The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 77% 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 4. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
6% 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
Open HPD violations
1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-05-30.
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
15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (8) · Noise (4) · PLUMBING (3).
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 (1923)
Yes
Six or more residential units (8)
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)
1596 ASSOCIATES, L.P.
Head officer
MORDECHAI G PILLER
Managing agent
STAR REALTY CORP
Last registered
2025-08-28
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
$1,488,000
$669,600
2026
$1,661,000
$747,450
2027
$1,993,000
$896,850
The city's market estimate has risen
34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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
Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / President St — B49 · 50 ft
Citi Bike
Union St & Bedford 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.
15 311 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: $1,000,000 on
2012-09-04 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 2 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
2021-12-27
Agreement $750,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 1596 ASSOCIATES, L.P.
$750,000
2019-03-18
Agreement $894,990 — from 1596 ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$894,990
2017-07-31
Agreement $894,990 — from 1596 ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$894,990
2012-09-04
Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 1596 ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$1,000,000
2012-09-04
AL&R $1,000,000 — from 1596 ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$1,000,000
2006-05-09
Agreement $843,700 — from 1596 ASSOCIATES to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC.
$843,700
1982-08-09
Mortgage $843,700 — from 1596 ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK CITY HOUS DVLP
$843,700
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
32
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
1
1
1
3
2018
5
0
6
11
2019
5
1
5
11
2020
14
0
2
16
2021
3
3
1
7
2022
30
0
2
32
2023
8
0
1
9
2024
4
0
3
7
2025
11
0
2
13
2026
7
0
2
9
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HPD 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
2026-04-02
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-27
311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2026-05-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-05-01HPD 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
2026-04-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-27311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2026-01-08Boiler inspection
2025
2025-12-27Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2025-12-27311: PLUMBING — TOILET
2025-12-01Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2025-12-01Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2025-12-01311: PLUMBING — TOILET
2025-12-01311: PLUMBING — TOILET
2025-05-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-04-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-03-22311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2025-03-08311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2024-04-08HPD 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
2023-03-27HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MORTISE LOCKING DEVICE ON BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2023-03-21HPD 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
2023-02-21Boiler inspection
2022
2022-10-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-10-16Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2022-10-16311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2022-10-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-09-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-08-22Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2022-08-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CABINET
2022-08-22311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2022-08-22311: GENERAL — CABINET
2022-08-11HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2022-08-11HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2022-08-11HPD class C: § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CI
2022-08-11HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2022-08-11HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE NORTH WALL, WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM
2022-08-11HPD class B: § 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE CLEANSE AND DISINFECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AFTER REMOVING THE APPROX. 1 SQ FT AROUND THE BA
2022-08-11HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE OFF TRACKED DOORS AT THE 1ST CLOSET FROM NORTH AT EAST IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH
2022-08-11HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VOICE INTERCOM WITH RETURNED DOR BUZZER SYSTEM FROM BUILDING'S ENTRANCE TO THE AP
2022-08-11HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED
2022-08-11HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE KITCHEN , THE PRI
2022-08-11HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH
2022-08-11HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd ST
2022-03-31HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOL
2022-03-31HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2022-03-31HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2022-03-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-03-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-03-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-03-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-02-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-12-27Mortgage assigned — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
2021-12-27TL&R — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 1596 ASSOCIATES
2021-12-27Agreement $750,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 1596 ASSOCIATES, L.P.$750,000
2021-04-07HPD 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
2019-05-30HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2019-05-30HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MORTISE LOCKING DEVICE ON DOOR AT BUILDING FRONT ENTRANCE , 1st STORY
2019-05-30HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2019-04-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-03-20Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-03-18Agreement $894,990 — from 1596 ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$894,990
2019-03-18311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2019-01-15Boiler inspection
2018
2018-10-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-10-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2018-09-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2017-07-31Agreement $894,990 — from 1596 ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$894,990
2016
2016-06-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-12-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-12-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-01-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-09-21Mortgage satisfied — from 1596 ASSOCIATES, A NEW YORK LIMITED PART to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC
2012-09-04Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 1596 ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$1,000,000
2012-09-04AL&R $1,000,000 — from 1596 ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$1,000,000
2012-03-29HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCA
2012-03-29HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT WASHBASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM S
2012-03-29HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE ELECTRICAL OUTLET COVER AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd
2012-03-29HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT AP
2012-03-29HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT
2010-12-08311: Public Payphone Complaint — Damaged Telephone
2010-04-12311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2010-01-25City emergency repair (OMO): apt a4b trace and repair the source of concealed leak from roof. provide and install approx 100 sf 90 lb roofing with al$730
2010-01-20Mortgage assigned — from CAPMARK FINANCE INC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC
2007-12-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-03-02Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2007-02-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006
2006-05-09Agreement $843,700 — from 1596 ASSOCIATES to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC.$843,700
2005
2005-06-22Mortgage assigned — from GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. to GMAC COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2003
2003-08-28Mortgage assigned — from U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUST to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC.
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-10-02Mortgage assigned — from NYC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION to SECURITY PACIFIC NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
1997-10-02Mortgage assigned — from BANKAMERICA NATIONALTRUST COMPANY to FIRST WISCONSIN TRUST COMPANY; FIRSTAR TRUST COMPANY/TR
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-02-21HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING BATHROOM 2 STY REAR APT 2B , SECTI
1990
1990-11-23HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE APPLICATION & LEGALIZATION OF CONDITION OR DISCONTINUE USE OF A MAGNETIC LOCKING DEVICE ON BLDG ENTRANCE DOOR.
1983
1983-11-17Agreement — from 1596 DEVELOPMENT ASSOC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DV
1983-11-17Agreement — from 1596 DEVELOPMENT ASSOC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DV
1982
1982-08-09Agreement — from 1596 ASSOCIATES to HOUSING & URBAN DVLPT CP
1982-08-09Mortgage $843,700 — from 1596 ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK CITY HOUS DVLP$843,700
1982-06-28Deed — from SPENCE, JOEL E DEF ETAL; MILLUS, ALBERT REF to 1596 ASSOCIATES
1980
1980-11-03Mortgage assigned — from GOLDBERG ALIAS; HESA COMPANY; ZAKS FRED to 1568 STERLING HOLDING CORP
1976
1976-04-01Mortgage — from SPENCE JOEL E to HESA CO CO PARTNERSHIP
1976-04-01Deed — from ZAKS FRED; HESA CO; GOLDBERG ELIAS PARTNERS to SPENCE JOEL E