518 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 211 311 service requests, 74 DOB violations, 46 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 136. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 | 9 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2020-01-01. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
78 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (24) · Noise (12) · Dirty Condition (8) · Food Establishment (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · Residential Disposal Complaint (5).
$97,500 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 (1900) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| 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) | POLK HOUSE LLC |
| Head officer | JOSEPH AIZER |
| Managing agent | STRIVERS MANAGEMENT GROUP CORP. |
| Last registered | 2025-09-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,627,000 | $97,620 |
| 2026 | $2,060,000 | $123,600 |
| 2027 | $2,659,000 | $159,540 |
The city's market estimate has risen 63% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Putnam Armory | American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
8 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Utica Av — A C · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Marcus Garvey Blvd / Madison St — B15 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Monroe St & Marcus Garvey Blvd · 550 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.
344 Marcus Garvey Blvd
| 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 |
78 311 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.
Managed by STRIVERS MANAGEMENT GROUP CORP. — 54 buildings, 369 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B14 · C7 · D14 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $313,518 on 2022-03-07 (lender: Signature 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-07 | AL&R $1,750,000 — from POLK HOUSE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,750,000 | |
| 2022-03-07 | Mortgage $313,519 — from POLK HOUSE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $313,519 | |
| 2022-03-07 | Agreement $1,750,000 — from POLK HOUSE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,750,000 | |
| 2019-11-14 | Agreement $1,528,236 — from POLK HOUSE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,528,236 | |
| 2019-06-24 | Deed $800,000 — from SES REALTY GROUP LLC; SALR, LLC to POLK HOUSE LLC | $800,000 | |
| 2019-06-05 | Sold for $800,000 | $800,000 | $400,000 |
| 2017-01-20 | AL&R $1,600,000 — from SALR, LLC; SES REALTY GROUP LLC; POLK HOUSE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,600,000 | |
| 2017-01-20 | Mortgage $1,600,000 — from POLK HOUSE LLC; SALR, LLC; SES REALTY GROUP LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,600,000 | |
| 2014-12-03 | Deed $1,550,000 — from 570 PUTNAM LLC to SALR, LLC; POLK HOUSE LLC; SES REALTY GROUP LLC | $1,550,000 | |
| 2014-04-04 | Deed $960,000 — from SMALLWOOD, MELANIE to 570 PUTNAM LLC | $960,000 | |
| 2001-11-09 | Mortgage $227,500 — from SMALLWOOD, MELANIE to AMERICAN BUSINESS CREDIT INC | $227,500 | |
| 2000-11-06 | Mortgage $28,200 — from SMALLWOOD, MELANIE to SPEIGHTS, WILLIAM | $28,200 | |
| 1996-01-17 | Mortgage $113,750 — from SMALLWOOD, MELANIE to FHB FUNDING CORP | $113,750 | |
| 1985-11-27 | Mortgage $42,400 — from SPEIGHTS, WILLIAM; SPEIGHTS, NINA to BERT, GEORGE C | $42,400 | |
| 1984-04-24 | Mortgage $18,000 — from BERT, GEORGE C to COLUMBIA CAPITAL CORP | $18,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 48 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 27 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 32 |
| 2023 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 24 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 6 | 60 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 27 |
Every one of the 518 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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