57 recorded events, 1988–2025, from 6 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 22 311 service requests, 4 DOF property sales.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11234, 92% 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
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-12-04. |
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.
No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
$32,800 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 (1930) |
| No | Six or more residential units (1) |
| 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) | SELENE FINANCE LP |
| Head officer | ERIC MOORE |
| Managing agent | SELENE FINANCE LP |
| Last registered | 2024-04-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $592,000 | $35,520 |
| 2026 | $695,000 | $41,700 |
| 2027 | $751,000 | $45,060 |
The city's market estimate has risen 27% 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.
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.
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Utica Av / Avenue M — B46 · 850 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 203 Floyd Bennett School Middle: J.H.S. 078 Roy H. Mann. 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.
1501 East 53 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 |
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 SELENE FINANCE LP — 47 buildings, 75 units. Grades across the portfolio: B9 · C23 · D12 · F3. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $62,150 on 2005-08-22 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-17 | Deed $794,000 — from ZOEY PROPERTIES LLC to THOMASI, FREDRICKA | $794,000 | |
| 2025-04-11 | Sold for $794,000 | $794,000 | $794,000 |
| 2024-12-30 | Deed $530,000 — from U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS; RCF 2 ACQUISITION TRUST to ZOEY PROPERTIES LLC | $530,000 | |
| 2024-12-04 | Sold for $530,000 | $530,000 | $530,000 |
| 2023-03-30 | Deed $455,375 — from NORTHERN, ANN C to WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB | $455,375 | |
| 2023-03-23 | Sold for $455,375 | $455,375 | $455,375 |
| 2005-08-22 | Mortgage $62,150 — from KHEDR, HASSAN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $62,150 | |
| 2005-08-22 | Mortgage $331,600 — from KHEDR, HASSAN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $331,600 | |
| 2005-08-22 | Deed $415,000 — from BROOKLYN HOMEBUYERS GROUP, INC. to KHEDR, HASSAN | $415,000 | |
| 2004-11-05 | Deed $150,000 — from BOWEN, ROBERT; SOLE HEIRS OF JOSEPH BOWEN, DECEASED; BOWEN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS , JAMES to BROOKLYN HOMEBUYERS GROUP INC | $150,000 | |
| 2004-11-05 | Mortgage $200,000 — from BROOKLYN HOMEBUYERS GROUP, INC. to KATZ, ROBERT | $200,000 | |
| 2004-11-05 | Deed $10,000 — from BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION to BROOKLYN HOMEBUYERS GROUP, INC. | $10,000 | |
| 2004-11-05 | Deed $10,000 — from EASTERN PARALYZED VETERANS ASSOCIATION to BROOKLYN HOMEBUYERS GROUP INC. | $10,000 | |
| 2004-11-05 | Deed $30,000 — from TERRACCIANO, BARBARA to BROOKLYN HOMEBUYERS GROUP INC. | $30,000 |
| Year | Construction | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Every one of the 57 recorded events, 1988–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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