658 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 367 311 service requests, 75 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 47 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 79% 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 77.3. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% 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 | 39 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 28 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2006-06-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 3 · winter 2025–26: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
84 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (31) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · Illegal Parking (6) · Dumpster Complaint (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · Dirty Condition (4).
$10,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (14) |
| 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) | 47 Brooklyn loft |
| Head officer | Stephen Elbaz |
| Managing agent | Esquire Management.com |
| Last registered | 2024-10-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,824,000 | $1,720,800 |
| 2026 | $4,236,000 | $1,906,200 |
| 2027 | $5,058,000 | $2,276,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 32% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 | Morgan Av — L · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Morgan Av / Thames St — B60 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Knickerbocker Ave & Thames St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 145 Andrew Jackson. 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.
47 Thames 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 |
84 311 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.
Managed by ESQUIRE MANAGEMENT CORP. — 25 buildings, 675 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B10 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 155-31 155 Avenue | QN | 120 | B |
| 3165 Nostrand Avenue | BK | 108 | B |
| 80-11 Shore Parkway | QN | 96 | A |
| 81-04 155 Avenue | QN | 96 | A |
| 918 East 14 Street | BK | 59 | A |
| 4117 Avenue V | BK | 38 | A |
| 13 Prince Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 59 Hawthorne Street | BK | 20 | A |
| 534 5 Avenue | BK | 15 | B |
| 47 Thames Street | BK | 14 | B |
| 232 Adelphi Street | BK | 12 | A |
| 29 Perry Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 711 Madison Avenue | MN | 9 | A |
| 113 South 2 Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 24 Prince Street | MN | 8 | D |
| 21 East 62 Street | MN | 7 | B |
| 715 Madison Avenue | MN | 6 | B |
| 14 East 62 Street | MN | 5 | A |
| 16 East 62 Street | MN | 5 | A |
| 12 East 62 Street | MN | 5 | B |
| 71 Greene Street | MN | 4 | C |
| 69 Greene Street | MN | 4 | B |
| 122 Montague Street | BK | 3 | B |
| 18 East 62 Street | MN | 2 | A |
| 395 Bleecker Street | MN | 1 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,067,899 on 2017-12-14 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-15 | ASPM $6,190,042 — from 47 BROOKLYN LOFT LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,190,042 | |
| 2019-02-15 | Deed $6,190,043 — from 47 THAMES REALTY LLC to 47 BROOKLYN LOFT LLC | $6,190,043 | |
| 2019-01-11 | Sold for $6,190,043 | $6,190,043 | $442,146 |
| 2017-12-14 | Agreement $6,300,000 — from 47 THAMES REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,300,000 | |
| 2017-12-14 | Mortgage $1,067,900 — from 47 THAMES REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,067,900 | |
| 2017-12-14 | AL&R $6,300,000 — from 47 THAMES REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,300,000 | |
| 2017-03-14 | Agreement $5,300,000 — from 47 THAMES REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,300,000 | |
| 2017-03-14 | Mortgage $1,677,524 — from 47 THAMES REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,677,524 | |
| 2017-03-14 | AL&R $5,300,000 — from 47 THAMES REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,300,000 | |
| 2013-04-09 | Mortgage $1,585,298 — from 47 THAMES REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,585,298 | |
| 2013-04-09 | Agreement $3,300,000 — from SIGNATURE BANK to 47 THAMES REALTY LLC | $3,300,000 | |
| 2013-04-09 | AL&R $3,300,000 — from 47 THAMES REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,300,000 | |
| 2013-04-09 | AL&R $632,123 — from 47 THAMES REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $632,123 | |
| 2013-04-09 | Mortgage $632,123 — from 47 THAMES REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $632,123 | |
| 2006-04-21 | RPTT&RET $2,823,607 — from KLAUS FAMILY L.P.; KOTOWITZ FAMILY L.P.; GREENBAUM FAMILY HOLDINGS L.P. to FINKELMAN, PERRY | $2,823,607 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 45 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 90 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 42 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
Every one of the 658 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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