194 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 45 311 service requests, 35 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 34 HPD complaints.
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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 91.5. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 | 5 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-07-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Illegal Parking (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 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| 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) | 2251 CHURCH LLC |
| Head officer | GIL SHENHAV |
| Managing agent | EMIL PEREZ |
| Last registered | 2025-08-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $394,000 | $177,300 |
| 2026 | $473,000 | $212,850 |
| 2027 | $568,000 | $255,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Blend | Vegetarian | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated) · 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 | Church Av — B Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Church Av — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Church Av / Bedford Av — B35 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Caton Ave & Bedford Ave · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Norma Adams Clemons Academy Middle: M.S. 246 Walt Whitman. 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.
2251 Church 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 |
18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $628,000 on 2018-05-25 (lender: First Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-25 | AL&R $1,218,000 — from 2251 CHURCH LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $1,218,000 | |
| 2018-05-25 | Agreement $1,218,000 — from 2251 CHURCH LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $1,218,000 | |
| 2018-05-25 | Mortgage $628,000 — from 2251 CHURCH LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $628,000 | |
| 2017-02-14 | Deed $1,210,000 — from 2251 CHURCH AVENUE LLC to 2251 CHRUCH LLC | $1,210,000 | |
| 2017-02-14 | Mortgage $590,000 — from 2251 CHURCH LLC to GENESIS CAPITAL MASTER FUND II, LLC | $590,000 | |
| 2017-02-14 | AL&R $590,000 — from 2251 CHURCH LLC to GENESIS CAPITAL MASTER FUND II, LLC | $590,000 | |
| 2017-02-07 | Sold for $1,210,000 | $1,210,000 | $302,500 |
| 2003-06-05 | DEEDO $435,000 — from CADORE, VERONICA to SEMPLE, CHRISTENCHER | $435,000 | |
| 2003-06-05 | Mortgage $304,500 — from SEMPLE, CHRISTENCHER to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB. | $304,500 | |
| 2003-06-05 | AL&R $304,500 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB. to SEMPLE, CHRISTENCHER | $304,500 | |
| 1999-10-12 | Mortgage $196,000 — from CADORE, VERONICA to DELTA FUNDING CORP | $196,000 | |
| 1994-06-10 | Mortgage $150,500 — from CADORE, VERONICA to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK | $150,500 | |
| 1986-11-19 | Mortgage $75,000 — from WILLIAMS, INGRID TAYLOR; TAYLOR, OLIVET to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK | $75,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 2025 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2026 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
Every one of the 194 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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