709 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 222 HPD complaints, 204 311 service requests, 100 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 68.8. 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
| Open HPD violations | 8 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2020-11-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Dirty Condition (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Rodent (1) · Food Poisoning (1).
$390,160 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 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | MONROE PLAZA LLC |
| Head officer | ABE BETESH |
| Managing agent | MONROE PLAZA LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $934,800 | $420,660 |
| 2026 | $996,000 | $448,200 |
| 2027 | $1,195,000 | $537,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geno's Fish & Chips | Seafood | A | Mice evidence |
| Genos Fish & Chips | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Nostrand Av — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Monroe St — B44 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Putnam Ave & Nostrand Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 003 The Bedford Village. 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.
220 Monroe 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
17 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,213,954 on 2026-07-01 (lender: Cross River Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | Mortgage $1,213,955 — from MONROE PLAZA, L.L.C. to CROSS RIVER BANK | $1,213,955 | |
| 2026-07-01 | AL&R $1,760,000 — from MONROE PLAZA, L.L.C. to CROSS RIVER BANK | $1,760,000 | |
| 2026-07-01 | Agreement $1,760,000 — from MONROE PLAZA, L.L.C. to CROSS RIVER BANK | $1,760,000 | |
| 2014-09-05 | Agreement $715,000 — from MONROE PLAZA, LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK | $715,000 | |
| 2014-09-05 | AL&R $715,000 — from MONROE PLAZA, LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK | $715,000 | |
| 2014-08-12 | Mortgage $377,794 — from MONROE PLAZA, LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK | $377,794 | |
| 2004-09-14 | M&CON $400,000 — from MONROE PLAZA, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $400,000 | |
| 2004-09-14 | AL&R $400,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to MONROE PLAZA, LLC | $400,000 | |
| 2004-09-14 | M&CON $400,000 — from MONROE PLAZA, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $400,000 | |
| 2004-09-14 | AL&R $400,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to MONROE PLAZA, LLC | $400,000 | |
| 2000-06-12 | Mortgage $90,000 — from MONROE PLAZA LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $90,000 | |
| 2000-01-05 | Mortgage $190,000 — from MONROE PLAZA L L C to SAMRA REALTY INC | $190,000 | |
| 1986-09-18 | Mortgage $87,750 — from YING, CHENG WAN to CITY OF NEW YORK | $87,750 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 36 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 6 | 64 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 10 | 57 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 43 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 40 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 38 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 43 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
Every one of the 709 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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