The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 70% 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 6. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
2% 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
4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2014-03-07.
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
No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
Filed construction activity
$308,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (6 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 (1893)
Yes
Six or more residential units (10)
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)
BEAR HOUSE OWNERS C/O SYNOPTIC MANAGEMENT
Head officer
JED SERBY
Managing agent
SYNOPTIC MANAGEMENT
Last registered
2024-07-02
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
$4,786,000
$2,153,700
2026
$5,105,000
$2,297,250
2027
$5,382,000
$2,421,900
The city's market estimate has risen
12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY
Building systems
Heating fuel
NO2FUEL
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
81 St-Museum of Natural History — B C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 79 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 80 St — M7 M11 M79-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike
Amsterdam Ave & W 82 St · 750 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.
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: $180,000 on
1988-04-04 (lender: Holden, Thomas E and Peskoff, Michael). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2025-01-17
RPTT&RET $778,000 — from FRANK, MARY JOHN to KOHUT, ANTON; KELLY, LARA
$778,000
2025-01-07
Sold for $778,000
$778,000
$77,800
2024-05-14
RPTT&RET $535,000 — from MACHADO, FREDDY to BAKSYS, CLIFFORD JR.; ALLEN, KYLE
$535,000
2024-05-07
Sold for $535,000
$535,000
$53,500
2024-02-14
RPTT&RET $778,000 — from MACHADO, FREDDY to FRANK, MARY JOHN
$778,000
2024-02-07
Sold for $778,000
$778,000
$77,800
2023-02-06
RPTT&RET $1,150,000 — from MACHADO, FREDDY to LODISE, SUSIE
$1,150,000
2023-01-31
Sold for $1,150,000
$1,150,000
$115,000
2020-01-28
RPTT&RET $1,750,000 — from BROWN, RYAN; BROWN, VICTORIA ARBITER to SERBY, JED; ANDERSON, LINZY
$1,750,000
2020-01-21
Sold for $1,750,000
$1,750,000
$175,000
2015-06-02
RPTT&RET $585,000 — from MCGUINN, ERIC; DOYLE, COURTNEY to OZKURT, OZLEN
$585,000
2013-10-24
RPTT&RET $1,035,000 — from REGAN, LAURA to SOPPELSA, GABRIELA M
$1,035,000
2012-09-14
RPTT&RET $1,750,000 — from WINDSOR, SEAN DAVID; SCHMIDT WINDSOR, SARAH to BROWN, RYAN; ARBITER BROWN, VICTORIA
$1,750,000
2011-07-05
RPTT&RET $1,700,000 — from KATZ, SARA; KATZ, LEWIS to WINDSOR, SARAH; WINDSOR, SEAN
$1,700,000
2007-04-20
RPTT&RET $1,560,000 — from BRIAMONTE, AMY; STEYERMARK, ALEXANDER to KATZ, SARA; KATZ, LEWIS
$1,560,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
22
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
0
0
3
3
2018
1
0
0
0
3
4
2019
2
0
1
0
4
7
2020
2
4
8
2
2
18
2021
3
0
1
4
2
10
2022
6
0
8
3
5
22
2023
2
0
2
2
3
9
2024
1
1
2
4
2
10
2025
0
0
2
2
2
6
2026
0
0
1
0
1
2
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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
2026-04-01
Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-16
Boiler inspection
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
The full timeline
2026
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
2026-04-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-12-16Boiler inspection
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
2025-01-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-01-17RPTT&RET $778,000 — from FRANK, MARY JOHN to KOHUT, ANTON; KELLY, LARA$778,000
2025-01-07Sold for $778,000$778,000
2024
2024-05-14RPTT&RET $535,000 — from MACHADO, FREDDY to BAKSYS, CLIFFORD JR.; ALLEN, KYLE$535,000
2024-05-07Sold for $535,000$535,000
2024-04-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2024-03-26DOB complaint, category ?
2024-03-11Boiler inspection
2024-02-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-02-14RPTT&RET $778,000 — from MACHADO, FREDDY to FRANK, MARY JOHN$778,000
2023-08-07Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2023-05-23Boiler inspection
2023-03-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-03-16HPD 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
2023-02-06RPTT&RET $1,150,000 — from MACHADO, FREDDY to LODISE, SUSIE$1,150,000
2022-07-09311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2022-07-07Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE NYC BUILDING CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANC$9,000
2022-06-20311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2022-06-13Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-05-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-04-27Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-03-24311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-03-22RPTT&RET — from MICHAEL PORER PESKOFF LIVING TRUST to MACHADO, FREDDY
2022-03-22RPTT&RET — from MICHAEL PORER PESKOFF LIVING TRUST to MACHADO, FREDDY
2022-03-21Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-03-09Deed transfer (nominal price)
2022-02-16HPD 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
2022-02-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-01-31311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2022-01-28Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2021
2021-11-16Job filed: FILING FOR THE INTERIOR RENOVATION OF UNIT 2F ON THE 2ND FLOOR. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$60,000
2021-11-16Job filed: Filing application for Interior Plumbing Work in apartment 2F on the 2nd floor. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.$18,000
2021-11-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-11-09Boiler inspection
2021-07-20Job filed: MASONRY FACADE WORK AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$200,000
2021-07-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-03-09RPTT&RET — from MICHAEL PORTER PESKOFF LIVING TRUST to MACHADO, FREDDY
2021-03-09RPTT&RET — from MICHAEL PORTER PESKOFF LIVING TRUST to MACHADO, FREDDY
2021-03-09RPTT&RET — from MICHAEL PORTER PESKOFF LIVING TRUST to MACHADO, FREDDY
2021-02-25Deed transfer (nominal price)
2020
2020-12-09311: Water Quality — unknown odor/taste in drinking water (QA6)
2020-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-10-21Boiler inspection
2020-10-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-10-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-10-01Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2020-09-30Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF$1,000
2020-09-29311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2020-09-29311: COVID-19 Non-essential Construction — Construction
2020-09-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT(S). NOTED: AT TIME OF INSPECTION SIDEWALK SHED BEING ERECTED WITHOUT OBTAINING REQUIRED PERMITS AND APPROVED F$625
2020-09-29DOB complaint, category ?
2020-09-29DOB complaint, category ?
2020-09-29DOB complaint, category ?
2020-08-11311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2020-04-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-03-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-01-28RPTT&RET $1,750,000 — from BROWN, RYAN; BROWN, VICTORIA ARBITER to SERBY, JED; ANDERSON, LINZY$1,750,000
2020-01-21Sold for $1,750,000$1,750,000
2019
2019-10-29Boiler inspection
2019-08-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-06-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-04-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-03-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-03-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2018
2018-12-06Job filed: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION ON APARTMENT 3F ON REPLACEMENT AND INSTALL DISHWASHER NEW LAUNDRY CLOSET AND INSTALL WASHER/DRYER COMBO UNIT INSTALL NEW PLUMBING$20,000
2018-08-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-11Boiler inspection
2018-01-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-08-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-06-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-04-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2015-06-02RPTT&RET $585,000 — from MCGUINN, ERIC; DOYLE, COURTNEY to OZKURT, OZLEN$585,000
2015-05-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-05-11311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2014
2014-11-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2014-11-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2014-06-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-04-15City emergency repair (OMO): as per the requirement contract with hpd. apartment: 1f1r supply and install the missing or repair/replace the defective$50
2014-03-07HPD class C: SECTION 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW Y
2014-03-06311: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2014-03-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013
2013-10-24RPTT&RET $1,035,000 — from REGAN, LAURA to SOPPELSA, GABRIELA M$1,035,000
2013-05-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-09-14RPTT&RET $1,750,000 — from WINDSOR, SEAN DAVID; SCHMIDT WINDSOR, SARAH to BROWN, RYAN; ARBITER BROWN, VICTORIA$1,750,000
2012-03-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2012-02-29Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2011
2011-09-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-07-05RPTT&RET $1,700,000 — from KATZ, SARA; KATZ, LEWIS to WINDSOR, SARAH; WINDSOR, SEAN$1,700,000