226 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 68 HPD housing violations, 37 311 service requests, 35 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% 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 28.1. 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
| Open HPD violations | 16 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1989-07-28. |
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.
7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (2) · Graffiti (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Rodent (1) · Noise (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
$250,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | danny S mashal |
| Managing agent | bedford management co |
| Last registered | 2025-10-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,487,600 | $1,119,420 |
| 2026 | $2,985,000 | $1,343,250 |
| 2027 | $2,970,000 | $1,336,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 19% 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.
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 | Bedford Av — L · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Lorimer St — G L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / Havemeyer St — Q59 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Roebling St & N 4 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| 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.
238 North 5 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 |
7 311 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 BEDFORD MANAGEMENT COMPANY — 66 buildings, 530 units. Grades across the portfolio: A33 · B21 · C10 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 66 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $447,090 on 2022-01-11 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-01 | Deed $6,150,000 — from 238 NORTH FIFTH OWNER LLC to SHOKO PROPERTY LLC; N 5TH II LLC; ESSEX PROPERTIES II LLC | $6,150,000 | |
| 2024-04-01 | ASPM $3,150,000 — from ESSEX PROPERTIES II LLC; SHOKO PROPERTY LLC; N 5TH II LLC; 238 NORTH FIFTH OWNER LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $3,150,000 | |
| 2024-03-28 | Sold for $6,150,000 | $6,150,000 | $768,750 |
| 2022-01-11 | Agreement $3,500,000 — from 238 NORTH FIFTH OWNER LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $3,500,000 | |
| 2022-01-11 | Mortgage $447,090 — from 238 NORTH FIFTH OWNER LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $447,090 | |
| 2019-11-04 | Mortgage $3,175,000 — from 238 NORTH FIFTH OWNER LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $3,175,000 | |
| 2018-04-11 | Deed $4,700,000 — from 238-240 NORTH FIFTH LLC to 238 NORTH FIFTH OWNER LLC | $4,700,000 | |
| 2018-03-12 | Sold for $4,700,000 | $4,700,000 | $587,500 |
| 2008-02-06 | Mortgage $1,300,000 — from 238-240 NORTH FIFTH, LLC to ZAFON HAMSA, INC. | $1,300,000 | |
| 2008-02-06 | Deed $1,400,000 — from ZAFON HAMSA, INC. to 238-240 NORTH FIFTH, LLC | $1,400,000 | |
| 1990-05-14 | Mortgage $70,000 — from LANVIK ASSOCIATES INC; ZAFON HAMSA INC to CEDAR, LAWRENCE S | $70,000 | |
| 1990-03-08 | Mortgage $175,000 — from ZAFON HAMSA INC to LIGUORI, RICHARD | $175,000 | |
| 1988-08-30 | Mortgage $75,000 — from ZAFON HAMSA INC to SPECTOR, ROY; GARRAMONE, NANCY; SPECTOR, SCOTT | $75,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Every one of the 226 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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