929 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 354 311 service requests, 278 HPD complaints, 98 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 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 11.9. 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.
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
36 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (6) · Graffiti (3) · PLUMBING (3) · Street Condition (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 (1900) |
| 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) | 139 ESSEX STREET LLC |
| Head officer | SHARON FRANK |
| Managing agent | BERISH GETZ |
| Last registered | 2025-08-19 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,834,000 | $1,725,300 |
| 2026 | $4,532,000 | $2,039,400 |
| 2027 | $4,995,000 | $2,247,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patacon Pisao | Latin American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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 · 400 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.
139 Essex 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 |
36 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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: $8,500,000 on 2016-05-05 (lender: Oritani Finance 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-05 | AL&R $8,500,000 — from 139 ESSEX STREET LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY | $8,500,000 | |
| 2016-05-05 | Mortgage $8,500,000 — from 139 ESSEX STREET LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY | $8,500,000 | |
| 2016-05-05 | Agreement $8,500,000 — from ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY to 139 ESSEX STREET LLC | $8,500,000 | |
| 2016-05-05 | Deed $15,500,000 — from ESSEX FUNDING LLC to 139 ESSEX STREET LLC | $15,500,000 | |
| 2016-04-22 | Sold for $15,500,000 | $15,500,000 | $968,750 |
| 2014-02-12 | Agreement $10,500,000 — from ESSEX FUNDING LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $10,500,000 | |
| 2014-02-12 | Mortgage $6,748,614 — from ESSEX FUNDING LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $6,748,614 | |
| 2012-10-19 | Deed $4,750,000 — from ABREU, IGNACIO; 139 ESSEX STREET REALTY CORP to ESSEX FUNDING LLC | $4,750,000 | |
| 2012-10-18 | Agreement $3,850,000 — from ESSEX FUNDING LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $3,850,000 | |
| 2012-10-18 | Mortgage $2,121,204 — from ESSEX FUNDING LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $2,121,204 | |
| 2008-05-09 | Mortgage $200,000 — from 139 ESSEX STREET REALTY CORP to GALLANT, STANLEY; 334 CORP. | $200,000 | |
| 2007-12-12 | Mortgage $1,450,000 — from 139 ESSEX STREET REALTY CORP. to METROPOLITAN NATIONAL BANK | $1,450,000 | |
| 2007-12-12 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from 139 ESSEX STREET REALTY CORP. to METROPOLITAN NATIONAL BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2007-12-12 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from METROPOLITAN NATIONAL BANK to EASTERN SAVINGS BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2000-08-11 | Mortgage $130,000 — from 139 ESSEX STREET REALTY CORP. to EASTERN SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $130,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| 2024 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| 2025 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2026 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
Every one of the 929 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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