175 recorded events, 2005–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 89 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 49 311 service requests, 11 DOB job filings.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 78% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 3.5. In ZIP 11219, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sidewalk Condition (4) · Illegal Parking (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Rodent (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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2010) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | THE BALFORE |
| Head officer | Hershy Moskovits |
| Managing agent | Comfort Management |
| Last registered | 2026-03-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $353,069 | $158,881 |
| 2026 | $563,436 | $253,546 |
| 2027 | $523,163 | $235,423 |
The city's market estimate has risen 48% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR NO CAP
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 | 55 St — D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 50 St / 15 Av — B11 · 200 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 164 Caesar Rodney Middle: J.H.S. 223 The Montauk. 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.
5023 15 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
8 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 COMFORT MANAGEMENT — 48 buildings, 417 units. Grades across the portfolio: A32 · B7 · C9. See the whole portfolio
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-21 | Mortgage $580,000 — from LEFKOWITZ, SHLOME to MERS | $580,000 | |
| 2021-03-16 | Mortgage $16,890 — from LIESER, SOLOMON; LIESER, ESTHER to MERS | $16,890 | |
| 2021-03-16 | Agreement $528,000 — from LIESER, SOLOMON; LIESER, ESTHER to MERS | $528,000 | |
| 2020-10-06 | Mortgage $550,000 — from BAIS NAMON BEYISRUL, LLC to YEMTZ LLC | $550,000 | |
| 2018-03-13 | Mortgage $300,000 — from BAIS NAMON BEYISRUL LLC to EVA GALPERN RETIREMENT PLAN AND TRUST DE; GALPERN, LOUIS | $300,000 | |
| 2018-03-13 | Mortgage $450,000 — from HERSKO, RIVKY to LOUIS GALPERN RETIREMENT PLAN AND TRUST | $450,000 | |
| 2018-03-02 | Agreement $750,000 — from HERSKO, RIVKY; BAIS NAMON BEYISRUL LLC to GALPERN, LOUIS; LOUIS GALPERN RETIREMENT PLAN AND TRUST ; EVA GALPERN RETIREMENT PLAN AND | $750,000 | |
| 2018-03-02 | Agreement $750,000 — from HERSKO, RIVKY; BAIS NAMON BEYISRUL LLC to GALPERN, LOUIS; LOUIS GALPERN RETIREMENT PLAN AND TRUST ; EVA GALPERN RETIREMENT PLAN AND | $750,000 | |
| 2014-04-03 | Mortgage $605,250 — from KESSLER, SARAH to MERS | $605,250 | |
| 2014-04-03 | Deed $807,000 — from GREENBERG FAMILY IRREVOCABLE GRANTOR TRU; PHILIP H. GREENBERG, AS TRUSTEE; MIRIAM WEINBERG to KESSLER, SARAH | $807,000 | |
| 2013-09-19 | Deed $743,322 — from 5023 15TH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to ROSNER, RACHEL | $743,323 | |
| 2013-09-18 | Deed $900,000 — from 5023 15TH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to BAIS NAMON BEYISRUL LLC | $900,000 | |
| 2013-09-18 | Mortgage $750,000 — from BAIS NAMON BEYISRUL LLC to GALPERN, LOUIS; LOUIS GALPERN RETIREMENT PLAN AND TRUST ; EVA GALPERN RETIREMENT PLAN AND | $750,000 | |
| 2013-09-18 | Mortgage $750,000 — from BAIS NAMON BEYISRUL LLC to GALPERN, LOUIS; LOUIS GALPERN RETIREMENT PLAN AND TRUST ; EVA GALPERN RETIREMENT PLAN AND | $750,000 | |
| 2012-10-02 | Mortgage $938,250 — from WIELGUS, DAVID; WIELGUS, MIREILLE to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME | $938,250 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 27 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Every one of the 175 recorded events, 2005–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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