185 recorded events, 1978–2025, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 73 311 service requests, 43 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 15 DOB job filings.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 78% 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 3.8. 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
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · Lead (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) |
| 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) | METROPOLITAN FLATS LLC |
| Head officer | CHARLES SCHWARTZ |
| Managing agent | BEDFORD ENTERPRISE LLC. |
| Last registered | 2025-07-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,430,000 | $643,500 |
| 2026 | $1,285,000 | $578,250 |
| 2027 | $1,542,000 | $693,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 | Grand St — L · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Kingsland Av / Maspeth Av — B24 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Sharon St & Olive St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 132 The Conselyea School. 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.
854 Metropolitan Avenue
| 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 |
8 311 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.
Managed by BEDFORD ENTERPRISES LLC — 5 buildings, 131 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 209 North 11 Street | BK | 53 | A |
| 228 Berry Street | BK | 50 | A |
| 155 Meserole Street | BK | 12 | A |
| 854 Metropolitan Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 96 Bedford Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,415,193 on 2020-02-11 (lender: Citi Real Estate Funding INC.), covering 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-11 | Mortgage $3,415,194 — from METROPOLITAN FLATS LLC; BERRY ESTATES LLC; METROPOLITAN PARK NY LLC; BERRY ESTATES LLC; ME to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC.; CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. | $3,415,194 | |
| 2020-02-11 | Agreement $38,000,000 — from BRIDGE HOLDINGS NY LLC; METROPOLITAN PARK NY LLC; BERRY ESTATES LLC; BERRY ESTATES LLC; LE to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC.; CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. | $38,000,000 | |
| 2020-02-11 | AL&R $38,000,000 — from METROPOLITAN FLATS LLC; METROPOLITAN PARK NY LLC; BRIDGE HOLDINGS NY LLC; METROPOLITAN PAR to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC.; CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. | $38,000,000 | |
| 2020-02-11 | AL&R $38,000,000 — from METROPOLITAN FLATS LLC; METROPOLITAN PARK NY LLC; BRIDGE HOLDINGS NY LLC; METROPOLITAN PAR to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC.; CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. | $38,000,000 | |
| 2020-02-11 | Mortgage $3,415,194 — from METROPOLITAN FLATS LLC; BERRY ESTATES LLC; METROPOLITAN PARK NY LLC; BERRY ESTATES LLC; ME to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC.; CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. | $3,415,194 | |
| 2020-02-11 | Agreement $38,000,000 — from BRIDGE HOLDINGS NY LLC; METROPOLITAN PARK NY LLC; BERRY ESTATES LLC; BERRY ESTATES LLC; LE to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC.; CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. | $38,000,000 | |
| 2017-07-07 | Agreement $3,900,000 — from METROPOLITAN FLATS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,900,000 | |
| 2017-07-07 | Mortgage $1,900,000 — from METROPOLITAN FLATS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,900,000 | |
| 2017-07-07 | AL&R $3,900,000 — from METROPOLITAN FLATS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,900,000 | |
| 2016-02-24 | Mortgage $1,750,000 — from METROPOLITAN FLATS LLC to BROOKLYN CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $1,750,000 | |
| 2016-02-24 | AL&R $1,750,000 — from METROPOLITAN FLATS LLC to BROOKLYN CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $1,750,000 | |
| 2014-12-30 | AL&R $250,000 — from METROPOLITAN FLATS LLC to BROOKLYN CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $250,000 | |
| 2014-12-30 | Mortgage $250,000 — from METROPOLITAN FLATS LLC to BROOKLYN CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $250,000 | |
| 2014-12-11 | Deed $1,375,000 — from 854 METROPOLITAN AVENUE LLC to METROPOLITAN FLATS LLC | $1,375,000 | |
| 2005-01-31 | Mortgage $499,600 — from CESTARO, JOHN to MERS | $499,600 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 25 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Every one of the 185 recorded events, 1978–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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