338 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 158 311 service requests, 35 HPD complaints, 34 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More 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 22.3. 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 | 3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2006-04-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 14).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Residential Disposal Complaint (5) · Noise (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Street Light Condition (1).
$280,670 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | 253 ELIZABETH REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | ALEX LASZLO |
| Managing agent | RHEM MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,705,200 | $3,467,340 |
| 2026 | $8,219,000 | $3,698,550 |
| 2027 | $8,666,000 | $3,899,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 | Bleecker St — 6 B D F M · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: East Houston St / Mott St — M21 · 300 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.
253 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 |
22 311 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.
Managed by RHEM MANAGEMENT LLC — 2 buildings, 30 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 173 Ludlow Street | MN | 22 | A |
| 253 Elizabeth Street | MN | 8 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $10,433,139 on 2018-08-13 (lender: Citi Real Estate Funding, INC.), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-13 | Mortgage $10,433,140 — from 253 ELIZABETH REALTY LLC; LUDLOW 173 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING, INC. | $10,433,140 | |
| 2018-08-13 | AL&R $10,433,140 — from 253 ELIZABETH REALTY LLC; LUDLOW 173 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING, INC. | $10,433,140 | |
| 2018-08-13 | Agreement $10,433,140 — from LUDLOW 173 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; 253 ELIZABETH REALTY LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING, INC. | $10,433,140 | |
| 2013-02-25 | AL&R $6,230,000 — from 253 ELIZABETH REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,230,000 | |
| 2013-02-25 | Mortgage $499,900 — from 253 ELIZABETH REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $499,900 | |
| 2013-02-25 | Mortgage $5,730,100 — from 253 ELIZABETH REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,730,100 | |
| 2013-02-25 | Agreement $6,230,000 — from 253 ELIZABETH REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,230,000 | |
| 2013-02-25 | Agreement $24,400,000 — from 236 W. 16TH ST. LLC; 515 EAST 5TH ST, LLC; 253 ELIZABETH REALTY, LLC; 516 E. 6TH STREET, L to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $24,400,000 | |
| 2011-06-07 | AL&R $24,400,000 — from 516 E. 6TH STREET, LLC; 236 W. 16TH ST. LLC; 515 EAST 5TH ST, LLC; 253 ELIZABETH REALTY, L to ARBOR REALTY SR, INC | $24,400,000 | |
| 2011-06-07 | Agreement $24,400,000 — from 253 ELIZABETH REALTY, LLC; 516 E. 6TH STREET, LLC; 236 W. 16TH ST. LLC; 515 EAST 5TH ST, L to ARBOR REALTY SR, INC | $24,400,000 | |
| 2006-10-13 | Agreement $5,236,000 — from AMERICAN MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE COMPANY to ELIZABETH AND VINE INC.; 253 ELIZABETH REALTY LLC | $5,236,000 | |
| 2006-10-02 | Agreement $5,236,000 — from AMERICAN MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE COMPANY to 253 ELIZABETH REALTY LLC | $5,236,000 | |
| 2006-10-02 | AL&R $5,236,000 — from AMERICAN MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE to 253 ELIZABETH REALTY LLC | $5,236,000 | |
| 2006-10-02 | Mortgage $2,916,000 — from 253 ELIZABETH REALTY LLC to AMERICAN MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE COMPANY | $2,916,000 | |
| 2006-01-03 | DEEDO $2,900,000 — from REDAVID, MARY; GIRESI, JACK; MARIA TOZZI, AS TRUSTEE FOR MONICA WEZEN; MARIA TOZZI, AS TRU to 253 ELIZABETH REALTY, LLC | $2,900,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 20 |
| 2019 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 35 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
Every one of the 338 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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