425 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 131 311 service requests, 62 HPD housing violations, 50 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 197.9. 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 | 9 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2016-02-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · PLUMBING (4) · GENERAL (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · APPLIANCE (2).
$205,170 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1861) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (7) |
| 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) | 18 MERCER EQUITY INC |
| Head officer | STEFAN MILAN |
| Managing agent | MQ PROPERTY MGMT LTD |
| Last registered | 2025-09-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,480,000 | $2,466,000 |
| 2026 | $5,845,000 | $2,630,250 |
| 2027 | $6,163,000 | $2,773,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | Canal St — 6 J N Q R W Z · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial Canal St — A C E · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / Grand St — M55 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lispenard St & Broadway · 450 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. 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.
18 Mercer 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 |
38 311 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 MQ PROPERTY MGMT LTD — 36 buildings, 302 units. Grades across the portfolio: A31 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 East 7 Street | MN | 33 | A |
| 75 First Avenue | MN | 22 | A |
| 139A East 23rd Street | MN | 14 | A |
| 64 West 11 Street | MN | 14 | A |
| 20 Tiffany Place | BK | 13 | A |
| 110 Suffolk Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 257 East 7 Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 199 Mott Street | MN | 11 | A |
| 152 Wooster Street | MN | 11 | A |
| 68 West 11 Street | MN | 11 | A |
| 38 North Moore Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 42 Allen Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 255 East 7 Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 113 Chambers Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 134 West 10 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 307 West Broadway | MN | 7 | A |
| 18 Mercer Street | MN | 7 | C |
| 9 Jones Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 97 Crosby Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 19 Beach Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 123 Sullivan Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 1 Leroy Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 29 West 21st Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 16 Warren Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 136 Sullivan Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 143 West Broadway | MN | 5 | A |
| 619 East 6th Street | MN | 5 | A |
| 114 West 17 Street | MN | 5 | A |
| 42 Lispenard Street | MN | 4 | A |
| 90 Greene Street | MN | 4 | A |
| 21 Mercer Street | MN | 4 | A |
| 403 Greenwich Street | MN | 4 | B |
| 5 Worth Street | MN | 4 | B |
| 44 Lispenard Street | MN | 4 | A |
| 171 Duane Street | MN | 4 | A |
| 174 Duane Street | MN | 3 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $233,398 on 2023-04-06 (lender: Flushing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-06 | Agreement $850,000 — from 18 MERCER EQUITY INC to FLUSHING BANK | $850,000 | |
| 2023-04-06 | Mortgage $233,398 — from 18 MERCER EQUITY INC to FLUSHING BANK | $233,398 | |
| 2023-04-06 | AL&R $850,000 — from 18 MERCER EQUITY INC to FLUSHING BANK | $850,000 | |
| 2023-01-11 | RPTT&RET $1,995,000 — from CRIMMINS, MARGARET to SHAPIRO, MICHAEL | $1,995,000 | |
| 2023-01-04 | Sold for $1,995,000 | $1,995,000 | $285,000 |
| 2017-05-18 | RPTT&RET $2,010,000 — from GOGOLAK, CAROLINE; BOLKCOM, JESS to VACCARELLA, CLAUDIO; BULDINI, ROBERTA | $2,010,000 | |
| 2017-05-04 | Sold for $2,010,000 | $2,010,000 | $287,143 |
| 2013-05-08 | RPTT&RET $1,800,000 — from BOBER, DAVID to PECOT, SHELLY | $1,800,000 | |
| 2013-03-15 | Agreement $775,000 — from 18 MERCER EQUITY INC. to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. | $775,000 | |
| 2013-02-13 | Mortgage $193,793 — from 18 MERCER EQUITY INC. to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. | $193,793 | |
| 2011-07-14 | RPTT&RET $1,650,000 — from BYAM, REBECCA A to GOGOLAK, CAROLINE E; BOLKCOM, JESS E | $1,650,000 | |
| 2009-11-17 | RPTT&RET $900,000 — from RAFFERTY, PIERCE to BYAM, REBECCA A | $900,000 | |
| 2006-03-24 | RPTT $5,400,000 — from TMO PARENT LLC to MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 3 LLC; MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2 LLC | $5,400,000 | |
| 2003-03-03 | Mortgage $312,329 — from 18 MERCER EQUITY INC. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $312,329 | |
| 1991-05-16 | Mortgage $400,000 — from 18 MERCER EQUITY, INC to NATIONAL CNSMR COOPER BK | $400,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 45 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 68 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
Every one of the 425 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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