835 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 255 311 service requests, 185 HPD housing violations, 124 HPD complaints.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 61% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 12.3. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 13 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-01-30. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
51 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (37) · Graffiti (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
$2,013,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (27) |
| 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) | 138 LUDLOW LLC |
| Head officer | MICHAEL SHAH |
| Managing agent | Ardi Demaliaj |
| Last registered | 2026-07-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,393,000 | $3,776,850 |
| 2026 | $8,985,000 | $4,043,250 |
| 2027 | $8,939,000 | $4,022,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smiley Coffee | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Temperature) · 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.
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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Essex St / Rivington St — M9 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Stanton St & Norfolk St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| 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.
138 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
51 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,000,000 on 2022-03-14 (lender: Acm Cre Fund I-L, LP). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | Agreement $14,100,000 — from DS 138 LUDLOW LLC to PEAPACK PRIVATE BANK & TRUST | $14,100,000 | |
| 2026-03-16 | AL&R $14,100,000 — from DS 138 LUDLOW LLC to PEAPACK PRIVATE BANK & TRUST | $14,100,000 | |
| 2022-03-14 | AL&R $17,696,000 — from DS 138 LUDLOW LLC to ACM CRE FUND I-L, LP | $17,696,000 | |
| 2022-03-14 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from DS 138 LUDLOW LLC to ACM CRE FUND I-L, LP | $2,000,000 | |
| 2022-03-14 | Agreement $17,696,000 — from DS 138 LUDLOW LLC to ACM CRE FUND I-L, LP | $17,696,000 | |
| 2019-10-16 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from DS 138 LUDLOW LLC to ACM CRE FUND I-L, LP | $1,000,000 | |
| 2019-10-16 | Mortgage $604,345 — from DS 138 LUDLOW LLC to ACM CRE FUND I-L, LP | $604,345 | |
| 2019-10-16 | Mortgage $395,655 — from DS 138 LUDLOW LLC to ACM CRE FUND I-L, LP | $395,655 | |
| 2018-02-06 | AL&R $582,000 — from DS 138 LUDLOW LLC to ACM CRE FUND I, LP | $582,000 | |
| 2018-02-06 | Mortgage $582,000 — from DS 138 LUDLOW LLC to ACM CRE FUND I, LP | $582,000 | |
| 2018-02-06 | AL&R $1,350,000 — from DS 138 LUDLOW LLC to ACM CRE FUND I, LP | $1,350,000 | |
| 2018-02-06 | Mortgage $1,350,000 — from DS 138 LUDLOW LLC to ACM CRE FUND I, LP | $1,350,000 | |
| 2018-02-06 | AL&R $14,000,000 — from DS 138 LUDLOW LLC to ACM CRE FUND I, LP | $14,000,000 | |
| 2018-02-06 | Agreement $14,000,000 — from DS 138 LUDLOW LLC to ACM CRE FUND I, LP | $14,000,000 | |
| 2018-02-06 | Mortgage $14,000,000 — from DS 138 LUDLOW LLC to ACM CRE FUND I, LP | $14,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 31 |
| 2018 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 60 |
| 2019 | 7 | 18 | 142 | 18 | 3 | 188 |
| 2020 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| 2021 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 44 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 26 | 5 | 57 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 0 | 3 | 84 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 42 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 22 |
Every one of the 835 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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