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12 Meserole Street

430Records
13City systems
11Open violations
11.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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430 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 186 311 service requests, 54 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 51 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built2005
Floors5
Res. units7
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)THE MESSORLE PROJECT
BBL3030490010
BIN3389067

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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 58% 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 11.4. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations11 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-08-18.

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

45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (22) · Noise (15) · Snow or Ice (3) · Graffiti (3) · Rodent (2).

Filed construction activity

$3,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2005)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)The Meserole Project LLC
Head officerchaim Lefkowitz
Managing agentGreeni Management
Last registered2025-08-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,529,600 $1,138,320
2026$2,758,000 $1,241,100
2027$3,216,000 $1,447,200

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayBroadway — G · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Hewes St — J M · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Meserole St / Union Av — B60 · 150 ft
Citi BikeScholes St & Lorimer St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 250 George H. Lindsay. 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

12 Meserole 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

45 311 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 GREENI MANAGEMENT — 40 buildings, 328 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B12 · C9 · D10 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
89 Bartlett Street BK64 A
1441 53 Street BK30 A
175 Hewes Street BK20 A
188 Marcus Garvey Blvd BK17 B
3606 Holland Avenue BX11 B
1356 Clay Avenue BX10 B
2007 Clinton Avenue BX10 B
87 Harrison Avenue BK8 A
1407 Fulton Street BK8 D
16 Meserole Street BK7 B
1825 Palmetto Street QN7 B
18 Meserole Street BK7 B
14 Meserole Street BK7 B
1714 Summerfield Street QN7 B
163 Park Avenue BK7 D
12 Meserole Street BK7 A
36-01 Vernon Boulevard QN7 D
62-15 Catalpa Avenue QN6 C
35 Covert Street BK6 C
18-72 Menahan Street QN6 B
336 Chauncey Street BK6 A
245 Jefferson Street BK6 C
105 Berry Street BK6 B
259 Jefferson Street BK6 C
80 Grove Street BK6 A
452 Bedford Avenue BK5 C
3008 Avenue K BK5 F
86 Clinton Avenue BK4 B
41 Vanderbilt Avenue BK4 D
1929 Putnam Avenue QN4 D
17-36 Menahan Street QN3 C
193 East 91 Street BK3 D
2350 Pacific Street BK3 F
183 Hull Street BK3 C
81 Harrison Avenue BK3 C
517 Bradford Street BK2 D
92 Manhattan Avenue BK2 D
1073 Broadway BK2 D
1644 Montgomery Avenue BX2 D
1075 Broadway BK1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,263,673 on 2019-04-24 (lender: Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC), covering 4 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-04-24AL&R $17,600,000 — from THE MESSORLE PROJECT LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC $17,600,000
2019-04-24Agreement $17,600,000 — from THE MESSORLE PROJECT LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC $17,600,000
2019-04-24Mortgage $7,263,674 — from THE MESSORLE PROJECT LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC $7,263,674
2016-03-15AL&R $875,000 — from LEFKOWITZ, JOEL; LJC TOWERS, LLC; THE MESSORLE PROJECT LLC to LEFKO FUNDING LLC $875,000
2016-03-15Mortgage $875,000 — from THE MESSORLE PROJECT LLC; LJC TOWERS, LLC to LEFKO FUNDING LLC $875,000
2012-09-14Mortgage $2,823,777 — from THE MESSORLE PROJECT LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING, LLC $2,823,777
2012-09-14Agreement $11,800,000 — from THE MESSORLE PROJECT LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING, LLC $11,800,000
2009-05-15Agreement $9,200,000 — from MESSORLE PROJECT LLC to DORAL BANK, FSB $9,200,000
2009-05-15AL&R $9,200,000 — from MESSORLE PROJECT LLC to DORAL BANK, FSB $9,200,000
2009-05-15Agreement $9,200,000 — from THE GAMA TRUST,; LX HOLDINGS, LLC; CHAIM LAX FAMILY TRUST; LEFKOWITZ, CHAIM; THE MESSORLE to DORAL BANK, FSB $9,200,000
2009-05-15Mortgage $3,425,576 — from THE MESSORLE PROJECT LLC to DORAL BANK, FSB $3,425,576
2009-02-06Agreement $300,000 — from THE MESSEROLE PROJECT LLC to LEFKOWITZ, CHAIM $300,000
2009-02-06Agreement $5,500,000 — from THE MESSEROLE PROJECT LLC to LEFKOWITZ, CHAIM $5,500,000
2008-09-04Agreement $300,000 — from THE MESSORLE PROJECT LLC; LEFKOWITZ, CHAIM; LAX, CHAIM to DORAL BANK, FSB $300,000
2008-09-04Agreement $5,500,000 — from THE MESSORLE PROJECT LLC; LEFKOWITZ, CHAIM; LAX, CHAIM to DORAL BANK, FSB $5,500,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000000
201801120013
2019022110033
2020013004
202103650068
202201180019
202331330037
202401290232
2025018009
2026006006
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The full timeline

Construction 72Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 272Ownership & money 54Health & systems 3

Every one of the 430 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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