A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 32.9. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and
11% 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
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · ELECTRIC (1) · Construction Safety Enforcement (1) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1) · Dirty Condition (1).
Filed construction activity
$2,580,130 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (9 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 (1919)
Yes
Six or more residential units (9)
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)
203 ROCHESTER LLC
Head officer
REUVEN SOBEL
Managing agent
PMG MANAGEMENT
Last registered
2025-10-02
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
$852,000
$383,400
2026
$771,000
$346,950
2027
$925,000
$416,250
The city's market estimate has risen
9% 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
Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Utica Av — A C · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Rochester Av — B45 · 500 ft
Citi Bike
Sterling Pl & Rochester Ave · 200 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.
11 311 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: $3,750,000 on
2018-09-18 (lender: Northeast 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
2022-12-29
AL&R $6,747,230 — from 203 ROCHESTER LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK
$6,747,230
2022-12-29
Agreement $6,747,230 — from 203 ROCHESTER LLC to BNB BANK; DIME COMMUNITY BANK
$6,747,230
2020-06-10
AL&R $8,470,000 — from 203 ROCHESTER LLC to BNB BANK
$8,470,000
2020-06-10
M&CON $8,470,000 — from 203 ROCHESTER LLC to BNB BANK
$8,470,000
2018-09-18
Mortgage $1,602,000 — from 203 ROCHESTER LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK
$1,602,000
2018-09-18
Mortgage $3,750,000 — from 203 ROCHESTER LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK
$3,750,000
2018-09-18
AL&R $5,352,000 — from 203 ROCHESTER LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK
$5,352,000
2018-08-03
Deed $2,675,000 — from THE NEW GETHSEMANE BAPTIST CHURCH to 203 ROCHESTER LLC
$2,675,000
2013-02-04
Mortgage $500,000 — from THE NEW GETHSEMANE BAPTIST CHURCH; THE NEW GETHSEMANE BAPTIST CHURCH, INC.; NEW GETHSEMANE to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA
$500,000
2013-02-04
AL&R $500,000 — from THE NEW GETHSEMANE BAPTIST CHURCH, INC.; NEW GETHSEMANE BAPTIST CHURCH; THE NEW GETHSEMANE to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA
$500,000
Ten-year activity
100500
2017
51
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
1
0
0
2
2018
16
10
9
16
0
51
2019
11
15
6
0
0
32
2020
2
0
2
5
0
9
2021
0
1
11
0
2
14
2022
0
1
4
2
0
7
2023
0
0
8
0
0
8
2024
0
0
12
0
2
14
2025
0
0
3
0
2
5
2026
0
0
3
0
2
5
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2024-09-04HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF RODENTS EVIDENCE OF RATS DROPPINGS AT CELLAR
2024-09-04HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING IN SPRINKLER ROOM LESS THAN 10 SQ.FT. AT CEL
2024-07-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2024-05-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-05-17311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2024-02-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-12-18Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — OUTLET/SWITCH
2023-12-18311: ELECTRIC — OUTLET/SWITCH
2023-11-20HPD 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
2023-08-03HPD 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
2023-08-03HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2023-04-24Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2023-04-24311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2023-03-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-12-29AL&R $6,747,230 — from 203 ROCHESTER LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK$6,747,230
2022-12-29Agreement $6,747,230 — from 203 ROCHESTER LLC to BNB BANK; DIME COMMUNITY BANK$6,747,230
2022-11-09HPD 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
2022-11-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-04-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-10HPD 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
2022-03-10HPD 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
2021-04-20HPD 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
2021-03-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2020-06-10AL&R $8,470,000 — from 203 ROCHESTER LLC to BNB BANK$8,470,000
2020-06-10M&CON $8,470,000 — from 203 ROCHESTER LLC to BNB BANK$8,470,000
2020-06-10Mortgage assigned — from NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK to BNB BANK
2020-06-10TL&R — from NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK to 203 ROCHESTER LLC
2020-06-10Mortgage assigned — from NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK to BNB BANK
2020-02-18Certificate of occupancy Final
2020-01-28Certificate of occupancy Final
2019
2019-12-04FDNY inspection (ALT)
2019-10-10Permit AL — ISSUED
2019-09-05FDNY inspection (ALT)
2019-09-05Job filed: SUBDIVIDE EXISTING TAX LOT #7 INTO INDIVIDUAL TAX LOT NUMBERS 7 & 8. BOTH TAX LOTS TO REMAIN UNDER ONE ZONING LOT.
2019-07-10Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2019-07-09ECB CLASS - 1 violation: 3307.7.5;DESIGN OF FENCES NOTE AT TIME OF MY INSPECTION OF A 5 STORY BUILDING AT ROOF LEVEL I OBSERVED A CONSTRUCTION FENCE ERECTE$625
2019-07-05ECB CLASS - 2 violation: PERMIT HOLDER FAILED TO PROVIDE INSPECTION ACCESS OR EXPOSE WORK. NOTE: AT THE TIME OF MY INSPECTION OF A 5 STORY BUILDING CONSTRU$1,250
2019-06-30311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2019-04-16Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2014 CODE NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATIO$5,000
2019-03-04311: Construction Safety Enforcement — CSE - Sweep
2019-03-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-02-28311: Construction Safety Enforcement — Best - Low-Rise Tracking Complaint
2019-02-28311: Construction Safety Enforcement — Best - Low-Rise Tracking Complaint
2019-02-28DOB complaint, category ?
2019-02-25Permit AL — RE-ISSUED
2019-02-25Permit FO — ISSUED
2019-02-25Permit FO — ISSUED
2019-02-20ECB CLASS - 2 violation: NO UNDERSIDE LIGHTING PROVIDED AT SIDE WALK SHED.NOTE:AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF AN ACTIVE JOBSITE I OBSERVED THT THERE WERE NO UNDE$2,400
2019-02-20ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS IN EXISTING BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION.NOTED:AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF AN ACTIVE JOBS
2019-02-20ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO INSTITUTE/MAINTAIN SAFETY EQUIPMENT MEASURES OR TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION-NO GUARDRAILS.NOTE:AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF AN A$2,500
2019-02-20ECB CLASS - 1 violation: BC3301.13. FAILURE TO PROVIDE SITE SAFETY PLANS BY LOCAL LAW 2017 OF 81 AS REQUIRED. NOTE: AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF A 5STORY ALTE$1,250
2019-02-20ECB CLASS - 2 violation: CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTEDENT FAILS TO ADEQUATELY MAINTAIN JOB SITE LOGS AS REQUIRED.NOTE:AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF A 5 STORY ACTIVE J
2019-02-20ECB CLASS - 2 violation: B3301.13.12/CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDENT FAILS TO DESIGNATE A COMPETENTPERSON FOR JOBSITE.NOTE:AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF A 5 STORY A
2019-02-15311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2019-02-15DOB complaint, category ?
2018
2018-12-20Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2018-11-29311: Construction Safety Enforcement — Best - DM Tracking Complaint
2018-11-29311: Construction Safety Enforcement — Best - DM Tracking Complaint
2018-11-29DOB complaint, category ?
2018-11-28ECB CLASS - 1 violation: SEC. 3307.7 FAILURE TO TAKE REQUIRED MEASURES TO SECURE PUBLIC SAFETY-NO FENCE. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION IN AN ACTIVE JOB SITE,IT$400
2018-11-28ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSONS & PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS. AT TIME OF INSPECTION ON AN ACTIVE JOB SITE IN DE$10,000
2018-11-28ECB CLASS - 2 violation: CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDENT FAILS TO MAINTAIN AND/OR MAKE JOBSITE LOGSAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION ON AN ACTIVE JOBSITE, TH
2018-11-28ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN/DISPLAY ON SITE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY CHAPTER 33. AT THE MOMENT OF THE INSPECTION ON AN ACTIVE JOBSITES;WHEN I
2018-11-28ECB CLASS - 1 violation: SEC. 3307.7 FAILURE TO TAKE REQUIRED MEASURES TO SECURE PUBLIC SAFETY-NO FENCE. ATT HE TIME OF INSPECTION ON AN ACTIVE JOBSITE;IT
2018-11-28ECB CLASS - 1 violation: CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDENT FAILED TO PERFORM DUTIES AS PER RULE. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION ON AN ACTIVE JOBSITE,THE CONSTRUCTION
2018-11-28ECB CLASS - 2 violation: SEC. 3301.13.13 CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDENT FAILS TO MAINTAIN &/OR MAKE. JOB SITE LOGS AVAILABLE. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION ON AN $625
2018-11-28ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO CARRY OUT DEMOLITION OPERATIONS AS REQUIRED BY SECTION. AT TIME OF INSPECTION ON AN ACTIVE JOBSITE,IT WAS OBSERVED THAT
2018-11-28ECB CLASS - 1 violation: CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDENT FAILED TO PERFORM DUTIES AS PER RULE. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION ON AN ACTIVE JOBSITE,THE CONSTRUCTION
2018-10-24Permit FO — ISSUED
2018-10-24Permit AL — ISSUED
2018-10-24Permit FO — ISSUED
2018-10-22Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2018-09-18Mortgage $1,602,000 — from 203 ROCHESTER LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK$1,602,000
2018-09-18Mortgage $3,750,000 — from 203 ROCHESTER LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK$3,750,000
2018-09-18AL&R $5,352,000 — from 203 ROCHESTER LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK$5,352,000
2018-09-11Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2018-09-10Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS . SIDEWALK SHED LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. ALL EQUIPMENT COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2014 CODE NO CHANGE TO USE,$5,000
2018-08-27311: Asbestos — Asbestos Complaint (B1)
2018-08-27Job filed: fence application filed herewith in conjunction with alteration type i, job# 321780818$130
2018-08-03ZONE — from 203 ROCHESTER LLC
2018-08-03SMIS — from THE NEW GETHSEMANE BAPTIST CHURCH; 203 ROCHESTER LLC
2018-08-03Agreement — from THE NEW GETHSEMANE BAPTIST CHURCH to 203 ROCHESTER LLC
2018-08-03Deed $2,675,000 — from THE NEW GETHSEMANE BAPTIST CHURCH to 203 ROCHESTER LLC$2,675,000
2018-08-03AALR — from BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA to 399 BROADWAY HOLDING LLC
2018-08-03Mortgage satisfied — from THE NEW GETHSEMANE BAPTIST CHURCH to 399 BROADWAY HOLDINGS LLC
2018-08-03TL&R — from 399 BROADWAY HOLDINGS LLC to THE NEW GETHSEMANE BAPTIST CHURCH
2018-08-03CERT — from OLD REPUBLIC NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE CO to NEW GETHSEMANE BAPTIST CHURCH; 203 ROCHESTER LLC; THE NEW GETHSEMANE BAPTIST CHURCH; THE N
2018-08-03Mortgage assigned — from BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA to 399 BROADWAY HOLDING LLC
2018-06-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SMOKE/HEAT DETECTION AND SPRINKLER ,FIRE ALARLM SYST EM IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALTERATION TYPE I, JOB# 321780818$5,000
2018-06-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SMOKE/HEAT DETECTION AND SPRINKLER ,FIRE ALARLM SYST EM IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALTERATION TYPE I, JOB# 321780818$5,000
2018-06-12Job filed: SPRINKLER APPLICATION FILED HEREWITH IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALTERATION TYPE I, JOB# 321780818$85,000
2018-06-12Job filed: SPRINKLER APPLICATION FILED HEREWITH IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALTERATION TYPE I, JOB# 321780818$85,000
2013-02-04Mortgage $500,000 — from THE NEW GETHSEMANE BAPTIST CHURCH; THE NEW GETHSEMANE BAPTIST CHURCH, INC.; NEW GETHSEMANE to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA$500,000
2013-02-04AL&R $500,000 — from THE NEW GETHSEMANE BAPTIST CHURCH, INC.; NEW GETHSEMANE BAPTIST CHURCH; THE NEW GETHSEMANE to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA$500,000
2012
2012-12-26Job filed: PA
2012-12-19Job filed: SUB SEQUENCE FILING FOR SPRINKLER AND PLUMBING WORK TYPE
2012-11-26Job filed: CHANGE EXISTING 1ST FLOOR STORE IN #205 & #207 TO BE ASSEMBLY HALL, AND INCONJUNCTION WITH CHURCH USE IN #203 & #209 ROCHESTER AVENUE OBTAIN N$75,800
2012-04-16311: General Construction/Plumbing — Adjacent Buildings Not Protected
2012-04-16DOB violation C:
2012-04-16DOB complaint, category ?
2009
2009-12-29ZONE — from NEW GETHSEMANE BAPTIST CHURCH
2009-12-29CERT — from FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPAN
2009-09-18Job filed: PA
2009-09-10Job filed: CHANGE EXISTING 1ST FLOOR STORE IN #205, #207 TO BE ASSEMBLY HALL, AND INCONJUNCTION WITH CHURCH USE #203 & #209 ROCHESTER AVENUE OBTAIN NEW C.O.$20,000
2009-08-27Job filed: RENOVATION FOR EXIST'G STORE AT 1ST FLOOR & REPLACE NEW A/C DUCTWORK. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPACNY.$78,000
2009-02-11Job filed: INSTALL NEW SPRINKLER SYSTEM FOR 1ST FLOOR STORE. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$48,200
2009-02-11Job filed: INSTALL NEW SPRINKLER SYSTEM FOR 1ST FLOOR STORE. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$48,200
1987
1987-01-07Mortgage satisfied — from NEW GETHSEMANE BAPTIST C to MELMAR PROPERTIES INC
1979
1979-03-14Mortgage — from NEW GETHSEMANE BAPTIST CHURCH to MELMAR PROPERTIES INC
1979-03-14Deed — from MELMAR PROPERTIES INC to NEW GETHSEMANE BAPTIST CHURCH
1966
1966-12-13Deed — from 205 ROCHESTER REALTY CORP to MELMAR PROPERTIES INC
1966-12-13Mortgage — from MELMAR PROPERTIES INC to 205 ROCHESTER REALTY CORP