A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 172.7. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and
10% 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
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 12).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
33 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · Residential Disposal Complaint (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Blocked Driveway (3) · Noise (3) · Snow or Ice (3).
Filed construction activity
$2,790,448 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (12 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 (1910)
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)
TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, LLC
Head officer
GLEN BROWN
Managing agent
FREESTONE PROPERTY GROUP LLC
Last registered
2026-06-30
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
$4,737,000
$284,220
2026
$4,955,000
$297,300
2027
$5,527,000
$331,620
The city's market estimate has risen
17% 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
Bergen St — 2 3 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 7 Av — B Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Dean St / Carlton Av — B65 · 200 ft
Citi Bike
Carlton Ave & Dean St · 150 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.
33 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 of them about heat or hot water.
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: $1,430,800 on
2022-03-29 (lender: Mp Real Estate Capital 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
2025-12-23
Agreement $485,595,000 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL III, L.L.C.; TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC
$485,595,000
2025-07-18
Deed $6,700,000 — from 538 CARLTON AVE, LLC to TOWNHOUSE RENTAL II, L.L.C.
$6,700,000
2025-07-03
Sold for $6,700,000
$6,700,000
$2,233,333
2022-03-29
AL&R $3,350,000 — from 538 CARLTON AVE, LLC to MP REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC
$3,350,000
2022-03-29
Mortgage $1,430,800 — from 538 CARLTON AVE, LLC to MP REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC
$1,430,800
2022-03-29
Mortgage $1,919,200 — from 538 CARLTON AVE, LLC to MP REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC
$1,919,200
2022-03-29
Deed $3,100,000 — from WHITE, LISA to 538 CARLTON AVE, LLC
$3,100,000
2022-03-17
Sold for $3,100,000
$3,100,000
$1,033,333
2012-04-23
Agreement $476,100 — from WHITE, LISA to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
$476,100
2012-04-23
Mortgage $11,112 — from WHITE, LISA to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
$11,112
2007-11-02
Mortgage $64,899 — from WHITE, LISA to BANK OF AMERICA
$64,899
2007-11-02
Agreement $475,000 — from WHITE, LISA to BANK OF AMERICA
$475,000
2004-12-07
Mortgage $424,000 — from WHITE , LISA to ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC
$424,000
2002-10-31
Mortgage $385,000 — from WHITE, LISA; WHITE, HENRIETTA to OPTION ONE MORTGAGECORPORATION
$385,000
2001-10-09
Mortgage $280,000 — from WHITE, LISA; WHITE, HENRIETTA to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGECOMPANY
$280,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
43
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
5
0
23
28
2018
0
0
0
0
20
20
2019
0
0
9
0
9
18
2020
0
0
5
0
4
9
2021
0
0
8
0
0
8
2022
2
1
4
9
0
16
2023
13
4
12
0
10
39
2024
6
0
3
0
0
9
2025
4
3
27
9
0
43
2026
4
0
16
0
0
20
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HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2026-01-20
HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCK AT BASEMENT LEADING TO CELLAR LEADING TO BOILER ROOM. AT BOILE
2026-01-17
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-17
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-11
311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2026-01-11
Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2026-01-05
HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST
2026-01-05
HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
2026-01-05
HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2026-01-05
HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT CELLAR AT PUBLIC HALL
2026-01-02
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-02
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-28
311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025-12-23
Agreement $485,595,000 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL III, L.L.C.; TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC
2025-12-23
Mortgage assigned — from WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2025-12-23
Deed — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL II, L.L.C. to TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C.
2025-12-16
311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025-12-15
Deed transfer (nominal price)
2025-12-13
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-13
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-10
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-08
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-08
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-05
311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2025-12-05
Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2025-11-21
311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2025-11-05
311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Noisy
2025-10-30
Certificate of occupancy Renewal Without Change
2025-10-29
311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2025-10-23
311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
The full timeline
2026
2026-10-02Certificate of occupancy Renewal Without Change
2026-07-13Certificate of occupancy Renewal Without Change
2026-06-26311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
2026-06-07311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-04-27Certificate of occupancy Renewal Without Change
2026-04-10311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-02-02Certificate of occupancy Renewal Without Change
2026-01-26311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2026-01-20HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2026-01-20HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCK AT BASEMENT LEADING TO CELLAR LEADING TO BOILER ROOM. AT BOILE
2026-01-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-11311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2026-01-11Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2026-01-05HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST
2026-01-05HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
2026-01-05HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2026-01-05HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT CELLAR AT PUBLIC HALL
2026-01-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025
2025-12-28311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025-12-23Agreement $485,595,000 — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL III, L.L.C.; TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C. to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC$485,595,000
2025-12-23Mortgage assigned — from WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2025-12-23Deed — from TOWNHOUSE RENTAL II, L.L.C. to TOWNHOUSE RENTAL, L.L.C.
2025-12-16311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025-12-15Deed transfer (nominal price)
2025-12-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-05311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2025-12-05Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2025-11-21311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2025-11-05311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Noisy
2025-10-30Certificate of occupancy Renewal Without Change
2025-10-29311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2025-10-23311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2025-10-16311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-10-15311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2025-10-09311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-10-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-10-02311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2025-09-28311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2025-09-18311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-09-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-07-29Certificate of occupancy Renewal Without Change
2025-07-18Mortgage satisfied — from 538 CARLTON AVE, LLC to SILAC INSURANCE COMPANY
2025-07-18Deed $6,700,000 — from 538 CARLTON AVE, LLC to TOWNHOUSE RENTAL II, L.L.C.$6,700,000
2025-07-18Mortgage satisfied — from 538 CARLTON AVE, LLC to SILAC INSURANCE COMPANY
2025-07-18TL&R — from SILAC INSURANCE COMPANY to 538 CARLTON AVE, LLC
2025-07-03Sold for $6,700,000$6,700,000
2025-06-08311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2025-05-02Certificate of occupancy Renewal Without Change
2025-01-03311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2025-01-03ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE HOUSEKEEPING NOTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT FRONT BUILDING ENTRANCE EXCESSIVE LOOSE CONSTRUC
2024-10-07Job filed: Proposed to convert existing parsonage residence (2-family house) to a new 4-family with gut rehab renovation per plan. Obtain a new C of O.$735,000
2024-07-08Job filed: Proposed to convert existing parsonage residence (2-family house) to a new 4-family with gut rehab renovation per plan. Obtain a new C of O.$735,000
2024-06-07Job filed: PROPOSE INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM AS PER PLAN FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-CO JOB #B00764351-I1$53,741
2024-05-09Job filed: PROPOSE INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM AS PER PLAN FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-CO JOB #B00764351-I1$53,741
2024-05-03Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2024-01-08Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2023
2023-12-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-12-28Permit Sprinklers — Signed-off
2023-11-07311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Falling Or In Danger Of Falling
2023-11-07DOB complaint, category ?
2023-10-31Job filed: PROPOSE INSTALLATION OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AS PER PLAN FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-CO JOB #B00764351-I1$60,000
2023-08-24Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2023-08-24Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY LIGHT DUTY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF 2022 THE NYC BUILDING CODE. NO CHANGE $1,000
2023-08-05311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2023-08-02Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2023-08-01Job 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
2023-07-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-06-14Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2023-06-10311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2023-06-10DOB complaint, category ?
2023-05-25311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2023-05-23311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2023-05-17311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2023-05-09311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Excessive
2023-05-09DOB complaint, category ?
2023-05-02311: General Construction/Plumbing — Adjacent Buildings Not Protected
2023-05-02DOB complaint, category ?
2023-04-27Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2023-04-27Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2023-04-25Permit Structural — Signed-off
2023-04-05Job filed: PROPOSE INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM AS PER PLAN FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-CO JOB #B00764351-I1$53,741
2023-04-05Job filed: PROPOSE INSTALLATION OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AS PER PLAN FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT-CO JOB #B00764351-I1$60,000
2023-04-05Job filed: Installation of new gas fired stove and gas fired HWH and associated piping as per plan.$180,500
2023-03-31Asbestos abatement: Removal — Cappa Inc
2023-03-31Asbestos abatement: Removal — Cappa Inc
2023-03-31Asbestos abatement: Removal — Cappa Inc
2023-03-31Asbestos abatement: Removal — Cappa Inc
2023-03-31Asbestos abatement: Removal — Cappa Inc
2023-03-31Asbestos abatement: Removal — Cappa Inc
2023-03-31Asbestos abatement: Removal — Cappa Inc
2023-03-31Asbestos abatement: Removal — Cappa Inc
2023-03-31Asbestos abatement: Removal — Cappa Inc
2023-03-31Asbestos abatement: Removal — Cappa Inc
2023-03-12311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2022
2022-12-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-11-17HPD 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
2022-11-04Job filed: Propose Structural work for floor joist replacement, filed in conjunction with Alt-CO-GC # B00764351-I1.$121,725
2022-10-06311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building - Vacant, Open And Unguarded
2022-07-26Job filed: Proposed to convert existing parsonage residence (2-family house) to a new 4-family with gut rehab renovation per plan. Obtain a new C of O.$735,000
2022-04-27Mortgage satisfied — from WHITE, LISA to BANK OF AMERICA NA; FIRST AMERICAN MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS LLC
2022-03-29Mortgage assigned — from MP REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC to SILAC INSURANCE COMPANY
2022-03-29AL&R $3,350,000 — from 538 CARLTON AVE, LLC to MP REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC$3,350,000
2022-03-29AALR — from MP REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC to SILAC INSURANCE COMPANY
2022-03-29Mortgage assigned — from MP REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC to SILAC INSURANCE COMPANY
2022-03-29Mortgage $1,430,800 — from 538 CARLTON AVE, LLC to MP REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC$1,430,800
2022-03-29Mortgage $1,919,200 — from 538 CARLTON AVE, LLC to MP REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC$1,919,200
2022-03-29Deed $3,100,000 — from WHITE, LISA to 538 CARLTON AVE, LLC$3,100,000