52 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 16 311 service requests, 10 DOB violations, 9 boiler inspections.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 16.7. In ZIP 11229, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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.
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Consumer Complaint (4) · Missed Collection (2).
$28,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1927) |
| 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) | SCHER FAMILY LLC |
| Head officer | MARCIA BERNSTIEN |
| Managing agent | M.C. O'BRIEN SERVICE CORPORATION |
| Last registered | 2025-08-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,477,000 | $88,620 |
| 2026 | $1,764,000 | $105,840 |
| 2027 | $1,813,000 | $108,780 |
The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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 | Avenue U — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Ocean Av / Avenue U — B49 · 100 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 206 Joseph F Lamb Middle: J.H.S. 234 Arthur W. Cunningham. 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.
1922 Avenue U
| 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 |
6 311 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 | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Every one of the 52 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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