70 recorded events, 1984–2025, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 36 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 18 311 service requests, 7 bedbug filings.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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.
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: Noise (2).
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 (1930) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| 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) | STRAUSS ESTATES |
| Head officer | REUVEN SOBEL |
| Managing agent | PMG MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-10-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $631,000 | $37,860 |
| 2026 | $799,000 | $47,940 |
| 2027 | $781,000 | $46,860 |
The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | Saratoga Av — 3 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saratoga Av / Dumont Av — B7 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Blake Ave & Herzl St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.
2059 Strauss 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 PMG MANAGEMENT — 15 buildings, 80 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B8 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 207 Rochester Avenue | BK | 9 | B |
| 203 Rochester Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 205 Rochester Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 360 Vermont Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 2813 Tilden Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 1178 Bushwick Avenue | BK | 7 | A |
| 620 Crescent Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 302 Sumpter Street | BK | 4 | D |
| 1027 Belmont Avenue | BK | 4 | B |
| 1029 Belmont Avenue | BK | 4 | D |
| 227 Rockaway Avenue | BK | 3 | B |
| 16 East 29 Street | BK | 3 | B |
| 275 Hull Street | BK | 3 | B |
| 943 Herkimer Street | BK | 3 | F |
| 2059 Strauss Street | BK | 2 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $20,746 on 2020-06-10 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-10 | Mortgage $20,746 — from SOBEL, HINDY to MERS | $20,746 | |
| 2020-06-10 | Agreement $637,500 — from SOBEL, HINDY to MERS | $637,500 | |
| 2019-06-07 | Agreement $625,000 — from SOBEL, HINDY to MERS | $625,000 | |
| 2019-05-31 | Mortgage $31,000 — from SOBEL, HINDY to MERS | $31,000 | |
| 2018-08-27 | Deed $701,000 — from WALKER, LLOYD SR.; WALKER, GLORIA to STRAUSS ESTATES LLC | $701,000 | |
| 2018-08-27 | Mortgage $600,000 — from STRAUSS ESTATES LLC to KLEIN, AS NOMINEE, SMON | $600,000 | |
| 2018-08-27 | AL&R $600,000 — from STRAUSS ESTATES LLC to KLEIN, AS NOMINEE, SMON | $600,000 | |
| 2018-08-13 | Sold for $701,000 | $701,000 | $350,500 |
| 1992-03-23 | Mortgage $5,600 — from WALKER, GLORIA; WALKER, LLOYD S to HOMETRUST MTGE BKRS | $5,600 | |
| 1991-11-25 | Mortgage $116,775 — from WALKER, LLOYD S; WALKER, GLORIA to EMPBANQUE CAPITAL CORP | $116,775 | |
| 1991-11-25 | Mortgage $5,800 — from WALKER, GLORIA; WALKER, LLOYD S to WATERS, JANIE | $5,800 | |
| 1989-01-27 | Mortgage $23,000 — from WATERS, JANIE to CENTURY MORTGAGE COINC | $23,000 | |
| 1987-12-31 | Mortgage $50,000 — from WATERS, JANIE to CONSUMERS MTGE INC | $50,000 | |
| 1984-04-13 | Mortgage $7,500 — from WATERS, JANIE; BOLLING, JAMES to BRATHWAITE, CLARA | $7,500 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Every one of the 70 recorded events, 1984–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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