1,184 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 609 HPD complaints, 264 311 service requests, 110 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 62% 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 10. In ZIP 10001, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2005-06-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Sewer (1) · Dead Animal (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1).
$502,370 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1901) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (15) |
| 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) | FLOWER 28, LLC |
| Head officer | ERIC A MARGULES |
| Managing agent | ROWDY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,785,000 | $803,250 |
| 2026 | $2,961,000 | $1,332,450 |
| 2027 | $2,928,000 | $1,317,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 64% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taqueria BY El Prieto NYC | Mexican | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Letter Grading) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 2024 (1 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 | 28 St — 1 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 34 St-Penn Station — 1 2 3 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 7 Av / W 28 St — M7 M20 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 27 St & 7 Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 033 Chelsea Prep Middle: M.S. 297. 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.
139 West 28 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
7 311 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 ROWDY MANAGEMENT — 22 buildings, 360 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B11 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86-50 77 Street | QN | 59 | B |
| 42-54 Judge Street | QN | 41 | C |
| 538 West 47 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 247 West 26 Street | MN | 18 | B |
| 249 West 26 Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 43-39 42 Street | QN | 18 | D |
| 43-35 42 Street | QN | 17 | B |
| 49 Clinton Street | MN | 17 | A |
| 251 West 26 Street | MN | 16 | B |
| 787 9 Avenue | MN | 16 | B |
| 43 Clinton Street | MN | 16 | B |
| 139 West 28 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 1500 1 Avenue | MN | 14 | B |
| 693 9 Avenue | MN | 12 | B |
| 123 East 7 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 1502 1 Avenue | MN | 9 | A |
| 286 West 11 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 401 East 78 Street | MN | 8 | C |
| 125 East 7 Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 29 St Marks Place | MN | 8 | C |
| 1381 Madison Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 185 Jefferson Street | BK | 6 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,178,839 on 2026-05-18 (lender: Santander Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-18 | Agreement $4,250,000 — from FLOWER 28 LLC to SANTANDER BANK NA | $4,250,000 | |
| 2026-05-18 | Mortgage $1,178,840 — from FLOWER 28, LLC to SANTANDER BANK NA | $1,178,840 | |
| 2019-01-14 | Mortgage $1,241,646 — from FLOWER 28 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,241,646 | |
| 2019-01-14 | AL&R $3,500,000 — from FLOWER 28 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,500,000 | |
| 2019-01-14 | Agreement $3,500,000 — from FLOWER 28 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,500,000 | |
| 2014-02-06 | Mortgage $1,352,676 — from FLOWER 28, LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $1,352,676 | |
| 2014-02-06 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from FLOWER 28, LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2014-02-06 | AL&R $2,500,000 — from FLOWER 28, LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2011-06-01 | Mortgage $188,770 — from FLOWER 28, LLC to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK | $188,770 | |
| 2011-06-01 | Agreement $1,200,000 — from FLOWER 28, LLC to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK | $1,200,000 | |
| 2011-06-01 | AL&R $1,200,000 — from FLOWER 28, LLC to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK | $1,200,000 | |
| 2003-06-20 | Mortgage $194,611 — from FLOWER 28, LLC to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK | $194,611 | |
| 1999-12-14 | Mortgage $499,810 — from FLOWER 28, LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $499,810 | |
| 1997-08-21 | Mortgage $23,722 — from FLOWER 28, LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $23,722 | |
| 1989-10-31 | Mortgage $80,000 — from GREAT VENTURES MANAGEMEN to LIM CHOU CAPITAL ASSOC | $80,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 30 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 | 142 | 0 | 1 | 149 |
| 2022 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2024 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
Every one of the 1,184 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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