1,581 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 540 HPD housing violations, 486 HPD complaints, 448 311 service requests.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1450.3. In ZIP 11224, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 | 53 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 29 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2018-11-20. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
133 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (27) · DOOR/WINDOW (24) · FLOORING/STAIRS (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · GENERAL (9).
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 (1930) |
| 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) | Bk West 36th Street Holdings LLC |
| Head officer | martin templer |
| Managing agent | Yaakov Blumenkrantz |
| Last registered | 2025-08-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $492,000 | $221,400 |
| 2026 | $590,000 | $265,500 |
| 2027 | $657,000 | $295,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.
8 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (1 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.
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 37 St / Mermaid Av — B36 B74 · 300 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 188 Michael E. Berdy Middle: P.S. 238 Anne Sullivan. 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.
2850 West 36 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 |
133 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $350,910 on 2020-12-31 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | Agreement $3,710,000 — from BK WEST 36TH STREET HOLDINGS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,710,000 | |
| 2020-12-31 | AL&R $3,710,000 — from BK WEST 36TH STREET HOLDINGS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,710,000 | |
| 2020-12-31 | Mortgage $350,910 — from BK WEST 36TH STREET HOLDINGS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $350,911 | |
| 2018-06-27 | AL&R $910,000 — from BK WEST 36TH STREET HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $910,000 | |
| 2018-06-11 | Mortgage $910,000 — from BK WEST 36TH STREET HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $910,000 | |
| 2016-03-18 | AL&R $2,640,000 — from BK WEST 36TH STREET HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,640,000 | |
| 2016-03-18 | M&CON $2,640,000 — from BK WEST 36TH STREET HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,640,000 | |
| 2016-03-18 | Deed $3,525,000 — from WEST 36 RS LLC to BK WEST 36TH STREET HOLDINGS LLC | $3,525,000 | |
| 2014-06-23 | AL&R $1,975,000 — from WEST 36 RS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,975,000 | |
| 2014-06-23 | Deed $2,000,000 — from 2836 REALTY INC.; 2844 REALTY INC.; 2850 REALTY INC. to WEST 36 RS LLC | $2,000,000 | |
| 2014-06-23 | M&CON $1,975,000 — from WEST 36 RS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,975,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
| 2018 | 0 | 183 | 2 | 1 | 186 |
| 2019 | 3 | 111 | 0 | 1 | 115 |
| 2020 | 0 | 80 | 7 | 1 | 88 |
| 2021 | 2 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 95 |
| 2022 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
| 2023 | 3 | 143 | 0 | 1 | 147 |
| 2024 | 0 | 133 | 0 | 1 | 134 |
| 2025 | 1 | 105 | 0 | 2 | 108 |
| 2026 | 0 | 216 | 0 | 1 | 217 |
Every one of the 1,581 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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