451 recorded events, 2003–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 204 311 service requests, 138 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 52 rodent inspections.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 57% 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 21.4. 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
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,600 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
152 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (119) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (13) · Noise (11) · Taxi Complaint (2) · Electrical (2) · Abandoned Bike (2).
$5,000 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2011) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (7) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | MD Squared Property Group |
| Head officer | Paul Brensilber |
| Managing agent | MD Squared Property Group |
| Last registered | 2025-08-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $610,187 | $274,584 |
| 2026 | $803,952 | $361,778 |
| 2027 | $964,628 | $434,082 |
The city's market estimate has risen 58% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 10 YR CAP · HOUSE OF WORSHIP
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
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 2018 (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 | 2 Av — F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-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 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | Suffolk St & Stanton St · 300 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.
265 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 |
152 311 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 MD SQUARED PROPERTY GROUP — 110 buildings, 3,031 units. Grades across the portfolio: A80 · B21 · C6 · D2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 110 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-02 | Mortgage $1,280,000 — from ABUSHARKH, BASEL; ABUSHARKH, IBRAHIM to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; MORGAN STANLEY PRIVATE BANK | $1,280,000 | |
| 2022-05-02 | Deed $1,650,000 — from SALEH, AS ADMINISTRATOR, RIFAYET; ESTATE OF FAHIM SALEH BY RIFAYET SALEH A to ABUSHARKH, BASEL; ABUSHARKH, IBRAHIM | $1,650,000 | |
| 2022-04-12 | Sold for $1,650,000 | $1,650,000 | $235,714 |
| 2021-06-15 | Agreement $2,137,500 — from RHOADES, JONATHAN A to MERS | $2,137,500 | |
| 2021-05-06 | Deed $2,850,000 — from ROEPKE, TIMOTHY DANIEL to RHOADES, JONATHAN A | $2,850,000 | |
| 2021-04-27 | Sold for $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | $407,143 |
| 2020-07-02 | Agreement $1,517,250 — from HAERLE, RICHARD to BANK OF AMERICA NA; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $1,517,250 | |
| 2020-07-02 | Mortgage $36,173 — from HAERLE, RICHARD to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; BANK OF AMERICA NA | $36,173 | |
| 2020-02-12 | Mortgage $1,528,848 — from SIROHI, AISHWARYA; BHADRA, SAGAR to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | $1,528,848 | |
| 2020-02-12 | Deed $1,995,000 — from 265 EAST HOUSTON, LLC to SIROHI, AISHWARYA; BHADRA, SAGAR | $1,995,000 | |
| 2020-02-07 | Deed $1,400,000 — from 265 EAST HOUSTON, LLC to IGLESIA PENTACOSTAL ARCA DE SALVACION, I | $1,400,000 | |
| 2020-01-30 | Sold for $1,995,000 | $1,995,000 | $285,000 |
| 2020-01-30 | Sold for $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 | $200,000 |
| 2019-11-27 | Agreement $1,480,000 — from MCLACHLAN, DANIEL L III to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA | $1,480,000 | |
| 2019-11-27 | Mortgage $6,919 — from MCLACHLAN, DANIEL L III to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA | $6,919 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 104 | 2 | 112 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 33 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 18 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 31 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 1 | 4 | 75 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 44 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 36 |
Every one of the 451 recorded events, 2003–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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