2,395 recorded events, 2004–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,238 311 service requests, 477 HPD complaints, 371 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 83% 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 33.4. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 | 13 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2021-02-11. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
135 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 86 · winter 2025–26: 31). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
12 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
391 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (176) · HEAT/HOT WATER (64) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (36) · Illegal Parking (33) · Blocked Driveway (8) · ELECTRIC (7).
$135,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2007) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (190) |
| 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) | SCHERMERHORN LP |
| Head officer | BRENDA ROSEN |
| Managing agent | BREAKING GROUND MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $17,499,000 | $7,874,550 |
| 2026 | $18,868,000 | $8,490,600 |
| 2027 | $19,730,000 | $8,878,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 35/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
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.
5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (2 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts — A C G · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Hoyt St — 2 3 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Outbound only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Livingston St / Smith St — B41 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | State St & Smith St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 038 The Pacific. 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.
160 Schermerhorn 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 |
391 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 64 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 BREAKING GROUND MANAGEMENT — 15 buildings, 2,625 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B6 · C3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 680 8 Avenue | MN | 652 | B |
| 10 East 28 Street | MN | 416 | C |
| 133 Pitt Street | MN | 263 | B |
| 455 East 148 Street | BX | 190 | C |
| 160 Schermerhorn Street | BK | 190 | B |
| 202 West 24 Street | MN | 180 | C |
| 626 Bergen Avenue | BX | 161 | B |
| 39 Hegeman Avenue | BK | 161 | B |
| 455 East 142nd Street | BX | 152 | A |
| 7 Livonia Avenue | BK | 126 | B |
| 1505 St Marks Avenue | BK | 72 | A |
| 1115 East 165th Street | BX | 62 | A |
| 197 Bowery | MN | 0 | — |
| 106 West 83 Street | MN | 0 | — |
| 108 West 83 Street | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $675,000 on 2006-01-05 (lender: Common Ground Community Housing Development Fund). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-10-13 | Agreement $19,809,342 — from SCHERMERHORN L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $19,809,342 | |
| 2006-01-05 | Mortgage $675,000 — from COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY II HOUSING DEVEL; SCHERMERHORN L.P. to COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPM | $675,000 | |
| 2006-01-05 | Mortgage $6,749,800 — from COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY II HOUSING DEVEL to NEW YORK STATE HOMELESS HOUSING AND ASSI | $6,749,800 | |
| 2006-01-05 | Mortgage $8,625,473 — from COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY II HOUSING DEVEL; SCHERMERHORN L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $8,625,473 | |
| 2006-01-05 | Mortgage $11,183,869 — from SCHERMERHORN L.P.; COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY II HOUSING DEVEL to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $11,183,869 | |
| 2006-01-05 | Mortgage $30,000,000 — from SCHERMERHORN L.P.; COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY II HOUSING to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $30,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 7 | 53 | 0 | 13 | 73 |
| 2018 | 0 | 12 | 67 | 0 | 5 | 84 |
| 2019 | 5 | 7 | 127 | 0 | 10 | 149 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 210 | 0 | 4 | 216 |
| 2021 | 0 | 11 | 260 | 0 | 5 | 276 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 355 | 0 | 6 | 365 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 | 210 | 0 | 3 | 218 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 294 | 0 | 6 | 302 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 230 | 1 | 3 | 236 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 0 | 5 | 114 |
Every one of the 2,395 recorded events, 2004–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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