A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 40. In ZIP 11201, 70% 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
Open HPD violations
17 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1979-01-04.
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
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Panhandling (2) · Water System (1) · Lead (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Food Poisoning (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 (1860)
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)
195 DAMASCUS OWNERS LLC
Head officer
GHASSAN MATLI
Managing agent
GHASSAN MATLI
Last registered
2019-10-22
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
$1,886,000
$848,700
2026
$2,263,000
$1,018,350
2027
$2,716,000
$1,222,200
The city's market estimate has risen
44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · 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
Borough Hall — 2 3 4 5 R · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial Bergen St — F G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Atlantic Av / Court St — B61 B63 · 200 ft
Citi Bike
Schermerhorn St & Court St · 450 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.
6 311 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: $1,059,378 on
2015-05-04 (lender: Vnb New York, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2015-05-04
AL&R $2,000,000 — from 195 DAMASCUS OWNERS, LLC to VNB NEW YORK, LLC
$2,000,000
2015-05-04
M&CON $2,000,000 — from 195 DAMASCUS OWNERS, LLC to VNB NEW YORK, LLC
$2,000,000
2015-05-04
Mortgage $1,059,379 — from 195 DAMASCUS OWNERS, LLC to VNB NEW YORK, LLC
$1,059,379
2015-05-04
Deed $3,500,000 — from 195 ATLANTIC AVENUE OWNERS, LLC to 195 DAMASCUS OWNERS, LLC
$3,500,000
2012-08-03
Mortgage $221,602 — from 195 ATLANTIC AVENUE OWNERS, L.L.C. to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK
$221,602
Ten-year activity
1050
2017
8
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
0
0
0
2018
1
6
0
1
8
2019
1
6
0
1
8
2020
0
1
0
1
2
2021
0
4
1
0
5
2022
0
4
0
1
5
2023
1
2
0
2
5
2024
0
4
0
2
6
2025
0
5
1
2
8
2026
1
2
0
2
5
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Restaurant inspection: DAMASCUS BREAD & BAKERY — grade A
2026-05-08
Boiler inspection
2026-05-01
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
2026-03-20
311: Panhandling — N/A
2025-11-26
311: Panhandling — N/A
2025-11-18
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
2026-06-29FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-06-08Restaurant inspection: DAMASCUS BREAD & BAKERY — grade A
2026-05-08Boiler inspection
2026-05-01HPD 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
2026-03-20311: Panhandling — N/A
2025
2025-11-26311: Panhandling — N/A
2025-11-18HPD 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
2025-09-02Mortgage satisfied — from 195 DAMASCUS OWNERS, LLC to VNB OF NEW YORK LLC; VALLEY NATIONAL BANK; VNB NEW YORK LLC
2025-07-23Boiler inspection
2025-06-06HPD 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
2025-05-29311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2025-04-16311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Not Separated
2024-11-25HPD 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
2024-10-24311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-04-08HPD 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
2024-04-02Boiler inspection
2024-03-12311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2023
2023-11-24Restaurant inspection: DAMASCUS BREAD & BAKERY — grade A
2023-11-17HPD 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
2023-03-21HPD 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
2022-12-07Boiler inspection
2022-11-04HPD 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
2022-09-03311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2022-02-23HPD 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
2022-02-23HPD 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
2021
2021-12-07CERR — from VNB NEW YORK, LLC to 195 ATLANTIC AVENUE
2021-05-19311: Consumer Complaint — Retail Store
2021-04-07HPD 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
2021-04-07HPD 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
2021-04-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-11-07311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2020-08-19Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-12-01311: Street Light Condition — Fixture/Luminaire Damaged
2019-11-26311: Street Light Condition — Lamppost Knocked Down
2019-11-26311: Street Light Condition — Lamppost Damaged
2019-11-26311: Street Light Condition — Lamppost Base Door/Cover Damaged
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-11-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-10-31311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-10-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-10-15HPD 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
2018-09-07311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2018-07-16Boiler inspection
2018-05-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2016
2016-11-03HPD 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
2016-05-23311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2015
2015-10-07HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-08-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR INOPERABLE LOCATED AT APT 3, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2015-08-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2015-08-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2015-08-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2015-06-17311: Consumer Complaint — Overcharge
2015-05-23311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2015-05-04AL&R $2,000,000 — from 195 DAMASCUS OWNERS, LLC to VNB NEW YORK, LLC$2,000,000
2015-05-04M&CON $2,000,000 — from 195 DAMASCUS OWNERS, LLC to VNB NEW YORK, LLC$2,000,000
2015-05-04Mortgage $1,059,379 — from 195 DAMASCUS OWNERS, LLC to VNB NEW YORK, LLC$1,059,379
2015-05-04Mortgage assigned — from BANK OF THE OZARKS SUCCESSOR TO INTERVES to VNB NEW YORK, LLC
2015-05-04Deed $3,500,000 — from 195 ATLANTIC AVENUE OWNERS, LLC to 195 DAMASCUS OWNERS, LLC$3,500,000
2015-04-22Deed — from FRANGELLA, JOSEPH to 195 ATLANTIC AVENUE OWNERS LLC
2014
2014-06-30311: Broken Muni Meter — Timer Defect - Fast/Fail
2013
2013-12-12311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2012-09-19Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION
2012-08-03TL&R — from 195 ATLANTIC AVENUE OWNERS, L.L.C. to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK
2012-08-03Mortgage assigned — from FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK
2012-08-03Agreement — from 195 ATLANTIC AVENUE OWNERS, L.L.C. to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK
2012-08-03Mortgage $221,602 — from 195 ATLANTIC AVENUE OWNERS, L.L.C. to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK$221,602
2012-05-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-03-29Job filed: TO REPLACE & REMOVE EXISTING A/C WITH NEW IN RESPONSE TO VIOLATION#112-997-37K. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY USE OR EGRESS.$15,000
2010-12-11311: Broken Muni Meter — Credit Card Stuck in Meter
2010-12-10311: Broken Muni Meter — Credit Card Stuck in Meter
2010-11-12311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2010-08-18311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2010-08-17311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2010-07-31311: Broken Muni Meter — Timer Defect - Fast/Fail
2008
2008-09-18AL&R — from 195 ATLANTIC OWNERS, LLC to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK
2008-09-18Mortgage — from 195 ATLANTIC AVENUE OWNERS, LLC to FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK
2008-09-18Deed — from HALABY , DENNIS to 195 ATLANTIC AVENUE OWNERS, LLC
2007
2007-09-04Deed — from THOMAS, NEE HALABY, LORRAINE to HALABY, JR, HENRY; HALABY, DENNIS
2007-09-04Deed — from OWEN, KAREN H to HALABY, DENNIS; HALABY, JR, HENRY
2004
2004-06-03DOB violation LANDMK:
2002
2002-12-24Deed — from HALABY, HENRY to HALABY, HENRY; HALABY, DENNIS
1992
1992-11-28DOB violation P:
1992-11-23DOB violation P:
1992-06-01DOB complaint, category ?
1992-05-13DOB violation C: XXX
1991
1991-10-24Permit AL — ISSUED
1990
1990-06-13DOB violation LANDMK:
1990-06-13DOB violation LANDMRK:
1984
1984-11-26HPD class C: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY LOCK ENTRY DOOR 2 STY.
1979
1979-01-04HPD class A: SECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE
1966
1966-11-18LDMK — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; COMMISS OF NYC; LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMM OF NYC; LANDMARKS PRESER