1,389 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 468 HPD housing violations, 446 311 service requests, 407 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1322.2. In ZIP 11377, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 30 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2005-06-22. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 2 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
213 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 118 · winter 2024–25: 44 · winter 2025–26: 50). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
220 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (94) · Illegal Parking (59) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (17) · Snow or Ice (13) · PLUMBING (8) · Unsanitary Animal Pvt Property (4).
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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| 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) | B5218 Llc |
| Head officer | Edward Karakash |
| Managing agent | Edward Karakash |
| Last registered | 2026-04-06 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $990,000 | $445,500 |
| 2026 | $1,188,000 | $534,600 |
| 2027 | $950,000 | $427,500 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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.
| Subway | 52 St — 7 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Roosevelt Av / 55 St — Q32 · 650 ft |
| Citi Bike | 53 St & Roosevelt Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Protected bike path mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 011 Kathryn Phelan Middle: I.S. 125 Thom J. McCann Woodside. 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.
52-18 Skillman 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 |
220 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 94 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2005-06-07 (lender: The New York Mortgage Company, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-02 | Deed $350,000 — from KARAKASH, EDWARD; KARAKASH, KARINE to KARAKASH, KARINE | $350,000 | |
| 2016-06-02 | Deed $350,000 — from KARAKASH, EDWARD; KARAKASH, KARINE to KARAKASH, KARINE | $350,000 | |
| 2016-04-05 | Sold for $350,000 | $350,000 | $58,333 |
| 2006-01-23 | CORRM $500,000 — from KARAKASH, EDWARD; KARAKASH, KARINE to THE NEW YORK MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC | $500,000 | |
| 2005-06-07 | Mortgage $500,000 — from KARAKASH, KARINE; KARAKASH, EDWARD to THE NEW YORK MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC | $500,000 | |
| 2005-06-07 | Deed $800,000 — from REINHOLD, MANFRED; REINHOLD, BEATRICE to KARAKASH, KARINE; KARAKASH, EDWARD | $800,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| 2021 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 3 | 94 |
| 2022 | 1 | 184 | 2 | 2 | 189 |
| 2023 | 4 | 356 | 0 | 1 | 361 |
| 2024 | 1 | 233 | 0 | 2 | 236 |
| 2025 | 4 | 115 | 2 | 2 | 123 |
| 2026 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 63 |
Every one of the 1,389 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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