220 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 59 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 50 311 service requests, 31 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 44. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% 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 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Noise (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 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| Yes | 421-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 owner(s) | 252 HIMROD JW LLC |
| Head officer | SAM WURTZBERGER |
| Managing agent | MRE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,142,000 | $513,900 |
| 2026 | $1,026,000 | $461,700 |
| 2027 | $1,231,000 | $553,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
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.
| Subway | Knickerbocker Av — M · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none DeKalb Av — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Knickerbocker Av — B54 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Irving Ave & Harman St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 376 Middle: J.H.S. 162 The Willoughby. 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.
252 Himrod 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
2 311 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 MRE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 112 buildings, 897 units. Grades across the portfolio: A71 · B14 · C15 · D4 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 112 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $283,184 on 2026-01-06 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | Mortgage $283,184 — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $283,184 | |
| 2026-01-06 | Agreement $1,600,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 252 HIMROD JW LLC | $1,600,000 | |
| 2016-04-07 | Agreement $1,163,784 — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,163,784 | |
| 2016-04-07 | AL&R $1,700,000 — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,700,000 | |
| 2016-04-07 | Agreement $1,700,000 — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,700,000 | |
| 2016-04-07 | Mortgage $536,216 — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $536,216 | |
| 2014-05-20 | Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,200,000 | |
| 2014-03-18 | Mortgage $484,867 — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $484,867 | |
| 2014-03-07 | AL&R $1,200,000 — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,200,000 | |
| 2014-03-07 | Agreement $1,200,000 — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,200,000 | |
| 2013-10-17 | Mortgage $375,000 — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to FINK & ZELMANOVITZ PC, AS NOMINEE | $375,000 | |
| 2013-10-17 | AL&R $375,000 — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to FINK & ZELMANOVITZ PC, AS NOMINEE | $375,000 | |
| 2012-06-29 | Deed $495,000 — from N.S.E. REALTY LLC to 252 HIMROD JW LLC | $495,000 | |
| 2012-06-29 | ASPM $393,750 — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to 252 HIMROD YMJ LLC | $393,750 | |
| 2007-01-08 | Deed $525,000 — from VALENTIN, WALTER to SIRI, DARREN | $525,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2019 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Every one of the 220 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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