179 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 87 311 service requests, 30 HPD complaints, 20 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 18. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-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.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Dead Animal (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · New Tree Request (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 (1920) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 138 Manhattan Ave LLC |
| Head officer | Alan Messner |
| Managing agent | NBM Management LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $826,000 | $371,700 |
| 2026 | $747,000 | $336,150 |
| 2027 | $896,000 | $403,200 |
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 | Montrose Av — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Lorimer St — J M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Montrose Av / Manhattan Av — B60 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Scholes St & Manhattan Ave · 450 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.
138 Manhattan 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 |
11 311 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.
Managed by NBM MANAGEMENT LLC — 43 buildings, 359 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B7 · C14 · D15 · F5. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,682 on 2004-01-14 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-22 | Deed $250,000 — from ADLER, MEYER; MESSNER, TOVA to 138 MANHATTAN AVENUE, LLC | $250,000 | |
| 2004-01-14 | Agreement $427,000 — from MESSNER, TOVA; ADLER, MEYER to MERS | $427,000 | |
| 2004-01-14 | Mortgage $8,682 — from ADLER, MEYER; MESSNER, TOVA to MERS | $8,682 | |
| 2001-11-07 | Mortgage $425,000 — from ADLER, MEYER; MESSNER, TOVA to FIRST FINANCIAL EQUITIES INC | $425,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 27 | 27 |
| 2020 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| 2024 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Every one of the 179 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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