95 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 27 311 service requests, 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 10 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 75% 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 5. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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.
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Air Quality (1) · Hazardous Materials (1) · Curb Condition (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).
$137,715 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1890) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | 938 President Corp |
| Head officer | Mary Villena |
| Managing agent | Smolin And Altamura LLP |
| Last registered | 2025-08-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,999,000 | $1,349,550 |
| 2026 | $2,399,000 | $1,079,550 |
| 2027 | $2,430,000 | $1,093,500 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | Grand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 7 Av — B Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Grand Army Plaza — B41 · 800 ft |
| Citi Bike | Grand Army Plaza & Plaza St West · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 321 William Penn. 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.
938 President 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 |
4 311 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 SMOLIN & ALTAMURA LLP — 10 buildings, 95 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 174 Pacific Street | BK | 28 | A |
| 904 Union Street | BK | 12 | A |
| 64 7 Avenue | BK | 11 | A |
| 53 Montgomery Place | BK | 10 | A |
| 326 West 22 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 938 President Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 154 Clinton Street | BK | 5 | A |
| 35 West 84 Street | MN | 5 | A |
| 309 Hicks Street | BK | 4 | A |
| 409 3 Street | BK | 4 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $18,581 on 1996-08-20 (lender: Independence Savingsbank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-17 | RPTT&RET $645,000 — from LIPSITZ, BARRY to KOLB RULAND, LISA; RULAND, MATTHEW BRODIE | $645,000 | |
| 2025-10-09 | Sold for $645,000 | $645,000 | $80,625 |
| 2025-09-04 | RPTT&RET $690,000 — from HONG, JEFF to MCCAULEY, TIMOTHY JAMES; MCCAULEY, JESSICA MARIE | $690,000 | |
| 2025-08-27 | Sold for $690,000 | $690,000 | $86,250 |
| 2017-07-07 | RPTT&RET $620,000 — from CAO, SIRAN to HONG, JEFF | $620,000 | |
| 2017-06-23 | Sold for $620,000 | $620,000 | $77,500 |
| 2014-07-21 | RPTT&RET $300,000 — from BEDERSON, ARON G to GRESL, ROBERT RANDALL; VILLENA, YOLANDA MARY | $300,000 | |
| 2013-10-08 | RPTT&RET $475,000 — from BOOTH, K. JOYCE M; BOOTH, JOHN P; BOOTH, KATHERINE A to CAO, SIRAN | $475,000 | |
| 2013-07-18 | RPTT&RET $533,000 — from HALL, CASEY M to BIEDRZYCKI, LISA; KOLB, ERIK | $533,000 | |
| 2009-08-28 | RPTT&RET $440,000 — from HOLLAND, MARC A; HOLLAND, JANE C to HALL, CASEY M | $440,000 | |
| 2004-12-02 | RPTT&RET $270,000 — from VU, KIM HOAN to HOLLAND, MARC A; HOLLAND, JANE C | $270,000 | |
| 2004-07-15 | Mortgage $45,187 — from 938 PRESIDENT CORP to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $45,187 | |
| 2004-07-15 | AL&R $170,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 938 PRESIDENT CORP | $170,000 | |
| 2004-07-15 | Agreement $170,000 — from 938 PRESIDENT CORP to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $170,000 | |
| 1996-08-20 | Mortgage $18,581 — from 938 PRESIDENT CORP to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK | $18,581 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Every one of the 95 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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