The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
4% 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
3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1990-07-11.
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
16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (9) · Food Establishment (3) · Noise (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Street Condition (1).
Filed construction activity
$40,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (2 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 (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)
RULAH PROPERTIES LLC
Head officer
ABEIR SALEH
Managing agent
RULAH PROPERTIES LLC
Last registered
2025-07-03
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
$2,558,400
$1,151,280
2026
$2,624,000
$1,180,800
2027
$2,970,000
$1,336,500
The city's market estimate has risen
16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Odor, 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 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
Union St — R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 4 Av-9 St — F G R · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 3 St — B63 · 300 ft
Citi Bike
5 Ave & 3 St · 400 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.
16 311 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: $17,790 on
2024-08-09 (lender: Spencer Savings Bank, Sla). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2024-08-09
Mortgage $17,790 — from RULAH PROPERTIES LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA
$17,790
2024-08-09
Agreement $1,035,000 — from RULAH PROPERTIES LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA
$1,035,000
2024-08-09
AL&R $1,035,000 — from RULAH PROPERTIES LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA
$1,035,000
2014-02-19
Mortgage $325,000 — from RULAH PROPERTIES LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY
$325,000
2014-02-19
Mortgage $100,000 — from RULAH PROPERTIES LLC to MARINER'S BANK
$100,000
2014-02-19
Agreement $1,800,000 — from RULAH PROPERTIES LLC to MARINER'S BANK
$1,800,000
2008-04-18
Mortgage $1,850,000 — from 296 5TH AVENUE GROUP, LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY
$1,850,000
2008-04-18
Agreement $1,950,000 — from 296 5TH AVENUE GROUP, LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY
$1,950,000
2008-04-18
Mortgage $362,353 — from 296 5TH AVENUE GROUP, LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY
$362,353
2008-04-18
AL&R $1,950,000 — from 296 5TH AVENUE GROUP, LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY
$1,950,000
2007-05-17
Mortgage $1,700,000 — from 294 5TH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC; 296 5TH AVENUE GROUP, LLC to TISSA FUNDING CORP.
$1,700,000
2007-05-17
AL&R $1,700,000 — from 296 5TH AVENUE GROUP, LLC; 294 5TH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to TISSA FUNDING CORP.
$1,700,000
2006-08-11
Mortgage $1,620,000 — from 296 5TH AVENUE GROUP, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK
$1,620,000
2006-08-11
Mortgage $620,000 — from 296 5TH AVENUE GROUP, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK
$620,000
2006-08-11
Agreement $1,620,000 — from 296 5TH AVENUE GROUP, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK
$1,620,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
20
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
1
2
0
0
3
2018
0
1
2
0
0
3
2019
0
1
1
1
0
3
2020
0
0
5
0
1
6
2021
0
0
7
0
1
8
2022
0
0
19
0
1
20
2023
0
2
16
0
1
19
2024
2
0
5
3
2
12
2025
2
0
3
0
4
9
2026
0
0
8
0
1
9
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2024-12-12Job filed: Application filed for existing Gas boiler to remove and Installed Four (4) new gas-fired boilers on the cellar floor for each dwelling unit as per pla$18,000
2024-08-16311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2024-08-12Restaurant inspection: NATTO HIBACHI & SUSHI — grade A
2024-08-09Mortgage $17,790 — from RULAH PROPERTIES LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA$17,790
2024-08-09Agreement $1,035,000 — from RULAH PROPERTIES LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA$1,035,000
2024-08-09AL&R $1,035,000 — from RULAH PROPERTIES LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA$1,035,000
2024-07-20Job filed: Application filed to Replace existing Gas boiler with new four (4) Gas fired Boilers & HWH on cellar floor as per plan. No change in use, egress, or o$22,000
2024-07-16Boiler inspection
2024-02-09311: Street Condition — Rough, Pitted or Cracked Roads
2024-01-23311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2024-01-23311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-01-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-11-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2023-11-03311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2023-11-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-02-18HPD 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
2021-11-15311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2021-10-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2021-08-06Boiler inspection
2021-07-21311: Smoking — Smoking Violation
2021-07-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-06-30311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2021-05-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-05HPD 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
2020
2020-10-08Boiler inspection
2020-08-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-03-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-07-17Mortgage satisfied — from RULAH PROPERTIES LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY
2019-05-01311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2018
2018-06-02311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2018-05-08311: 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
2017
2017-11-15HPD 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
2017-06-06311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2016
2016-12-23311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2016-11-01HPD 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
2016-06-05311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2016-06-05311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-02-04Job filed: FILING FOR MODIFICATION OF KITCHEN RANGEHOOD FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. AS SHOWN ON PLAN. EXISTING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND FIRE SUPP. SHUT-OFF VALVE$3,000
2015-01-30DTL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
2015-01-30DTL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
2014
2014-02-19Mortgage satisfied — from 296 5TH AVENUE GROUP LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY
2014-02-19Deed — from 296 5TH AVENUE GROUP, LLC to RULAH PROPERTIES LLC
2014-02-19TL&R — from NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY to 296 5TH AVENUE GROUP LLC
2014-02-19Mortgage $325,000 — from RULAH PROPERTIES LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY$325,000
2014-02-19Mortgage $100,000 — from RULAH PROPERTIES LLC to MARINER'S BANK$100,000
2014-02-19Agreement $1,800,000 — from RULAH PROPERTIES LLC to MARINER'S BANK$1,800,000
2014-02-19Mortgage assigned — from NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORLK to MARINER'S BANK
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-11-23TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2011-07-28HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2010-08-20Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2010-08-20Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2010-08-20Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2010-08-20Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2010-08-18TLS — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
2010-03-17311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2008
2008-04-18Mortgage $1,850,000 — from 296 5TH AVENUE GROUP, LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY$1,850,000
2008-04-18Agreement $1,950,000 — from 296 5TH AVENUE GROUP, LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY$1,950,000
2008-04-18Mortgage $362,353 — from 296 5TH AVENUE GROUP, LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY$362,353
2008-04-18Mortgage assigned — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY
2008-04-18AL&R $1,950,000 — from 296 5TH AVENUE GROUP, LLC to NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK CITY$1,950,000
2008-04-18TL&R — from TISSA FUNDING CORP.; CAPITALSOURCE FINANCE, LLC to 296 5TH AVENUE GROUP, LLC; 294 5TH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC
2008-04-18PREL — from TISSA FUNDING CORP.; CAPITALSOURCE FINANCE, LLC to 294 5TH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC; 296 5TH AVENUE GROUP, LLC
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-05-17Mortgage $1,700,000 — from 294 5TH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC; 296 5TH AVENUE GROUP, LLC to TISSA FUNDING CORP.$1,700,000
2007-05-17AL&R $1,700,000 — from 296 5TH AVENUE GROUP, LLC; 294 5TH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC to TISSA FUNDING CORP.$1,700,000
2007-05-17Mortgage assigned — from TISSA FUNDING CORP. to CAPITALSOURCE FINANCE LLC
2007-05-17AALR — from TISSA FUNDING CORP. to CAPITALSOURCE FINANCE LLC
2007-03-07HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2006
2006-08-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-08-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-08-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-08-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-08-11Mortgage $1,620,000 — from 296 5TH AVENUE GROUP, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK$1,620,000
2006-08-11Mortgage $620,000 — from 296 5TH AVENUE GROUP, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK$620,000
2006-08-11TL&R — from CAPITAL SOURCE FINANCE, LLC
2006-08-11Mortgage assigned — from CAPITAL SOURCE FINANCE, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK
2006-08-11Agreement $1,620,000 — from 296 5TH AVENUE GROUP, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK$1,620,000
2006-08-11Job filed: Renovate existing store for restaurant, install fire suppression system under the kitchen hood and one HVAC unit. U.G.#6 No change in egress, occupanc$51,000
2006-08-05DOB complaint, category ?
2006-07-20Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-02-07AALR — from TISSA FUNDING, CORP to CAPITALSOURCE FINANCE LLC
2006-02-07Mortgage assigned — from TISSA FUNDING, CORP to CAPITALSOURCE FINANCE LLC
2006-01-04Deed $1,200,000 — from COLON, JESUS to 296 5TH AVENUE GROUP, LLC$1,200,000
2005
2005-12-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-10-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-10-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-10-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-08-09Job filed: Application File To Remove Exsiting Plumbing Fixtures, Remove Partition, and refurbish Exsiting Store on the 1st Floor & Corridors on the 2nd &$20,000
2005-08-09Job filed: Application File To Remove Exsiting Plumbing Fixtures, Remove Partition, and refurbish Exsiting Store on the 1st Floor & Corridors on the 2nd &$20,000
2004
2004-01-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2001
2001-09-10Agreement — from FAUCI, JOSEPH; FAUCI, PAUL; FAUCI, JOSEPH A to COLON, JESUS
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-02-01Mortgage satisfied — from COLON, DENISE; COLON, GILBERTO to 298 BORO REALTY CORP
1990
1990-07-18HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES FLOWER POTS BALC
1990-07-11HPD class B: SECTION 27-2044 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE 2 STY NORTH APT 2R. LOCATED AT APT 2R
1990-07-11HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. MAKE STATIONARY THE IRON LADDER LEADING TO SCUTTLE OPENING IN ROOF 3 STY PUBLIC HALL.
1990-07-11HPD class B: SECTION 27-2044 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE TO 3 STY NORTH APT 3R. , SECTION '' ''
1990-07-11HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTER BOARD CEILING CENTER FRONT CELLAR.
1990-07-11HPD 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
1990-07-11HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAVING CELLAR THROUGHOUT R73.
1990-07-11HPD 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
1990-07-11HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES CEILING REAR SOUTH CELLAR.
1990-07-11HPD class B: SECTION 27-2044 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE TO 3 STY SOUTH APT 3L. LOCATED AT APT 3L
1990-07-11HPD class B: SECTION 27-2039 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION 1 STY PUBLIC HALL VESTIBUL
1990-07-11HPD class C: D26-17.10 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
1990-07-11HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE BALUSTRADES ALL STYS PUBLIC HALLS
1990-07-11HPD 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
1990-07-11HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS & CEILINGS 3 STY SOUTH APT 3L THRU OUT.
1984
1984-09-05Deed — from COLON, GILBERTO; COLON, DENISE to COLON, JESUS
1976
1976-09-28Deed — from 298 BORO RLTY CORP to COLON DENISE; COLON GILBERTO
1976-09-28Mortgage assigned — from 298 BORO RLTY CORP to SAPORITO ALICE; SAPORITO JOHN
1976-09-28Mortgage — from COLON DENISE; COLON GILBERTO to 298 BORO RLTY CORP
1973
1973-05-03SAGE — from 298 BORO RLTY CORP; METROPOLITAN SAVS BK