298 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 86 311 service requests, 69 HPD housing violations, 37 DOB permits.
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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 130.7. In ZIP 11206, 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 | 18 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 1978-10-25. |
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.
$12,400 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
51 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (17) · Sewer (8) · Real Time Enforcement (6) · General Construction/Plumbing (6) · PLUMBING (3) · Indoor Air Quality (2).
$9,057,330 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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 (1931) |
| 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) | LEO SCHLESINGER; THE BINYAN AVE VEEM LLC |
| Head officer | MENDEL OPPENHEIM |
| Managing agent | WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2024-12-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,657,200 | $745,740 |
| 2026 | $1,766,000 | $794,700 |
| 2027 | $1,556,000 | $700,200 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
6 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (5 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 | Flushing Av — G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Hewes St — J M · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lee Av / Lynch St — B44 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Marcy Ave & Rutledge St · 800 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.
196 Heyward 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 |
51 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 117 buildings, 1,251 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B25 · C14 · D25 · F15. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 117 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,500,000 on 2025-12-09 (lender: Petermark II 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | Mortgage $1,500,000 — from TRANSLEE LLC to PETERMARK II LLC | $1,500,000 | |
| 2024-02-27 | Mortgage $3,700,000 — from TRANSLEE LLC to PETERMARK II LLC | $3,700,000 | |
| 2024-02-27 | AL&R $3,700,000 — from TRANSLEE LLC to PETERMARK II LLC | $3,700,000 | |
| 2023-11-14 | Deed $4,700,000 — from BINYAN AV VEEM LLC; THE BINYAN AV VEEM LLC to TRANSLEE LLC | $4,700,000 | |
| 2023-11-01 | Sold for $4,700,000 | $4,700,000 | $2,350,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 2023 | 1 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 48 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 48 |
| 2025 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 36 |
| 2026 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 35 |
Every one of the 298 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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