2,332 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,448 311 service requests, 359 HPD housing violations, 223 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 79% 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 101.5. In ZIP 11214, 75% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 | 38 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1990-03-12. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
234 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (200) · General Construction/Plumbing (7) · WATER LEAK (5) · Illegal Parking (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2).
$59,100 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (54) |
| 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) | BENSON HOUSE CORP. |
| Head officer | Isidor LANDAU |
| Managing agent | MCS PROPERTIES LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-06-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,211,000 | $1,444,950 |
| 2026 | $3,238,000 | $1,457,100 |
| 2027 | $3,399,000 | $1,529,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $883,200 a year ($18.40 per sq ft), operating expenses $481,440 ($10.03 per sq ft), net operating income $401,760. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 33/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bensonhurst Bagels & Deli CORP | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 20 Av — D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 186 Dr. Irving A Gladstone Middle: I.S. 096 Seth Low. 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.
1973 81 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
234 311 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 MCS PROPERTIES LLC — 16 buildings, 514 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B6 · C6 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3203 Nostrand Avenue | BK | 108 | B |
| 3280 Rochambeau Avenue | BX | 79 | B |
| 1973 81 Street | BK | 54 | B |
| 58 Marble Hill Avenue | MN | 50 | B |
| 111 West 225 Street | MN | 42 | C |
| 531 West 211 Street | MN | 42 | C |
| 135 Terrace View Avenue | MN | 41 | A |
| 1122 New York Avenue | BK | 24 | F |
| 180 Prospect Place | BK | 16 | C |
| 2837 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 9 | D |
| 2839 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 9 | B |
| 2843 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 9 | C |
| 2841 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 9 | C |
| 178 Nevins Street | BK | 8 | D |
| 483 Warren Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 443 Lincoln Place | BK | 6 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $306,320 on 2019-03-19 (lender: New York Community 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-22 | RPTT&RET $350,000 — from LIANG NG, YIAI; NG, YAT HIM to ZENG, SHIQIONG; XIE, RUIZHOU | $350,000 | |
| 2024-08-22 | Sold for $350,000 | $350,000 | $6,481 |
| 2021-12-16 | RPTT&RET $280,000 — from KONG, WEI HONG to SHAO, SHENJIAO; SHAO, WENDUAN | $280,000 | |
| 2021-11-16 | Sold for $280,000 | $280,000 | $5,185 |
| 2021-11-01 | RPTT&RET $250,000 — from BUT, YUK LAN CHUNG; BUT, KA KIN to WU, MAO XUAN | $250,000 | |
| 2021-10-21 | Sold for $250,000 | $250,000 | $4,630 |
| 2019-05-08 | RPTT&RET $280,000 — from JIANG, HUAN XING to YIP, SHUI LAN | $280,000 | |
| 2019-05-06 | Sold for $280,000 | $280,000 | $5,185 |
| 2019-03-19 | Mortgage $306,320 — from BENSON HOUSE INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $306,320 | |
| 2019-03-19 | Agreement $1,200,000 — from BENSON HOUSE INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,200,000 | |
| 2019-03-19 | AL&R $1,200,000 — from BENSON HOUSE INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,200,000 | |
| 2014-01-06 | Mortgage $523,173 — from BENSON HOUSE, INC. to FLUSHING BANK | $523,173 | |
| 2014-01-06 | Agreement $1,000,000 — from BENSON HOUSE, INC. to FLUSHING BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2014-01-06 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from BENSON HOUSE, INC. to FLUSHING BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2012-05-08 | RPTT&RET $106,670 — from THE LASAN FOUNDATION to LEDNEV, EUGENE; LEDNEV, YELENA | $106,670 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
| 2018 | 0 | 20 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 72 |
| 2019 | 0 | 16 | 174 | 7 | 2 | 199 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 258 | 2 | 1 | 265 |
| 2021 | 0 | 9 | 400 | 4 | 1 | 414 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 197 | 0 | 1 | 201 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 206 | 0 | 1 | 208 |
| 2024 | 3 | 27 | 188 | 2 | 1 | 221 |
| 2025 | 1 | 11 | 85 | 0 | 4 | 101 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
Every one of the 2,332 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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