159 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 71 311 service requests, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 14 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 61.3. In ZIP 11211, 58% 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 | 12 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2020-01-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,215 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (5) · Food Establishment (4) · Noise (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2) · Sidewalk Condition (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 (1930) |
| 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) | CHARLES PAPACONSTANTINOU |
| Last registered | 2020-01-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,673,000 | $160,380 |
| 2026 | $2,471,000 | $148,260 |
| 2027 | $2,815,000 | $168,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poetica Coffee | Coffee/Tea | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
4 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.
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 · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lorimer St / Metropolitan Av — B48 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Devoe St & Lorimer St · 200 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.
561 Lorimer 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
30 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $497,000 on 1999-12-22 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings And Loan Association), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-12-22 | Mortgage $497,000 — from PAPACONSTANTINOU, CONSTANTINE; PAPACONSTANTINOU, MADELINE; KOUTROKOIS, VASILIOS to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $497,000 | |
| 1996-04-01 | Mortgage $134,250 — from KOUTROKOIS, VASILIOS; PAPACONSTANTINOU, MADELINE; PAPACONSTANTINOU, CONSTANTINE to GREENPOINT BANK | $134,250 | |
| 1989-09-05 | Mortgage $58,000 — from GUARINO, AMELIA to HOUSEHOLD/FIN/RLTY/CP/OF | $58,000 | |
| 1989-03-10 | Mortgage $35,000 — from GUARINO, AMELIA to HOUSEHOLD FIN/RLTY/CP/NY | $35,000 | |
| 1988-06-07 | Mortgage $155,000 — from GUARINO, AMELIA to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK | $155,000 | |
| 1987-02-13 | Mortgage $95,000 — from GUARINO, AMELIA to CROSS COUNTY FED SAVS BK | $95,000 | |
| 1982-12-22 | Mortgage $14,200 — from GUARINO, AMELIA to CANTARELLA, VINCENT | $14,200 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 15 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 |
| 2024 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 28 |
Every one of the 159 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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