83 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 15 DOB job filings, 13 DOB permits.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 230. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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 | 6 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$24,130 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
$890,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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 (1901) |
| 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).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,888,000 | $113,280 |
| 2026 | $2,123,000 | $127,380 |
| 2027 | $2,144,000 | $128,640 |
The city's market estimate has risen 14% 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 | Hewes St — J M · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Broadway — G · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / Hooper St — B46 · 850 ft |
| Citi Bike | Marcy Ave & Rutledge St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 380 John Wayne Elementary. 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.
227 Penn 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 |
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: $1,770,000 on 2025-04-03 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-03 | Mortgage $1,770,000 — from SJ PENN HOLDING LLC to MERS | $1,770,000 | |
| 2025-04-03 | Deed $3,200,000 — from BSK 227 LLC; YITTY BINER, AS TRUSTEE; BSD ASSET TRUST to SJ PENN HOLDING LLC | $3,200,000 | |
| 2025-03-31 | Sold for $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 | $1,600,000 |
| 2010-07-06 | Deed $332,000 — from PENN ESTATES LLC to RBT APARTMENTS, LLC | $332,000 | |
| 2010-03-26 | Deed $315,000 — from HERSKOVITZ, ISAAC to PENN ESTATES LLC | $315,000 | |
| 2005-06-16 | Mortgage $250,000 — from HERSKOVITZ, ISAAC to CITIBANK, N.A. | $250,000 | |
| 2005-05-05 | Mortgage $500,000 — from HERSKOVITZ, ISAAC to CITIBANK, N.A. | $500,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 33 |
| 2026 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Every one of the 83 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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