400 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 81 311 service requests, 78 HPD housing violations, 75 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 67% 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 38.3. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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.
33 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 16 · winter 2025–26: 13). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · Dirty Condition (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · Encampment (1).
$2,622,360 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (24) |
| 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) | 243 13TH OWNERS LLC |
| Head officer | ALEX KASKEL |
| Managing agent | APEX MANAGEMENT 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 | $4,889,000 | $2,200,050 |
| 2026 | $5,586,000 | $2,513,700 |
| 2027 | $6,308,000 | $2,838,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 29% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 | 3 Av — L · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 13 St — M15-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 13 St & 2 Ave · 250 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.
245 East 13 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 |
30 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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 APEX MANAGEMENT GROUP — 88 buildings, 882 units. Grades across the portfolio: A34 · B31 · C16 · D5 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 88 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $712,955 on 2025-05-15 (lender: Bds V Reit LLC), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-15 | Deed $26,000,000 — from THIRTEEN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to 243-245 13TH OWNER LLC | $26,000,000 | |
| 2025-05-15 | Mortgage $68,803 — from 243-245 13TH OWNER LLC to BDS V REIT LLC | $68,803 | |
| 2025-05-15 | Agreement $16,569,674 — from 243-245 13TH OWNER LLC to BDS V REIT LLC | $16,569,674 | |
| 2025-05-15 | Mortgage $2,931,705 — from 243-245 13TH OWNER LLC to BDS V REIT LLC | $2,931,705 | |
| 2025-05-15 | Mortgage $712,955 — from 243-245 13TH OWNER LLC to BDS V REIT LLC | $712,955 | |
| 2025-05-07 | Sold for $26,000,000 | $26,000,000 | $1,083,333 |
| 2023-09-25 | Mortgage $455,544 — from THIRTEEN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FLUSHING BANK | $455,544 | |
| 2018-10-01 | AL&R $18,000,000 — from THIRTEEN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $18,000,000 | |
| 2018-10-01 | Mortgage $11,071,254 — from THIRTEEN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $11,071,254 | |
| 2018-10-01 | Agreement $18,000,000 — from THIRTEEN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $18,000,000 | |
| 2011-12-09 | Agreement $8,000,000 — from THIRTEEN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to MIDFIRST BANK | $8,000,000 | |
| 2011-12-09 | Mortgage $3,836,788 — from THIRTEEN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to MIDFIRST BANK | $3,836,788 | |
| 2011-12-09 | Deed $14,500,000 — from 243 REALTY REINCARNATED LLC to THIRTEEN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | $14,500,000 | |
| 2009-06-01 | AL&R $4,500,000 — from 243 REALTY REINCARNATED, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,500,000 | |
| 2009-06-01 | Mortgage $500,000 — from 243 REALTY REINCARNATED, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $500,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 26 |
| 2018 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 27 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 32 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 58 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
Every one of the 400 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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