228 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 82 HPD housing violations, 43 rodent inspections, 34 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
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 63.3. 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 | 3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1984-07-31. |
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.
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Encampment (1) · Illegal Fireworks (1).
$600,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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) | J 242A LLC |
| Head officer | LAURENT WENDUM |
| Managing agent | RIDGEWOOD REALTY GROUP |
| Last registered | 2025-07-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,407,000 | $84,420 |
| 2026 | $1,781,000 | $106,860 |
| 2027 | $2,342,000 | $140,520 |
The city's market estimate has risen 66% 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 | Knickerbocker Av — M · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Menahan St — B54 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Myrtle Ave & Grove St · 400 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.
242 Menahan 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 |
5 311 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 RIDGEWOOD REALTY GROUP — 18 buildings, 89 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B5 · C6 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17-11 Linden Street | QN | 9 | C |
| 629 Union Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 140 Grattan Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 131 Starr Street | BK | 8 | C |
| 320 49 Street | BK | 8 | C |
| 1666 Putnam Avenue | QN | 6 | B |
| 1718 Putnam Avenue | QN | 6 | B |
| 29 St Nicholas Avenue | BK | 4 | B |
| 606 Onderdonk Avenue | QN | 4 | C |
| 12 St Nicholas Avenue | BK | 4 | C |
| 16-84 Linden Street | QN | 3 | D |
| 1381 Jefferson Avenue | BK | 3 | A |
| 376 Menahan Street | BK | 3 | A |
| 242 Menahan Street | BK | 3 | D |
| 1529 Greene Avenue | BK | 3 | B |
| 1552 Greene Avenue | BK | 3 | C |
| 424 Menahan Street | QN | 3 | A |
| 60-32 Catalpa Avenue | QN | 3 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $570,325 on 2022-02-14 (lender: Standard Insurance Company), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-14 | Agreement $3,225,000 — from J 242A LLC; J 12 LLC to STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY | $3,225,000 | |
| 2022-02-14 | AL&R $3,225,000 — from J 12 LLC; J 242A LLC to STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY | $3,225,000 | |
| 2022-02-14 | Mortgage $570,326 — from J 242A LLC; J 12 LLC to STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY | $570,326 | |
| 2018-11-20 | Mortgage $1,607,773 — from J 12 LLC; J 242 GP to MODERN BANK, N.A. | $1,607,773 | |
| 2018-11-20 | AL&R $2,785,000 — from J 12 LLC; J 242 GP to MODERN BANK, N.A. | $2,785,000 | |
| 2018-11-20 | Agreement $2,785,000 — from J 12 LLC; J 242 GP to MODERN BANK, N.A. | $2,785,000 | |
| 2017-05-15 | Deed $999,999 — from W 242 LLC; W 242A LLC to J 242 GP | $999,999 | |
| 2017-04-27 | Sold for $999,999 | $999,999 | $333,333 |
| 2015-12-29 | Deed $712,500 — from VIASSY, JULIETTE; MIDDLETON, KATHLENE; PHILIPPE, MARLENE W; PHILIPPE, ERNST; PHILIPPE, WI to W 242 LLC; W 242A LLC | $712,500 | |
| 2007-04-12 | Mortgage $375,000 — from PHILIPPE, WIENER to MERS | $375,000 | |
| 2006-06-19 | Mortgage $310,000 — from PHILIPPE, WIENER to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | $310,000 | |
| 2004-07-05 | Mortgage $276,000 — from WIENER, PHILIPPE to OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION | $276,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
Every one of the 228 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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