The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 59% 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 25. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and
14% 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 — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-05-04.
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
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Sewer (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1) · Missed Collection (1) · Street Condition (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 (1898)
Yes
Six or more residential units (6)
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)
AKWAABA PROPERTIES INC
Head officer
MONIQUE A GREENWOOD
Managing agent
MONIQUE A GREENWOOD
Last registered
2025-09-15
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
$1,027,200
$462,240
2026
$1,233,000
$554,850
2027
$1,480,000
$666,000
The city's market estimate has risen
44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
10 311 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: $342,962 on
2019-09-17 (lender: Carver Federal Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2019-09-17
Agreement $1,100,000 — from AKWAABA PROPERTIES INC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
$1,100,000
2019-09-17
Mortgage $342,962 — from AKWAABA PROPERTIES INC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
$342,962
2014-01-13
Mortgage $346,174 — from AKWAABA PROPERTIES, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$346,174
2014-01-13
Agreement $850,000 — from AKWAABA PROPERTIES, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$850,000
2011-07-26
Mortgage $600,000 — from AKWAABA PROPERTIES INC to THE DIME BANK
$600,000
2003-04-07
Mortgage $156,757 — from AKWAABA PROPERTIES, INC. to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK
$156,757
2001-07-03
Mortgage $450,000 — from AKWAABA PROPERTIES INC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
$450,000
2000-03-23
Mortgage $175,000 — from ASKAABA PROPERTIES INC to MATCO INVESTMENTS CORP
$175,000
1994-07-28
Mortgage $150,000 — from COLE, ARTHUR A; COLE, EVALYINA to GCM CORPORATION AS NOMINEE
$150,000
1989-08-11
Mortgage $30,000 — from COLE, ARTHUR to 13-15 WEST 20TH RLTYCP
$30,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
21
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
4
0
1
5
2018
2
13
0
2
17
2019
0
4
4
2
10
2020
1
9
0
1
11
2021
0
5
0
1
6
2022
3
15
0
3
21
2023
0
3
0
2
5
2024
0
4
0
2
6
2025
0
7
0
5
12
2026
0
3
0
9
12
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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
2026-06-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2026-06-19Restaurant inspection: BROOKLYN TEA
2026-05-21Restaurant inspection: BROOKLYN TEA — grade A
2026-05-12Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2026-05-04HPD 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
2026-04-30Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2026-04-22Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2026-04-14Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-02-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-01-12Restaurant inspection: BROOKLYN TEA — grade A
2025
2025-11-30311: Illegal Tree Damage — Trunk Damaged
2025-06-09HPD 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
2025-05-23Boiler inspection
2025-03-14Restaurant inspection: BROOKLYN TEA — grade A · mice evidence
2024-11-29HPD 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
2024-08-26Boiler inspection
2024-06-13311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Clear Street Light
2024-06-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-09HPD 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
2023-11-22HPD 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
2023-11-02Restaurant inspection: BROOKLYN TEA — grade A
2023-09-13Boiler inspection
2023-03-22HPD 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
2022-11-14HPD 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
2022-11-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-05-19311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2022-04-29311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building - Vacant, Open And Unguarded
2022-04-29311: General Construction/Plumbing — Illegal Conversion Of Commercial Bldg/Space To Other Uses
2022-04-29311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2022-04-29311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-04-29DOB complaint, category ?
2022-02-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2022-02-24HPD 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
2022-02-24HPD 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
2021-05-28311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Noisy
2021-05-17Boiler inspection
2021-04-08HPD 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
2021-04-08HPD 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
2019-10-29HPD 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
2019-09-17Agreement $1,100,000 — from AKWAABA PROPERTIES INC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$1,100,000
2019-09-17Mortgage $342,962 — from AKWAABA PROPERTIES INC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$342,962
2019-09-17Mortgage assigned — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK AS SUCCESSOR BY to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2019-09-17AL&R — from AKWAABA PROPERTIES INC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2018-12-17311: Plumbing — Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit/Standpipe/Sprinkler
2018-12-17DOB complaint, category ?
2018-11-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-10-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-10-16HPD 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
2018-01-31311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-01-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-01-25311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2018-01-25311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2018-01-25311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2018-01-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-12-12Boiler inspection
2017-11-21HPD 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
2017-10-07311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RG Missed Recycling Paper
2016-10-29311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RG Missed Recycling Paper
2016-01-09311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2016-01-07311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2016-01-06311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2016-01-05311: Water System — Hydrant Defective (WC2)
2015
2015-10-08HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-02-18HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2014
2014-08-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2014-08-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2014-01-31TL&R — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
2014-01-15Mortgage satisfied — from AKWAABA PROPERTIES, INC. to MATCO INVESTMENT CORP.
2014-01-13Mortgage $346,174 — from AKWAABA PROPERTIES, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$346,174
2014-01-13Agreement $850,000 — from AKWAABA PROPERTIES, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$850,000
2013-09-10311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2013-04-11Mortgage satisfied — from NOBLE LANE LLC to THE DIME BANK
2012
2012-07-10311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2012-02-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2011
2011-12-18311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2011-10-18DOB complaint, category ?
2011-09-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-09-23Job filed: INTERIOR MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING RESTAURANT SPACE. THE WORK INCLUDES GENERAL CONSTRUCTION OF NON LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS, PLUMBING AND FINISHES AS I$65,325
2011-09-23Job filed: INTERIOR MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING RESTAURANT SPACE. THE WORK INCLUDES GENERAL CONSTRUCTION OF NON LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS, PLUMBING AND FINISHES AS I$65,325
2011-07-26Mortgage $600,000 — from AKWAABA PROPERTIES INC to THE DIME BANK$600,000
2003-04-07TL&R — from CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to AKWAABA PROPERTIES, INC.
2003-04-07Agreement — from AKWAABA PROPERTIES, INC. to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK
2003-04-07Mortgage assigned — from CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK
2003-04-07Mortgage $156,757 — from AKWAABA PROPERTIES, INC. to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK$156,757
2003-04-07AL&R — from AKWAABA PROPERTIES, INC. to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK
2001
2001-07-03Mortgage $450,000 — from AKWAABA PROPERTIES INC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$450,000
2001-07-03Mortgage assigned — from AKWAABA PROPERTIES INC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
2000
2000-05-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-04-25Job filed: INSTALL NEW TOILETS ON 001 THRU OO4 FL. REFINISH PLASTER WALLS WITH DRY WALL AND INSTALL NEW PARTITIONS. NO CHAN GE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$15,000
2000-04-25Job filed: INSTALL NEW TOILETS ON 001 THRU OO4 FL. REFINISH PLASTER WALLS WITH DRY WALL AND INSTALL NEW PARTITIONS. NO CHAN GE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$15,000
2000-04-25Job filed: INSTALL NEW TOILETS ON 001 THRU OO4 FL. REFINISH PLASTER WALLS WITH DRY WALL AND INSTALL NEW PARTITIONS. NO CHAN GE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$15,000
2000-03-23Deed — from MATCO INVESTMENT CORP to AKWAABA PROPERTIES INC
2000-03-23Mortgage $175,000 — from ASKAABA PROPERTIES INC to MATCO INVESTMENTS CORP$175,000
1999
1999-01-25ATL — from NYCTL 1997-1 TRUST to BANK OF NEW YORK
1999-01-25ATL — from NYCTL 1998-1 TRUST to BANK OF NEW YORK
1998
1998-09-23Mortgage satisfied — from COLE, ARTHUR to 225 DECATUR STREET CORP
1998-08-10TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to NYCTL 1998-1 TRUST
1998-04-15Deed — from DECATUR REALTY CORP/DEF; A & E REALTY CORP/DEF; REICH, EDWARD/REF to MATCO INVESTMENT CORP
1997
1997-06-18TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1996
1996-08-28REL — from G C M CORPORATION/NOMINEE to COLE, EVELYINA; COLE, ARTHUR A
1996-08-28CERT — from A & E DECATUR STREETREALTY CORP
1996-08-28Deed — from COLE, ARTHUR A; COLE, EVELYINA to A & E DECATUR REALTYCORP
1996-06-21Mortgage satisfied — from COLE, ARTHUR A; COLE, EVELYINA to G C M CORPORATION
1995
1995-06-13Permit EW — ISSUED
1994
1994-10-20Permit PL — ISSUED
1994-10-07Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-10-07Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-07-28Mortgage $150,000 — from COLE, ARTHUR A; COLE, EVALYINA to GCM CORPORATION AS NOMINEE$150,000
1994-07-28Mortgage satisfied — from COLE, ARTHUR to 1315 WEST 20TH REALTY CORP
1993
1993-09-30Deed — from COLE, ARTHUR A. to COLE, ARTHUR A.; COLE, EVENLYINA
1989
1989-08-11Mortgage $30,000 — from COLE, ARTHUR to 13-15 WEST 20TH RLTYCP$30,000
1980
1980-01-28VAC — from CITY OF N Y; CITY OF NY; CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK
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
1979-01-10Mortgage — from COLE ARTHUR to 225 DECATUR ST CORP
1978
1978-12-11Deed — from 225 DECATUR ST CORP to COLE ARTHUR
1971
1971-09-27LDMK — from LAND MARKS PRESERVATION COMM; CITY OF NY LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMM; LANDMARKS PRESERVATI
1968
1968-06-03Mortgage — from 225 DECATUR ST CORP to FOSTER GERTRUDE
1968-06-03Deed — from 184 CLINTON AVE CORP to 225 DECATUR ST CORP