301 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 132 HPD housing violations, 77 311 service requests, 55 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1203. In ZIP 11224, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 76 total — 23 class C (immediately hazardous), 39 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 1985-01-02. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
25 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
36 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · Noise (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · SAFETY (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · APPLIANCE (3).
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) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| 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) | 2126 Mermaid Realty LLC |
| Head officer | nagi alashmali |
| Managing agent | Tareb mgmt inc |
| Last registered | 2026-06-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $540,000 | $243,000 |
| 2026 | $432,000 | $194,400 |
| 2027 | $518,000 | $233,100 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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 | Coney Island-Stillwell Av — D F N Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Mermaid Av / W 22 St — B74 · 50 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 90 Edna Cohen School Middle: I.S. 303 Herbert S. Eisenberg. 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.
2126 Mermaid 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 |
36 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 TAREB MGMT INC. — 24 buildings, 182 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B3 · C10 · D4 · F6. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Cruger Avenue | BX | 43 | D |
| 645 Van Nest Avenue | BX | 23 | B |
| 940 East Gun Hill Road | BX | 20 | C |
| 1532 Leland Avenue | BX | 17 | C |
| 861 East 181 Street | BX | 12 | B |
| 783 Grote Street | BX | 11 | D |
| 592 Morris Park Avenue | BX | 8 | D |
| 2772 Williamsbridge Road | BX | 6 | A |
| 1812 Radcliff Avenue | BX | 6 | B |
| 739 East 213 Street | BX | 4 | F |
| 589 Van Nest Avenue | BX | 4 | F |
| 2126 Mermaid Avenue | BK | 4 | F |
| 2944 Baisley Avenue | BX | 3 | C |
| 1056 Rev James Polite Ave | BX | 3 | C |
| 637 Barretto Street | BX | 3 | D |
| 626 Crescent Avenue | BX | 2 | C |
| 2086 Arthur Avenue | BX | 2 | F |
| 2326 Belmont Avenue | BX | 2 | C |
| 852 East 223 Street | BX | 2 | C |
| 834 Olmstead Avenue | BX | 2 | F |
| 379 Bedford Park Blvd | BX | 2 | C |
| 3648 White Plains Road | BX | 1 | C |
| 3704 White Plains Road | BX | 1 | F |
| 3678 White Plains Road | BX | 1 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $700,000 on 2022-08-22 (lender: Ponce 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-22 | Deed $1,065,000 — from M. WILENSKY INC. to 2126 MERMAID REALTY, LLC | $1,065,000 | |
| 2022-08-22 | AL&R $700,000 — from 2126 MERMAID REALTY, LLC to PONCE BANK | $700,000 | |
| 2022-08-22 | Mortgage $700,000 — from 2126 MERMAID REALTY, LLC to PONCE BANK | $700,000 | |
| 2022-08-10 | Sold for $1,065,000 | $1,065,000 | $266,250 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| 2019 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 2023 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2025 | 2 | 116 | 0 | 118 |
| 2026 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 34 |
Every one of the 301 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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