1,309 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 469 311 service requests, 380 HPD complaints, 244 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 67% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 58. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 62 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 35 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 2001-08-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 1 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 15). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
89 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Indoor Air Quality (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · Noise (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · FLOORING/STAIRS (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (5).
$107,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1911) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (34) |
| 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) | 188 PARKSIDE LLC |
| Head officer | MOSHE MEHLMAN |
| Managing agent | BEN SCHWADEL |
| Last registered | 2025-08-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,061,000 | $2,277,450 |
| 2026 | $4,768,000 | $2,145,600 |
| 2027 | $5,070,000 | $2,281,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 1/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Plaza Pizza | Not yet graded | — | |
| Parkside Coffee Shop | American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Contaminated), shared by 2 restaurants · 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.
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 | Parkside Av — Q · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Church Av — B Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Parkside Av / Ocean Av — B12 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Parkside Ave & Ocean Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 375 Jackie Robinson School Middle: Ebbets Field 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.
188 Parkside 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
89 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,334,277 on 2021-10-05 (lender: Peapack-Gladstone Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-05 | AL&R $6,900,000 — from WEST 165 REALTY LLC; 188 PARKSIDE LLC; 881-887 5TH AVE. LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK | $6,900,000 | |
| 2021-10-05 | Agreement $6,900,000 — from 188 PARKSIDE LLC; WEST 165 REALTY LLC; 881-887 5TH AVE. LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK | $6,900,000 | |
| 2021-10-05 | Mortgage $1,334,277 — from 881-887 5TH AVE. LLC; 188 PARKSIDE LLC; WEST 165 REALTY LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK | $1,334,277 | |
| 2017-02-21 | M&CON $6,000,000 — from 881-887 5TH AVE. LLC; 188 PARKSIDE LLC; WEST 165 REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,000,000 | |
| 2017-02-21 | AL&R $6,000,000 — from WEST 165 REALTY LLC; 881-887 5TH AVE. LLC; 188 PARKSIDE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,000,000 | |
| 2013-10-17 | Agreement $4,700,000 — from 881-887 5TH AVE. LLC; WEST 165 REALTY LLC; 188 PARKSIDE LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK | $4,700,000 | |
| 2013-10-17 | Mortgage $1,501,107 — from 881-887 5TH AVE. LLC; 188 PARKSIDE LLC; WEST 165 REALTY LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK | $1,501,107 | |
| 2013-10-17 | AL&R $4,700,000 — from 188 PARKSIDE LLC; 881-887 5TH AVE. LLC; WEST 165 REALTY LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK | $4,700,000 | |
| 2012-12-03 | Agreement $3,350,000 — from 188 PARKSIDE LLC; WEST 165 REALTY LLC; 881-887 5TH. AVE., LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,350,000 | |
| 2011-02-03 | M&CON $3,350,000 — from WEST 165 REALTY LLC; 881-887 5TH AVE., LLC; 188 PARKSIDE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,350,000 | |
| 2011-02-03 | AL&R $3,350,000 — from 881-887 5TH AVE., LLC; WEST 165 REALTY LLC; 188 PARKSIDE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,350,000 | |
| 2008-05-14 | AL&R $2,350,000 — from 188 PARKSIDE LLC; WEST 165 REALTY LLC; 881-887 5TH AVE. LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $2,350,000 | |
| 2008-05-14 | Mortgage $2,350,000 — from 188 PARKSIDE LLC; 881-887 5TH AVE. LLC; WEST 165 REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $2,350,000 | |
| 2008-05-14 | Deed $2,500,000 — from SPENTREV REALTY CORP. to WEST 165 REALTY LLC; 188 PARKSIDE LLC; 881-887 5TH AVE. LLC | $2,500,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 64 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 115 | 0 | 5 | 127 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 6 | 82 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 2 | 79 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 5 | 16 | 164 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 38 |
| 2023 | 0 | 9 | 96 | 0 | 6 | 111 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 0 | 6 | 105 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 52 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
Every one of the 1,309 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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