91 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 40 311 service requests, 11 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 11 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 63% 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 30. In ZIP 11417, 85% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 | 2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1983-02-28. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint (1) · Noise (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1977) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| 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) | BALSAM VILLAGE 3 LLC |
| Head officer | LAWRENCE BERNSTEIN |
| Managing agent | BALSAM VILLAGE MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $578,000 | $260,100 |
| 2026 | $694,000 | $312,300 |
| 2027 | $833,000 | $374,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
6 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 | 88 St — A · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Sutter Av / 88 St — Q112 · 800 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 063 Old South Middle: J.H.S. 202 Robert H. Goddard. 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.
87-20 Pitkin 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 |
4 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 BALSAM VILLAGE MANAGEMENT LLC — 45 buildings, 268 units. Grades across the portfolio: A32 · B11 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,000,000 on 2022-06-08 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-08 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from BALSAM VILLAGE 3 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,000,000 | |
| 2022-06-08 | Mortgage $3,000,000 — from BALSAM VILLAGE 3 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,000,000 | |
| 2022-06-08 | Deed $307,692 — from BALSAM VILLAGE 2 LLC to BALSAM VILLAGE 3 LLC | $307,692 | |
| 2022-05-17 | Sold for $307,692 | $307,692 | $51,282 |
| 2017-06-16 | Mortgage $22,700,000 — from BALSAM VILLAGE 2 LLC; BALSAM VILLAGE 1 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $22,700,000 | |
| 2017-06-16 | Deed $11,411,111 — from BALSAM VILLAGE, INC.; GREENVIEW ARMS, INC. to BALSAM VILLAGE 2 LLC | $11,411,111 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 2020 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Every one of the 91 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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