The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 67% 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 7.5. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and
19% 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
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (1) · Obstruction (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
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 (1910)
Yes
Six or more residential units (8)
Yes
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)
BK-V-L LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Head officer
SAMY BRAHIMY
Managing agent
IBEC BUILDING CORP
Last registered
2025-08-08
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
$1,824,000
$820,800
2026
$2,037,000
$916,650
2027
$1,630,000
$733,500
The city's market estimate has fallen
11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
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
Park Pl — S · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / Sterling Pl — B49 · 200 ft
Citi Bike
Sterling Pl & Bedford Ave · 250 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.
3 311 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: $1,918,225 on
2020-03-09 (lender: First Republic Bank), covering 6 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2020-03-09
Agreement $4,825,000 — from BK-V-L LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
$4,825,000
2020-03-09
AL&R $4,825,000 — from BK-V-L LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
$4,825,000
2020-03-09
Mortgage $1,918,226 — from BK-V-L LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
$1,918,226
2013-12-09
Mortgage $3,300,000 — from BK-V-L LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, C/O KLM CONS to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK
$3,300,000
2008-11-03
RPTT&RET $914,000 — from BETA STEEL CORP. to WAGMAN, JAMES; BRAHIMY, HESKY; 171 DEVELOPMENT CORP.; KEFALIDIS, ELIAS; BRAHIMY, SAMY; KEF
$914,000
1990-08-06
Mortgage $500,000 — from BK-V-L LIMITED PTRSHP to COMMUNITY PRESERV CORP
$500,000
1988-12-22
Mortgage $500,000 — from BK-V-L LTD to COMMUNITY PRESERV CORP
$500,000
Ten-year activity
1050
2017
2018
2019
9
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
3
0
1
4
2018
1
0
0
3
4
2019
0
2
1
4
7
2020
0
3
4
2
9
2021
0
2
0
2
4
2022
0
4
0
3
7
2023
0
4
2
3
9
2024
0
1
0
5
6
2025
0
2
0
3
5
2026
0
2
0
5
7
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2025-09-27311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2025-08-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-04-17Boiler inspection
2025-02-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-09-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-08-13Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-03-18Boiler inspection
2024-02-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-02-01Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023
2023-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-11-15Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.; FIRST REPUBLIC BANK; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO
2023-11-15Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION; FIRST REPUBLIC BANK; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO
2014-11-22Mortgage satisfied — from BK-V-L LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF HPD
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2013
2013-12-09Mortgage $3,300,000 — from BK-V-L LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, C/O KLM CONS to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK$3,300,000
2008
2008-11-03RPTT&RET $914,000 — from BETA STEEL CORP. to WAGMAN, JAMES; BRAHIMY, HESKY; 171 DEVELOPMENT CORP.; KEFALIDIS, ELIAS; BRAHIMY, SAMY; KEF$914,000
2006
2006-12-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-03-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-12-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2004-01-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-16Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-14Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-12Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-12Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003
2003-12-21Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-12-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-12-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-11-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-11-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-11-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-11-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-10-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-10-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
1990
1990-08-21Mortgage assigned — from COMMUNITY PRESERVATION C; NYC COMM PRES CORP/FKA to PENY & CO
1990-08-06Mortgage assigned — from COMMUNITY PRESERV CORP; NYC COMM PRES CORP/FKA to NYC HPD
1990-08-06Mortgage assigned — from BK-V-L LIMITED PTRSHP to COMMUNITY PRESERV CORP
1990-08-06Mortgage $500,000 — from BK-V-L LIMITED PTRSHP to COMMUNITY PRESERV CORP$500,000
1990-08-06Agreement — from BK-V-L LIMITED PTRSHP to NYC HPD
1990-07-12Agreement — from COMMUNITY PRESERV CORP to BK-V-L LTD PARTNERSHIP
1990-07-12Agreement — from COMMUNITY PRESERV CORP to BK-V-L LTD PARTNERSHIP
1989
1989-02-15ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT WORK NOTED. ERECTING PARTITION WALLS FLOOR GOIST THROUGHTOUT. REMEDY: STOP ALL WORK AND OBTAIN A PERMIT.
1989-02-09DOB complaint, category ?
1988
1988-12-22Mortgage assigned — from BK'V'I LTD PARTNERSHIP to BK-V-M LTD PARTNERSHIP
1988-12-22Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BK'V'-1 LIMITED PTRSHP
1988-12-22MISC — from BK-V-M LTD PARTNERSHIP
1988-12-22Mortgage assigned — from NYC HPD to KLM CONSTRUCTION CORP
1988-12-22MISC — from NYC HPD
1988-12-22Agreement — from NYC HPD to NYC COMMUNITY PRESERV/FK; COMMUNITY PRESERV CORP
1988-12-22Deed — from BK'V'-I LIMITED PTRSHP to BK-V-L LIMITED PTRSHP
1988-12-22Agreement — from NYC HPD to BK-V-L LTD PARTNERSHIP
1988-12-22Mortgage $500,000 — from BK-V-L LTD to COMMUNITY PRESERV CORP$500,000
1982
1982-12-29Agreement — from NEW YORK CITY to HOUSING PRESERV & DVLPT
1979
1979-04-18Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF THE CITY O FN; ADMINISTRATOR OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF ; COMMIS to THE CITY OF NEWY ORK; CITY OF NY; THE CITY OFNEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF N
1974
1974-05-21Deed — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to FRANCOIS ANDRE J
1971
1971-04-21Deed — from FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CITY OF NEW; FIN ADM CITY OF NY; FIN ADMIN CITY OF NY; FIN AD to CITYOF NEW YORK; CITY NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF N Y; CITY OF NY; THE CITY OF NEW
1966
1966-10-11Mortgage assigned — from WESTERN SAVINGS BANK OF BUFFALO to URBAN SERVICING CO