298 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 111 311 service requests, 41 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 33 DOB violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 23.3. In ZIP 11208, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% 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 | 10 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2008-11-15. |
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.
19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Dumping (6) · Food Establishment (5) · Dirty Condition (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition (1).
$25,863 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1920) |
| 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) | 135 ESSTON INC |
| Head officer | CHIEF N SAMSAIR |
| Managing agent | 135 ESSTON INC |
| Last registered | 2025-11-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $828,000 | $49,680 |
| 2026 | $905,000 | $54,300 |
| 2027 | $875,000 | $52,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roti On the Run | Caribbean | Grade Pending | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Kitchen/Food Prep Area) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Norwood Av — J Z · under 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Atlantic Av / Logan St — Q24 · 600 ft |
| Citi Bike | Shepherd Ave & Fulton St · 900 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: 938 (K-4), 108 (5) Middle: M.S. 935. 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.
3140 Fulton 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
19 311 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 135 ESSTON INC — 2 buildings, 6 units. Grades across the portfolio: C2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 135 Essex Street | BK | 4 | C |
| 3140 Fulton Street | BK | 2 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 2007-03-05 (lender: Compusave Fuel Systems and Friedman, Mannes), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-03-05 | AL&R $200,000 — from 135 ESSTON, INC. to MURLAR EQUITIES PARTNERSHIP; LAGRASSA, JACK; COMPUSAVE FUEL SYSTEMS; FRIEDMAN, MANNES | $200,000 | |
| 2007-03-05 | Mortgage $200,000 — from 135 ESSTON, INC. to COMPUSAVE FUEL SYSTEMS; LAGRASSA, JACK; FRIEDMAN, MANNES; MURLAR EQUITIES PARTNERSHIP | $200,000 | |
| 2004-03-10 | AL&R $210,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. to SAMSAIR, CHIEF | $210,000 | |
| 2004-03-10 | Deed $300,000 — from CURCI, ANGELA SURACE to SAMSAIR, CHIEF | $300,000 | |
| 2004-03-10 | Mortgage $210,000 — from SAMSAIR, CHIEF to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. | $210,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Every one of the 298 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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