonard 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 |
12 311 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 HOFFMAN MANAGEMENT — 69 buildings, 3,893 units. Grades across the portfolio: A64 · B4 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 69 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-19 | Agreement $1,512,000 — from KORPUS, SHERON; KORPUS, AMY to CITIBANK, N.A. | $1,512,000 | |
| 2023-05-25 | Agreement $1,512,000 — from KORPUS, SHERON; KORPUS, AMY to CITIBANK, N.A. | $1,512,000 | |
| 2022-07-18 | Agreement $6,487,500 — from MELVIN, DEREK; JONES, HAYLEY to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $6,487,500 | |
| 2022-07-18 | Mortgage $4,537,699 — from MELVIN, DEREK; JONES, HAYLEY to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $4,537,699 | |
| 2022-07-18 | Deed $8,650,000 — from MUTTER, CAROLINE; MUTTER, PAUL to MELVIN, DEREK; JONES, HAYLEY | $8,650,000 | |
| 2022-07-08 | Sold for $8,650,000 | $8,650,000 | $961,111 |
| 2022-03-23 | Agreement $3,592,000 — from MUSTIN, KIMBERLY M; MUSTIN, JOHN B to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $3,592,000 | |
| 2022-03-23 | Mortgage $50,947 — from MUSTIN, KIMBERLY M; MUSTIN, JOHN B to CITIZENS BANK. N.A. | $50,947 | |
| 2018-11-29 | Mortgage $1,700,000 — from LOWELL, LISA; COLEMAN, KENNETH to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; MERS, INC. | $1,700,000 | |
| 2018-11-29 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from COLEMAN, KENNETH; LOWELL, LISA to MERS, INC.; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | $2,500,000 | |
| 2018-01-03 | Mortgage $5,785,000 — from MCDONOUGH, BART; MCDONOUGH, CHERYL to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $5,785,000 | |
| 2018-01-03 | Deed $8,900,000 — from BARTEL, HOLGER to MCDONOUGH, BART; MCDONOUGH, CHERYL | $8,900,000 | |
| 2017-12-28 | Sold for $8,900,000 | $8,900,000 | $988,889 |
| 2017-12-04 | Mortgage $1,500,000 — from MUTTER, PAUL; MUTTER, CAROLINE to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2017-12-04 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from MUTTER, CAROLINE; MUTTER, PAUL to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $2,500,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 18 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| 2019 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 14 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
Every one of the 448 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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