714 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 222 311 service requests, 180 HPD complaints, 159 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 172.9. In ZIP 11373, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 111 total — 39 class C (immediately hazardous), 59 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2019-01-05. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$1,562 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
81 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (23) · PLUMBING (16) · HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · PAINT/PLASTER (10) · Elevator (5) · Illegal Parking (4).
$118,000 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 (1939) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (41) |
| 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) | JUDGE PROPERTIES, LLC |
| Head officer | ERIC A MARGULES |
| Managing agent | ROWDY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,787,000 | $2,154,150 |
| 2026 | $4,768,000 | $2,145,600 |
| 2027 | $4,591,000 | $2,065,950 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 43/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| 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 | Elmhurst Av — M R · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 82 St-Jackson Hts — 7 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Hampton St / Britton Av — Q29 · 750 ft |
| Citi Bike | Judge St & Britton Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 007 Louis F. Simeone Middle: I.S. 5 - The Walter Crowley Intermediate School. 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.
42-54 Judge 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 |
81 311 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 ROWDY MANAGEMENT — 22 buildings, 360 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B11 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86-50 77 Street | QN | 59 | B |
| 42-54 Judge Street | QN | 41 | C |
| 538 West 47 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 247 West 26 Street | MN | 18 | B |
| 249 West 26 Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 43-39 42 Street | QN | 18 | D |
| 43-35 42 Street | QN | 17 | B |
| 49 Clinton Street | MN | 17 | A |
| 251 West 26 Street | MN | 16 | B |
| 787 9 Avenue | MN | 16 | B |
| 43 Clinton Street | MN | 16 | B |
| 139 West 28 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 1500 1 Avenue | MN | 14 | B |
| 693 9 Avenue | MN | 12 | B |
| 123 East 7 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 1502 1 Avenue | MN | 9 | A |
| 286 West 11 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 401 East 78 Street | MN | 8 | C |
| 125 East 7 Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 29 St Marks Place | MN | 8 | C |
| 1381 Madison Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 185 Jefferson Street | BK | 6 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,408,109 on 2018-11-07 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-07 | Mortgage $3,408,109 — from JUDGE PROPERTIES, LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $3,408,109 | |
| 2018-11-07 | Agreement $8,000,000 — from JUDGE PROPERTIES, LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $8,000,000 | |
| 2018-11-07 | AL&R $8,000,000 — from JUDGE PROPERTIES, LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $8,000,000 | |
| 2014-10-31 | Deed $7,850,000 — from ALMOROS REALTY CORPORATION to JUDGE PROPERTIES, LLC | $7,850,000 | |
| 2014-10-31 | Mortgage $3,636,374 — from JUDGE PROPERTIES, LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $3,636,374 | |
| 2014-10-31 | AL&R $5,000,000 — from JUDGE PROPERTIES, LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $5,000,000 | |
| 2014-10-31 | Agreement $5,000,000 — from JUDGE PROPERTIES, LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $5,000,000 | |
| 2010-10-28 | Agreement $1,435,000 — from ALMOROS REALTY CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,435,000 | |
| 2010-10-28 | Mortgage $88,703 — from ALMOROS REALTY CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $88,703 | |
| 2002-12-17 | Mortgage $1,032,272 — from ALMOROS REALTY CORP to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP | $1,032,272 | |
| 1986-07-07 | Mortgage $520,000 — from ALMOROS REALTY CORP to GLOBE MORTGAGE CO | $520,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2018 | 3 | 64 | 5 | 1 | 73 |
| 2019 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 63 |
| 2020 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
| 2021 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 2023 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 73 |
| 2024 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 42 |
| 2025 | 4 | 158 | 0 | 6 | 168 |
| 2026 | 3 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
Every one of the 714 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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