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125 Thames Street

413Records
14City systems
7Open violations
13.1Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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413 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 206 HPD housing violations, 68 311 service requests, 54 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)THAMES ZHENG INC.
BBL3030100035
BIN3070718

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 55% 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 13.1. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1990-08-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Real Time Enforcement (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Rodent (1) · Electrical (1) · Investigations and Discipline (IAD) (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)YINGCUI ZHENG
Managing agentRol Management
Last registered2026-07-01

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,628,000 $732,600
2026$1,400,000 $630,000
2027$1,680,000 $756,000

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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.

Getting around

SubwayMorgan Av — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Flushing Av / Melrose St — B57 · 400 ft
Citi BikeHarrison Pl & Porter Ave · 450 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.

Report a problem to 311

125 Thames Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

14 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ROL MANAGEMENT — 17 buildings, 70 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B4 · C5 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1694 Lexington Avenue MN11 B
125 Thames Street BK8 A
53-12 102 Street QN7 A
306 Stanhope Street BK6 B
1231 Broadway BK6 A
614 Wilson Avenue BK4 B
855 Knickerbocker Avenue BK4 D
153 Mac Dougal Street BK3 C
781 Mac Donough Street BK3 C
89 Rockaway Avenue BK3 F
193 Weirfield Street BK3 A
2192 Dean Street BK2 D
249 Ralph Avenue BK2 C
303 Halsey Street BK2 C
629 Sutter Avenue BK2 B
131 Thomas S Boyland St BK2 A
109 Woodbine Street BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $480,000 on 2025-12-31 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-31AL&R $480,000 — from THAMES ZHENG INC. to CATHAY BANK $480,000
2025-12-31Mortgage $480,000 — from THAMES ZHENG INC. to CATHAY BANK $480,000
2025-12-31Deed $640,000 — from 125 THAMES STREET REALTY CORP. to THAMES ZHENG INC. $640,000
2025-12-09Sold for $640,000 $640,000 $80,000
2015-10-29AL&R $500,000 — from 125 THAMES STREET REALTY CORP. to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $500,000
2015-10-29Mortgage $500,000 — from 125 THAMES STREET REALTY CORP. to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $500,000
2004-07-03AL&R $275,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to 125 THAMES STREET REALTY CORP $275,000
2004-07-03Mortgage $275,000 — from 125 THAMES STREET REALTY CORP to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $275,000
2004-07-03Deed $410,000 — from LOUIE, EVELYN to 125 THAMES STREET REALTY CORP $410,000
2003-09-12DEEDO $24,000 — from CHUEN, YIM PING LUI to LOUIE, EVELYN $24,000
1990-11-09Mortgage $65,000 — from CHUEN, YIM PING LUI; LOUIE, EVELYN to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $65,000
1987-01-16Mortgage $30,000 — from 125 THAMES ST RLTY CORP to M.D.N. RLTY CORP $30,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201722004
201801012
201901012
202001012
202115017
202212014
202312014
2024580316
2025084113
202601203
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The full timeline

Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 353Ownership & money 23Health & systems 10

Every one of the 413 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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