362 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 93 311 service requests, 84 HPD housing violations, 52 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 132. In ZIP 11221, 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 | 12 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2009-02-13. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · WATER LEAK (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Water System (1) · Graffiti (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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2005) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | HART PLAZA LLC |
| Head officer | JOSEF PERLSTEIN |
| Managing agent | BLUE ELM INC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,305,000 | $78,300 |
| 2026 | $1,370,000 | $82,200 |
| 2027 | $1,533,000 | $91,980 |
The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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.
| Subway | Central Av — M · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Kosciuszko St — J · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Hart St — B54 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Cedar St & Evergreen Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Shared bike route mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 274 Kosciusko 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.
1234 Myrtle 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.
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 BLUE ELM INC — 26 buildings, 150 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B7 · C5 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 South 10 Street | BK | 21 | B |
| 1319 East New York Avenue | BK | 11 | B |
| Amboy Street | BK | 9 | C |
| 156 Skillman Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 158 Rutledge Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 158 Skillman Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 231 Chester Street | BK | 7 | A |
| 997 Clarkson Avenue | BK | 7 | A |
| 1259 51 Street | BK | 7 | A |
| 280 Mac Dougal Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 1833 Park Place | BK | 6 | A |
| 275 Milford Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 127 Miller Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 31 Locust Street | BK | 5 | C |
| 876 Kent Avenue | BK | 4 | B |
| 490 Marion Street | BK | 3 | D |
| 678 Jamaica Avenue | BK | 3 | A |
| 492 Marion Street | BK | 3 | D |
| 680 Jamaica Avenue | BK | 3 | C |
| 221 Quincy Street | BK | 3 | F |
| 1200 Myrtle Avenue | BK | 3 | B |
| 589 Hart Street | BK | 3 | C |
| 51 Lee Avenue | BK | 3 | A |
| 1234 Myrtle Avenue | BK | 3 | D |
| 92 Pilling Street | BK | 2 | C |
| 1077 Halsey Street | BK | 2 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $902,839 on 2025-08-01 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-01 | Agreement $1,497,000 — from HART PLAZA LLC to MERS | $1,497,000 | |
| 2025-08-01 | Mortgage $902,840 — from HART PLAZA LLC to MERS | $902,840 | |
| 2025-07-28 | Agreement $3,574,160 — from HART PLAZA LLC to KEARNY BANK | $3,574,160 | |
| 2025-07-28 | Mortgage $594,160 — from HART PLAZA LLC to KEARNY BANK | $594,160 | |
| 2020-04-02 | AL&R $4,000,000 — from HART PLAZA LLC to KEARNY BANK | $4,000,000 | |
| 2020-04-02 | Agreement $4,000,000 — from HART PLAZA LLC to KEARNY BANK | $4,000,000 | |
| 2020-04-02 | Mortgage $972,500 — from HART PLAZA LLC to KEARNY BANK | $972,500 | |
| 2019-03-04 | Mortgage $1,015,000 — from HART PLAZA LLC to GUDZ SOLUTIONS LLC | $1,015,000 | |
| 2015-06-09 | Deed $995,000 — from NAGESSAR, MAHENDRA; PADOOMAN-NAGESSAR, TARASMATTIE to HART PLAZA LLC | $995,000 | |
| 2007-11-05 | Mortgage $585,000 — from PADOOMAN-NAGESSAR, TARASMATTI; NAGESSAR, MAHENDRA to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $585,000 | |
| 2005-03-14 | Deed $445,000 — from HART & MYRTLE AUTO, LTD. to NAGESSAR, MAHENDRA; PADOOMAN-NAGESSAR, TARASMATTIE | $445,000 | |
| 2005-03-14 | CNTR $90,000 — from CPP DEVELOPMENT, LLC to PADOOMAN, TARASMATTIE; NAGESSAR, MAHENDRA | $90,000 | |
| 2005-03-11 | Mortgage $410,000 — from NAGESSAR, MAHENDRA; PADOOMAN-NAGESSAR, TARASMATTIE to INDYMAC BANK, FSB | $410,000 | |
| 2004-11-19 | Mortgage $25,000 — from CEPADA, JOSE M; HART & MYRTLE AUTO, LTD to CPP DEVELOPMENT, LLC | $25,000 | |
| 2004-02-20 | Deed $180,000 — from TSAMOS, NICK to HART & MYRTLE AUTO, LTD | $180,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2018 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 21 |
| 2019 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 2025 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 29 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Every one of the 362 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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