112 recorded events, 2015–2026, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 52 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 23 311 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 63% 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 8.8. In ZIP 11204, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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: Missed Collection (5) · Water System (2) · Illegal Tree Damage (1).
$2,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2016) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | 5221 16TH AVENUE CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | MENDEL LIPSCHUTZ |
| Managing agent | COMFORT MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-11-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $501,994 | $225,898 |
| 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| 2027 | $0 | $0 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 100% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR 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 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 62 St — D N · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 50 St / 16 Av — B11 · 700 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: The SEEALL Academy 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.
5221 16th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | Mortgage $400,000 — from HOLLANDER, TOVIA; HOLLANDER, RIVKY to CITIZENS BANK NA | $400,000 | |
| 2025-08-12 | Mortgage $450,000 — from LANDAU, NECHUMA; LANDAU, ARON to 1905 FLUSHING REALTY LLC | $450,000 | |
| 2024-12-16 | Mortgage $448,604 — from LANDAU, ARON to MERS | $448,604 | |
| 2022-09-09 | Agreement $945,000 — from LANDAU, ARON to CITIBANK, N.A. | $945,000 | |
| 2022-09-09 | Mortgage $259,874 — from LANDAU, ARON to CITIBANK, N.A. | $259,874 | |
| 2020-11-25 | Agreement $728,000 — from KRAUSZ, ROIZY; KRAUSZ, MENDEL to MERS | $728,000 | |
| 2020-11-25 | Mortgage $16,535 — from KRAUSZ, MENDEL; KRAUSZ, ROIZY to MERS | $16,535 | |
| 2020-10-28 | Mortgage $25,312 — from HOLLANDER, RIVKY; HOLLANDER, TOVIA to MERS | $25,312 | |
| 2020-10-28 | Agreement $630,500 — from HOLLANDER, TOVIA; HOLLANDER, RIVKY to MERS | $630,500 | |
| 2019-12-02 | Deed $1,272,812 — from 1601 53RD STREET LLC to GROSS, SOBEL; GROSS, MARCUS | $1,272,813 | |
| 2019-11-25 | Sold for $1,272,813 | $1,272,813 | $159,102 |
| 2019-11-19 | Mortgage $234,000 — from LANDAU, ARON; HOLLENDER, AARON to TCF NATIONAL BANK | $234,000 | |
| 2019-10-31 | Deed $1,200,000 — from 1601 53RD STREET LLC to HOLLENDER, AARON; LANDAU, ARON | $1,200,000 | |
| 2019-10-31 | Mortgage $726,000 — from HOLLENDER, AARON; LANDAU, ARON to MERS | $726,000 | |
| 2019-10-03 | Sold for $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $150,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 26 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Every one of the 112 recorded events, 2015–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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