213 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 97 311 service requests, 55 HPD housing violations, 20 rodent inspections.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 57.5. 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 | 44 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 1984-08-16. |
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.
33 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · Sidewalk Condition (3) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Snow or Ice (2) · Rodent (2) · Street Condition (2).
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 (1933) |
| 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) | ELCO REALTY CORP |
| Head officer | ELIEZER SEROR |
| Managing agent | NISSIM SEROR |
| Last registered | 2025-10-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,105,200 | $497,340 |
| 2026 | $1,158,000 | $521,100 |
| 2027 | $950,000 | $427,500 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mumunest Cake Shop | Bakery Products/Desserts | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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 | Newkirk Plaza — B Q · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Foster Av / E 16 St — B8 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Cortelyou Rd & Argyle Rd · 0.4 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 217 Colonel David Marcus School Middle: J.H.S. 062 Ditmas. 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.
594 East 16 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
33 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 1999-10-20 (lender: Levine, Bernice). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-10-20 | Mortgage $100,000 — from NISSELI REALTY CO. to LEVINE, BERNICE | $100,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 22 |
| 2020 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 2021 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2023 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 14 |
| 2024 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 25 |
| 2025 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2026 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
Every one of the 213 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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