The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 71% 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 5.7. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
4% 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
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: Damaged Tree (1) · Snow or Ice (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Curb Condition (1).
Filed construction activity
$1,344,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (3 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 (1898)
Yes
Six or more residential units (7)
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)
21 POLHEMUS FEE OWNER LLC
Head officer
ADAM JERNOW
Managing agent
WAYFINDERPM LLC
Last registered
2025-09-19
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
$2,083,000
$937,350
2026
$2,220,000
$999,000
2027
$2,513,000
$1,130,850
The city's market estimate has risen
21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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
Grand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 7 Av — B Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 7 Av / Garfield Pl — B67 B69 · 300 ft
Citi Bike
Garfield Pl & 8 Ave · 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,725,000 on
2021-01-25 (lender: Ponce Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2022-11-25
AL&R $2,800,000 — from 21 POLHEMUS FEE OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$2,800,000
2022-11-25
Agreement $2,800,000 — from 21 POLHEMUS FEE OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$2,800,000
2022-11-25
Mortgage $1,134,850 — from 21 POLHEMUS FEE OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$1,134,850
2021-01-25
Mortgage $1,725,000 — from 21 POLHEMUS FEE OWNER LLC to PONCE BANK
$1,725,000
2021-01-25
Deed $2,300,000 — from PRIZEMAN, JOHN; PRIZEMAN, DIANA SHELLEY to 21 POLHEMUS FEE OWNER LLC
$2,300,000
2021-01-25
AL&R $1,725,000 — from 21 POLHEMUS FEE OWNER LLC to PONCE BANK
$1,725,000
2020-12-01
Sold for $2,300,000
$2,300,000
$328,571
1994-11-18
Mortgage $210,000 — from PRIZEMAN, JOHN A; PRIZEMAN, DIANA SHELLEY to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK
$210,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
22
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
2
0
0
3
2018
0
0
1
0
2
3
2019
0
0
3
0
1
4
2020
0
0
4
1
1
6
2021
9
3
6
4
0
22
2022
5
3
5
5
0
18
2023
0
2
4
0
0
6
2024
0
1
1
4
0
6
2025
0
1
4
0
0
5
2026
0
0
0
2
0
2
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2024-05-30AALR — from IN ITS CAPACITY AS RECEIVER FOR; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION; SIGNATURE BRIDGE B to SIG CRE 2023 VENTURE LLC
2024-05-30AALR — from IN ITS CAPACITY AS RECEIVER FOR; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION; SIGNATURE BANK, NE to SIGNATURE BRIDGE BANK, N.A.
2024-05-30Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION; IN ITS CAPACITY AS RECEIVER FOR; SIGNATURE BANK, NE to SIGNATURE BRIDGE BANK, N.A.
2024-05-30Mortgage assigned — from IN ITS CAPACITY AS RECEIVER FOR; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION; SIGNATURE BRIDGE B to SIG CRE 2023 VENTURE LLC
2024-01-18311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2023
2023-12-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-10-28311: Damaged Tree — Tree Alive - in Poor Condition
2023-03-24HPD 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
2022
2022-11-25AL&R $2,800,000 — from 21 POLHEMUS FEE OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$2,800,000
2022-11-25TL&R — from 21 POLHEMUS FEE OWNER LLC to PONCE BANK
2022-11-25Mortgage assigned — from PONCE BANK to SIGNATURE BANK
2022-11-25Agreement $2,800,000 — from 21 POLHEMUS FEE OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$2,800,000
2022-11-25Mortgage $1,134,850 — from 21 POLHEMUS FEE OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK$1,134,850
2022-11-09HPD 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
2022-08-31Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-08-31Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2022-08-03Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-08-03Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2022-07-14Job filed: RENOVATE (8) APT UNITS & COMMON HALLWAY FROM CELLAR TO ROOF, INCLUDE REMOVING AND INSTALLING NEW INTERIOR NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS,, MECHANICAL, LI$619,000
2022-04-26DOB complaint, category ?
2022-03-11311: Urinating in Public — N/A
2022-01-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-01-05311: General Construction/Plumbing — Adjacent Buildings Not Protected
2022-01-05311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2022-01-05DOB complaint, category ?
2022-01-05DOB complaint, category ?
2021
2021-10-21311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Excessive
2021-10-21DOB complaint, category ?
2021-09-20Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2021-09-20Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2021-08-17Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2021-08-17Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2021-08-04311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Falling Or In Danger Of Falling
2021-08-04DOB complaint, category ?
2021-08-03Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2021-07-30Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2021-07-30Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2021-07-20Job filed: RENOVATE (8) APT UNITS & COMMON HALLWAY FROM CELLAR TO ROOF, INCLUDE REMOVING AND INSTALLING NEW INTERIOR NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS,, MECHANICAL, LI$619,000
2021-07-20Job filed: File PL workt through the building in conjunction with OT job # B00542929$106,000
2021-06-17311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2021-06-17DOB complaint, category ?
2021-04-12HPD 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
2021-01-25Mortgage $1,725,000 — from 21 POLHEMUS FEE OWNER LLC to PONCE BANK$1,725,000
2021-01-25Deed $2,300,000 — from PRIZEMAN, JOHN; PRIZEMAN, DIANA SHELLEY to 21 POLHEMUS FEE OWNER LLC$2,300,000
2021-01-25Mortgage satisfied — from PRIZEMAN, JOHN A; PRIZEMAN, DIANA S to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY REALTY CORP.
2021-01-25AL&R $1,725,000 — from 21 POLHEMUS FEE OWNER LLC to PONCE BANK$1,725,000
2021-01-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-08-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-03-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-03-28Boiler inspection
2017
2017-09-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-02-19311: General Construction/Plumbing — Landmark Bldg - Illegal Work
2017-02-19DOB complaint, category ?
2016
2016-11-14HPD 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