The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 81% 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 2.8. In ZIP 10014, 69% 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
Open HPD violations
2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1982-06-08.
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.
What 311 hears from this address
32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (13) · Obstruction (4) · Outdoor Dining (2) · Food Establishment (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Graffiti (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 (1881)
Yes
Six or more residential units (12)
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)
128 CHARLES STREET LLC
Head officer
FELIX BERNARDO
Managing agent
EBB REALTY LLC
Last registered
2025-10-03
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
$2,818,000
$1,268,100
2026
$3,170,000
$1,426,500
2027
$2,835,000
$1,275,750
The city's market estimate has risen
1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
2 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 4 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
Christopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: W 10 St / Greenwich St — M8 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
Greenwich St & Perry St · 350 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.
32 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $260,000 on
1985-04-30 (lender: Whiting, Edward V.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2014-05-06
RPTT&RET $20,000 — from LOLA'S KITCHEN CORP. to THE ELK NYC, LLC
$20,000
1985-04-30
Mortgage $260,000 — from BERNARDO, FELIX to WHITING, EDWARD V.
$260,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
29
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
2
3
0
1
6
2018
0
3
0
1
4
2019
1
6
2
1
10
2020
0
9
0
0
9
2021
1
2
0
2
5
2022
0
5
0
2
7
2023
0
7
0
2
9
2024
1
10
0
2
13
2025
10
17
0
2
29
2026
0
9
0
1
10
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2025-09-19Restaurant inspection: THE ELK — grade A
2025-09-06HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF FLOWERPO
2019-08-01Deed — from BERNARDO, FELIX to 128 CHARLES STREET LLC
2019-07-31Deed transfer (nominal price)
2019-07-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-06-20311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2019-06-20311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2019-03-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-02-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-12-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-10-11311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2018-05-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-08-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-05-15ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR BUILDING DEPT RECORDS NOTE: NOTED: AT TIME OF INSPECTION THE CEL$600
2017-02-22311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2017-02-22DOB complaint, category ?
2017-02-02311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2016-11-07311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2016-11-06311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2016-10-25HPD 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
2016-02-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-05-06RPTT&RET $20,000 — from LOLA'S KITCHEN CORP. to THE ELK NYC, LLC$20,000
2010-02-22Job filed: INSTALLATION OF NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, ERGRESS, OR OCCUPANY.$4,000
2010-02-22Job filed: INSTALLATION OF NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, ERGRESS, OR OCCUPANY.$4,000
2010-02-22Job filed: INSTALLATION OF NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, ERGRESS, OR OCCUPANY.$4,000
2010-01-20DOB violation LANDMK:
2010-01-20DOB violation LANDMK:
2010-01-20DOB violation LANDMK:
2009
2009-12-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-10-22Job filed: PROPOSE INTERIOR DEMOLITION & RENOVATION OF EXISTING STORE AT 1ST FLOOR; INSTALLATION OF NEW PARTITIONS, FLOORING & INTERIOR FINISHED AS PER P$29,820
2009-09-22DOB complaint, category ?
2009-09-08Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-09-08Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVYDUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMIDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2008
2008-10-29City emergency repair (OMO): location ; bldg ; s @ i brace on gooseneck ladder on roof rear (west). fasten loose batten 8th at center on 2nd fl balco$951
2008-04-29DOB complaint, category ?
2008-04-28DOB complaint, category ?
2007
2007-02-20DOB complaint, category ?
2006
2006-10-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-06-05Job filed: REMOVE CONCRETE PLATFORMS & COLUMNS INFORMER LAUNDROMAT ALSO METAL VENT DUCTS NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS/OCCPY$8,000
2004
2004-11-30Tenant complaint: CONSTRUCTION — ROOF
2001
2001-01-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2000
2000-09-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-09-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-08-31Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF APARTMENT # 2 AT SECOND FLOOR INCLUDING : RELOCATION OF BATHROOM AND KITCHEN FIXTURES, MINOR PARTITION WORK NEW FINISHES AS IND$16,000
2000-08-31Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF APARTMENT # 2 AT SECOND FLOOR INCLUDING : RELOCATION OF BATHROOM AND KITCHEN FIXTURES, MINOR PARTITION WORK NEW FINISHES AS IND$16,000
1997
1997-04-17Mortgage satisfied — from BERNARDO, FELIX to WHITING, EDWARD V.
1997-02-20Permit PL — ISSUED
1997-02-20Permit PL — ISSUED
1997-01-16Permit PL — ISSUED
1997-01-07Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-10-06Permit PL — ISSUED
1992-09-23Permit EW — ISSUED
1992-05-06Permit AL — ISSUED
1989
1989-10-06DOB complaint, category ?
1988
1988-12-13ECB Non-Hazardous violation:
1985
1985-04-30Mortgage $260,000 — from BERNARDO, FELIX to WHITING, EDWARD V.$260,000
1985-04-30Deed — from WHITING, EDWARD V. to BERNARDO, FELIX
1985-04-30Mortgage satisfied — from WHITING, EDWARD V. to SPRUCE EST CORPORATION
1982
1982-06-08HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES LUMBER AT 4 STY WEST
1969
1969-03-26Mortgage assigned — from SPRUCE ESTATES CORP to FOLEY, BEATRICE
1968
1968-07-31Mortgage — from WHITING, EDWARD V to SPRUCE ESTATES CORP
1968-07-31Deed — from SPRUCE ESTATES CORP to WHITING, EDWARD V