A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 86% 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 15. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and
6% 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
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Dead Animal (2).
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 (1920)
No
Six or more residential units (4)
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)
The 85 Douglass St. Condo
Head officer
Ira Meister
Managing agent
MATTHEW ADAM PROPERTIES, INC.
Last registered
2026-07-07
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
$847,905
$381,557
2026
$860,802
$387,361
2027
$0
$0
The city's market estimate has fallen
100% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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
Bergen St — F G · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Smith St / Douglass St — B57 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
Degraw St & Smith 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.
4 311 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.
Mortgage satisfied — from MEALL, DAVID to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2026-05-19
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-05
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-04
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
The full timeline
2026
2026-09-19311: Dead Animal — Squirrel
2026-09-19311: Dead Animal — Squirrel
2026-08-19Mortgage satisfied — from MEALL, DAVID to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2026-05-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-04HPD 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
2025-06-09HPD 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
2024-11-29HPD 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
2024-07-01PAT — from STEINHORN, MAX; ACORD, PEARL to BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE 85 DOUGLASS STR
2024-07-01Mortgage $1,185,000 — from STEINHORN, MAX; ACORD, PEARL to UBS BANK USA; MERS$1,185,000
2024-07-01Deed $1,685,000 — from USD 85 DOUGLASS LLC to STEINHORN, MAX; ACORD, PEARL$1,685,000
2024-04-09HPD 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
2024-03-29Mortgage satisfied — from USD 85 DOUGLASS LLC to COLORADO FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2024-03-29Mortgage satisfied — from USD 85 DOUGLASS LLC to COLORADO FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2024-03-29Mortgage satisfied — from USD 85 DOUGLASS LLC to COLORADO FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2024-03-29Mortgage satisfied — from USD 85 DOUGLASS LLC to COLORADO FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2024-03-06Deed $2,490,000 — from USD 85 DOUGLASS LLC to FORNOLES, LAUREN; FORNOLES, EDWARD$2,490,000
2024-03-06PAT — from FORNOLES, LAUREN; FORNOLES, EDWARD to THE 85 DOUGLASS STREET CONDOMINIUM
2024-02-15PAT — from KENNEDY, KATHERINE ANNA A to BOM 85 DOUGLASS STREET CONDOMINIUM
2024-02-15Deed $1,982,000 — from USD 85 DOUGLASS LLC to KENNEDY, KATHERINE ANNA$1,982,000
2024-01-05PREL — from COLORADO FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to USA 85 DOUGLASS LLC
2024-01-05Mortgage $750,000 — from MEALL, DAVID to MERS, INC.$750,000
2024-01-05PAT — from MEALL, DAVID to THE 85 DOUGLASS STREET CONDOMINIUM
2024-01-05Deed $2,050,000 — from USD 85 DOUGLASS LLC to MEALL, DAVID$2,050,000
2023
2023-11-09CDEC — from USD 85 DOUGLASS LLC
2023-11-09MAPS — from THE 85 DOUGLASS STREET CONDOMINIUM
2023-11-09CDEC — from USD 85 DOUGLASS LLC
2023-11-09CDEC — from USD 85 DOUGLASS LLC
2023-11-09MAPS — from THE 85 DOUGLASS STREET CONDOMINIUM
2023-11-09MAPS — from THE 85 DOUGLASS STREET CONDOMINIUM
2023-11-09CDEC — from USD 85 DOUGLASS LLC
2023-11-09MAPS — from THE 85 DOUGLASS STREET CONDOMINIUM
2023-04-05Permit AL — ISSUED
2023-03-22HPD 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
2022-09-30DOB complaint, category ?
2022-08-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2022-07-21Permit EQ — ISSUED
2022-04-12Permit PL — ISSUED
2022-03-28Permit AL — ISSUED
2022-03-25DOB complaint, category ?
2022-02-28DOB complaint, category ?
2022-02-28DOB complaint, category ?
2022-02-24HPD 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
2021-12-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-10-01Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-07-27Permit AL — ISSUED
2021-07-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2021-07-27Permit FO — ISSUED
2021-07-27Permit FO — ISSUED
2021-06-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2021-05-04FDNY inspection (ALT)
2021-04-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2021-04-08HPD 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
2021-04-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2021-03-02FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT_3)
2021-03-02FDNY inspection (ALT)
2021-02-16Permit AL — ISSUED
2021-02-16Permit FO — ISSUED
2021-02-16Permit FO — ISSUED
2021-01-10DOB complaint, category ?
2020
2020-10-29Permit EQ — ISSUED
2020-10-14Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason