2,019 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 715 HPD complaints, 639 311 service requests, 301 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 79% 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 80. In ZIP 10012, 65% 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
| Open HPD violations | 14 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1997-11-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
40 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 29 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$109,280 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
54 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · Real Time Enforcement (7) · General Construction/Plumbing (6) · Noise (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · PLUMBING (3).
$349,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | M&E 234, LLC |
| Head officer | STEVEN CROMAN |
| Managing agent | CENTENNIAL PROPERTIES NY |
| Last registered | 2025-09-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,416,000 | $1,537,200 |
| 2026 | $4,846,000 | $2,180,700 |
| 2027 | $4,582,000 | $2,061,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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 | Spring St — 6 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Bleecker St — 6 B D F M · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bowery / Prince St — M103 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Mott St & Prince St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 130 Hernando De Soto Middle: M.S. 131. 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.
234 Mott 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 |
54 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 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 CENTENNIAL PROPERTIES NY — 115 buildings, 1,870 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23 · B43 · C28 · D17 · F3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 115 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,300,000 on 2018-07-25 (lender: 99 Associates, INC.), covering 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-19 | Agreement $3,300,000 — from 653 NINTH, LLC; 722-724 TENTH AVENUE HOLDING LLC; M&E 234, LLC; 222 AVE B REALTY LLC to 99 ASSOCIATES, INC. | $3,300,000 | |
| 2021-01-19 | Agreement $3,300,000 — from M&E 234, LLC; 722-724 TENTH AVENUE HOLDING LLC; 222 AVE B REALTY LLC; 653 NINTH, LLC to 99 ASSOCIATES, INC. | $3,300,000 | |
| 2018-07-25 | Mortgage $3,300,000 — from M&E 234, LLC; 653 NINTH, LLC; 222 AVE B REALTY LLC; 722-724 TENTH AVENUE HOLDING LLC to 99 ASSOCIATES, INC. | $3,300,000 | |
| 2016-04-26 | AL&R $5,575,000 — from M&E 234, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $5,575,000 | |
| 2016-04-26 | Agreement $5,575,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to M&E 234, LLC | $5,575,000 | |
| 2016-04-26 | Mortgage $2,271,196 — from M&E 234, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $2,271,196 | |
| 2013-02-28 | Agreement $650,000 — from M&E 234 LLC; M&E 23RD STREET REALTY, LLC; 628 WEST END, LLC to GHA HOLDINGS, LLC | $650,000 | |
| 2013-02-28 | AL&R $3,500,000 — from M&E 234, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $3,500,000 | |
| 2013-02-28 | Agreement $3,500,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to M&E 234, LLC | $3,500,000 | |
| 2013-02-28 | Mortgage $1,965,835 — from M&E 234, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,965,835 | |
| 2011-10-13 | AL&R $650,000 — from M&E 234 LLC; 628 WEST END, LLC to GHA HOLDINGS LLC | $650,000 | |
| 2011-10-13 | Mortgage $650,000 — from M&E 234 LLC; 628 WEST END, LLC to GHA HOLDINGS LLC | $650,000 | |
| 2011-04-12 | Agreement $1,588,888 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to M&E 234 LLC | $1,588,888 | |
| 2008-08-18 | Agreement $1,675,613 — from M&E 234, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,675,613 | |
| 2008-08-18 | Mortgage $1,200,000 — from M&E 234, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 39 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 3 | 69 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 144 | 0 | 4 | 153 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 3 | 98 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 2 | 5 | 90 |
| 2022 | 3 | 14 | 157 | 0 | 2 | 176 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 38 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 43 |
| 2025 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 43 |
| 2026 | 1 | 15 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 64 |
Every one of the 2,019 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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