2,185 recorded events, 2000–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 944 HPD complaints, 584 311 service requests, 456 HPD housing 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 92% 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 243.3. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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 | 23 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2010-09-05. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
42 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (10) · PLUMBING (7) · APPLIANCE (5) · WATER LEAK (4) · ELECTRIC (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (3).
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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| 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) | BLMEC LLC |
| Head officer | BERNARD CZIMENT |
| Managing agent | EQUITY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-11-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $806,400 | $362,880 |
| 2026 | $968,000 | $435,600 |
| 2027 | $1,162,000 | $522,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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 | Sterling St — 2 5 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Albany Av / East New York Av — B12 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Kingston Ave & E New York Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 091 The Albany Avenue School Middle: New Heights Middle School. 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.
574 Maple 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 |
42 311 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 EQUITY MANAGEMENT — 42 buildings, 256 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B10 · C10 · D6 · F2. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $47,000 on 2020-02-26 (lender: Sharestates Intercap Line, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-26 | Mortgage $47,000 — from BLMEC LLC to SHARESTATES INTERCAP LINE, LLC | $47,000 | |
| 2020-02-26 | Agreement $1,347,000 — from BLMEC LLC to SHARESTATES INTERCAP LINE, LLC | $1,347,000 | |
| 2019-01-08 | Deed $1,450,000 — from 574 MAPLE ST HOUSING LLC to BLMEC LLC | $1,450,000 | |
| 2019-01-08 | Mortgage $1,300,000 — from BLMEC LLC to CW FUNDING, LLC | $1,300,000 | |
| 2019-01-02 | Sold for $1,450,000 | $1,450,000 | $241,667 |
| 2016-12-27 | Deed $567,500 — from HENRY, MARCIA to 574 MAPLE ST HOUSING LLC | $567,500 | |
| 2016-12-20 | Sold for $567,500 | $567,500 | $94,583 |
| 2007-10-25 | Mortgage $99,000 — from HENRY, MARCIA to MERS | $99,000 | |
| 2007-10-25 | Mortgage $528,000 — from HENRY, MARCIA to MERS | $528,000 | |
| 2007-10-25 | Deed $660,000 — from 574 MAPLE REALTY CORP. to HENRY, MARCIA | $660,000 | |
| 2006-08-11 | Deed $550,000 — from DIVINE INTERVENTION INSTITUTE, INC. to 574 MAPLE REALTY CORP | $550,000 | |
| 2005-06-09 | Deed $16,000 — from HUNTE, LYNETTE to DIVINE INTERVENTION INSTITUTE INC | $16,000 | |
| 2002-08-23 | Mortgage $531,250 — from HUNTE, LYNETTE to D & M FINANCIAL CORP | $531,250 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 126 | 4 | 0 | 132 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 113 | 5 | 1 | 119 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2023 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| 2026 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 63 |
Every one of the 2,185 recorded events, 2000–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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