354 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 97 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 74 311 service requests, 60 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 110.7. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 35 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1991-05-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
7 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · Outdoor Dining (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Street Condition (2) · Food Establishment (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (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 (1900) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | PRIME 220E53-FO, LLC |
| Head officer | RAMIN SHALOM |
| Managing agent | EMPIRE MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,254,400 | $1,464,480 |
| 2026 | $3,905,000 | $1,757,250 |
| 2027 | $3,999,000 | $1,799,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Baba Mediterranean Cuisine | Mediterranean | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 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, No Permit or License) · 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.
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 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 53 St — M101 M102 M103 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 53 St & 3 Ave · 300 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.
224 East 53 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 |
27 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 EMPIRE MANAGEMENT — 9 buildings, 268 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B5 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 700 Ft Washington Avenue | MN | 74 | A |
| 3 West 36 Street | MN | 72 | A |
| 2733 Broadway | MN | 32 | B |
| 234 East 50 Street | MN | 25 | B |
| 242 East 50 Street | MN | 24 | B |
| 238 East 50 Street | MN | 18 | B |
| 226 East 53 Street | MN | 17 | B |
| 1150 Vincent Avenue | BX | 3 | C |
| 224 East 53 Street | MN | 3 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,951,619 on 2019-09-19 (lender: Oritani Bank), covering 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-21 | RPTT&RET $619,238 — from OHEBSHALOM, RICHARD to ZALMAN DEBT RESOLUTION LLC | $619,238 | |
| 2021-06-30 | Agreement $7,700,000 — from VALLEY NATIONAL; ORITANI BANK to PRIME 220E53- AT LLC; PRIME REALTY ASSOCIATES,LLC; PRIME 220E53- STT LLC; PRIME 220E53-FO | $7,700,000 | |
| 2019-09-19 | Mortgage $2,951,619 — from PRIME REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to ORITANI BANK | $2,951,619 | |
| 2019-09-19 | AL&R $7,700,000 — from PRIME REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to ORITANI BANK | $7,700,000 | |
| 2019-09-19 | Agreement $7,700,000 — from PRIME REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to ORITANI BANK | $7,700,000 | |
| 2017-03-13 | AL&R $5,000,000 — from PRIME REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY | $5,000,000 | |
| 2017-03-13 | Mortgage $487,968 — from PRIME REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY | $487,968 | |
| 2017-03-13 | Agreement $5,000,000 — from PRIME REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY | $5,000,000 | |
| 2011-11-16 | Agreement $5,000,000 — from PRIME REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $5,000,000 | |
| 2007-08-10 | Agreement $5,200,000 — from PRIME REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $5,200,000 | |
| 2007-08-10 | Mortgage $2,827,115 — from PRIME REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $2,827,115 | |
| 2007-08-10 | AL&R $5,200,000 — from PRIME REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $5,200,000 | |
| 2003-09-19 | Mortgage $468,447 — from PRIME REALTY ASSOCIATES to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $468,447 | |
| 2000-01-03 | Mortgage $495,799 — from PRIME REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $495,799 | |
| 1998-05-01 | Mortgage $1,750,000 — from PRIME REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to CHINATRUST BANK (U.S.A.) | $1,750,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 43 |
| 2023 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 27 |
| 2024 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 21 |
| 2025 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 25 |
| 2026 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
Every one of the 354 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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