2,805 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,804 311 service requests, 510 HPD complaints, 276 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 53.6. In ZIP 11229, 91% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 30 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2001-10-24. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
| Active vacate order | 2 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
29 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 11 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
1,264 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1132) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (28) · PAINT/PLASTER (18) · HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · Illegal Parking (9) · Rodent (9).
$113,580 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1963) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (121) |
| 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) | BUDDY PROPERTIES , LLC |
| Head officer | Lawrence BERNSTEIN |
| Managing agent | JONAS EQUITIES INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-07-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,360,000 | $4,212,000 |
| 2026 | $10,045,000 | $4,520,250 |
| 2027 | $9,009,000 | $4,054,050 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 45/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
9 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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 | Neck Rd — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Sheepshead Bay — B Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Coney Island Av / Avenue X — B68 · 600 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 209 Margaret Mead Middle: P.S. K225 - The Eileen E. Zaglin. 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.
2355 East 12 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 |
1,264 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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 JONAS EQUITIES INC — 15 buildings, 1,160 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B10 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 217 East 7 Street | BK | 174 | B |
| 465 East 7 Street | BK | 125 | B |
| 2355 East 12 Street | BK | 121 | C |
| 115 Ocean Avenue | BK | 99 | B |
| 214 East 8 Street | BK | 91 | A |
| 315 Ocean Parkway | BK | 90 | A |
| 1600 Caton Avenue | BK | 79 | A |
| 714 East 27 Street | BK | 71 | B |
| 297 Lenox Road | BK | 66 | B |
| 181 Hawthorne Street | BK | 59 | B |
| 134 Ocean Parkway | BK | 54 | B |
| 175 Ocean Parkway | BK | 43 | A |
| 2742 East 13 Street | BK | 37 | B |
| 1620 Caton Avenue | BK | 31 | B |
| 147 Ocean Avenue | BK | 20 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,473,145 on 2025-03-04 (lender: Citi Real Estate Funding INC.), covering 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-04 | AL&R $57,850,000 — from CINNAMON EQUITIES LLC; 724 EAST 27TH STREET LLC; S&G OCEAN LLC; BUDDY PROPERTIES LLC; SHAR to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. | $57,850,000 | |
| 2025-03-04 | Agreement $57,850,000 — from S&G OCEAN LLC; CINNAMON EQUITIES LLC; BUDDY PROPERTIES LLC; SHARON EQUITIES LLC; 724 EAST to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. | $57,850,000 | |
| 2025-03-04 | Mortgage $1,473,146 — from S&G OCEAN LLC; SHARON EQUITIES LLC; BUDDY PROPERTIES LLC; 724 EAST 27TH STREET LLC; CINNAM to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. | $1,473,146 | |
| 2021-03-22 | Sold for $770,000 | $770,000 | $6,364 |
| 2018-09-24 | Agreement $15,500,000 — from BUDDY PROPERTIES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $15,500,000 | |
| 2018-09-24 | AL&R $15,500,000 — from BUDDY PROPERTIES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $15,500,000 | |
| 2018-09-24 | Mortgage $6,509,906 — from BUDDY PROPERTIES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,509,906 | |
| 2018-09-24 | Deed $31,900,000 — from BERKSHIRE REALTY ASSOC. LLC to BUDDY PROPERTIES LLC | $31,900,000 | |
| 2018-09-20 | Sold for $31,900,000 | $31,900,000 | $263,636 |
| 2017-12-13 | AMTX $1,648,695 — from BERKSHIRE REALTY ASSOC. LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,648,695 | |
| 2017-12-13 | Agreement $9,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to BERKSHIRE REALTY ASSOC. LLC | $9,000,000 | |
| 2017-06-21 | Mortgage $1,648,695 — from BERKSHIRE REALTY ASSOC. LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,648,695 | |
| 2007-07-26 | Mortgage $3,255,003 — from BERKSHIRE REALTY ASSOC. LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $3,255,003 | |
| 2007-07-26 | Agreement $8,000,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to BERKSHIRE REALTY ASSOC. LLC | $8,000,000 | |
| 2007-07-26 | AL&R $8,000,000 — from BERKSHIRE REALTY ASSOC. LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $8,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 45 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 6 | 1 | 80 |
| 2019 | 3 | 12 | 87 | 0 | 5 | 107 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 40 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 129 | 2 | 1 | 135 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 82 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 80 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 458 | 2 | 4 | 472 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 940 | 7 | 2 | 951 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 0 | 6 | 86 |
Every one of the 2,805 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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