124 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 28 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 28 311 service requests, 19 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 33.3. In ZIP 11249, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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 | 16 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2005-08-26. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · Street Condition (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (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 (1899) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| 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) | 85 S. 4TH ST., LLC |
| Head officer | Jasper Cooper |
| Managing agent | EJS Equities LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-01-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,362,000 | $141,720 |
| 2026 | $2,990,000 | $179,400 |
| 2027 | $3,221,000 | $193,260 |
The city's market estimate has risen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Marcy Av — J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Bedford Av — L · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Wythe Av / S 3 St — B32 Q59 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | S 4 St & Wythe Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 084 Jose De Diego. 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.
85 South 4 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 |
12 311 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 EJS EQUITIES LLC — 36 buildings, 237 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B7 · C10 · D7 · F6. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21-21 Linden Street | QN | 20 | C |
| 309 West 43 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 426 West 45 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 424 East 138 Street | BX | 18 | C |
| 331 West 38 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 34 Carlton Avenue | BK | 16 | A |
| 463 DeKalb Avenue | BK | 10 | B |
| 128 Montague Street | BK | 9 | D |
| 145 Ludlow Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 95 Kingston Avenue | BK | 8 | C |
| 244 New York Avenue | BK | 8 | D |
| 255 Malcolm X Boulevard | BK | 8 | C |
| 1719 Cornelia Street | QN | 6 | D |
| 1919 Bay Ridge Parkway | BK | 6 | A |
| 257 West 139 Street | MN | 5 | C |
| 222 Manhattan Avenue | BK | 5 | D |
| 344 West 145 Street | MN | 4 | F |
| 382 Rockaway Parkway | BK | 4 | D |
| 1506 Pacific Street | BK | 3 | F |
| 500 East 95 Street | BK | 3 | D |
| 164 West 130 Street | MN | 3 | C |
| 631 East 93 Street | BK | 3 | F |
| 825 Madison Street | BK | 3 | F |
| 352 West 39 Street | MN | 3 | D |
| 133 Hemlock Street | BK | 3 | B |
| 1523 St Marks Avenue | BK | 3 | C |
| 28 2 Place | BK | 3 | B |
| 438 East 141 Street | BX | 3 | C |
| 375 Saratoga Avenue | BK | 3 | A |
| 172-20 107 Avenue | QN | 2 | C |
| 5721 New Utrecht Avenue | BK | 2 | B |
| 4713 Avenue D | BK | 2 | B |
| 85 South 4 Street | BK | 2 | C |
| 476 Sutter Avenue | BK | 2 | B |
| 1734 Nostrand Avenue | BK | 2 | F |
| 3419 14 Avenue | BK | 1 | F |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,054,500 on 2021-12-30 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-30 | Mortgage $1,054,500 — from COOPER, JASPER to MERS | $1,054,500 | |
| 2005-02-01 | Mortgage $38,250 — from COOPER, JASPER to NATIONAL CITY BANK | $38,250 | |
| 2005-02-01 | Mortgage $612,000 — from COOPER, JASPER to MERS INC. | $612,000 | |
| 2004-12-23 | Deed $765,000 — from D&W REAL ESTATE LLC to COOPER, JASPER | $765,000 | |
| 1999-01-14 | Mortgage $280,000 — from PINSKER, RIVKA to FIRST FINANCIAL EQUITIES INC | $280,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Every one of the 124 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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