A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. 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
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (19) · Graffiti (3) · Lost Property (2) · Noise (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Food Establishment (1).
Filed construction activity
$15,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (2 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 (1920)
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)
121 ESSEX STREET REALTY LLC
Head officer
JOSe e MARRERo
Managing agent
JOSe e MARRERo
Last registered
2025-12-19
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
$3,712,800
$1,670,760
2026
$4,291,000
$1,930,950
2027
$4,399,000
$1,979,550
The city's market estimate has risen
18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 Food Establishment complaint 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).
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.
Getting around
Subway
Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Essex St / Rivington St — M9 · under 50 ft
Citi Bike
Allen St & Rivington St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
29 311 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: $17,250,000 on
2006-05-08 (lender: Goldman Sachs Commercial Mortgage Capital, L.P.), covering 4 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
2026-05-15
M&CON $37,000,000 — from THE DOWNTOWN LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A
$37,000,000
2016-02-26
AL&R $36,500,000 — from THE DOWNTOWN LLC to CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP.
$36,500,000
2016-02-26
M&CON $36,500,000 — from THE DOWNTOWN LLC to CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP.
$36,500,000
2006-05-08
Mortgage $17,250,000 — from THE DOWNTOWN LLC to GOLDMAN SACHS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CAPITA
$17,250,000
2006-05-08
Agreement $40,250,000 — from THE DOWNTOWN LLC to GOLDMAN SACHS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CAPITA
$40,250,000
2006-05-08
AL&R $40,250,000 — from GOLDMAN SACHS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CAPITA to THE DOWNTOWN LLC
$40,250,000
2001-11-13
Mortgage $916,758 — from DOWNTOWN LLC to ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK
$916,758
2001-11-13
Mortgage $13,600,000 — from DOWNTOWN LLC to ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK
$13,600,000
1983-09-12
Mortgage $115,000 — from VELEZ, FELIPE to WEISER, IRWIN A. TR.
$115,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
24
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
8
0
2
0
1
11
2018
0
0
1
0
3
4
2019
0
0
4
0
2
6
2020
0
0
1
0
1
2
2021
0
0
2
0
1
3
2022
0
0
3
0
3
6
2023
0
0
3
0
2
5
2024
0
3
19
0
2
24
2025
0
0
10
0
2
12
2026
0
0
6
3
3
12
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money. Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
TL&R — from DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST CO AMERICAS, AS TRUS; ON BEHALF OF THE CITIGROUP; COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE to CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP.
2026-05-15
M&CON $37,000,000 — from THE DOWNTOWN LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A
2026-05-15
Mortgage assigned — from COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFI; SERIES 2016-GC37; ON BEHALF OF THE REGISTERED HO to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
2026-05-03
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
2026-04-17
311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-10
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-09
Restaurant inspection: SADIE'S WARD — grade A
2026-02-05
311: Lost Property — Electronics/Phones
2025-11-17
HPD 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
2026-05-21TL&R — from DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST CO AMERICAS, AS TRUS; ON BEHALF OF THE CITIGROUP; COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE to CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP.
2026-05-15M&CON $37,000,000 — from THE DOWNTOWN LLC to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A$37,000,000
2026-05-15Mortgage assigned — from COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFI; SERIES 2016-GC37; ON BEHALF OF THE REGISTERED HO to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
2026-05-03Bedbug 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
2026-02-09Restaurant inspection: SADIE'S WARD — grade A
2026-02-05311: Lost Property — Electronics/Phones
2025
2025-11-17HPD 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
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
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
2024-03-11311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-03-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-09-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-09-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-19311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
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
2023-03-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-11-04311: Homeless Person Assistance
2022-10-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-09-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2022-05-28311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-03-10Rodent inspection: Passed
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
2021-06-02311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2021-04-06Rodent inspection: Passed
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
2020-02-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-01-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019
2019-09-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-06-24311: Other Enforcement — E3B Sidewalk Obstruction
2019-06-21311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2019-05-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-03-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-02-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-10-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-09-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-07-11Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE NYC
2017-07-11Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE NYC
2017-07-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-07-05Job filed: APPLICATION FILE TO REPAIR STAIRS, WALLS FROM 1ST TO 2ND FLOOR AS PER PLAN. THIS APPLICATION WILL NOT AFFECT ANY USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2017-07-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-07-03Job filed: APPLICATION FILE TO POINTING , PAINTING AND INSTALL PIPE SCAFFOLD AT FRONT ELEVATION AS PER PLAN. THIS APPLICATION WILL NOT AFFECT ANY USE, EGRESS OR $10,000
2016-10-05311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2016-09-09311: Street Condition — Pothole
2016-07-01Mortgage assigned — from CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS
2016-05-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-05-12AALR — from CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP. to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS
2016-02-26TL&R — from U.S. BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE; GREENWICH CAPITAL COMMERCIAL FUNDING COR; LASALLE BANK N.A.,; to THE DOWNTOWN LLC
2016-02-26PAT — from U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES
2016-02-26AL&R $36,500,000 — from THE DOWNTOWN LLC to CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP.$36,500,000
2016-02-26M&CON $36,500,000 — from THE DOWNTOWN LLC to CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP.$36,500,000
2016-02-26Mortgage assigned — from U.S. BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE; LASALLE BANK, N.A.,; GREENWICH CAPITAL COMMERCIAL FUNDING COR; to CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP.
2016-02-23Deed — from VELEZ, FELIPE; VELEZ, ELBA to 121 ESSEX STREET REALTY LLC