142 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 49 HPD housing violations, 42 311 service requests, 18 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 53% 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 15. In ZIP 11214, 75% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 42 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 25 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 1997-05-22. |
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 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1) · Missed Collection (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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| 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) | SCHER FAMILY, LLC |
| Head officer | MARCIA BERNSTEIN |
| Managing agent | MC O"BRIEN SERVICE CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-09-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $972,000 | $437,400 |
| 2026 | $1,101,000 | $495,450 |
| 2027 | $1,235,000 | $555,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | 20 Av — D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bay Pkwy / 80 St — B82 · 0.2 mi |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 128 Bensonhurst Middle: I.S. 281 Joseph B Cavallaro. 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.
2025 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
2 311 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 M.C. O'BRIEN SERVICE CORPORATION — 5 buildings, 21 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4914 Church Avenue | BK | 7 | B |
| 2025 81 Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 211 Bay 28 Street | BK | 4 | B |
| 1435 Nostrand Avenue | BK | 2 | B |
| 1922 Avenue U | BK | 2 | C |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2018 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Every one of the 142 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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