267 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 66 311 service requests, 52 rodent inspections, 51 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. 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 6.7. In ZIP 10022, 72% 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 | 12 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1985-08-20. |
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.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · Drug Activity (1) · Non (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Abandoned Bike (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1960) |
| 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) | 249 EAST, LLC |
| Head officer | SHOLMO LEVY |
| Managing agent | VINTAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES |
| Last registered | 2025-09-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,483,000 | $667,350 |
| 2026 | $1,473,000 | $662,850 |
| 2027 | $1,508,000 | $678,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 | 51 St — 6 E F · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 54 St — M15 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 51 St & 2 Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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.
249 East 52 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 |
11 311 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 VINTAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES — 20 buildings, 1,972 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B8 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3020 Avenue Y | BK | 357 | B |
| 661 East 181 Street | BX | 281 | C |
| 140 Cadman Plaza West | BK | 250 | A |
| 485 Lenox Avenue | MN | 160 | A |
| 1950 Hutchinson Rvr Py E | BX | 158 | B |
| 2659 West 36 Street | BK | 157 | B |
| 323 2 Avenue | MN | 105 | B |
| 1250 Ocean Parkway | BK | 95 | A |
| 420 East 58 Street | MN | 75 | A |
| 1200 Gravesend Neck Road | BK | 69 | B |
| 720 East 31 Street | BK | 62 | A |
| 332 West 86 Street | MN | 45 | A |
| 344 West 23 Street | MN | 44 | A |
| 162 West 22 Street | MN | 42 | A |
| 140 West 10 Street | MN | 38 | A |
| 249 East 52 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 671-05 Burns Street | QN | 5 | B |
| 67-107 Burns Street | QN | 5 | B |
| 67-109 Burns Street | QN | 5 | B |
| 142 West 10 Street | MN | 4 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $409,489 on 2018-12-20 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-20 | AL&R $2,200,000 — from 249 EAST LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $2,200,000 | |
| 2018-12-20 | Mortgage $409,489 — from 249 EAST LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $409,489 | |
| 2018-12-20 | Agreement $2,200,000 — from 249 EAST LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $2,200,000 | |
| 2013-10-25 | Mortgage $767,554 — from 249 EAST LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $767,554 | |
| 2013-10-25 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from 249 EAST LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $2,000,000 | |
| 2013-10-25 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from 249 EAST LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $2,000,000 | |
| 2008-11-07 | Agreement $1,324,437 — from 249 EAST LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,324,437 | |
| 2003-09-30 | Deed $1,700,000 — from WISDOM, EDGAR to 249 EAST LLC | $1,700,000 | |
| 2003-09-30 | Mortgage $1,447,500 — from 249 EAST LLC to ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK | $1,447,500 | |
| 1985-10-10 | Mortgage $78,547 — from SCHOALES, JEAN P to WISDOM, JANE F; WISDOM, EDGAR | $78,547 | |
| 1982-09-15 | Mortgage $40,000 — from WISDOM, EDGAR to SILBER, SHELDON | $40,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 14 |
| 2018 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 21 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 19 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
Every one of the 267 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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