93 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 16 ECB/OATH violations, 14 311 service requests, 11 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. 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 | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-05-13. |
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.
2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · Illegal Parking (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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| 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) | WEST SOUTH REALTY,LLC |
| Head officer | SHLOMO KARPEN |
| Managing agent | KEREN STAR MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-12-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,582,000 | $214,920 |
| 2026 | $3,660,000 | $219,600 |
| 2027 | $4,812,000 | $288,720 |
The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | Lorimer St — J M · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Broadway — G · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lorimer St / Harrison Av — B48 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lorimer St & Harrison Ave · 250 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.
155 Lorimer 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 |
2 311 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 KEREN STAR MANAGEMENT — 29 buildings, 122 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B6 · C7. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 808 Driggs Avenue | BK | 30 | A |
| 886 Jefferson Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 365 Marcy Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 370 Throop Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 155 Lorimer Street | BK | 3 | C |
| 103 Stockton Street | BK | 3 | A |
| 599 Central Avenue | BK | 3 | A |
| 597A Central Avenue | BK | 3 | C |
| 587 Central Avenue | BK | 3 | A |
| 32 Meserole Street | BK | 3 | B |
| 36A Meserole Street | BK | 3 | A |
| 34 Meserole Street | BK | 3 | C |
| 123 Middleton Street | BK | 3 | C |
| 36 Meserole Street | BK | 3 | A |
| 101 Stockton Street | BK | 3 | B |
| 26 Meserole Street | BK | 3 | C |
| 107 Stockton Street | BK | 3 | A |
| 28 Meserole Street | BK | 3 | A |
| 597 Central Avenue | BK | 3 | A |
| 30 Meserole Street | BK | 3 | A |
| 595A Central Avenue | BK | 3 | A |
| 589 Central Avenue | BK | 3 | C |
| 105 Stockton Street | BK | 3 | A |
| 595 Central Avenue | BK | 3 | B |
| 593 Central Avenue | BK | 3 | A |
| 593A Central Avenue | BK | 3 | A |
| 103A Stockton Street | BK | 3 | B |
| 35 Meserole Street | BK | 3 | A |
| 527 Marcy Avenue | BK | 2 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,124,000 on 2019-07-05 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-05 | Mortgage $1,124,000 — from KARPEN, ESTHER to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEM, | $1,124,000 | |
| 1998-03-04 | Mortgage $260,000 — from ACKERMAN, SOLOMON to NORWEST MORTGAGE OFNEW YORK INC | $260,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 23 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Every one of the 93 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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