The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 81% 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 5. 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no
pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
Patterns
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.
What 311 hears from this address
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (14) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
Filed construction activity
$34,500 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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1900)
No
Six or more residential units (4)
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)
249 EAST HOUSTON STREET LLC
Head officer
ELLIOT MARKOWITZ
Managing agent
EBD Management Services, LLC
Last registered
2025-08-15
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
$2,127,600
$957,420
2026
$2,553,000
$1,148,850
2027
$3,064,000
$1,378,800
The city's market estimate has risen
44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
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.
Getting around
Subway
2 Av — F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: East Houston St / Norfolk St — M9 M21 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
Suffolk St & Stanton St · 350 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: 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.
18 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,520,000 on
2015-09-19 (lender: Midfirst 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
2015-09-19
AL&R $2,520,000 — from THE MARKOWITZ FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to MIDFIRST BANK
$2,520,000
2015-09-19
Mortgage $2,520,000 — from THE MARKOWITZ FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to MIDFIRST BANK
$2,520,000
2015-09-19
Deed $4,200,000 — from AKKERHUIS, RINEKE; ARDIS CLAIRE MCLEOD DECEASED; REDMAN, BRIAN to THE MARKOWITZ FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
$4,200,000
1994-10-18
Mortgage $360,000 — from REDMAN, BRIAN; MCLEOD, BUBBETTE; MCLEOD,ARDIS CLAIRE; AKKERHUIS, WOUTERINAWILHELMINA; AKKE to PRUDENTIAL HOME MORTGAGE COMPANY INC
$360,000
1992-04-02
Mortgage $200,000 — from FERGUSON, BRUCE; SILBERBERG, SHARON to NBC (NY) EMPLOYEES FCU
$200,000
1990-02-05
Mortgage $200,000 — from FERGUSON, BRUCE; SILBERBERG, SHARON to NBC (N Y) EMPLOYEESETAL
$200,000
1988-09-20
Mortgage $100,000 — from SILBERBERG, SHARON; FERGUSON, BRUCE to NBC NY EMPLOYEES FEDL
$100,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
32
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
2
1
3
2018
0
24
8
32
2019
0
19
2
21
2020
0
2
1
3
2021
0
3
1
4
2022
0
8
4
12
2023
0
4
2
6
2024
0
9
2
11
2025
2
9
3
14
2026
1
5
2
8
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311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-05-10
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-29
HPD 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
Job filed: Propose new general construction works to cover additional scope of the expired ALT II #102568614 including new storage & bedroom, new partitions, new
The full timeline
2026
2026-09-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-07-15311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-05-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-29HPD 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
2025-11-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-10-29Job filed: Alteration
2025-10-29Job filed: Propose new general construction works to cover additional scope of the expired ALT II #102568614 including new storage & bedroom, new partitions, new$34,500
2016-06-10Deed — from THE MARKOWITZ FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to 249 EAST HOUSTON STREET LLC
2016-04-15Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-03-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-01-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-11-17Job filed: RENOVATE EXISTING STORE IN THE CELLAR AND DOCTOR'S OFFICE ON THE 1ST FLOOR. REPLACE PLUMBING FIXTURES. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$90,250
2015-11-02311: Bus Stop Shelter Placement — New Bus Stop Shelter Placement
2015-09-19AL&R $2,520,000 — from THE MARKOWITZ FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to MIDFIRST BANK$2,520,000
2015-09-19Mortgage $2,520,000 — from THE MARKOWITZ FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to MIDFIRST BANK$2,520,000
2015-09-19Deed $4,200,000 — from AKKERHUIS, RINEKE; ARDIS CLAIRE MCLEOD DECEASED; REDMAN, BRIAN to THE MARKOWITZ FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP$4,200,000
2011-08-05311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2011-04-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-12-24311: Noise — Noise: Air Condition/Ventilation Equip, Residential (NJ1)
2010-10-05311: Street Condition — Pothole
2010-04-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-03-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2005
2005-06-06DOB complaint, category ?
2002
2002-04-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2002-03-19Job filed: PROPOSE TO DEMOLISH NON-BEARING PARTITIONS AND KITCHEN ON THE SECOND FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR ROOM COUNT UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$40,000
2002-03-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-03-19Permit EW — ISSUED
1999
1999-09-08Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-08-24Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-04-21Mortgage satisfied — from FERGUSON, BRUCE; SILBERGERG, SHARON to NBC (N.Y.) EMPLOYEESFEDERAL CREDIT UNION
1995-04-21Mortgage satisfied — from SILBERGERGER, SHARON; FERGUSON, BRUCE to NBC (N.Y.) EMPLOYEESFEDERAL CREDIT UNION
1994
1994-10-18Mortgage $360,000 — from REDMAN, BRIAN; MCLEOD, BUBBETTE; MCLEOD,ARDIS CLAIRE; AKKERHUIS, WOUTERINAWILHELMINA; AKKE to PRUDENTIAL HOME MORTGAGE COMPANY INC$360,000
1994-10-18Deed — from SILBERBERG, SHARON; FERGUSON, BRUCE; WASKOW, SHARON to REDMAN, BRIAN; MCLEOD, ARDIS CLAIRE; AKKERHUIS, RINEKE
1992
1992-04-02Mortgage $200,000 — from FERGUSON, BRUCE; SILBERBERG, SHARON to NBC (NY) EMPLOYEES FCU$200,000
1992-04-02Mortgage assigned — from NBC (NY) EMPLOYEES FCU to CUNA MORTGAGE CORP
1990
1990-02-05Mortgage $200,000 — from FERGUSON, BRUCE; SILBERBERG, SHARON to NBC (N Y) EMPLOYEESETAL$200,000
1990-02-05Mortgage satisfied — from SILBERBERG, SHARON; FERGUSON, BRUCE to NBC NY EMPLOYEES FEDETC
1990-02-05Mortgage assigned — from NBC (N Y) EMPLOYEESETAL to CUNA MORTGAGE CORP
1990-02-05Mortgage satisfied — from SILBERBERG, SHARON; FERGUSON, BRUCE to KRAKOWSKI, LILI H.; KRAKOWSKI, MORDEHAIE.
1989
1989-10-27DOB violation P:
1988
1988-09-20Mortgage $100,000 — from SILBERBERG, SHARON; FERGUSON, BRUCE to NBC NY EMPLOYEES FEDL$100,000
1978
1978-08-16Mortgage — from FERGUSON, BRUCE; SILLBERBERG, SHARON to KRAKOWSKI, LILI H; KRAKOWSKI, MORDEHAIE
1978-08-16Deed — from KRAKOWSKI, MORDELIAE; KRAKOWSKI, LILI H to FERGUSON, BRUCE; SILBERBERG, SHARON