202 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 65 311 service requests, 51 HPD complaints, 17 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 44.7. 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
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.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · APPLIANCE (4) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2) · ELECTRIC (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Abandoned Bike (1).
$149,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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) | R.F.S.C. INC. |
| Head officer | IRIS STEWART |
| Managing agent | BLDG MANAGEMENT CO., INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-08-04 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,365,200 | $2,414,340 |
| 2026 | $4,292,000 | $1,931,400 |
| 2027 | $3,434,000 | $1,545,300 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 36% 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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 | Bleecker St — 6 B D F M · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Prince St — R W · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: East Houston St / Mott St — M21 · 300 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.
281 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 |
23 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 BLDG MANAGEMENT CO., INC. — 76 buildings, 5,436 units. Grades across the portfolio: A58 · B14 · C2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 76 buildings
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 13 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 31 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Every one of the 202 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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