2,654 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,135 311 service requests, 875 HPD complaints, 376 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 91.5. 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 | 38 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2022-01-01. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
160 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 7 · winter 2024–25: 94 · winter 2025–26: 59). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
376 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (242) · HEAT/HOT WATER (75) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · Rodent (10) · Water System (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (5).
$40,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (53) |
| 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) | DITMAS PARK ASSOCIATES LLC |
| Head officer | ALAN SHAMAH |
| Managing agent | SHAMCO MANAGEMENT CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-09-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,743,000 | $1,684,350 |
| 2026 | $3,521,000 | $1,584,450 |
| 2027 | $3,562,000 | $1,602,900 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 45/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 2021 (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 | Cortelyou Rd — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Dorchester Rd — B41 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Cortelyou Rd & E 19 St · 950 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: 152, 315 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.
538 East 21 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 |
376 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 75 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 SHAMCO MANAGEMENT CORP — 31 buildings, 1,298 units. Grades across the portfolio: B15 · C14 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1082 President Street | BK | 80 | B |
| 65 East 19 Street | BK | 69 | B |
| 2110 Newkirk Avenue | BK | 67 | C |
| 1 St Pauls Court | BK | 65 | C |
| 2015 Foster Avenue | BK | 60 | B |
| 200 East 18 Street | BK | 59 | B |
| 543 East 21 Street | BK | 59 | D |
| 350 East 19 Street | BK | 57 | B |
| 860 Ocean Avenue | BK | 54 | B |
| 50 East 19 Street | BK | 54 | C |
| 283 Albany Avenue | BK | 53 | B |
| 538 East 21 Street | BK | 53 | B |
| 672 St Nicholas Avenue | MN | 48 | B |
| 1553 Ocean Avenue | BK | 44 | B |
| 560 West 174 Street | MN | 42 | C |
| 465 Ocean Avenue | BK | 41 | D |
| 79 Bristol Street | BK | 40 | B |
| 1901 Dorchester Road | BK | 40 | C |
| 880 St Nicholas Avenue | MN | 36 | C |
| 535 West 162 Street | MN | 31 | C |
| 539 West 162 Street | MN | 30 | C |
| 215 Martense Street | BK | 29 | B |
| 1026 President Street | BK | 28 | B |
| 522 West 147 Street | MN | 21 | B |
| 526 West 147 Street | MN | 21 | C |
| 534 West 147 Street | MN | 21 | C |
| 1722 Caton Avenue | BK | 20 | B |
| 1710 Caton Avenue | BK | 20 | C |
| 530 West 147 Street | MN | 20 | C |
| 1707 Caton Avenue | BK | 20 | C |
| 1716 Caton Avenue | BK | 16 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $680,754 on 2015-05-20 (lender: Investors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-09 | Agreement $5,000,000 — from DITMAS PARK ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $5,000,000 | |
| 2020-03-09 | Mortgage $1,221,003 — from DITMAS PARK ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,221,003 | |
| 2020-03-09 | AL&R $5,000,000 — from DITMAS PARK ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $5,000,000 | |
| 2015-05-20 | Mortgage $680,754 — from DITMAS PARK ASSOCIATES LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $680,754 | |
| 2015-05-20 | Agreement $4,200,000 — from DITMAS PARK ASSOCIATES LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $4,200,000 | |
| 2015-05-20 | AL&R $4,200,000 — from DITMAS PARK ASSOCIATES LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $4,200,000 | |
| 2012-02-13 | AL&R $3,765,000 — from DITMAS PARK ASSOCIATES LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $3,765,000 | |
| 2012-02-13 | Deed $5,050,000 — from 538 REALTY NY LLC to DITMAS PARK ASSOCIATES LLC, | $5,050,000 | |
| 2012-02-13 | Agreement $3,765,500 — from DITMAS PARK ASSOCIATES LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $3,765,500 | |
| 2012-02-13 | Mortgage $555,267 — from DITMAS PARK ASSOCIATES LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $555,267 | |
| 2009-05-13 | Agreement $3,246,688 — from 538 REALTY NY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,246,688 | |
| 2006-02-09 | Mortgage $2,641,688 — from 538 REALTY NY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,641,688 | |
| 2006-02-09 | Agreement $3,290,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 538 REALTY NY LLC | $3,290,000 | |
| 2006-02-09 | AL&R $3,290,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 538 REALTY NY LLC | $3,290,000 | |
| 2006-01-25 | Deed $4,216,128 — from 538 EAST 21ST LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY to 538 REALTY NY LLC | $4,216,128 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 118 |
| 2018 | 0 | 10 | 88 | 0 | 2 | 100 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 69 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 6 | 1 | 75 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 68 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 123 | 5 | 1 | 131 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 0 | 1 | 121 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 175 | 0 | 10 | 190 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 293 | 0 | 4 | 298 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 90 | 0 | 2 | 96 |
Every one of the 2,654 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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