193 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 63 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 60 311 service requests, 30 rodent inspections.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 46.7. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-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.
16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 16).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Blocked Driveway (5) · PLUMBING (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| No | Built before 1974 (2005) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | PIM EQUITIES INC |
| Head officer | DOMINIQUE VABRE |
| Managing agent | SAFEGUARD MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,487,000 | $149,220 |
| 2026 | $2,979,000 | $178,740 |
| 2027 | $3,021,000 | $181,260 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 | Bedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Tompkins Av / Greene Av — B43 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Monroe St & Tompkins Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 044 Marcus Garvey. 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.
286 Tompkins 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 |
18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 SAFEGUARD MANAGEMENT LLC — 44 buildings, 158 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B9 · C22 · D11 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $75,000 on 2023-08-02 (lender: Battalion Lending LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-02 | Mortgage $1,425,000 — from PIM EQUITIES, INC. to MID-HUDSON PROPERTY SERVICS, L.L.C. | $1,425,000 | |
| 2023-08-02 | Mortgage $75,000 — from PIM EQUITIES, INC. to BATTALION LENDING LLC | $75,000 | |
| 2023-08-02 | Agreement $1,500,000 — from PIM EQUITIES INC, to MERS | $1,500,000 | |
| 2014-08-18 | Agreement $1,700,000 — from PHASE 2 DEVELOPMENT LLC; 191 PATCHEN LLC; PIM EQUITIES INC. to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK | $1,700,000 | |
| 2014-08-18 | AL&R $1,700,000 — from PIM EQUITIES INC.; PHASE 2 DEVELOPMENT LLC; 191 PATCHEN LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK | $1,700,000 | |
| 2014-08-18 | ASPM $585,600 — from PIM EQUITIES INC. to S AND S FUNDING LLC | $585,600 | |
| 2014-08-18 | Mortgage $580,000 — from 191 PATCHEN LLC; PIM EQUITIES INC.; PHASE 2 DEVELOPMENT LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK | $580,000 | |
| 2013-03-14 | Deed $50,000 — from FRETT, BETTY to PIM EQUITIES INC. | $50,000 | |
| 2006-03-27 | Deed $732,000 — from REALTY TWO HOLDING CORP to FRETT, BETTY | $732,000 | |
| 2006-03-27 | Mortgage $109,800 — from FRETT, BETTY to MERS | $109,800 | |
| 2006-03-27 | Mortgage $585,600 — from FRETT, BETTY to MERS | $585,600 | |
| 2004-12-30 | Mortgage $388,500 — from 288 TOMPKINS CAPITAL REALTY,LLC to ARTHUR FEIN ENTERPRISES II, INC | $388,500 | |
| 2004-09-07 | Deed $185,000 — from ELENA MAKAU, ESQ. to 288 TOMPKINS CAPITAL REALTY,LLC | $185,000 | |
| 2004-08-02 | DEEDO $143,000 — from FRANKEL, C/O BENZION; 288 TOMPKINS CAPITAL REALTY LLC to REALTY TWO HOLDING CORP | $143,000 | |
| 2001-12-28 | Mortgage $11,500 — from ANDERSON, OLIVER to AWESOME REALTY CORP | $11,500 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Every one of the 193 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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