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225 Suydam Street

1,052Records
15City systems
0Open violations
93.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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1,052 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 383 HPD complaints, 234 HPD housing violations, 202 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)225 SUYDAM LLC
BBL3032090044
BIN3072958

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 93.5. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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

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.

Patterns

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

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

$1,562 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Residential Disposal Complaint (5) · Rodent (5) · Noise (5) · SAFETY (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$495,040 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)225 SUYDAM LLC
Head officerELEIZER SCHWIMER
Managing agentELMORD MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,178,400 $530,280
2026$1,256,000 $565,200
2027$1,065,000 $479,250

The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

SubwayCentral Av — M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Jefferson St — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Suydam St — B60 · 400 ft
Citi BikeSuydam St & Knickerbocker Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 145 Andrew Jackson
Middle: 347, 349. 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

225 Suydam 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

23 311 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 ELMORD MANAGEMENT LLC — 20 buildings, 296 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B5 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
34-16 38th Street QN89 A
27-16 21 Street QN49 A
102 East 53 Street BK24 B
250 Lenox Road BK24 A
Bushwick Place BK10 A
760 Willoughby Avenue BK9 A
668 Rutland Road BK8 A
New York Avenue BK8 A
1605 New York Avenue BK8 A
316 Patchen Avenue BK8 B
664 Rutland Road BK8 A
419 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
1689 Sterling Place BK7 A
1128 Willoughby Avenue BK6 C
1319 Halsey Street BK6 A
714 Hart Street BK6 B
225 Suydam Street BK6 B
179 Stanhope Street BK6 B
901 Bushwick Avenue BK4 D
130 Suydam Street BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,532,050 on 2021-11-05 (lender: Greystone Servicing Company LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-11-05Agreement $2,207,000 — from 225 SUYDAM LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $2,207,000
2021-11-05Mortgage $1,532,050 — from 225 SUYDAM LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $1,532,050
2018-02-05AL&R $725,000 — from 225 SUYDAM LLC to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $725,000
2018-02-05Agreement $725,000 — from 225 SUYDAM LLC to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $725,000
2018-02-05Mortgage $299,542 — from 225 SUYDAM LLC to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $299,542
2013-05-02Mortgage $232,500 — from 225 SUYDM LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $232,500
2013-05-02AL&R $470,000 — from 225 SUYDAM LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $470,000
2011-02-18Deed $475,000 — from CHOVIV REALTY LLC to 225 SUYDAM LLC $475,000
2006-11-16Mortgage $478,500 — from CHOVIV REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $478,500
2005-05-31DEEDO $375,000 — from AW & W REALTY, INC. to CHOVIV REALTY, LLC $375,000
2005-04-14DEEDO $295,458 — from NORTH PROPERTIES, INC. to A W & W REALTY INC. $295,458
2004-08-09Deed $445,006 — from THOMPSON, MARTTIE L to DEUTCHE TRUST CO. $445,006
2002-09-26Mortgage $396,000 — from MELIS, MICAELA to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA $396,000
2001-04-03Mortgage $265,400 — from OGANDO, OSCAR to INTERSTATE RESOURCECORP $265,400
1999-03-16Mortgage $120,000 — from PBM PROPERTIES LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB $120,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170110007108
201800385346
201901920497
20208380221
20211145112
2022005128
202303120823
202402130621
20251290517
20261090313
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 40Housing & tenants 891Ownership & money 49Health & systems 61

Every one of the 1,052 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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