A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 50. 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
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2
’23–24
2
’25–26
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
33 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (14) · Snow or Ice (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Water System (1).
Filed construction activity
$73,495 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 (1930)
No
Six or more residential units (2)
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)
ARIEL VENTURES, LLC
Head officer
RACHEL PHIPPS
Managing agent
PARKVIEW MANAGEMENT GROUP
Last registered
2025-10-11
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
$629,000
$283,050
2026
$882,000
$396,900
2027
$938,000
$422,100
The city's market estimate has risen
49% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
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
Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Park Pl — S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Washington Av / Prospect Pl — B45 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
Washington Ave & Park Pl · 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 — 2 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: $250,000 on
2019-12-16 (lender: Mw Lending 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
2020-07-17
Deed $1,999,990 — from FOFANAH, FATMATA; SANKOH, GEORGE to ARIEL VENTURES, LLC.
$1,999,990
2020-07-08
Sold for $1,999,990
$1,999,990
$999,995
2019-12-16
Mortgage $250,000 — from SANKOH, GEORGE; FOFANAH, FATMATA to MW LENDING LLC
$250,000
2001-04-24
Mortgage $286,483 — from SANKOH, GEORGE; FOFANAH, FATMATA to OLYMPIA MORTGAGE CORP
$286,483
2000-02-22
Mortgage $267,100 — from SANKOH, GEORGE; FOFANAH, FATMATA to CONSUMER HOME MORTGAGE
$267,100
1999-12-02
Mortgage $112,000 — from SANKOH, GEORGE to ARONSON, ALEXANDER
$112,000
1994-01-04
Mortgage $75,000 — from LA RESPECTABLE LOGEETC to JEFFERSON, JOSEPH
$75,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
28
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
3
0
2
0
0
5
2018
0
1
3
0
0
4
2019
0
1
4
3
1
9
2020
0
0
2
3
1
6
2021
0
0
5
0
0
5
2022
2
0
9
0
0
11
2023
0
4
3
0
2
9
2024
0
0
6
0
3
9
2025
0
0
8
0
4
12
2026
2
2
22
0
2
28
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311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2026-09-02
311: Litter Basket Request — Replacement Basket
2026-08-26
Boiler inspection
2026-07-09
Job filed: STOREFRONT RENOVATION ONLY OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL STORE TO RESOLVE ECB VIOLATION # 39192217N. NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY IN THIS A
2026-06-24
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-06-22
311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2026-06-17
311: Dirty Condition — Broken Glass
2026-06-11
ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ATOI OBSERVED CONSTRUCTION WORK IN PROGRESS AT THE 1ST FLOOR STORE FRONT OF PROPERTY. REMOVED THE BRICK WALL AND REPLACED IT WITH
2026-06-09
311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2026-06-09
DOB complaint, category ?
2026-06-05
311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-05-01
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-04-20
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-16
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-03-27
Eviction executed
2026-03-02
311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-03-02
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-02-26
311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2026-02-25
311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2026-02-21
311: Noise — Noise: Manufacturing Noise (NK1)
2026-02-12
311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2026-02-05
311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2026-02-02
311: Snow or Ice — Pedestrian Feature
2026-02-01
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-01
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-01
311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2026-01-03
311: Illegal Parking — License Plate Obscured
2025-12-18
Boiler inspection
2025-12-17
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-12-17
311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2025-12-17
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
2025-11-01
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-10-29
311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-10-29
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
The full timeline
2026
2026-10-05Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-09-11311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2026-07-09Job filed: STOREFRONT RENOVATION ONLY OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL STORE TO RESOLVE ECB VIOLATION # 39192217N. NO CHANGE IN USE, MEANS OF EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY IN THIS A$70,320
2026-06-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-06-22311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2026-06-17311: Dirty Condition — Broken Glass
2026-06-11ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ATOI OBSERVED CONSTRUCTION WORK IN PROGRESS AT THE 1ST FLOOR STORE FRONT OF PROPERTY. REMOVED THE BRICK WALL AND REPLACED IT WITH $2,500
2026-06-09311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2026-06-09DOB complaint, category ?
2026-06-05311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-05-01311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-04-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-16311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-03-27Eviction executed
2026-03-02311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-03-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-08-23Job filed: Installation of temporary supported scaffold as per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2014 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress an$3,175
2022-08-14311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2022-08-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-08-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-08-09311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2017-05-16Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2014 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2017-05-16Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2014 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2013-08-14DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2013-08-14DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2013-08-14DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2013-05-22DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2013-05-22DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2013-05-09ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ELECTRICAL WORK W/O PERMIT.NOTE:ELECTRICAL WIRING OF ILLLUMINATED ELECTRIC SIGN OUTSIDE & ATM MACHINE OUTSIDE FRONT OF STORE.BRANC$2,400
2013-05-09ECB CLASS - 1 violation: UNAPPROVED,UNSAFE,UNSUITABLE ELECTRICAL EQUIP APPARATUS,MATERIALS,DEVICES,APPLIANCES OR WIRING IN USE.NOTED:DEFECTIVE WIRING OUTSI$1,600
2013-05-09ECB CLASS - 1 violation: 600.3C ILLUMINATED ELECTRIC SIGN 'ATM' DBL-SIDED PRIOR TO OBTAINING PERMIT,INPSECTION & TAGGING.INSTALLED OUTSIDE,WIRING WAS NOT P$1,600
2013-02-22ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ELECTRICAL WORK W/O PERMIT (OBSERVED AT 3PM 15 HIGH HAT FIXTURES INSTALLED IN CEILING AT GROCERY) REMEDY: OBTAIN PERMIT.$400
2013-02-22ECB CLASS - 2 violation: (UNAPPROVED UNSAFE UNSUITABLE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT APPARATUS MATERIALSDEVICES APPLIANCES OR WIRING IN USE) (2)(INDOOR 8FT FLORESCE$400
2013-02-22ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ELECTRICAL WORK W/O PERMIT OBSERVED AT 2:45PM (2) 8FT FLORESCENT FIXTURES INSTALLED UNDER CANOPY AT BARBER SHOP. REMEDY: OBTAIN PE$800
2004-09-27Job filed: BUILDER PAVING PLAN (BPP) CHECKLIST SUBM ITTED HEREWITH FOR TOTAL FRONTA E OF 107 LINEAL FEET NO WORK REQUIRED FI LED IN CONJUCTION WITH NEW BUILDING
2004-06-21Job filed: SPRINKLER INSTALLATION IN NEW BUILDING OF 4 STORIES AND CELLAR. FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH DOB APPLICATION #301810510.$1,000
2004-06-21Job filed: SPRINKLER INSTALLATION IN NEW BUILDING OF 4 STORIES AND CELLAR. FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH DOB APPLICATION #301810510.$1,000
2004-03-02Job filed: NB
2001
2001-09-07Mortgage satisfied — from SANKOH, GEORGE; FOFANAH, FATMATA to CONSUMER HOME MORTGAGE INC
2001-08-17Mortgage satisfied — from SANKOH, GEORGE to ARONSON, ALEXANDER
2001-08-17Mortgage satisfied — from SANKOH, GEORGE to ARONSON, ALEXANDER
2001-04-24Mortgage $286,483 — from SANKOH, GEORGE; FOFANAH, FATMATA to OLYMPIA MORTGAGE CORP$286,483
2001-04-24Mortgage assigned — from OLYMPIA MORTGAGE CORP to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC
2000
2000-03-15Permit PL — ISSUED
2000-03-07Permit AL — ISSUED
2000-03-07Permit EQ — ISSUED
2000-03-02Job filed: ADDING WORKS TYPES TO DOC 2 MECH BL EQ
2000-03-02Job filed: ADDING WORKS TYPES TO DOC 2 MECH BL EQ
2000-03-02Job filed: ADDING WORKS TYPES TO DOC 2 MECH BL EQ
2000-02-22DTL — from BANK OF NEW YORK
2000-02-22Mortgage $267,100 — from SANKOH, GEORGE; FOFANAH, FATMATA to CONSUMER HOME MORTGAGE$267,100
2000-02-22Deed — from SANKOH, GEORGE to FOFANAH, FATMATA; SANKOH, GEORGE
2000-02-22Mortgage satisfied — from SANKOH, GEORGE to KOROMA, FODAY
2000-02-22Mortgage assigned — from CONSUMER HOME MORTGAGE INC to FIRSTAR BANK NA
1999
1999-12-02Mortgage $112,000 — from SANKOH, GEORGE to ARONSON, ALEXANDER$112,000
1999-12-02Mortgage assigned — from SANKOH, GEORGE to ARONSON, ALEXANDER
1999-12-02Deed — from LA RESPECTABLE LOGELINITE INC; EDELMAN, DAVID to SANKOH, GEORGE
1999-03-24Mortgage assigned — from JEFFERSON, JOSEPH to CENTRAL FUNDING COMPANY; COLUMBIA CAPITAL COMPANY
1999-01-25ATL — from NYCTL 1997-1 TRUST to BANK OF NEW YORK
1998
1998-03-16AMTL — from BANK OF NEW YORK
1997
1997-08-07TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1997-06-18TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1996
1996-06-12TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1994
1994-12-28Mortgage satisfied — from PEGNAT REALTY CO INC to COHEN, LILLIAN
1994-12-07Mortgage satisfied — from PEGNATREALTY CO INC; LILLIAN COHEN to REGNAT RELTY CO INC
1994-10-27Mortgage assigned — from JEFFERSON, JOSEPH to COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO; CENTRAL FUNDING COMPANY
1994-01-04Deed — from JEFFERSON, JOSEPH to LA RESPECTABLE LOGELINI
1994-01-04Mortgage $75,000 — from LA RESPECTABLE LOGEETC to JEFFERSON, JOSEPH$75,000
1983
1983-07-13Deed — from PEGNAT REALTY CO INC to JEFFERSON, JOSEPH
1974
1974-09-10VAC — from CITY OF NY; CITY OF N Y; THE CITY OF NEW YORK
1974-08-30Mortgage — from PEGNAT RLTY CO INC to COHEN LILLIAN
1974-08-29Mortgage assigned — from COOPER JOSEPH; COOPER FLORENCE to BADGER PEGGY
1974-08-29Mortgage — from PEGNAT RLTY CO INC to PARAGON PROGRESSIVE FEDL CREDIT UNION
1973
1973-12-27Deed — from FINANCE ADMIN OF CITY OF NY; ZWICKEL, YETTA to CITY OF NY
1967
1967-01-20Deed — from BADGER PEGGY; BADGER NAT to PEGNAT REALTY CO INC
1966
1966-11-03Deed — from COOPER CHEMISTS INC to BADGER PEGGY; BADGER NAT
1966-11-03Mortgage — from BADGER NAT; BADGER PEGGY to COOPER CHEMISTS INC
1966-11-03Mortgage assigned — from COOPER CHEMISTS INC to COOPER FLORENCE; COOPER JOSEPH