A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 64.7. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2016-01-29.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$312 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Residential Disposal Complaint (4) · Noise (3) · Food Establishment (3) · Indoor Air Quality (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Boilers (1).
Filed construction activity
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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1910)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
521 EQUITIES INC
Head officer
MICHAEL TIGRI
Managing agent
Michael Tigri
Last registered
2025-07-18
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$3,417,000
$1,537,650
2026
$2,734,000
$1,230,300
2027
$3,281,000
$1,476,450
The city's market estimate has fallen
4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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
2014 (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.
Getting around
Subway
Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Grand St / Columbia St — M14A-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike
Henry St & Grand St · 200 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: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.
22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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.
Sales, deeds & mortgages
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $350,000 on
1989-03-08 (lender: Weissman Mgmnt Corp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1989-03-08
Mortgage $350,000 — from MORGAN BARRINGTON EQETC to WEISSMAN MGMNT CORP
$350,000
1989-02-16
Mortgage $350,000 — from AIR HAMPTON HLDG LTD to POLLINI, ANTONIA; GIORGIANNI, FRANK A; GIORGIANNI, SALVATORE J
$350,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
18
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
2
3
2018
1
2
3
6
2019
0
5
4
9
2020
2
8
2
12
2021
1
4
3
8
2022
0
5
4
9
2023
2
8
4
14
2024
0
8
9
17
2025
0
6
7
13
2026
0
15
3
18
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2025-06-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-06-04HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-04-17Restaurant inspection: EL CASTILLO DE JAGUA II — grade C
2025-03-11Restaurant inspection: EL CASTILLO DE JAGUA II · mice evidence
2024
2024-12-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-10-31Boiler inspection
2024-10-30Restaurant inspection: EL CASTILLO DE JAGUA II — grade P
2024-10-29Restaurant inspection: EL CASTILLO DE JAGUA II · mice evidence
2024-10-24Restaurant inspection: EL CASTILLO DE JAGUA II · mice evidence
2024-10-13311: Homeless Person Assistance
2024-10-04Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-09-27Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-09-09Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-06-11Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-04-04311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2024-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024-02-28311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2023
2023-12-14311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2023-12-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-12-06Restaurant inspection: EL CASTILLO DE JAGUA II — grade C · mice evidence
2023-11-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-11-12311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2023-11-12311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash Not Separated from Recycling
2023-11-01ECB CLASS - 2 violation: BOILER ROOM CEILING IS NOT FIRE PROOF. CEILING IS PATCHED WITH WOOD. BOILER ROOM DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE. FIX ALL VIOLATING CONDITIONS$312
2023-11-01DOB complaint, category ?
2023-08-29Boiler inspection
2023-06-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2023-01-23311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2022
2022-12-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-11-02HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-10-25Boiler inspection
2022-07-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-06-02Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2022-05-30311: Panhandling — N/A
2022-02-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021
2021-11-09Boiler inspection
2021-11-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-11-01ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#39022055H ISSUED ON 5/8/2020 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICATE $3,125
2021-06-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2021-04-25Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2020
2020-12-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-08ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FOUND WEILMCLAIN EG-65 STEAM GAS FIRED BOILER FTM MISSING SPILL SWITCH, DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING, RECOMMEND CO DETECTOR WORKING OCCUP$625
2019-10-17311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2019-09-29311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2019-09-27311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2019-07-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-06-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-03-06Boiler inspection — defects found
2018
2018-12-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-08-31311: Other Enforcement — E2A Storage Of Receptacles
2018-08-06Boiler inspection — defects found
2018-06-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-02-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018-01-24Eviction executed (2)
2017
2017-09-01Boiler inspection
2017-08-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-05-02311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2016
2016-12-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-12-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-12-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-09-29HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2016-02-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-02-05311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-02-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-01-31311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-01-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-01-29HPD class A: SECTION 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMEN
2016-01-29HPD class A: SECTION 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES,
2016-01-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-01-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-01-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-01-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-01-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-01-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-01-04311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-01-04Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015
2015-12-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-12-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-12-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-12-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-12-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-12-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-12-03311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-12-03Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-11-25311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-11-25Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-10-01HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-08-19Job filed: MODIFICATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FILED UNDER APPL#103737823. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2015-04-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2014-04-16311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-04-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-03-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-03-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-03-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-03-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-03-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-03-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-03-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-03-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-03-06311: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-03-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-02-27311: HEATING — HEAT
2014-02-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-06-02311: Noise — Noise: Air Condition/Ventilation Equip, Commercial (NJ2)
2011-05-14311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2011-05-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011-04-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-11-29311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2010-04-27311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010-04-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2006
2006-07-28ECB Non-Hazardous violation: PEOPLE W/ PHYSICAL DISABILITIES: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ACCESS. NOTED: 2ND-4TH FL RESIDENTIAL APTS ARE NOT ACCESSABLE TO PEOPLE W/ PHY
2006-03-02DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-11-29DOB complaint, category ?
2005-01-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2004
2004-04-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-03-22Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPA CY.$3,000
2004-01-20Permit PL — ISSUED
2003
2003-12-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-12-02Job filed: Interior partition & plumbing work to be done at cellar and first floor, including new stair. Renovation of existing eating and drinking establis$50,000
2003-08-27Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-07-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
2003-07-08Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A SIDEWALK BRIDGE LF. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU PANCY. SHED TO COMPLY WITH LL33/91. NO MATERIAL OR EQUIPMENT STORAGE ON SHED.
2003-07-08Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A SIDEWALK BRIDGE LF. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU PANCY. SHED TO COMPLY WITH LL33/91. NO MATERIAL OR EQUIPMENT STORAGE ON SHED.
2003-06-19Permit AL — ISSUED
2003-06-10Job filed: New 3 floor addition, 3 Family addition. Plumbing work to be done as per plans filed herewith, new stair, new roof and parapet, and canopy. New Certi$60,000
2003-06-10Job filed: New 3 floor addition, 3 Family addition. Plumbing work to be done as per plans filed herewith, new stair, new roof and parapet, and canopy. New Certi$60,000
2003-05-16Permit EQ — ISSUED
2003-05-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-05-09Job filed: New Storefront and new staircase (cellar, 1st floor, and bulkhead on roof) No change use egress or occupancy.$50,000
2001
2001-11-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-10-16Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2001-10-16Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
2001-10-16Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
1999
1999-08-03Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-08-03Permit EW — ISSUED
1998
1998-05-26DOB complaint, category ?
1998-05-14DOB complaint, category ?
1997
1997-08-13Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-07-18Permit PL — ISSUED
1997-06-18Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-03-28PAT — from GIORGIANNI, SALVATORE J. to TAROWSKY, LAURENCE C.; ARSCHIN, ARTHUR N.
1997-03-28PAT — from POLLINI, ANTONINA to TAROWSKY, LAURENCE C.; ARSCHIN, ARTHUR N.
1997-03-28PAT — from GIORGIANNI, FRANK A. to TAROWSKY, LAURENCE C.; ARSCHIN, ARTHUR N.
1997-03-28Mortgage assigned — from MARKHAM COMPANY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FBJ REAL ESTATE CORP. OF NY
1997-03-28Mortgage satisfied — from AIR HAMPTON HOLDINGS, LTD. to GIORGIANNI, SLVATOREJ.; GOORGIANNI, FRANK A.; POLLINI, ANTONINA
1997-03-28Deed — from 521 GRAND CORP. to 521 EQUITIES INC.
1997-03-28REL — from FBJ REAL ESTATE CORPOF NY to 521 GRAND CORP.
1997-03-28Mortgage assigned — from ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANKOF NEW YORK to MARKHAM COMPANY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
1994
1994-05-27Agreement — from POLLINI, ANTONINA; GIORGIANNI, FRANK A.; GIORGIANNI, SALVATORE J. to 521 GRAND CORP.
1992
1992-05-11Agreement — from POLLINI, ANTONINA; GIORGIANNI, SALVATORE J.; GIORGIANNI, FRANK A. to 521 GRAND CORP
1992-04-17Agreement — from MARKHAM COMPANY to 521 GRAND CORP
1991
1991-10-15Agreement — from MARKHAM COMPANY to 521 GRAND CORP
1991-10-09Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-07-08Agreement — from GIORGIANNI, FRANK A; GIORGIANNI, SALAVATORE J; POLLINI, ANTONINA to 521 GRAND CORP
1990
1990-03-14Deed — from MORGAN BARRINGTON EQTS to 521 GRAND CORP
1989
1989-03-08Mortgage $350,000 — from MORGAN BARRINGTON EQETC to WEISSMAN MGMNT CORP$350,000
1989-03-08Mortgage assigned — from WEISSMAN MGMNT CORP to MARKHAM COMPANY
1989-03-08Mortgage assigned — from MARKHAM COMPANY to ISREAL DISCOUNT BK NY
1989-02-16Deed — from AIR HAMPTON HLDGS LTD to MORGAN BARRINGTON EQTS
1989-02-16Mortgage $350,000 — from AIR HAMPTON HLDG LTD to POLLINI, ANTONIA; GIORGIANNI, FRANK A; GIORGIANNI, SALVATORE J$350,000
1989-02-16Deed — from GIORGIANNI, FRANK A; GIORGIANNI, SALVATORE J; POLLINI, ANTONIA to AIR HAMPTON HLDGS LTD