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242 South 5 Street

1,009Records
12City systems
0Open violations
1.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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1,009 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 652 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 209 311 service requests, 32 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1911
Floors4
Res. units23
ClassR2
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL3024087503
BIN3063004

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 84% 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 1.7. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

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.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

99 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (65) · Illegal Parking (25) · Panhandling (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Missed Collection (1).

Filed construction activity

$832,892 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1911)
YesSix or more residential units (23)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)LOFTS 1 CONDOMINIUM
Head officerEMMANUEL TANNER
Managing agentNarrows Management
Last registered2025-08-07

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$144,262 $64,918
2026$152,558 $68,652
2027$163,013 $73,356

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $818,140 a year ($33.66 per sq ft), operating expenses $204,657 ($8.42 per sq ft), net operating income $613,483. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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.

Getting around

SubwayMarcy Av — J M Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Lorimer St — G L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Roebling St / Grand St — Q59 · 450 ft
Citi BikeGrand St & Havemeyer 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.

Report a problem to 311

242 South 5 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

99 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by NARROWS MANAGEMENT — 85 buildings, 3,159 units. Grades across the portfolio: A66 · B14 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
570 Westminster Road BK185 A
9511 Shore Road BK144 C
601 79 Street BK115 B
2277 Homecrest Avenue BK113 A
149 Marine Avenue BK107 A
735 Avenue W BK100 B
3025 Ocean Avenue BK91 A
1855 East 12 Street BK87 A
7201 4 Avenue BK86 A
123-10 Ocean Promenade QN81 A
1577 East 17 Street BK80 A
420 28 Street BK76 A
141 74 Street BK73 A
7401 Shore Road BK73 B
8901 Narrows Avenue BK72 A
2234 Ocean Avenue BK72 A
124-10 Ocean Promenade QN68 A
9524 Ft Hamilton Parkway BK60 A
345 Bay Ridge Parkway BK59 B
9437 Shore Road BK55 A
160 Ocean Parkway BK55 A
8301 Ridge Boulevard BK55 A
9425 Shore Road BK54 A
1815 Foster Avenue BK54 A
3111 Brighton 2 Street BK52 A
125 Eastern Parkway BK51 B
6665 Colonial Road BK49 A
128-11 Newport Avenue QN47 A
400 Lincoln Place BK46 A
460 Ovington Avenue BK45 A
375 76 Street BK44 B
140 Bay Ridge Parkway BK43 C
7001 Ridge Boulevard BK42 A
9615 Shore Road BK41 A
9956 3rd Avenue BK40 A
2 Marine Avenue BK40 A
680 81 Street BK39 A
408 St Johns Place BK36 A
20 93 Street BK36 A
207 Prospect Park SW BK35 A
411 8 Avenue BK31 A
285 Prospect Place BK23 B
242 South 5 Street BK23 A
2729 Shell Road BK21 A
436 Sterling Place BK20 A
632 11 Street BK18 A
434 79 Street BK16 A
786 Washington Avenue BK16 A
579 Washington Avenue BK16 A
675 Vanderbilt Avenue BK16 A
338 92 Street BK15 A
415 St Johns Place BK15 A
673 Vanderbilt Avenue BK14 A
712 Sackett Street BK14 A
524 St Johns Place BK13 A
77 7 Avenue BK12 B
115 8 Avenue BK12 A
8007 3 Avenue BK10 A
242 Baltic Street BK10 A
207 Park Place BK10 B

showing 60 of 85 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-25Deed $1,100,000 — from CHOI, LYNDA; TANNER, EMMANUEL to MENDEZ TOTORIS, CHASE; STRICKLAND, CLAIRE $1,100,000
2026-09-25Mortgage $990,000 — from MENDEZ TOTORIS, CHASE; STRICKLAND, CLAIRE to UNITED NATIONS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $990,000
2026-09-21Deed $1,315,000 — from BABADJAMIAN, ALEXANDRE to PETITJEAN, MARIE; KALENSKI, ALEXANDER $1,315,000
2026-09-21Deed $1,315,000 — from BABADJAMIAN, ALEXANDRE to PETITJEAN, MARIE; KALENSKI, ALEXANDER $1,315,000
2026-09-14Sold for $1,100,000 $1,100,000 $47,826
2026-09-04Sold for $1,315,000 $1,315,000 $57,174
2026-09-04Sold for $1,315,000 $1,315,000 $57,174
2026-08-31Deed $1,225,000 — from MAEX, DIMITRI; MAEX, KATHERINE FAYE to PEARL, JAMIE $1,225,000
2026-08-31Mortgage $980,000 — from PEARL, JAMIE to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $980,000
2026-08-18Sold for $1,225,000 $1,225,000 $53,261
2025-09-24Deed $870,000 — from BORNSTEIN, MIRIAM; TCHERNEV, BORIAN to SIMONI, ROBERT $870,000
2025-09-24Mortgage $620,000 — from SIMONI, ROBERT to MERS $620,000
2025-09-11Sold for $870,000 $870,000 $37,826
2025-09-11Sold for $870,000 $870,000 $37,826
2022-06-30Mortgage $420,000 — from LAU, MATTHEW T to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. $420,000

Ten-year activity

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2023
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700256058
20183046114
201911548055
202030211016
2021301428045
2022511618040
202351220028
202410412044
202500417048
2026001421035
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The full timeline

Construction 50Enforcement 59Housing & tenants 219Ownership & money 680Health & systems 1

Every one of the 1,009 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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