A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More 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 69.4. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and
17% 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
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · APPLIANCE (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · PLUMBING (1) · Graffiti (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (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
No
Built before 1974 (2015)
Yes
Six or more residential units (7)
Yes
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
2 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)
27 VAN BUREN LLC
Head officer
SAM WURTZBERGER
Managing agent
MRE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered
2025-07-08
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
$1,401,000
$630,450
2026
$1,681,000
$756,450
2027
$1,934,000
$870,300
The city's market estimate has risen
38% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR CAP
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
Bedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Tompkins Av — B38 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
Kosciuszko St & Tompkins Ave · 500 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.
6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.
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: $213,953 on
2021-12-17 (lender: Cross River 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
2021-12-17
Mortgage $213,954 — from 27 VAN BUREN LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK
$213,954
2021-12-17
Agreement $2,475,000 — from 27 VAN BUREN LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK
$2,475,000
2021-12-17
AL&R $2,475,000 — from 27 VAN BUREN LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK
$2,475,000
2016-12-01
AL&R $2,500,000 — from 27 VAN BUREN LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK
$2,500,000
2016-12-01
Agreement $2,500,000 — from 27 VAN BUREN LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK
$2,500,000
2016-12-01
Mortgage $946,492 — from 27 VAN BUREN LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK
$946,492
2015-11-13
AL&R $1,800,000 — from 27 VAN BUREN LLC to NASSAU EDUCATORS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
$1,800,000
2015-11-13
Mortgage $1,800,000 — from 27 VAN BUREN LLC to NASSAU EDUCATORS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
$1,800,000
2014-11-14
Deed $820,000 — from BROTHERS, SHAFEQA to 27 VAN BUREN LLC
$820,000
2011-02-09
Deed $263,940 — from WASHINGTON, VIVIAN L; WASHINGTON, IMMANUEL to BROTHERS, SHAFEQA
$263,940
2011-02-09
Mortgage $496,054 — from BROTHERS, SHAFEQA to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
$496,054
2005-05-17
Mortgage $125,000 — from CUTNER, VIVAN; WASHINGTON, VIVIAN L; WASHINGTON, IMMANUEL to OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION
$125,000
1994-02-07
Mortgage $45,001 — from CUTNER, SADIE; CUTNER, VIVIAN L. to FORD CONSUMER FINANCE CO. INC.
$45,001
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
32
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
3
2
0
2
7
2018
0
2
0
2
4
2019
0
3
0
2
5
2020
0
4
0
1
5
2021
0
5
6
1
12
2022
0
6
0
2
8
2023
0
30
0
2
32
2024
0
2
0
2
4
2025
0
3
0
2
5
2026
0
0
2
1
3
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2023-10-31HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCA
2023-10-31HPD class B: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 20 SQUARE FEET AT WEST WALL. IN THE 2nd ROOM FRO
2023-10-31HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN SEWER LINE AT METER ROOM
2023-10-31HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 20 SQUARE FEET AT EAST WALL AT BASEMENT AT WATER
2023-10-31HPD class B: § 27-2045, 2046 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RU
2023-10-31HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2023-10-31HPD 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
2023-10-31HPD 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
2023-10-31HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
2023-10-31HPD 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
2023-10-31HPD class C: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 30 SQUARE FEET AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FRO
2023-10-31HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1
2023-10-31HPD class B: § 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE CLEANSE AND DISINFECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AFTER REMOVING THE OBSTRUCTION TO SEWER LINE AT
2023-10-31HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 20 SQUARE FEET AT NORTH WALL IN ELECTRICAL ROOM
2023-10-31HPD 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
2023-10-31HPD 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
2023-02-22311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2022
2022-12-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-11-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-05-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-23Bedbug 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
2022-03-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-03-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-01-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021
2021-12-17Mortgage assigned — from CROSS RIVER BANK to SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING; NEW REZ LLC
2021-12-17Mortgage assigned — from SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING; NEW REZ LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK
2021-12-17Mortgage $213,954 — from 27 VAN BUREN LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK$213,954
2021-12-17Agreement $2,475,000 — from 27 VAN BUREN LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK$2,475,000
2021-12-17AL&R $2,475,000 — from 27 VAN BUREN LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK$2,475,000
2021-12-17TL&R — from 27 VAN BUREN LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK
2021-11-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-06-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-06-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-03-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-01-06HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4R, 4th STO
2021-01-06HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT
2020-05-16311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2019
2019-11-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-11-06HPD 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
2019-10-30311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2018-10-26HPD 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
2017-07-21311: Water System — Hydrant Defective (WC2)
2017-03-09Certificate of occupancy Temporary
2017-01-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-01-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2016
2016-12-01AL&R $2,500,000 — from 27 VAN BUREN LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK$2,500,000
2016-12-01Agreement $2,500,000 — from 27 VAN BUREN LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK$2,500,000
2016-12-01Mortgage $946,492 — from 27 VAN BUREN LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK$946,492
2016-12-01Mortgage assigned — from NASSAU EDUCATORS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION to CROSS RIVER BANK
2016-12-01TL&R — from NASSAU EDUCATORS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
2016-10-05Certificate of occupancy Temporary
2016-08-16FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2016-07-15FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2016-06-28FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2016-04-07FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2016-04-06DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2016-04-06DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2016-02-29Permit NB — ISSUED
2016-02-27311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2016-02-27DOB complaint, category ?
2016-01-29Permit NB — ISSUED
2016-01-13FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2016-01-12ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO INSTITUTE/MAINTAIN SAFETY EQUIPMENT MEASURES OR TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION-NO GUARD RAILS. AT 4 STY CONSTRUCTION SITE OBSER$12,000
2016-01-12ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE HOUSEKEEPING PER SECTION REQUIREMENTS. AT1ST FL LEVEL OBSERVED DEBRIS & COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS SPREAD
2016-01-12ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSONS & PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONSTRUCTION OEPERATIONS. OBSERVED AT 4 STY NEW BLDG THAT CONSTRUCTION FEN$2,400
2016-01-09311: General Construction/Plumbing — Site Conditions Endangering Workers
2016-01-09DOB complaint, category ?
2016-01-03311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2015
2015-12-29311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2015-11-21311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2015-11-18Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SMOKE/HEAT/CO DETECTION AND SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB #320627620. NO CHANGE IN USE/OCCUPANCY OR EGR$1,000
2015-11-18Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SMOKE/HEAT/CO DETECTION AND SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB #320627620. NO CHANGE IN USE/OCCUPANCY OR EGR$1,000
2015-11-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-11-14311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2015-11-14311: Industrial Waste — Oil Spill Into Basin/Sewer - Small (IABS)
2015-11-14311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2015-11-14311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2015-11-14DOB complaint, category ?
2015-11-14DOB complaint, category ?
2015-11-13AL&R $1,800,000 — from 27 VAN BUREN LLC to NASSAU EDUCATORS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION$1,800,000
2015-11-13Mortgage $1,800,000 — from 27 VAN BUREN LLC to NASSAU EDUCATORS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION$1,800,000
2015-11-07311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2015-10-31311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2015-10-31DOB complaint, category ?
2015-10-23FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2015-10-19Permit NB — ISSUED
2015-10-09311: General Construction/Plumbing — Site Conditions Endangering Workers
2015-10-09DOB complaint, category ?
2015-08-14FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2015-07-06Permit NB — ISSUED
2015-06-24FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2015-06-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-06-04FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2015-05-29Permit FO — ISSUED
2015-05-29Permit NB — ISSUED
2015-05-29Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-05-29Permit FO — ISSUED
2015-05-11Job filed: NEW 4 STORY, 6 FAMILY DWELLING SEE SECTION 24 FOR COMMENTS
2015-05-11Job filed: NEW 4 STORY, 6 FAMILY DWELLING SEE SECTION 24 FOR COMMENTS
2015-04-29Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2015-04-15311: Construction Safety Enforcement — Best - DM Tracking Complaint
2015-04-15ECB CLASS - 1 violation: 3301.2 FAILURE TO PROTECT PUBLIC AND PROEPRTY DURING DEMO OPERATIONS SIDEWALK IN FRON TO SITE IS BROKEN CRACKED,MISSING AND NOT L$400
2015-04-15DOB complaint, category ?
2015-04-08311: BEST/Site Safety — Demolition Notification Received
2015-04-08DOB complaint, category ?
2015-01-30Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-01-30Permit DM — ISSUED
2014
2014-12-17Job filed: SPRINKLER PLANS IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW BUILDING JOB # 320627620
2014-12-17Job filed: SPRINKLER PLANS IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW BUILDING JOB # 320627620
2014-12-05CERT — from INTRACOASTAL ABSTRACT CO., INC. to 27 VAN BUREN LLC
2014-12-05ZONE — from 27 VAN BUREN LLC
2014-12-04Mortgage satisfied — from BROTHERS, SHAFEQA to WELLS FARGO BANK NA
2014-11-18Job filed: DM
2014-11-18Job filed: DM
2014-11-14Deed $820,000 — from BROTHERS, SHAFEQA to 27 VAN BUREN LLC$820,000
2014-10-27Job filed: BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN - TOTAL FRONTAGE = 27 FEET, FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB # 320627620
2014-09-24Job filed: NB
2014-04-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-07-13DOB violation C:
2013-07-11DOB complaint, category ?
2012
2012-10-20DOB violation C: ALL WORK NOT COMPLETED PURSUANT TO ALT#320321923 BEFORE EFFECTIVE DATE OF ZONING AMENDMENT ON 10/11/12
2012-10-16311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vesting Inspection
2012-10-16DOB complaint, category ?
2012-09-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-01-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2011
2011-11-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-10-06311: Water Conservation — Water Meter Stolen/Missing - Private Residence (CLR)
2011-09-20DOB violation C: THE BOROUGH COMMISSIONER HAS ISSUED A 15 DAY LETTER OF INTENT TO REVOK E APPL3320321923 ON 9-15-11 UNABLE TO DETERMINE % OF COMPLET
2011-09-16DOB complaint, category ?
2011-08-26Permit EQ — RE-ISSUED
2011-07-29ZONE — from BROTHERS, SHAFEQA
2011-07-29CERT — from KNICKERBOCKER ABSTRACT CO., INC.
2011-06-16Job filed: REPAIR OF REAR WALL AND ADDITION OF 3FT EXTENSION TO REAR. INTERIOR PARTITION AND PLUMBING WORK.$148,980
2011-06-16Job filed: REPAIR OF REAR WALL AND ADDITION OF 3FT EXTENSION TO REAR. INTERIOR PARTITION AND PLUMBING WORK.$148,980
2011-02-24Mortgage satisfied — from WASHINGTON, VIVIAN L; CUTNER, SADIE; WASHINGTON, IMMANUEL to SAND CANYON CORPORATION
2011-02-09Deed $263,940 — from WASHINGTON, VIVIAN L; WASHINGTON, IMMANUEL to BROTHERS, SHAFEQA$263,940
2011-02-09Mortgage $496,054 — from BROTHERS, SHAFEQA to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.$496,054
2005
2005-05-17Mortgage $125,000 — from CUTNER, VIVAN; WASHINGTON, VIVIAN L; WASHINGTON, IMMANUEL to OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION$125,000
2004
2004-11-12Deed — from WASHINGTON, VIVIAN; CUTNER, SADIE to CUTNER, SADIE; WASHINGTON, VIVIAN; WASHINGTON, IMMANUEL
2004-09-14Mortgage satisfied — from CUTNER, VIVIAN L; CUTNER, SADIE to FORD CONSUMER FINANCE COMPANY, INC.
1994
1994-02-07Mortgage satisfied — from LAWRENCE AFFILIATESINC to U I & I FUNDING CORP
1994-02-07Mortgage $45,001 — from CUTNER, SADIE; CUTNER, VIVIAN L. to FORD CONSUMER FINANCE CO. INC.$45,001
1994-01-20Deed — from CUTNER, SADIE to CUTNER, SADIE; CUTNER, VIVIAN L