117 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 37 311 service requests, 34 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 20 HPD housing violations.
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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 278. 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 | 20 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2025-03-16. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
9 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 7). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$13,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: ELECTRIC (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Dirty Condition (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Snow or Ice (3) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2).
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 (1960) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| 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) | 53 Equity holdings LLC |
| Head officer | Zalmen Horowitz |
| Managing agent | 53 Equity holdings LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-06-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,074,000 | $64,440 |
| 2026 | $1,033,000 | $61,980 |
| 2027 | $1,236,000 | $74,160 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (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: Flatbush Av / Avenue T — B2 · 550 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 207 Elizabeth G. Leary Middle: J.H.S. 278 Marine Park. 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.
2017 East 53 Place
| 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 |
28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 53 EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC — 2 buildings, 5 units. Grades across the portfolio: C1 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 East 53 Place | BK | 3 | F |
| 2017 East 53 Street | BK | 2 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $900,000 on 2024-05-01 (lender: Ark Mortgage, INC.) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-01 | Mortgage $900,000 — from 53 EQUITY HOLDINGS LLC to MERS AS NOMINEE; ARK MORTGAGE, INC. | $900,000 | |
| 2007-09-10 | Mortgage $697,500 — from TELFORD, BEVERLY to DYNAMIC MORTGAGE BANKERS, LTD | $697,500 | |
| 2006-04-04 | Mortgage $634,500 — from TELFORD, BEVERLY to MERS | $634,500 | |
| 2005-07-26 | Mortgage $544,000 — from TELFORD, BEVERLEY to FIRST FRANKLIN | $544,000 | |
| 2004-09-27 | Mortgage $453,750 — from TELFORD, BEVERLEY to ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC. | $453,750 | |
| 2004-04-02 | CORRM $413,100 — from TELFORD, BEVERLY; BEVERLY, BEVERLEY to ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC | $413,100 | |
| 2003-10-14 | Mortgage $413,000 — from A/K/A BEVERLEY TELFORD, BEVERLY TELFORD to ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC | $413,000 | |
| 2002-04-24 | Mortgage $1,701 — from TELFORD, BEVERLY to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION OF | $1,701 | |
| 1999-04-14 | Mortgage $308,407 — from TELFORD, BEVERLY to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION OF | $308,407 | |
| 1998-03-05 | Mortgage $15,000 — from TELFORD, BEVERLY to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORP. N.Y. | $15,000 | |
| 1997-12-26 | Mortgage $251,750 — from TELFORD, BEVERLY to AMERICAN BROKERS CONDUIT | $251,750 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2025 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 44 |
| 2026 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
Every one of the 117 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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