267 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 64 HPD housing violations, 63 311 service requests, 53 HPD complaints.
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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 252. 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 — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-03-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · PLUMBING (1).
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 (2009) |
| 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) | CRYSTAL BK HOLDINGS LLC |
| Head officer | MARTIN SPITZER |
| Managing agent | WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $972,000 | $58,320 |
| 2026 | $1,114,000 | $66,840 |
| 2027 | $1,180,000 | $70,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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 | Euclid Av — A C · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Pitkin Av / Logan St — Q8 · 400 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: 938 (K-4), 159 (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.
134 Crystal 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 — 1 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.
Managed by WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 117 buildings, 1,251 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B25 · C14 · D25 · F15. See the whole portfolio
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Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $565,000 on 2021-05-28 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-28 | Mortgage $565,000 — from SPITZER, MARTIN to MERS | $565,000 | |
| 2017-10-31 | Agreement $472,500 — from SPITZER, MARTIN to MERS | $472,500 | |
| 2017-06-09 | Mortgage $172,500 — from SPITZER, MARTIN to MERS | $172,500 | |
| 2016-07-28 | Mortgage $300,000 — from CRYSTAL BK HOLDINGS LLC to CW FUNDING, LLC | $300,000 | |
| 2016-07-08 | Deed $440,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, CORALIE READE to CRYSTAL BK HOLDINGS LLC | $440,000 | |
| 2016-06-27 | Sold for $440,000 | $440,000 | $146,667 |
| 2008-01-23 | Deed $729,000 — from CITYSIDE EQUITIES LLC to RODRIGUEZ, CORALIE MEADE | $729,000 | |
| 2008-01-23 | Mortgage $583,200 — from RODRIGUEZ, CORALIE MEADE to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | $583,200 | |
| 2008-01-23 | Mortgage $72,900 — from RODRIGUEZ, CORALIE MEADE to MONROE FUNDING, LLC | $72,900 | |
| 2008-01-17 | Agreement $3,800,000 — from BEACHWAY PROPERTIES LLC; CITYSIDE EQUITIES LLC; AUTUMN EQUITIES, LLC; WATER STREET REALTY to TITAN CAPITAL ID, LLC | $3,800,000 | |
| 2007-11-09 | Mortgage $480,938 — from HERSHCO, YARON; CITYSIDE EQUITIES LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $480,938 | |
| 2007-07-16 | Deed $187,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, JUAN I to CITYSIDE EQUITIES, LLC | $187,000 | |
| 2006-09-27 | Mortgage $330,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, JUAN I to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | $330,000 | |
| 2002-08-06 | Mortgage $240,022 — from RODRIGUEZ, JUAN I to IDEAL MORTGAGE BANKERS LTD | $240,022 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 20 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 27 |
| 2022 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| 2023 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| 2026 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Every one of the 267 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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