2,098 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 690 311 service requests, 681 HPD complaints, 494 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 203. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% 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 | 107 total — 27 class C (immediately hazardous), 61 class B, 19 class A. Oldest open since 2015-03-31. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 3 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
79 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 52 · winter 2025–26: 13). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
133 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (36) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (21) · PAINT/PLASTER (17) · PLUMBING (11) · GENERAL (9) · WATER LEAK (7).
$287,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1913) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | Michael Benjamin as Receiver |
| Head officer | Michael Benjamin |
| Managing agent | New York City Managemenr |
| Last registered | 2026-01-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,195,000 | $537,750 |
| 2026 | $1,393,000 | $626,850 |
| 2027 | $1,476,000 | $664,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (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 | Kingston-Throop Avs — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Kingston Av — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Kingston Av / Prospect Pl — B43 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Bergen St & Kingston Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 289 George V. Brower Middle: The School of Integrated Learning. 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.
921 St Marks 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
133 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 36 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 NEW YORK CITY MANAGEMENR — 2 buildings, 28 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 921 St Marks Avenue | BK | 20 | C |
| 996 Willoughby Avenue | BK | 8 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,297,540 on 2017-08-02 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-02 | Agreement $5,000,000 — from 921 ST. MARKS REALTY LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $5,000,000 | |
| 2017-08-02 | Mortgage $2,297,540 — from 921 ST. MARKS REALTY LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $2,297,540 | |
| 2012-04-05 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from 921 ST. MARKS REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,000,000 | |
| 2012-04-05 | Mortgage $1,279,128 — from 921 ST. MARKS REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,279,128 | |
| 2012-04-05 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from 921 ST. MARKS REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,000,000 | |
| 2008-11-13 | Agreement $1,800,000 — from 921 ST. MARKS REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $1,800,000 | |
| 2008-11-13 | AL&R $1,800,000 — from 921 ST. MARKS REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $1,800,000 | |
| 2008-11-13 | Mortgage $497,655 — from 921 ST. MARKS REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $497,655 | |
| 2006-02-03 | Mortgage $1,350,000 — from 921 ST. MARKS REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $1,350,000 | |
| 2006-02-03 | Agreement $1,350,000 — from 921 ST. MARKS REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $1,350,000 | |
| 2006-02-03 | Mortgage $230,326 — from 921 ST. MARKS REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $230,326 | |
| 2005-01-14 | Agreement $1,125,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA to 921 ST. MARKS REALTY LLC | $1,125,000 | |
| 2004-12-27 | Mortgage $438,349 — from 921 ST MARKS REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK., FA | $438,349 | |
| 2003-06-13 | Agreement $669,625 — from 921 ST. MARKS REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $669,625 | |
| 2001-11-20 | Mortgage $204,135 — from 921 ST MARKS REALTYLLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $204,135 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 8 | 173 | 7 | 0 | 194 |
| 2018 | 7 | 19 | 328 | 0 | 1 | 355 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 109 | 0 | 4 | 116 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 4 | 78 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 91 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 267 | 0 | 0 | 269 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
Every one of the 2,098 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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