100 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 39 311 service requests, 22 HPD housing violations, 12 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More 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 63.5. 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 | 4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-07-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Noise (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Real Time Enforcement (2) · 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 (1928) |
| 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) | G&S Business Group LLC |
| Head officer | Fred Gelfand |
| Managing agent | BEDFORD MANAGEMENT COMPANY |
| Last registered | 2026-04-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,856,400 | $835,380 |
| 2026 | $2,228,000 | $1,002,600 |
| 2027 | $2,674,000 | $1,203,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.
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 | Lorimer St — G L · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lorimer St / Meeker Av — B48 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Frost St & Meeker Ave · 500 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.
53 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
25 311 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: $45,000 on 1986-03-07 (lender: Kaborycha, Sally Ann and Lamacchia, Anthony). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-09-23 | Mortgage $400,000 — from GELFAND, FRED to CROSS COUNTY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $400,000 | |
| 1986-03-07 | Mortgage $45,000 — from GELFAND, FRED to LAMACCHIA, ANTHONY; KABORYCHA, SALLY ANN | $45,000 | |
| 1984-02-08 | Mortgage $27,500 — from KABORYCHA, SALLY ANN; LAMACCHIA, ANTHONY to STICCO, LUCIA EXEC/OF | $27,500 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
| 2025 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Every one of the 100 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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