210 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 86 311 service requests, 25 DOB permits, 22 HPD housing violations.
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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 53.3. In ZIP 11209, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-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.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Illegal Parking (2) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Snow or Ice (1) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1).
$605,000 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 (1926) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| 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) | BK 526/86 Realty LLC |
| Head officer | Joseph I Jemal |
| Managing agent | The Jemstone Group LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,832,000 | $1,274,400 |
| 2026 | $2,895,000 | $1,302,750 |
| 2027 | $2,827,000 | $1,272,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 | 86 St — R · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 86 St / 5 Av — B1 B16 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | 5 Ave & 88 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School For The Arts Middle: 407 (6), 104 (7-8). 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.
526 86 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 |
9 311 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 THE JEMSTONE GROUP LLC — 5 buildings, 24 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 East 34 Street | MN | 13 | B |
| 12 Wilson Avenue | BK | 5 | D |
| 514 86 Street | BK | 2 | F |
| 526 86 Street | BK | 2 | D |
| 768 East 31 Street | BK | 2 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,623,620 on 2016-12-29 (lender: Signature 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-22 | AL&R $3,650,000 — from BK 526/86 REALTY LLC to ALPINE CAPITAL BANK | $3,650,000 | |
| 2025-09-22 | Agreement $3,650,000 — from BK 526/86 REALTY LLC to ALPINE CAPITAL BANK | $3,650,000 | |
| 2016-12-29 | Agreement $4,300,000 — from BK 526/86 REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,300,000 | |
| 2016-12-29 | Mortgage $1,623,621 — from BK 526/86 REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,623,621 | |
| 2016-12-29 | AL&R $4,300,000 — from BK 526/86 REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,300,000 | |
| 2013-08-19 | AL&R $2,800,000 — from BK 526/86 REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,800,000 | |
| 2013-08-19 | Deed $3,400,000 — from 526/8 86TH STREET LLC to BK 526/86 REALTY LLC | $3,400,000 | |
| 2013-08-19 | Mortgage $2,800,000 — from BK 526/86 REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,800,000 | |
| 1985-02-20 | Mortgage $190,000 — from CENTURY 21 INC to PASPEJO REALTY CO INC | $190,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Every one of the 210 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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