334 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 126 311 service requests, 85 HPD complaints, 48 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 78% 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 72. 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.
24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · Graffiti (7) · Noise (4) · Food Poisoning (2) · Sewer (2) · Food Establishment (2).
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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| 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) | METROPOLITAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES |
| Head officer | MANJULA MUKHOPADHYAY |
| Managing agent | REM RESIDENTIAL |
| Last registered | 2025-09-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,660,000 | $747,000 |
| 2026 | $1,992,000 | $896,400 |
| 2027 | $2,390,000 | $1,075,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Dragon | Chinese | Grade Pending | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (2 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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / N 5 St — Q59 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Grand St & Havemeyer St · 600 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.
394 Metropolitan Avenue
| 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 |
34 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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 REM RESIDENTIAL — 138 buildings, 2,863 units. Grades across the portfolio: A66 · B32 · C23 · D15 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 138 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $858,569 on 2016-05-16 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-10 | M&CON $1,203,546 — from METROPOLITAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES INC. to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,203,546 | |
| 2022-03-10 | AL&R $4,400,000 — from METROPOLITAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES INC. to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,400,000 | |
| 2016-05-16 | Mortgage $858,569 — from METROPOLITAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $858,569 | |
| 2016-05-16 | Agreement $3,600,000 — from METROPOLITAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $3,600,000 | |
| 2014-01-15 | Mortgage $1,298,311 — from METROPOLITAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,298,311 | |
| 2014-01-15 | Agreement $2,870,000 — from METROPOLITAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $2,870,000 | |
| 2005-06-02 | Mortgage $1,088,997 — from METROPOLITAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES, INC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $1,088,997 | |
| 2005-06-02 | Agreement $1,837,500 — from METROPOLITAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $1,837,500 | |
| 2005-06-02 | Mortgage $1,837,500 — from METROPOLITAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $1,837,500 | |
| 2002-07-03 | Mortgage $287,500 — from METROPOLITAN AVENUEASSOCIATES INC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $287,500 | |
| 2002-07-03 | Mortgage $500,000 — from METROPOLITAN AVENUEASSOCIATES INC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $500,000 | |
| 1998-04-20 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from MUKHOPADHYAY, RAMA P; METROPOLITAN AVENUEASSOCIATES INC to GREENPOINT BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 1989-01-24 | Mortgage $250,000 — from MELZER, MARTIN; MELZER, NANCY; JACOBSON, SHERRY; GROSKY, SAMUEL/EST OF; GROSKY, JEFFREY; J to SOUTH SHORE RLTY INC | $250,000 | |
| 1989-01-24 | Mortgage $100,000 — from GROSKY, SAMUEL/EST OF; JACOBSON, ADAM; JACOBSON, SHERRY; GROSKY, JEFFREY to MELZER, MARTIN; MELZER, NANCY | $100,000 | |
| 1988-11-17 | Mortgage $300,000 — from MELZER, NANCY; GROSKY, ELLA; JACOBSON, ADAM to POLISH &SLAVIC FED CR/UN | $300,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 2018 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 2022 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 2023 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| 2024 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| 2025 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| 2026 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
Every one of the 334 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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