141 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 44 311 service requests, 28 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 20 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 80% 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 3.1. In ZIP 10454, 54% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% 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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Panhandling (2) · New Tree Request (1) · Vendor Enforcement (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (13) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 349 EAST 138TH LLC |
| Head officer | MARC CHEMTOB |
| Managing agent | WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-06-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,710,000 | $769,500 |
| 2026 | $1,716,000 | $772,200 |
| 2027 | $1,846,000 | $830,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 | 3 Av-138 St — 6 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 138 St / Willis Av — Bx33 M125 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Willis Ave & E 137 St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.
349 East 138 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 |
5 311 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 WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 117 buildings, 1,251 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B25 · C14 · D25 · F15. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 117 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $625,000 on 2022-11-10 (lender: Kearny 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-10 | Mortgage $625,000 — from 349 EAST 138TH LLC to KEARNY BANK | $625,000 | |
| 2022-11-10 | Agreement $3,050,000 — from 349 EAST 138TH LLC to KEARNY BANK | $3,050,000 | |
| 2022-11-10 | AL&R $3,050,000 — from 349 EAST 138TH LLC to KEARNY BANK | $3,050,000 | |
| 2015-07-16 | AL&R $2,425,000 — from 349 EAST 138TH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,425,000 | |
| 2015-07-16 | M&CON $2,425,000 — from 349 EAST 138TH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,425,000 | |
| 2014-03-18 | AL&R $1,155,000 — from 349 EAST 138TH LLC to M&T BANK | $1,155,000 | |
| 2014-03-18 | Mortgage $1,155,000 — from 349 EAST 138TH LLC to M&T BANK | $1,155,000 | |
| 2014-03-18 | AL&R $720,000 — from 349 EAST 138TH LLC to M&T BANK | $720,000 | |
| 2014-03-18 | Mortgage $720,000 — from 349 EAST 138TH LLC to M&T BANK | $720,000 | |
| 2014-03-18 | Deed $948,000 — from LEE, JONG-WON to 349 EAST 138TH LLC | $948,000 | |
| 1983-11-17 | Mortgage $50,000 — from 343 EAST 138 ST.RLTYCP. to CAPITAL N'TL BK OF NY | $50,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Every one of the 141 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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