218 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 66 311 service requests, 44 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 23 DOB violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% 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 62. 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
| Open HPD violations | 3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1992-12-22. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
11 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 7).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Noise (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · New Tree Request (1) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · Lead (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 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| 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) | WEST 27 LLC |
| Head officer | JOSEPH COHEN |
| Managing agent | WEST 27 LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,320,000 | $1,044,000 |
| 2026 | $2,784,000 | $1,252,800 |
| 2027 | $2,431,000 | $1,093,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 2016 (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 | Canal St — 6 J N Q R W Z · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial Grand St — B D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Centre St / Grand St — M1 · 850 ft |
| Citi Bike | Walker St & Baxter St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 130 Hernando De Soto 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.
186 Hester 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 |
17 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 WEST 27 LLC — 2 buildings, 12 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 186 Hester Street | MN | 6 | B |
| 123 Mulberry Street | MN | 6 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,300,000 on 2018-05-23 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-23 | Mortgage $7,300,000 — from WEST 27 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $7,300,000 | |
| 2015-10-14 | Deed $12,300,000 — from CSC LANDSCAPE HOLDINGS, INC. to WEST 27 LLC | $12,300,000 | |
| 2013-01-16 | Deed $9,750,000 — from 125 MULBERRY STREET, LLC to CSC LANDSCAPE HOLDINGS, INC. | $9,750,000 | |
| 2012-12-12 | Mortgage $450,000 — from 125 MULBERRY STREET LLC to CICALA, VINCENT | $450,000 | |
| 2012-12-12 | AL&R $450,000 — from 125 MULBERRY STREET LLC to CICALA, VINCENT | $450,000 | |
| 2011-09-08 | Mortgage $750,000 — from 125 MULBERRY STREET LLC to CICALA, VINCENT | $750,000 | |
| 2011-09-08 | AL&R $750,000 — from 125 MULBERRY STREET LLC to CICALA, VINCENT | $750,000 | |
| 2010-05-25 | Mortgage $175,000 — from 125 MULBERRY STREET, LLC to BOIARDI, ANNA; BOIARDI, RICCARDO | $175,000 | |
| 2007-02-23 | Agreement $3,250,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to ESPOSITO, CARMINE A | $3,250,000 | |
| 2006-08-25 | Mortgage $2,060,907 — from CARMINE A. ESPOSITO to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $2,060,907 | |
| 2004-11-22 | Mortgage $499,000 — from ESPOSITO, CARMINE A to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $499,000 | |
| 2004-11-22 | Agreement $1,100,000 — from ESPOSITO, CARMINE A to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,100,000 | |
| 2004-11-22 | AL&R $499,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to ESPOSITO, CARMINE A | $499,000 | |
| 2002-02-21 | Mortgage $200,000 — from ESPOSITO, CARMINE; ESPOSITO, CARMINE A. to ADMINISTRATOR/THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINIS | $200,000 | |
| 2000-03-15 | Mortgage $590,906 — from ESPOSITO, CARMINE A. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $590,906 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2019 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| 2020 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 23 |
| 2024 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| 2025 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Every one of the 218 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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