985 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 315 HPD complaints, 296 HPD housing violations, 230 311 service requests.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 90.9. In ZIP 11208, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 9 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2026-08-31. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
78 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (20) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · PLUMBING (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · WATER LEAK (6) · ELECTRIC (4).
$631,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1925) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (23) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | GIT LEB LLC |
| Head officer | JOSEPH MENCZER |
| Managing agent | MENTS MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-07 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,744,000 | $784,800 |
| 2026 | $1,857,000 | $835,650 |
| 2027 | $1,626,000 | $731,700 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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 2025 (1 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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Euclid Av / Belmont Av — B13 · 350 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 159 Isaac Pitkin Middle: J.H.S. 218 James P. Sinnott. 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.
964 Belmont Avenue
| 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 |
78 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 MENTS MANAGEMENT LLC — 15 buildings, 307 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B9 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7000 Bay Parkway | BK | 102 | B |
| 2742 Pitkin Avenue | BK | 40 | B |
| 289 Division Avenue | BK | 24 | B |
| 964 Belmont Avenue | BK | 23 | B |
| 2776 Pitkin Avenue | BK | 20 | B |
| 2772 Pitkin Avenue | BK | 20 | B |
| 156 Vernon Avenue | BK | 16 | B |
| 3222 Cortelyou Road | BK | 10 | B |
| 129 Troutman Street | BK | 8 | C |
| 127 Troutman Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 667 Bedford Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 99 South 3 Street | BK | 7 | A |
| 97 South 3 Street | BK | 7 | A |
| 91 South 3 Street | BK | 7 | A |
| 93 South 3 Street | BK | 7 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,588,701 on 2020-12-14 (lender: Arbor Commercial Funding I, LLC), covering 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-14 | Mortgage $3,588,702 — from GIT LEB, LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING I, LLC | $3,588,702 | |
| 2020-12-14 | Agreement $12,925,000 — from GIT LEB, LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING I, LLC | $12,925,000 | |
| 2017-04-25 | Mortgage $1,968,859 — from GIT LEB, LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $1,968,859 | |
| 2017-04-25 | Agreement $10,000,000 — from GIT LEB, LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $10,000,000 | |
| 2017-04-25 | AL&R $10,000,000 — from GIT LEB, LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $10,000,000 | |
| 2014-10-31 | Agreement $8,437,500 — from GIT LEB, LLC; GIT LEB, LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK; CUSTOMERS BANK | $8,437,500 | |
| 2014-10-31 | Mortgage $3,132,582 — from GIT LEB, LLC; GIT LEB, LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK; CUSTOMERS BANK | $3,132,582 | |
| 2013-07-09 | RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH | $1,810,281 | |
| 2013-07-09 | RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH | $1,810,281 | |
| 2012-12-10 | Agreement $5,500,000 — from GIT LEB, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK | $5,500,000 | |
| 2012-12-10 | Mortgage $5,500,000 — from GIT LEB, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK | $5,500,000 | |
| 2012-12-10 | Mortgage $282,390 — from GIT LEB, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK | $282,390 | |
| 2007-11-20 | Mortgage $3,000,000 — from YISMACH MOSHE OF WILLIAMSBURGH, INC.; GIT LEB, LLC to TISSA FUNDING, CORP | $3,000,000 | |
| 2005-08-10 | Mortgage $3,393,116 — from GIT LEB, LLC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $3,393,116 | |
| 2005-08-10 | Mortgage $5,925,000 — from GIT LEB, LLC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $5,925,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 46 |
| 2018 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 66 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 96 | 0 | 3 | 103 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 38 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 1 | 119 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
Every one of the 985 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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