801 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 420 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 168 311 service requests, 68 DOB 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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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.
50 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (38) · Noise (4) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (3) · Dirty Condition (1) · Street Condition (1) · Snow or Ice (1).
$1,576,833 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 (1930) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (21) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | THE MERCHANT HOUSE CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | KEVIN GRUMBERG |
| Managing agent | ARGO REAL ESTATE, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $355,580 | $160,011 |
| 2026 | $371,756 | $167,290 |
| 2027 | $273,971 | $123,287 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $1,424,502 a year ($34.11 per sq ft), operating expenses $541,236 ($12.96 per sq ft), net operating income $883,266. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 100/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 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 | 7 Av — B Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Clinton-Washington Avs — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Dean St / Carlton Av — B65 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Carlton Ave & Dean St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Public School 9 The Sarah Smith Garnet School. 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.
618 Dean 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 |
50 311 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 ARGO REAL ESTATE, LLC — 140 buildings, 9,601 units. Grades across the portfolio: A126 · B14. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 140 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-22 | Mortgage $925,000 — from NAIR, ADITI; SHAH, AKASH to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $925,000 | |
| 2025-09-22 | Deed $1,525,000 — from GOLDMAN, HERRICK; FERNANDS, ANASTASIA to NAIR, ADITI; SHAH, AKASH | $1,525,000 | |
| 2025-09-10 | Sold for $1,525,000 | $1,525,000 | $72,619 |
| 2025-09-10 | Sold for $1,525,000 | $1,525,000 | $72,619 |
| 2023-07-25 | Mortgage $200,000 — from GRIDLEY, WILLIAM; GRIDLEY, MCCALL to TD BANK NA | $200,000 | |
| 2023-06-12 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from BADER, ZACHARY; BADER JIMENEZ, VALENTINA to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $2,000,000 | |
| 2023-06-12 | Deed $2,600,000 — from POWER, DAVID JOHN; POWER, CARA ANN to BADER, ZACHARY; BADER JIMENEZ, VALENTINA | $2,600,000 | |
| 2023-06-05 | Sold for $2,600,000 | $2,600,000 | $123,810 |
| 2023-03-23 | Mortgage $250,000 — from HIMLOVA, MARTINA; HIMLOVA, MARTINA to CITIZENS BANK, N.A.; CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $250,000 | |
| 2022-05-13 | Mortgage $12,618 — from NEAVE, SAM; NESHAT, MARJAN to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $12,618 | |
| 2022-05-13 | Agreement $326,000 — from NESHAT, MARJAN; NEAVE, SAM to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $326,000 | |
| 2022-02-14 | Mortgage $100,000 — from BEKY, FREDERIQUE S; CAMPBELL, ERIC B to BANK OF AMERICA, NA | $100,000 | |
| 2022-02-03 | Mortgage $251,000 — from SCHLESINGER, DAVID; CHU, SYLVIA to WELLS FARGO BANK NA | $251,000 | |
| 2021-10-19 | Agreement $1,237,500 — from GRUMBERG, KEVIN; KRAKOWSKI, CAROL to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | $1,237,500 | |
| 2021-10-19 | Mortgage $4,905 — from GRUMBERG, KEVIN; KRAKOWSKI, CAROL to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | $4,905 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 38 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 39 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 38 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 35 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 44 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 2023 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 27 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 38 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Every one of the 801 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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