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16 Meserole Street

239Records
9City systems
1Open violations
64.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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239 recorded events, 2007–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 141 311 service requests, 23 HPD complaints, 22 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built2005
Floors5
Res. units7
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL3030490012
BIN3396567

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 64.7. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-02-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 3).

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

What 311 hears from this address

57 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (38) · Snow or Ice (3) · Noise (3) · Rodent (3) · PLUMBING (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2).

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

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 registered2025-08-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,380,800 $1,071,360
2026$2,769,000 $1,246,050
2027$3,229,000 $1,453,050

The city's market estimate has risen 36% 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.

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

SubwayBroadway — G · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Hewes St — J M · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Meserole St / Union Av — B60 · 200 ft
Citi BikeScholes St & Lorimer St · 500 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

16 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

57 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

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
2019-04-24Mortgage $7,263,674 — from THE MESSORLE PROJECT LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC $7,263,674
2019-04-24Agreement $17,600,000 — from THE MESSORLE PROJECT LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC $17,600,000
2019-04-24AL&R $17,600,000 — from THE MESSORLE PROJECT LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC $17,600,000
2016-03-15Mortgage $875,000 — from THE MESSORLE PROJECT LLC; LJC TOWERS, LLC to LEFKO FUNDING LLC $875,000
2016-03-15AL&R $875,000 — from LEFKOWITZ, JOEL; LJC TOWERS, LLC; THE MESSORLE PROJECT LLC to LEFKO FUNDING LLC $875,000
2012-09-14Agreement $11,800,000 — from THE MESSORLE PROJECT LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING, LLC $11,800,000
2012-09-14Mortgage $2,823,777 — from THE MESSORLE PROJECT LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING, LLC $2,823,777

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
2018010910
201921210327
202005005
20210330033
20220210021
20231280231
20241250329
20251210022
20260230023
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 187Ownership & money 22Health & systems 19

Every one of the 239 recorded events, 2007–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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