286 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 108 311 service requests, 39 DOB violations, 37 DOB permits.
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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 133.3. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 | 16 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2016-11-10. |
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.
$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · Street Condition (4) · Missed Collection (3) · Noise (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Water System (2).
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 (1920) |
| 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) | G SPITZER CO LLC |
| Head officer | JEROME SPITZER |
| Managing agent | JEROME SPITZER |
| Last registered | 2015-07-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,091,000 | $940,950 |
| 2026 | $2,395,000 | $1,077,750 |
| 2027 | $2,807,000 | $1,263,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pio Bagel | Bagels/Pretzels | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Protection, Pesticide) · 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 | Jay St-MetroTech — A C F R · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full Hoyt St — 2 3 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Outbound only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Jay St / Fulton St — B57 B62 B67 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lawrence St & Willoughby St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 287 Bailey K. Ashford. 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.
136 Lawrence 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 |
18 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $20,750,000 on 2025-01-03 (lender: First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company), covering 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-02 | CMTG $9,000,000 — from 142 LAWRENCE LLC; 56 WILLOUGHBY LLC; 146-148 LAWRENCE LLC; 144 LAWRENCE LLC; 140 LAWRENCE to FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY | $9,000,000 | |
| 2025-01-03 | Mortgage $20,750,000 — from 56 WILLOUGHBY LLC; 140 LAWRENCE LLC; 136 LAWRENCE LLC; 54 WILLOUGHBY LLC; 146-148 LAWRENCE to FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY | $20,750,000 | |
| 2025-01-03 | AL&R $20,750,000 — from 54 WILLOUGHBY LLC; 146-148 LAWRENCE LLC; 136 LAWRENCE LLC; 140 LAWRENCE LLC; 56 WILLOUGHBY to FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY | $20,750,000 | |
| 2016-03-22 | Deed $15,000,000 — from G. SPITZER AND CO. LLC to 136 LAWRENCE LLC | $15,000,000 | |
| 2016-03-08 | Sold for $15,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 2019 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2020 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2023 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2025 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 2026 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
Every one of the 286 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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