1,103 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 331 HPD complaints, 328 311 service requests, 245 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 144.7. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 | 110 total — 27 class C (immediately hazardous), 67 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 1999-10-13. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
164 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 1 · winter 2025–26: 150 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$19,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
171 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (81) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (16) · Elevator (14) · Noise (11) · DOOR/WINDOW (9) · Rodent (6).
$833,640 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 (1932) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (48) |
| 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) | R.M.R. REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | David SCHWARTZ |
| Managing agent | METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC |
| Last registered | 2025-11-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,602,000 | $1,620,900 |
| 2026 | $3,530,000 | $1,588,500 |
| 2027 | $3,266,000 | $1,469,700 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 41/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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 | Ditmas Av — F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Citi Bike | E 3 St & Cortelyou Rd · 850 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 179 Kensington 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.
623 East 5 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 |
171 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 81 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 METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC — 62 buildings, 3,032 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B29 · C11 · D4 · F3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 62 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,962,192 on 2019-12-03 (lender: Flushing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-03 | AL&R $3,500,000 — from R.M.R REALTY, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB; FLUSHING BANK | $3,500,000 | |
| 2019-12-03 | Mortgage $1,962,192 — from R.M.R REALTY, LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $1,962,192 | |
| 2019-12-03 | Agreement $3,500,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB; FLUSHING BANK to R.M.R REALTY, LLC | $3,500,000 | |
| 2011-11-17 | AL&R $1,850,000 — from R.M.R. REALTY, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $1,850,000 | |
| 2011-11-17 | Agreement $1,850,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to R.M.R. REALTY, LLC | $1,850,000 | |
| 2011-11-17 | Mortgage $403,162 — from R.M.R. REALTY, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $403,162 | |
| 2006-01-31 | Agreement $1,500,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A. to R.M.R. REALTY, LLC | $1,500,000 | |
| 2006-01-31 | Mortgage $170,532 — from R.M.R. REALTY, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A. | $170,532 | |
| 2002-01-07 | Mortgage $582,171 — from R M R REALTY LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB | $582,171 | |
| 1998-05-07 | Mortgage $333,485 — from R.M.R. REALTY, LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $333,485 | |
| 1993-04-09 | Mortgage $18,671 — from R M R REALTY CO/DBA; SCHWARTZ, MARTIN J to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBK | $18,671 | |
| 1986-10-09 | Mortgage $310,222 — from R.M.R. REALTY CO DBA; SCHWARTZ, MARTIN J to RARITAN VALLEY S&L ASSN | $310,222 | |
| 1983-10-27 | Mortgage $129,304 — from SCHARTZ, MARTIN J; R.M.R.REALTY CO D/B/A to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BK | $129,304 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2025 | 0 | 10 | 293 | 0 | 5 | 308 |
| 2026 | 0 | 9 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 158 |
Every one of the 1,103 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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