179 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 37 311 service requests, 34 HPD housing violations.
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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 41.7. 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
| Open HPD violations | 17 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2015-10-15. |
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.
2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (1) · Dirty Condition (1).
$924,400 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| 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) | Bleecker 396 LLC |
| Head officer | Jafim Aronov |
| Managing agent | Safeguard Management LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,200,000 | $72,000 |
| 2026 | $1,255,000 | $75,300 |
| 2027 | $1,157,000 | $69,420 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% 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.
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 | Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Wyckoff Av / Menahan St — B13 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Menahan St & Wyckoff Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 116 Elizabeth L Farrell Middle: J.H.S. 291 Roland Hayes. 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.
396 Bleecker 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.
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 SAFEGUARD MANAGEMENT LLC — 44 buildings, 158 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B9 · C22 · D11 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,375,000 on 2024-03-15 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-15 | Mortgage $1,375,000 — from BLEECKER 396 LLC to MERS INC., AS NOMINEE FOR BATTALION LEND | $1,375,000 | |
| 2024-03-15 | Deed $550,000 — from S&S FUNDING LLC; SANDS CAPITAL LLC to BLEECKER 396 LLC | $550,000 | |
| 2024-02-28 | Sold for $550,000 | $550,000 | $183,333 |
| 2023-02-07 | Deed $1,010,000 — from STORCH, AS REFEREE, ZVI ESQ. to S&S FUNDING, LLC | $1,010,000 | |
| 2022-05-10 | Sold for $1,010,000 | $1,010,000 | $336,667 |
| 2007-09-07 | Mortgage $345,000 — from ESCOBAR, OFELINA; ESCOBAR, LUIS to MERS | $345,000 | |
| 2007-09-07 | AL&R $345,000 — from ESCOBAR, OFELINA; ESCOBAR, LUIS to SOMERSET INVESTORS CORP. | $345,000 | |
| 2004-11-12 | Mortgage $283,000 — from ESCOBAR, LUIS; ESCOBAR, OFELINA to MERS | $283,000 | |
| 2002-09-11 | Mortgage $236,000 — from ESCOBAR, LUIS; ESCOBAR, OFELINA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK | $236,000 | |
| 2001-04-23 | Mortgage $202,500 — from ESCOBAR, LUIS; ESCOBAR, OFELINA to FIRST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORP; FFFC | $202,500 | |
| 2000-10-18 | Mortgage $26,315 — from MONTALBANO, ANTHONY to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION OF ; MONTALBANO, JUDY | $26,315 | |
| 1998-05-05 | Mortgage $115,200 — from FIRST HOME PROPERTIES CORP to UBS MORTGAGE FINANCEINC | $115,200 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Every one of the 179 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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