3,135 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,794 HPD complaints, 557 311 service requests, 350 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 28.8. In ZIP 10452, 28% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 77 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 45 class B, 21 class A. Oldest open since 2016-06-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
29 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
78 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (16) · Noise (14) · DOOR/WINDOW (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · PLUMBING (4).
$318,515 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1929) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (106) |
| 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) | MERRIAM LLC |
| Head officer | ISRAEL RABINOWITZ |
| Managing agent | MERRIAM LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,462,000 | $4,257,900 |
| 2026 | $10,263,000 | $4,618,350 |
| 2027 | $10,553,000 | $4,748,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 52/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| De La Gina Restaurant | Latin American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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 | 167 St — 4 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Ogden Av / W 169 St — Bx13 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Ogden Ave & Merriam Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 011 Highbridge. 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.
1304 Merriam 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 |
78 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $4,311,809 on 2026-09-24 (lender: Tristate Capital 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | Mortgage $4,311,810 — from MERRIAM LLC; NORTH RESIDENCE LLC to TRISTATE CAPITAL BANK | $4,311,810 | |
| 2026-09-24 | Agreement $13,000,000 — from MERRIAM LLC; NORTH RESIDENCE LLC to TRISTATE CAPITAL BANK | $13,000,000 | |
| 2026-09-24 | AL&R $13,000,000 — from NORTH RESIDENCE LLC; MERRIAM LLC to TRISTATE CAPITAL BANK | $13,000,000 | |
| 2026-06-05 | Deed $3,992,316 — from HA 1304 MERRIAM AVENUE LLC to NORTH RESIDENCE LLC | $3,992,316 | |
| 2026-05-21 | Sold for $3,992,316 | $3,992,316 | $37,663 |
| 2024-11-27 | ASPM $9,406,270 — from HA 1304 MERRIAM AVENUE LLC; MERRIAM LLC to TRISTATE CAPITAL BANK | $9,406,270 | |
| 2024-11-27 | AL&R $12,000,000 — from MERRIAM LLC; HA 1304 MERRIAM AVENUE LLC to TRISTATE CAPITAL BANK | $12,000,000 | |
| 2016-09-28 | Mortgage $4,328,737 — from MERRIAM LLC to TRISTATE CAPITAL BANK | $4,328,737 | |
| 2016-09-28 | AL&R $12,000,000 — from MERRIAM LLC to TRISTATE CAPITAL BANK | $12,000,000 | |
| 2016-09-28 | Agreement $12,000,000 — from MERRIAM LLC to TRISTATE CAPITAL BANK | $12,000,000 | |
| 2013-08-12 | AL&R $8,500,000 — from MERRIAM LLC to TRI STATE CAPITAL BANK | $8,500,000 | |
| 2013-08-12 | Mortgage $5,429,071 — from MERRIAM LLC to TRI STATE CAPITAL BANK | $5,429,071 | |
| 2013-08-12 | Agreement $8,500,000 — from MERRIAM LLC to TRI STATE CAPITAL BANK | $8,500,000 | |
| 2004-10-27 | Mortgage $460,777 — from MERRIAM LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $460,777 | |
| 2004-10-27 | Agreement $344,111 — from CONCOURSE RESIDENCE CORP to MERRIAM EQUITIES LLC | $344,111 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 45 |
| 2018 | 4 | 16 | 148 | 0 | 8 | 176 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 0 | 10 | 94 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 35 |
| 2022 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 39 |
| 2023 | 3 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 4 | 74 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 55 | 6 | 8 | 74 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 1 | 5 | 70 |
| 2026 | 0 | 7 | 59 | 6 | 4 | 76 |
Every one of the 3,135 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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