950 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 346 HPD housing violations, 274 HPD complaints, 239 311 service requests.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 2606.7. 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
| Open HPD violations | 88 total — 49 class C (immediately hazardous), 29 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2024-01-31. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
70 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 5 · winter 2024–25: 27 · winter 2025–26: 35 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
91 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (27) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (19) · ELECTRIC (12) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · PLUMBING (7) · APPLIANCE (4).
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 (2007) |
| 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) | 2037 STRAUSS LLC |
| Head officer | SHMIEL Y PASKES |
| Managing agent | 2037 STRAUSS LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-07 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,135,000 | $68,100 |
| 2026 | $1,194,000 | $71,640 |
| 2027 | $1,124,000 | $67,440 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 1% 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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saratoga Av / Blake Av — B7 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Blake Ave & Herzl St · 350 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.
2037 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 |
91 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 27 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $13,550 on 2020-06-26 (lender: Loandepot.com, LLC) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-03 | Agreement $708,750 — from PASKES, SHMIEL Y to MERS; LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC | $708,750 | |
| 2020-06-26 | Mortgage $13,550 — from PASKES, SHMIEL Y to LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC; MERS | $13,550 | |
| 2019-12-02 | Mortgage $695,200 — from 2037 STRAUSS LLC to ROCKHILL FUNDING LLC | $695,200 | |
| 2019-12-02 | Deed $930,000 — from PORGES, CHAIM to 2037 STRAUSS LLC | $930,000 | |
| 2019-11-04 | Sold for $930,000 | $930,000 | $310,000 |
| 2017-06-07 | Deed $720,000 — from WEBER, ISRAEL to PORGES, CHAIM | $720,000 | |
| 2017-06-07 | Mortgage $540,000 — from PORGES, CHAIM to MERS | $540,000 | |
| 2017-05-24 | Sold for $720,000 | $720,000 | $240,000 |
| 2013-03-28 | Mortgage $342,000 — from WEBER, ISRAEL to REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE NETWORK, INC; MERS | $342,000 | |
| 2011-12-12 | Mortgage $250,000 — from WEBGOLD 1037 LLC to ABRAHAM STERN | $250,000 | |
| 2011-11-21 | Deed $360,000 — from US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE to WEBER, ISRAEL | $360,000 | |
| 2007-01-23 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from CITYSIDE EQUITIES LLC; WATER STREET REALTY GROUP, LLC; AUTUMN EQUITIES, LLC; BEACHWAY PROP to TITAN CAPITAL ID, LLC | $2,000,000 | |
| 2007-01-17 | Mortgage $153,800 — from OUSSEINI, SAIDOU to MERS | $153,800 | |
| 2007-01-17 | Mortgage $615,200 — from OUSSEINI, SAIDOU to MERS | $615,200 | |
| 2007-01-17 | Deed $769,000 — from CITYSIDE EQUITIES, LLC. to OUSSEINI, SAIDOU | $769,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2018 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 28 |
| 2019 | 0 | 62 | 5 | 67 |
| 2020 | 2 | 53 | 5 | 60 |
| 2021 | 0 | 237 | 0 | 237 |
| 2022 | 1 | 63 | 0 | 64 |
| 2023 | 2 | 106 | 0 | 108 |
| 2024 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 69 |
| 2025 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 72 |
| 2026 | 0 | 171 | 2 | 173 |
Every one of the 950 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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