130 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 36 HPD complaints, 33 311 service requests, 32 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 84% 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 11.3. 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 | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2006-01-01. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · Graffiti (1) · Street Condition (1) · Food Establishment (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 (1910) |
| 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) | BLUE GRAND LLC |
| Head officer | SHLOMO KARPEN |
| Managing agent | BLUE GRAND LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,556,000 | $153,360 |
| 2026 | $2,173,000 | $130,380 |
| 2027 | $2,174,000 | $130,440 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emack & Bolio's | American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint 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).
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 | Lorimer St — G L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Grand St / Lorimer St — Q54 Q59 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Leonard St & Maujer St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 018 Edward Bush. 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.
640 Grand 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 |
7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $329,360 on 2019-03-15 (lender: Bank Of Princeton). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-15 | Agreement $1,400,000 — from BLUE GRAND LLC to BANK OF PRINCETON | $1,400,000 | |
| 2019-03-15 | Mortgage $329,360 — from BLUE GRAND LLC to BANK OF PRINCETON | $329,360 | |
| 2013-12-05 | Agreement $1,200,000 — from BLUE GRAND LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $1,200,000 | |
| 2013-12-05 | Mortgage $367,533 — from BLUE GRAND LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $367,533 | |
| 2009-11-19 | M&CON $877,000 — from BLUE GRAND LLC to HERALD NATIONAL BANK | $877,000 | |
| 2009-11-19 | AL&R $877,000 — from BLUE GRAND LLC to HERALD NATIONAL BANK | $877,000 | |
| 2008-05-23 | Agreement $1,250,000 — from MANHATTAN NADLAN, LLC; BLUE GRAND LLC to MADISON REALTY CAPITAL, L.P. | $1,250,000 | |
| 2008-05-08 | AL&R $500,000 — from BLUE GRAND LLC to MADISON REALTY CAPITAL, L.P. | $500,000 | |
| 2008-05-08 | Mortgage $500,000 — from BLUE GRAND LLC to MADISON REALTY CAPITAL, L.P. | $500,000 | |
| 2007-01-30 | AL&R $1,250,000 — from MADISON REALTY CAPITAL L.P. to BLUE FIN REALTY INC.; MANHATTAN NADLAN LLC | $1,250,000 | |
| 1998-01-09 | Mortgage $114,200 — from 640 GRAND STREET CORP to DASKAL, JACOB; KATZ, GAVIN | $114,200 | |
| 1987-10-08 | Mortgage $80,000 — from HERNANDEZ, DORCAS I to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK | $80,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Every one of the 130 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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