161 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 83 311 service requests, 35 rodent inspections, 17 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 81% 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 5. 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
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.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (14) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
$34,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1900) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| 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) | 249 EAST HOUSTON STREET LLC |
| Head officer | ELLIOT MARKOWITZ |
| Managing agent | EBD Management Services, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,127,600 | $957,420 |
| 2026 | $2,553,000 | $1,148,850 |
| 2027 | $3,064,000 | $1,378,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
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 | 2 Av — F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: East Houston St / Norfolk St — M9 M21 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Suffolk St & Stanton St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Protected bike path 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.
249 East Houston 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 |
18 311 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 EBD MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC — 60 buildings, 466 units. Grades across the portfolio: A27 · B24 · C4 · D5. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,520,000 on 2015-09-19 (lender: Midfirst 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-19 | AL&R $2,520,000 — from THE MARKOWITZ FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to MIDFIRST BANK | $2,520,000 | |
| 2015-09-19 | Mortgage $2,520,000 — from THE MARKOWITZ FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to MIDFIRST BANK | $2,520,000 | |
| 2015-09-19 | Deed $4,200,000 — from AKKERHUIS, RINEKE; ARDIS CLAIRE MCLEOD DECEASED; REDMAN, BRIAN to THE MARKOWITZ FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | $4,200,000 | |
| 1994-10-18 | Mortgage $360,000 — from REDMAN, BRIAN; MCLEOD, BUBBETTE; MCLEOD,ARDIS CLAIRE; AKKERHUIS, WOUTERINAWILHELMINA; AKKE to PRUDENTIAL HOME MORTGAGE COMPANY INC | $360,000 | |
| 1992-04-02 | Mortgage $200,000 — from FERGUSON, BRUCE; SILBERBERG, SHARON to NBC (NY) EMPLOYEES FCU | $200,000 | |
| 1990-02-05 | Mortgage $200,000 — from FERGUSON, BRUCE; SILBERBERG, SHARON to NBC (N Y) EMPLOYEESETAL | $200,000 | |
| 1988-09-20 | Mortgage $100,000 — from SILBERBERG, SHARON; FERGUSON, BRUCE to NBC NY EMPLOYEES FEDL | $100,000 |
| Year | Construction | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 32 |
| 2019 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 21 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 14 |
| 2026 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
Every one of the 161 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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