The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 87% 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 1.3. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-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 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Dumping (2) · Encampment (2) · Litter Basket Request (2) · Water System (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Dirty Condition (1).
Filed construction activity
$381,680 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (9 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)
Yes
Six or more residential units (8)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
RETURN TO HOME LLC
Head officer
SUSAN BUCHBINDER
Managing agent
BUCHBINDER & WARREN LLC
Last registered
2025-10-15
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
$3,593,000
$1,616,850
2026
$3,795,000
$1,707,750
2027
$3,742,000
$1,683,900
The city's market estimate has risen
4% 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.
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
W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Christopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: W 8 St / 5 Av — M8 · 400 ft
Citi Bike
MacDougal St & Washington Sq · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
14 311 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: $367,249 on
2009-05-13 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings), covering 6 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
2026-05-04
RPTT $444,466 — from PEETS COFFEE & TEA HOLDCO, INC to KODIAK NEWCO INC.
$444,466
2022-03-01
Agreement $8,500,000 — from RETURN TO HOME LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
$8,500,000
2012-04-05
Agreement $8,500,000 — from RETURN TO HOME LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS BANK
$8,500,000
2009-05-13
Agreement $8,500,000 — from RETURN TO HOME LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
$8,500,000
2009-05-13
Mortgage $367,249 — from RETURN TO HOME LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
$367,249
2009-05-13
AL&R $8,500,000 — from RETURN TO HOME LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
$8,500,000
2009-03-16
Agreement $10,450,000 — from RETURN TO HOME LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.
$10,450,000
1999-12-23
Mortgage $1,362,856 — from RETURN TO HOME LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK
$1,362,856
1987-01-15
Mortgage $4,326,122 — from RETURN TO HOME CO to CHEMICAL BANK
$4,326,122
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
26
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
6
1
5
0
2
14
2018
1
2
14
0
2
19
2019
3
0
7
0
2
12
2020
2
0
6
0
2
10
2021
1
0
6
0
1
8
2022
0
0
8
1
2
11
2023
0
3
10
0
13
26
2024
0
0
10
0
3
13
2025
0
0
7
0
4
11
2026
0
0
0
1
3
4
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2023-01-27ECB CLASS - 3 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLAINT MANNER : AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF A 3 STORY BUILDING FACADE OBSERVED SOME MORTAR MI$500
2020-03-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-03-05Job filed: APPLICATION FILED FOR STRUCTURAL REPAIR TO EXISTING SIDEWALK VAULT PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$30,000
2020-03-05Job filed: APPLICATION FILED FOR STRUCTURAL REPAIR TO EXISTING SIDEWALK VAULT PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$30,000
2019
2019-12-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-10-25Job filed: ADA COMPLIANCE PROGRAM INCLUDING EXISTING ENTRY DOOR AND BATHROOM RENOVATION. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$34,280
2019-10-25Job filed: ADA COMPLIANCE PROGRAM INCLUDING EXISTING ENTRY DOOR AND BATHROOM RENOVATION. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$34,280
2019-10-25Job filed: ADA COMPLIANCE PROGRAM INCLUDING EXISTING ENTRY DOOR AND BATHROOM RENOVATION. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$34,280
2019-10-15311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2019-10-10311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2019-09-12311: Bike Rack Condition — Bike Rack Repair
2018-04-10311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2018-04-09311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction
2018-04-09311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2018-04-06311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction
2018-04-05311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction
2018-03-17311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2018-03-17DOB complaint, category ?
2018-03-09311: General Construction/Plumbing — Site Conditions Endangering Workers
2018-03-09DOB complaint, category ?
2018-02-12311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2018-02-05Certificate of occupancy Final
2017
2017-12-29Boiler inspection
2017-09-24311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2017-09-15311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2017-09-15DOB complaint, category ?
2017-09-05Certificate of occupancy Temporary
2017-08-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-06-15311: Street Sign - Missing — Yield
2017-06-14Job filed: ADA-COMPLIANCE PROGRAM INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF ADA-COMPLIANT RAMP, REMOVAL OF EXISTING GATE AND FENCE; REMOVAL/REPLACEMENT OF ENTRANCE DOOR AND BATH$45,170
2017-06-14Job filed: ADA-COMPLIANCE PROGRAM INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF ADA-COMPLIANT RAMP, REMOVAL OF EXISTING GATE AND FENCE; REMOVAL/REPLACEMENT OF ENTRANCE DOOR AND BATH$45,170
2017-04-19Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-04-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-04-18Job filed: REPLACE BOILER AND OIL BURNER WITH BOILER AND GAS BURNER. INSTALL NEW GAS SERVICE, METER AND PIPING. INSTALL (2) GAS-FIRED HOT WATER HEATERS.$57,500
2017-03-22311: Air Quality — Air: Dust, Construction/Demolition (AE4)
2016-02-22Job filed: LEGALIZATION OF WORK ON 001, AND 003. ALSO RELOCATION OF A ROOF HATCH AND NEW WORK ON 002 TO INCLUDE MINOR GENERAL CONSTRUCTION AND PLUMBING WORK PER $71,000
2012-12-06Job filed: STRUCTURAL WORK ONLY ON EXISTING ROOF. IN CONJUNCTION WITH DOB APPROVED APPLICATION 121038670, ALL RELATED WORK SHOWN ON APPROVED APPLICATION 12103867$5,000
2012-10-25311: Investigations and Discipline (IAD) — Electrical - Unlicensed/Illegal/Improper Work In Progress
2012-10-25DOB complaint, category ?
2012-10-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-10-05311: Street Sign - Damaged — No Parking, Standing, Stopping
2012-09-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-09-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-05-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-05-23Permit EW — RE-ISSUED
2012-05-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-04-13Job filed: PLUMBING & MECHANICAL WORK FOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR COFFEE BAR. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$145,000
2012-04-13Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR COFFEE BAR. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$175,500
2012-04-05Agreement $8,500,000 — from RETURN TO HOME LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS BANK$8,500,000
2012-04-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-02-15DOB complaint, category ?
2011
2011-12-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-12-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-11-30Job filed: 1ST FLOOR INFILL DUE TO CONVENIENCE STAIR REMOVAL. 2ND FLOOR FRAMING MODIFICATION DUE TO PARTIAL REMOVAL OF AN INTERMEDIATE PLATFORM IN THE RETAIL SPA$30,000
2011-11-30Job filed: REMOVAL OF INTERIOR NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$7,500
2011-10-13Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-10-13Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-10-12Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2008 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33
2011-10-12Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2008 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33
2011-08-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-06-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-06-06Job filed: REMOVAL OF INTERIOR GYPSUM BOARD FINISH ON INTERIOR PARTITIONS AND CEILING. REMOVAL OF EXISTING LIGHT FIXTURES AND ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLES. NO CHANGE $11,625
2010-08-18311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2010-07-17311: Illegal Tree Damage — Bicycle Chained to Tree
2010-05-07Job filed: THE PROPOSED WORK FILED UNDER THIS APPLICATION IS TO REPLACE / REPAIR PARAPET, FACE BRICK, CORNICE AND COPING; INSTALL NEW / REPLACE FLASHING AS SHOWN$50,000
2010-05-07Job filed: THE PROPOSED WORK FILED UNDER THIS APPLICATION IS TO REPLACE / REPAIR PARAPET, FACE BRICK, CORNICE AND COPING; INSTALL NEW / REPLACE FLASHING AS SHOWN$50,000
2010-05-07Job filed: THE PROPOSED WORK FILED UNDER THIS APPLICATION IS TO REPLACE / REPAIR PARAPET, FACE BRICK, CORNICE AND COPING; INSTALL NEW / REPLACE FLASHING AS SHOWN$50,000
2010-03-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-10-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-05-13Agreement $8,500,000 — from RETURN TO HOME LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS$8,500,000
2009-05-13Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
2009-05-13TL&R — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
2009-05-13Mortgage $367,249 — from RETURN TO HOME LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS$367,249
2009-05-13AL&R $8,500,000 — from RETURN TO HOME LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS$8,500,000
2009-03-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-03-16Agreement $10,450,000 — from RETURN TO HOME LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.$10,450,000
2008
2008-11-05DOB complaint, category ?
2008-09-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-06-25Job filed: INSTALL TWO (2) BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR USE UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$10,000
2008-02-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-02-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-01-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007
2007-11-14Job filed: Structural repairs to existing vault as per plan. No change in zoning, use, egress or occupancy proposed.$22,000
2007-02-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-01-03Job filed: INSTALL NEW DUCTWORK FOR EXISTING DRYERS. CREATE OPENING TO EXTEND DUCT THROUGH EXISTING WALL. INSTALL RISER TO ROOF AND RUN DUCT UP WALL OF 28 WEST$4,000
2005-01-03Job filed: INSTALL NEW DUCTWORK FOR EXISTING DRYERS. CREATE OPENING TO EXTEND DUCT THROUGH EXISTING WALL. INSTALL RISER TO ROOF AND RUN DUCT UP WALL OF 28 WEST$4,000
2004
2004-12-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2002
2002-11-19Permit PL — ISSUED
2000
2000-09-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-04-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-04-13Permit PL — ISSUED
2000-03-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2000-02-09ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APROVED SET OF PLANS AT TIME OF INSPECTION . NOTED: NO APPROVED PLANS AVAILABLE AT TIME OF INSPECTION ALT # 102
2000-01-31Permit AL — ISSUED
2000-01-04Job filed: INSTALL SPRINKLER SYSTEM WITHIN THE STAIR ENCLOSURE OF THE BUILDING.$10,000
2000-01-04Job filed: INSTALL SPRINKLER SYSTEM WITHIN THE STAIR ENCLOSURE OF THE BUILDING.$10,000
1999
1999-12-23Mortgage assigned — from CHASE MANHATTAN BANK to STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AS T
1999-12-23Mortgage assigned — from CHASE MANHATTAN BANK to STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AS T
1999-12-23Mortgage $1,362,856 — from RETURN TO HOME LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK$1,362,856
1999-12-23Agreement — from RETURN TO HOME LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK
1999-12-23Mortgage assigned — from STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK
1999-12-23PAT — from COMMERCIAL MORTGAGEACCEPTANCE CORP. to STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
1999-12-23Agreement — from STATE ST. BANK AND TRUST CO. to MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, INC
1999-12-23Mortgage assigned — from RETURN TO HOME CO. LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK
1999-07-08Permit EQ — ISSUED
1999-07-08Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-05-14Permit AL — ISSUED
1999-04-22Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-04-22Permit EW — ISSUED
1998
1998-12-02Permit PL — ISSUED
1998-11-10Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-11-10Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-05-29DOB violation LANDMK:
1997
1997-12-15ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT NOTED A RETRACTABLE AWINING HAS BEEN INSTALLED AT 1ST FLOOR COMMCERCIAL SPACE APPROX SIZE OF AWINING IS 14'W$500
1997-10-08DOB complaint, category ?
1997-09-26Deed — from RETURN TO HOME CO. to RETURN TO HOME LLC
1996
1996-10-16DOB violation LANDMK:
1996-08-26DOB complaint, category ?
1996-08-26DOB complaint, category ?
1996-07-30DOB complaint, category ?
1996-07-24DOB complaint, category ?
1996-07-22ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT WORK NOTED A 4'X10' AWNING 1 SIGN ATTACHED TO BUILDING FACADE REMEDY: OBTAIN A PERMIT IF FEASIBLE (OR) REMO
1996-06-18DOB complaint, category ?
1996-05-17DOB complaint, category ?
1995
1995-11-22DOB violation LANDMK:
1995-10-26DOB complaint, category ?
1995-10-05DOB violation LANDMK:
1995-10-03DOB complaint, category ?
1995-09-12DOB complaint, category ?
1995-09-07DOB violation LANDMK:
1995-08-30DOB complaint, category ?
1995-01-10Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-01-10Permit EW — ISSUED
1993
1993-03-03Agreement — from RETURN TO HOME CO to CHEMICAL BANK
1992
1992-10-02DOB violation C:
1992-10-02DOB violation C:
1992-09-25DOB violation LANDMK:
1992-06-25DOB violation LANDMK:
1992-06-25DOB violation LANDMRK:
1992-04-10Agreement — from RETURN TO HOME CO to CHEMICAL BANK
1992-03-16ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK DONE WITHOUT PERMIT. ROLL DOWN SHUTTER INSTALLED IN FRONT OF STORE WINDOW & DOOR. PRIOR TO THIS INSPECTION. NO PERMIT. REMEDY
1992-02-25DOB complaint, category ?
1992-01-29Permit EW — ISSUED
1990
1990-07-12DOB violation ES:
1990-05-22DOB violation B: 18B FRESH AIR INDUCER FAN NOT IN OPERATION-REMOVE DEBRIS
1987
1987-01-15Mortgage assigned — from AMERICAN SAVINGS BK; FRANKLIN SVGS BK FKA to CHEMICAL BANK
1987-01-15Deed — from HAAR, CHARLES N. EXECUTOR; ABRAMS, CHARLES L/W/T; ABRAMS, RUTH ESTATE/; ABRAMS, RALPS LWT/ to HOME COMPANY
1987-01-15Mortgage assigned — from RETURN TO HOME CO to CHEMICAL BANK
1987-01-15Mortgage $4,326,122 — from RETURN TO HOME CO to CHEMICAL BANK$4,326,122
1987-01-15Agreement — from RETURN TO HOME CO to CHEMICAL BANK
1977
1977-10-03Agreement — from GOLDSCHMIDT, BEATRICE C; ABRAMS, RALPH EX to FRANKLIN SVGS BK NEWYRK
1977-09-12Mortgage — from ABRAMS, RALPH EX; GOLDSCHMIDT, BEATRICE C to FRANKLIN SVGS BK NEWYRK
1972
1972-07-20Agreement — from ABRAMS, RALPH EX; GOLDSCHMIDT, BEATRICE C to FRANKLIN SAVINGS BKNY; KINGS HWY SAVINGS BKFKA
1969
1969-04-29MISC — from GREENWICH VLLG HSTRCDST
1967
1967-08-24Agreement — from RALPH GRIFFEN INC to KINGS HIGHWAY SAVS BANK
1967-08-24Mortgage — from RALPH GRIFFEN INC to KINGS HIGHWAY SAVS BANK
1967-08-24Mortgage assigned — from WEST SIDE SAVINGS BANK to KINGS HIGHWAY SAVS BANK
1967-08-24LEAS — from GOLDSCHMIDT, HENRY J to KINGS HIGHWAY SAVS BANK
1967-08-24Deed — from RALPH GRIFFEN INC to GOLDSCHMIDT, BEATRICE C; ABRAMS, RALPH
1967-08-24Deed — from ABRAMS, RALPH; GOLDSCHMIDT, BEATRICE C to RALPH GRIFFEN INC
1966
1966-09-13LEAS — from ABRAMS, RALPH; GOLDSCHMIDT, BEATRICE C to JUMBLE SHOP INC