205 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 84 311 service requests, 72 HPD complaints, 35 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 112. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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 | 17 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2015-01-31. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
9 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 9).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Water System (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · WATER LEAK (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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1899) |
| 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) | JOSEPH BLAIN; MARIE M BLAIN |
| Managing agent | SUPREME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2015-08-31 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $981,000 | $58,860 |
| 2026 | $1,081,000 | $64,860 |
| 2027 | $1,101,000 | $66,060 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% 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.
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 | Church Av — 2 5 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Church Av / E 39 St — B35 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 38 St & Church Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 235 Janice Marie Knight School Middle: The Middle School of Media, Law and Fine Arts. 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.
221 East 39 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 |
9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 SUPREME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 6 buildings, 22 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1 · D2 · F2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 897 St Marks Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 1328 Dean Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 80 Vermont Street | BK | 2 | D |
| 86 Barbey Street | BK | 2 | F |
| 221 East 39 Street | BK | 2 | D |
| 243 East 54 Street | BK | 2 | F |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
Every one of the 205 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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