1,013 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 368 HPD complaints, 270 311 service requests, 206 HPD housing violations.
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 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 10002, 64% 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 | 7 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2015-12-02. |
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.
21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (13) · Graffiti (5) · Lead (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · Obstruction (1).
$255,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| 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) | CHOICE ASSOCIATES LLC |
| Head officer | JOEL CULOTTA |
| Managing agent | SKY MANAGEMENT CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-08-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,745,000 | $1,235,250 |
| 2026 | $2,784,000 | $1,252,800 |
| 2027 | $2,482,000 | $1,116,900 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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 | Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Allen St / Grand St — M15-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | Orchard St & Grand St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 042 Benjamin Altman. 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.
53 Ludlow 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 |
21 311 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 SKY MANAGEMENT CORP — 33 buildings, 746 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B11 · C3 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 511 East 86 Street | MN | 140 | A |
| 1656 3 Avenue | MN | 50 | A |
| 220 Sullivan Street | MN | 36 | A |
| 421 West 21 Street | MN | 36 | A |
| 342 East 62 Street | MN | 24 | A |
| 340 East 62 Street | MN | 24 | A |
| 100 West 3 Street | MN | 23 | B |
| 141 West 10 Street | MN | 23 | A |
| 232 East 74 Street | MN | 22 | A |
| 305 Broome Street | MN | 22 | B |
| 347 East 51 Street | MN | 22 | B |
| 410 East 75 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 226 East 81 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 218 East 84 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 345 East 65 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 2 Bank Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 204 West 81 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 418 East 74 Street | MN | 20 | C |
| 158 West 84 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 8 St Marks Place | MN | 19 | A |
| 429 East 80 Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 525 East 83 Street | MN | 17 | C |
| 318 East 11 Street | MN | 16 | B |
| 53 Ludlow Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 523 East 83 Street | MN | 16 | B |
| 99 East 7 Street | MN | 15 | B |
| 349 East 82 Street | MN | 13 | A |
| 45 West 87 Street | MN | 10 | C |
| 46 Bank Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 324 East 90 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 133 East 65 Street | MN | 4 | F |
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| 1015830008 | — | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $234,419 on 2019-05-17 (lender: Manufactures And Traders Trust Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-26 | AL&R $3,200,000 — from MOJO7 LLC; CHOICE ASSOCIATES LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $3,200,000 | |
| 2024-04-26 | Agreement $3,200,000 — from MOJO7 LLC; CHOICE ASSOCIATES LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $3,200,000 | |
| 2023-04-06 | Deed $1,219,057 — from LUDLOW HIGH LLC to MOJO7 LLC | $1,219,057 | |
| 2023-04-01 | Sold for $1,219,057 | $1,219,057 | $76,191 |
| 2019-05-17 | Mortgage $234,419 — from CHOICE ASSOCIATES LLC to MANUFACTURES AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $234,419 | |
| 2019-05-17 | AL&R $3,700,000 — from CHOICE ASSOCIATES LLC to MANUFACTURES AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $3,700,000 | |
| 2019-05-17 | Agreement $3,700,000 — from CHOICE ASSOCIATES LLC to MANUFACTURES AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $3,700,000 | |
| 2015-10-02 | AL&R $1,260,000 — from CHOICE ASSOCIATES LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $1,260,000 | |
| 2015-10-02 | AL&R $2,240,000 — from CHOICE ASSOCIATES LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $2,240,000 | |
| 2015-10-02 | Mortgage $2,240,000 — from CHOICE ASSOCIATES LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $2,240,000 | |
| 2015-10-02 | Mortgage $1,260,000 — from CHOICE ASSOCIATES LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $1,260,000 | |
| 2015-06-09 | RETT $840,000 — from KAHEN, ALEX to CHOICE ASSOCIATES LLC | $840,000 | |
| 2015-06-01 | Deed $6,260,000 — from ACCR REALTY INC. to CHOICE ASSOCIATES LLC | $6,260,000 | |
| 2013-03-06 | AL&R $950,000 — from ACCR REALTY INC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $950,000 | |
| 2013-03-06 | Agreement $950,000 — from ACCR REALTY INC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $950,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 8 | 183 | 0 | 1 | 198 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 53 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 28 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
Every one of the 1,013 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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