311 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 122 311 service requests, 48 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 28 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 69% 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 6.3. 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 | 19 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 1977-04-26. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (3) · Non (2) · Electrical (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Hazardous Materials (1).
$61,250 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (19) |
| 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) | 244-246 ELIZABETH STREET HDFC |
| Head officer | MICHAEL PADERNACHT |
| Managing agent | MIDAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,335,000 | $1,050,750 |
| 2026 | $2,527,000 | $1,137,150 |
| 2027 | $2,468,000 | $1,110,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| 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.
2 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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Bleecker St — 6 B D F M · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bowery / East Houston St — M103 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Mott St & Prince St · 350 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.
244 Elizabeth 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 |
12 311 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 MIDAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 76 buildings, 1,605 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B19 · C13 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 76 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,015,815 on 2013-08-28 (lender: City Of New York Acting By And Through Its Depart-). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-19 | RPTT&RET $326,583 — from COMMUNITY RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to LAC, KATHY | $326,583 | |
| 2018-07-19 | RPTT&RET $326,583 — from RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; COMMUNITY RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to FISCHER, CHRISTINE AMANDA | $326,583 | |
| 2018-07-19 | RPTT&RET $326,583 — from COMMUNITY RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to MARIE SIM, TAYLOR | $326,583 | |
| 2018-07-19 | RPTT&RET $326,583 — from COMMUNITY RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to NG, DAVID | $326,583 | |
| 2018-07-19 | RPTT&RET $326,583 — from RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; COMMUNITY RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to MERCEDES ACOSTA, GIOVANNA | $326,583 | |
| 2018-07-19 | RPTT&RET $326,583 — from COMMUNITY RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to LEE, LAI KIT | $326,583 | |
| 2018-07-19 | RPTT&RET $326,583 — from RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; COMMUNITY RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to HO, KEVIN CHAN YEE; HO, EMILY PHEY WERN | $326,583 | |
| 2018-07-19 | RPTT&RET $326,583 — from COMMUNITY RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to MERCER, DARCY J | $326,583 | |
| 2018-07-09 | Agreement $1,702,210 — from 244-246 ELIZABETH STREET HOUSING DEVELOP to CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,702,210 | |
| 2018-07-09 | Deed $1,702,210 — from RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to 244-246 ELIZABETH STREET HOUSING DEVELOP | $1,702,210 | |
| 2018-06-19 | RPTT&RET $34,500 — from COMMUNITY RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to TORRES, CARMELA | $34,500 | |
| 2018-06-19 | RPTT&RET $34,500 — from RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; COMMUNITY RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to BLYTHE, SHARON | $34,500 | |
| 2018-06-19 | RPTT&RET $34,500 — from COMMUNITY RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to HOPKINS, DREW | $34,500 | |
| 2018-06-19 | RPTT&RET $34,500 — from COMMUNITY RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to REGINO, LISA | $34,500 | |
| 2018-06-19 | RPTT&RET $34,500 — from COMMUNITY RENEWAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to RETTO, KRISTA | $34,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 39 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Every one of the 311 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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