1,661 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 548 311 service requests, 505 HPD complaints, 353 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. More recorded distress than 51% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 25.1. In ZIP 10034, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 10 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2005-02-06. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
35 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 26 · winter 2025–26: 2 · winter 2026–27: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
83 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (24) · Illegal Parking (19) · HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · New Tree Request (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3) · PLUMBING (2).
$30,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1925) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (43) |
| 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) | SHERMAN REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | MARTIN SCHARF |
| Managing agent | SHERMAN REALTY LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,233,000 | $1,454,850 |
| 2026 | $3,392,000 | $1,526,400 |
| 2027 | $2,786,000 | $1,253,700 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 1/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Nuevo Valle Seafood | Latin American | Grade Pending | Mice evidence |
| STOP809 | Latin American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | 207 St — 1 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Inwood-207 St — A · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 10 Av / W 207 St — M100 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | 10 Ave & W 207 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: 18, 98, 278 Middle: Harold O. Levy School. 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.
231 Sherman Avenue
| 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 |
83 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,246,485 on 2022-07-29 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-29 | AL&R $5,750,000 — from SHERMAN REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,750,000 | |
| 2022-07-29 | Mortgage $1,246,485 — from SHERMAN REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,246,485 | |
| 2022-07-29 | Agreement $5,750,000 — from SHERMAN REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,750,000 | |
| 2017-09-05 | AL&R $5,000,000 — from SHERMAN REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,000,000 | |
| 2017-09-05 | Agreement $5,000,000 — from SHERMAN REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,000,000 | |
| 2017-09-05 | Mortgage $1,277,375 — from SHERMAN REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,277,375 | |
| 2014-03-25 | Mortgage $1,396,847 — from SHERMAN REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,396,847 | |
| 2014-03-25 | AL&R $4,000,000 — from SHERMAN REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,000,000 | |
| 2014-03-25 | Agreement $4,000,000 — from SHERMAN REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,000,000 | |
| 2012-04-09 | Agreement $46,343,412 — from 115-117 EAST REALTY; 30 ELLWOOD REALTY LLC; ASTORIA LLC; SHERMAN REALTY LLC; 103 EAST REAL to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $46,343,412 | |
| 2012-02-10 | Agreement $2,264,398 — from 115-117 REALTY LLC; SHERMAN REALTY LLC; 30 ELLWOOD REALTY LLC; 103 EAST REALTY LLC; ASTORI to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,264,398 | |
| 2012-02-02 | Agreement $2,993,005 — from 115-117 EAST REALTY LLC; 30 ELLWOOD REALTY LLC; ASTORIA LLC; SHERMAN REALTY LLC; 103 EAST to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,993,005 | |
| 2011-12-02 | Agreement $2,637,142 — from SHERMAN REALTY LLC; ASTORIA LLC; 115-117 EAST REALTY LLC; 30 ELLWOOD REALTY LLC; 103 EAST to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,637,142 | |
| 2011-12-02 | Agreement $2,717,278 — from 30 ELLWOOD REALTY LLC; 103 EAST REALTY LLC; ASTORIA LLC; 115-117 EAST REALTY LLC; SHERMAN to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,717,278 | |
| 2008-11-13 | Agreement $2,364,058 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 30 ELLWOOD REALTY LLC | $2,364,058 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 5 | 68 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 4 | 62 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 49 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 107 | 0 | 1 | 113 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 186 | 0 | 2 | 191 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 198 | 3 | 4 | 207 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 4 | 69 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 7 | 60 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 67 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
Every one of the 1,661 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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