238 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 78 311 service requests, 44 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 38 DOB job filings.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 76% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 4.3. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
61 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (42) · Sewer (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Sewer Maintenance (2) · Smoking (1) · Dead Animal (1).
$203,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (24 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2022) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (23) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | TIC WITH WITHERS APARTMENTS LLC |
| Head officer | Charles SCHWARTZ |
| Managing agent | CHARLES SCHWARTZ |
| Last registered | 2025-07-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,710,000 | $2,119,500 |
| 2026 | $4,642,000 | $2,088,900 |
| 2027 | $5,118,000 | $2,303,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balkan Grind | Turkish | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
Inside the 2007 FEMA floodplain but outside the 2015 preliminary update — worth checking against current FEMA maps.
Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
In the city's stormwater flood map for a moderate storm at today's sea levels — modeled ponding of 4 inches or more in a heavy cloudburst (2.13 in/hr). Only 0.25% of NYC lots carry this flag; basement and ground-floor spaces are most at risk.
4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (4 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 | Lorimer St — G L · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lorimer St / Meeker Av — B48 · 750 ft |
| Citi Bike | Union Ave & Jackson St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 017 Henry D. Woodworth. 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.
5 Withers 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 |
61 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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: $3,529,000 on 2023-12-18 (lender: Arbor Private Investment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-18 | Mortgage $3,529,000 — from WITHERS APARTMENTS LLC; DK KINGS 4 LLC to ARBOR PRIVATE INVESTMENT LLC | $3,529,000 | |
| 2023-12-18 | Agreement $17,704,000 — from WITHERS APARTMENTS LLC; DK KINGS 4 LLC to ARBOR PRIVATE INVESTMENT LLC | $17,704,000 | |
| 2023-01-06 | Deed $12,201,000 — from WITHERS APARTMENTS LLC to DK KINGS 4 LLC | $12,201,000 | |
| 2022-12-28 | Sold for $12,201,000 | $12,201,000 | $530,478 |
| 2022-11-28 | Agreement $14,175,000 — from WITHERS APARTMENTS LLC to BCC FUNDING II LLC | $14,175,000 | |
| 2022-11-28 | Mortgage $4,925,000 — from WITHERS APARTMENTS LLC to BCC FUNDING II LLC | $4,925,000 | |
| 2022-11-28 | AL&R $14,175,000 — from WITHERS APARTMENTS LLC to BCC FUNDING II LLC | $14,175,000 | |
| 2021-03-23 | AL&R $5,250,000 — from WITHERS APARTMENTS LLC to S3 RE FUNDING III LLC | $5,250,000 | |
| 2021-03-23 | Mortgage $5,250,000 — from WITHERS APARTMENTS LLC to S3 RE FUNDING III LLC | $5,250,000 | |
| 2021-03-23 | Mortgage $4,000,000 — from WITHERS APARTMENTS LLC to S3 RE FUNDING III LLC | $4,000,000 | |
| 2021-03-23 | Deed $2,833,333 — from TENAGLIA, JAMES to WITHERS APARTMENTS, LLC | $2,833,333 | |
| 2021-03-23 | AL&R $4,000,000 — from WITHERS APARTMENTS LLC to S3 RE FUNDING III LLC | $4,000,000 | |
| 2021-03-02 | Sold for $2,833,333 | $2,833,333 | $123,188 |
| 2005-07-14 | Mortgage $460,400 — from TENAGLIA, JAMES to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | $460,400 | |
| 1997-07-28 | Mortgage $130,000 — from ROSSETTI, FRANK; ROSSETTI, PAULA to D'AMELIO, CAROLYN; D'AMELIO, PASQUALE | $130,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 42 |
| 2022 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 56 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
Every one of the 238 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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