251 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 144 311 service requests, 33 HPD housing violations, 21 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 86.7. 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
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1988-03-24. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
44 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (25) · Illegal Parking (7) · Food Establishment (2) · Outdoor Dining (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Obstruction (2).
$1,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1920) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| 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) | VARET REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | MORDECHAI HALBERSTAM |
| Managing agent | DAVE DENIS |
| Last registered | 2026-07-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $893,000 | $401,850 |
| 2026 | $1,072,000 | $482,400 |
| 2027 | $1,165,000 | $524,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taqueria El Torito | Mexican | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: No Permit or License, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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 | Lorimer St — J M · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / Cook St — B46 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Broadway & Whipple St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 257 John F. Hylan. 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.
32 Varet 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
44 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $464,587 on 2025-08-14 (lender: Cmfg Life Insurance Company, An Iowa Corporation), covering 2 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-14 | AL&R $11,630,000 — from MAZAL AND BRACHA, LLC; VARET REALTY LLC to CMFG LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, AN IOWA COR | $11,630,000 | |
| 2025-08-14 | Agreement $11,630,000 — from MAZAL AND BRACHA, LLC; VARET REALTY LLC to CMFG LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, AN IOWA COR | $11,630,000 | |
| 2025-08-14 | Mortgage $464,587 — from MAZAL AND BRACHA, LLC; VARET REALTY LLC to CMFG LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, AN IOWA COR | $464,587 | |
| 2020-04-09 | Mortgage $4,325,742 — from MAZAL AND BRACHA, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $4,325,742 | |
| 2020-04-09 | Agreement $12,210,000 — from MAZAL AND BRACHA, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $12,210,000 | |
| 2013-07-02 | Mortgage $3,854,502 — from VARET REALTY LLC; MAZAL AND BRACHA, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK | $3,854,502 | |
| 2013-07-02 | Agreement $9,250,000 — from MAZAL AND BRACHA, LLC; VARET REALTY LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK | $9,250,000 | |
| 2009-01-22 | Mortgage $600,000 — from VARET REALTY LLC to EDNAR, LLC | $600,000 | |
| 2006-01-05 | Deed $200,000 — from CAICHE, RICARDO to VARET REALTY LLC | $200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 26 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
Every one of the 251 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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