441 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 147 311 service requests, 139 HPD housing violations, 65 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 695.2. In ZIP 11232, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 90 total — 31 class C (immediately hazardous), 37 class B, 22 class A. Oldest open since 2017-09-12. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
44 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 31).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$20,030 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
49 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · Illegal Parking (6) · GENERAL (5) · Noise (3) · PLUMBING (3) · Graffiti (2).
$920,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| 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) | Spencer Operating Corp |
| Head officer | Namik Marke |
| Managing agent | ELITE MANAGEMENT NY LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $826,800 | $372,060 |
| 2026 | $758,000 | $341,100 |
| 2027 | $910,000 | $409,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Lutheran Halal Cafe | Sandwiches | A | Closed by DOHMH on 2026-03-06 |
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).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (1 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 | 53 St — R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 59 St — N R · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 52 St / 2 Av — B11 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | 53 St & 2 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 001 The Bergen. 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.
5121 2 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 |
49 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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 ELITE MANAGEMENT NY LLC — 20 buildings, 180 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B5 · D6 · F6. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 Marble Hill Avenue | MN | 36 | A |
| 800 East 160 Street | BX | 26 | F |
| 3488 Webster Avenue | BX | 15 | D |
| 2427 Prospect Avenue | BX | 9 | B |
| 819 East 168 Street | BX | 8 | B |
| 1361 Webster Avenue | BX | 8 | F |
| 2915 Holland Avenue | BX | 8 | B |
| 262 Neptune Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 393 Chauncey Street | BK | 6 | D |
| 1136 Metcalf Avenue | BX | 6 | D |
| 404 Suydam Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 738 Miller Avenue | BK | 6 | F |
| 734 Miller Avenue | BK | 6 | D |
| 1868 Palmetto Street | QN | 6 | A |
| 5121 2 Avenue | BK | 6 | D |
| 325 Sumpter Street | BK | 6 | F |
| 1369 Greene Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 1020 Rutland Road | BK | 4 | D |
| 2425 Prospect Avenue | BX | 2 | F |
| 1014 Rutland Road | BK | 2 | F |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $179,146 on 2015-12-18 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-18 | AL&R $2,250,000 — from SPENCER OPERATING CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,250,000 | |
| 2015-12-18 | Agreement $2,250,000 — from SPENCER OPERATING CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,250,000 | |
| 2015-12-18 | Mortgage $179,147 — from SPENCER OPERATING CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $179,147 | |
| 1999-03-10 | Mortgage $228,975 — from SPENCER OPERATING CORP to RICHMOND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK | $228,975 | |
| 1999-03-10 | Mortgage $200,000 — from S.E. MARKE REALTY INC to PATURZO REALTY INC | $200,000 | |
| 1997-05-05 | Mortgage $200,000 — from S.E. MARKE REALTY INC to PATURZO REALTY INC | $200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2018 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 23 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 31 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 42 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 56 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 22 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2025 | 7 | 5 | 112 | 0 | 124 |
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 49 |
Every one of the 441 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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