304 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 76 311 service requests, 65 HPD complaints, 58 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 82% 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 2.4. In ZIP 11219, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 | 37 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 1988-03-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Blocked Driveway (2) · BEST/Site Safety (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Dead Animal (1) · Street Sign (1).
$35,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1940) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (47) |
| 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) | 5200 SMK REALTY CO LLC |
| Head officer | SAMUEL KURZ |
| Managing agent | EL MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,441,000 | $1,098,450 |
| 2026 | $2,416,000 | $1,087,200 |
| 2027 | $2,545,000 | $1,145,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 83/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 62 St — D N · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 50 St / 15 Av — B11 · 600 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.
5200 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 |
9 311 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.
Managed by EL MANAGEMENT LLC — 4 buildings, 83 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5200 15 Avenue | BK | 47 | A |
| 2812 Church Avenue | BK | 17 | A |
| 243 Hart Street | BK | 16 | B |
| 228 Lewis Avenue | BK | 3 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 2021-03-04 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-04 | Mortgage $100,000 — from TOBY K 15TH LLC; K & L, LLC; 5200 REALTY CO. LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA | $100,000 | |
| 2021-03-04 | Agreement $3,100,000 — from K & L, LLC; TOBY K 15TH LLC; 5200 REALTY CO. LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA | $3,100,000 | |
| 2016-04-12 | Mortgage $2,502,917 — from TOBY K 15TH LLC; 5200 REALTY CO. LLC; K & L, LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $2,502,917 | |
| 2016-04-12 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from K & L, LLC; 5200 REALTY CO. LLC; TOBY K 15TH LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $3,000,000 | |
| 2016-04-12 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from K & L, LLC; 5200 REALTY CO. LLC; TOBY K 15TH LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $3,000,000 | |
| 2009-03-09 | AL&R $550,000 — from K & L, LLC; 5200 REALTY CO. LLC; TOBY K 15TH LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $550,000 | |
| 2009-03-09 | Agreement $550,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to 5200 REALTY CO. LLC; TOBY K 15TH LLC; K & L, LLC | $550,000 | |
| 2009-03-09 | Mortgage $31,117 — from TOBY K 15TH LLC; K & L, LLC; 5200 REALTY CO. LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $31,117 | |
| 1991-11-08 | Mortgage $41,676 — from KURZ, SAMUEL; KURZ, FAYGE; KNOBLOCH, TOBY to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK | $41,676 | |
| 1986-10-17 | Mortgage $407,245 — from KNOBLOCH, MENDEL; KURZ, FAYGE; KNOBLOCH, TOBY; KURZ, SAMUEL to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK | $407,245 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 35 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Every one of the 304 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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