233 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 79 311 service requests, 31 rodent inspections, 25 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 64.7. In ZIP 10002, 64% 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 | 2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2016-01-29. |
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.
$312 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Residential Disposal Complaint (4) · Noise (3) · Food Establishment (3) · Indoor Air Quality (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Boilers (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 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| 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) | 521 EQUITIES INC |
| Head officer | MICHAEL TIGRI |
| Managing agent | Michael Tigri |
| Last registered | 2025-07-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,417,000 | $1,537,650 |
| 2026 | $2,734,000 | $1,230,300 |
| 2027 | $3,281,000 | $1,476,450 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Castillo De Jagua Ii | Spanish | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 2014 (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 | Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Grand St / Columbia St — M14A-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | Henry St & Grand St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.
521 Grand 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
22 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $350,000 on 1989-03-08 (lender: Weissman Mgmnt Corp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-03-08 | Mortgage $350,000 — from MORGAN BARRINGTON EQETC to WEISSMAN MGMNT CORP | $350,000 | |
| 1989-02-16 | Mortgage $350,000 — from AIR HAMPTON HLDG LTD to POLLINI, ANTONIA; GIORGIANNI, FRANK A; GIORGIANNI, SALVATORE J | $350,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2020 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2023 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 |
| 2024 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2026 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
Every one of the 233 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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