A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 90. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and
11% 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
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$15,090 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1).
Filed construction activity
$75,000 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 (1900)
No
Six or more residential units (4)
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).
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$942,000
$423,900
2026
$988,000
$444,600
2027
$798,000
$359,100
The city's market estimate has fallen
15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2018 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps
(cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
Getting around
Subway
Kingston Av — 3 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none President St-Medgar Evers College — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Kingston Av / Carroll St — B43 · under 50 ft
Citi Bike
Kingston Ave & Carroll St · 100 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.
Sales, deeds & mortgages
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,198,444 on
2022-07-01 (lender: Optimumbank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2022-07-01
Agreement $1,500,000 — from OPTIMUMBANK to KING CAROL HOLDING LLC
$1,500,000
2022-07-01
Mortgage $1,198,444 — from KING CAROL HOLDING LLC to OPTIMUMBANK
$1,198,444
2022-07-01
AL&R $1,500,000 — from KING CAROL HOLDING LLC to OPTIMUMBANK
$1,500,000
2015-03-23
M&CON $350,000 — from KING CAROL HOLDING LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$350,000
2015-03-23
AL&R $350,000 — from KING CAROL HOLDING LLC to SIGNATURE BANK
$350,000
2003-05-29
M&CON $400,000 — from KING CAROL HOLDING LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
$400,000
1999-01-14
Mortgage $198,932 — from KING CAROL HOLDING LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
$198,932
1987-05-05
Mortgage $183,151 — from GREISMAN, BORUCH; GREISMAN, ABRAHAM D to GORDON, FREDDA
$183,151
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
17
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
2
4
0
1
7
2018
0
0
8
0
0
8
2019
0
0
5
0
0
5
2020
0
0
2
0
0
2
2021
0
0
2
0
0
2
2022
0
0
7
5
1
13
2023
0
1
2
0
3
6
2024
0
0
0
0
1
1
2025
4
8
3
0
2
17
2026
0
0
0
0
1
1
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2025-08-04Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2025-05-21Restaurant inspection: MERMELSTEIN CATERERS — grade A · mice evidence
2025-03-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY AND CERTIFY 39137119H, COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER$2,500
2025-03-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY TO OBTAIN PERMITS AND CERTIFY FOR VIOLATION NUMBER 39137111N, COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER$2,500
2025-03-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY TO OBTAIN PERMITS AND CERTIFY FOR VIOLATION NUMBER 39137063H, COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER$2,500
2025-03-21DOB complaint, category ?
2025-02-23Job filed: THIS APPLICATION IS BEING FILED FOR GENERAL CONSTRUCTION TO REPLACE INTERIOR FINISHES AT FIRST FLOOR. THIS APPLICATION IS BEING FILED TO ADDRESS OATH/$25,000
2025-02-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-02-13Job filed: THIS APPLICATION IS BEING FILED FOR GENERAL CONSTRUCTION TO REPLACE INTERIOR FINISHES AT FIRST FLOOR.$25,000
2025-02-03Job filed: THIS APPLICATION IS BEING FILED FOR GENERAL CONSTRUCTION TO REPLACE INTERIOR FINISHES AT FIRST FLOOR. THIS APPLICATION IS BEING FILED TO ADDRESS OATH/$25,000
2025-01-31ECB CLASS - 1 violation: NOTED: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT FSWO ISSUED FOR ALL ELECTRICAL WORK BEING DONE ON THE STORE AT THE STREET LEVEL, OBTAIN PERMIT$2,530
2025-01-31ECB CLASS - 1 violation: NOTED: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT FSWO ISSUED FOR ALL PLUMBING WORK BEING DONE ON THE STORE AT THE STREET LEVEL, OBTAIN PERMIT$2,530
2025-01-31ECB CLASS - 1 violation: NOTED: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT FSWO ISSUED FOR ALL GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK BEING DONE ON THE STORE AT THE STREET LEVEL, OBTAIN PERMI$2,530
2025-01-29311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2025-01-29DOB complaint, category ?
2024
2024-03-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-11-24Restaurant inspection: MERMELSTEIN CATERERS — grade A
2023-08-29311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2023-08-29DOB complaint, category ?
2023-06-03311: Consumer Complaint — Other Store (Non-Food)