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 3.8. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and
10% 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
27 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 27 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1988-09-19.
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
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Graffiti (1) · Lead (1) · Damaged Tree (1) · Water System (1) · Street Light Condition (1).
Filed construction activity
$54,500 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (7 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 (1930)
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)
SHINN C BACK
Managing agent
BROOKLYN PROPERTY MANAGERS
Last registered
2026-07-28
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
$2,675,000
$1,203,750
2026
$3,210,000
$1,444,500
2027
$2,943,000
$1,324,350
The city's market estimate has risen
10% 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
Lafayette Av — C · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Clinton-Washington Avs — G · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Carlton Av — B38 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
Cumberland St & Lafayette Ave · 400 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.
8 311 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: $200,000 on
1987-12-05 (lender: Green Point Savs 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
1987-12-05
Mortgage $200,000 — from BACK, SHINN C; BACK, TAI B to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK
$200,000
1985-12-20
Mortgage $100,000 — from BACK, SHINN C; BACK, TAI B to TERRY, VIRGINIA MASTERS
$100,000
Ten-year activity
1050
2017
9
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
0
0
0
2018
5
1
2
1
9
2019
0
0
4
3
7
2020
5
0
1
1
7
2021
1
0
2
0
3
2022
0
0
4
1
5
2023
0
0
3
2
5
2024
0
0
5
1
6
2025
0
0
2
1
3
2026
0
0
5
0
5
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2026-06-30311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2026-05-14311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2026-04-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025
2025-12-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-17Boiler inspection
2025-04-28311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2024
2024-12-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-08-22311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-08-13Boiler inspection
2024-04-12311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-03-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-01-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023
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
2023-11-14Boiler inspection
2023-03-23HPD 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
2022-11-14HPD 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
2022-02-25HPD 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
2022-02-25HPD 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
2022-02-03311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021
2021-04-09HPD 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
2021-04-09HPD 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
2021-03-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2020
2020-11-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2020-11-09Job filed: REPAIR/REPLACE LINTEL AT FACADE OVER ENTRY WAY FOR 3-STORY MULTI-RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2020-11-09Job filed: REPAIR/REPLACE LINTEL AT FACADE OVER ENTRY WAY FOR 3-STORY MULTI-RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2020-07-15Job filed: REPAIR/REPLACE LINTEL AT FACADE OVER ENTRY WAY FOR 3-STORY MULTI-RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2020-07-15Job filed: REPAIR/REPLACE LINTEL AT FACADE OVER ENTRY WAY FOR 3-STORY MULTI-RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2020-05-24311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-01-30Boiler inspection — defects found
2019
2019-11-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-10-26311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2019-09-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2018-10-18HPD 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
2018-05-10Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AT 161 LAFAYETTE AVENUE AS INDICATED ON PLANS. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN THE USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPL$2,500
2018-05-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-04-13Job filed: FACADE REPAIRS AND RESTORATION FOR 3-STORY MULTI-RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$20,000
2018-04-13Job filed: FACADE REPAIRS AND RESTORATION FOR 3-STORY MULTI-RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$20,000
2018-02-09FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016
2016-11-10HPD 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
2015
2015-10-09HPD 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
2015-01-22311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2014
2014-08-30311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2013
2013-03-01Mortgage satisfied — from BACK, TAI B; BACK, SHINN C to GREENPOPINT BANK; NORTH FORK BANK; THE GREEN POINT SAVINGS BANK; CAPITAL ONE, N.A.
2012
2012-02-28311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2005-08-01HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF REFRIGERATOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY
2005-08-01HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3A, 2nd STORY
2005-08-01HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2005-07-23Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2005-07-23Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2005-07-23Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2005-07-23Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-09-24HPD class B: SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS BATHTUB AT BATHROOM, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT
2004-09-24HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALL AT SINK CABINET IN THE KITCHEN
2004-09-24HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR AT 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH, 3rd STORY,
2000-03-17HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERCOLM SYSTEM IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY
2000-03-17HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOODEN FLOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-12-30HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR 2 STY PUBLIC HALL
1999-12-30HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONCRETE AND TILE FLOOR VESTIBULE 1 STY PUBLIC HALL
1999-12-30HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERCOM 1 STY SOUTH APT 2A LOCATED AT APT 2A, 1st STORY, SECTION '' ''
1999-12-30HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR SOUTH WALL KITCHEN 1 STY SOUTH APT 2
1999-12-30HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING 1 STY SOUTH APT 2A LOCATED AT APT 2A, 1st STORY, SECTION '' ''
1999-12-30HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE 1 STY SOUTH APT 2A LOCATED AT APT 2A, 1st STORY, SECTION '' ''
1999-12-30HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE SOUTHWEST ROOM 1 STY SOUTH APT 2A LOCATED AT APT 2A, 1st STORY, SEC
1999-12-30HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR SOUTHEAST ROOM 1 STY SOUTH APT 2A LOCATED AT APT 2A, 1st STORY,
1999-12-30HPD class B: SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS SINK KITCHEN 1 STY SOUTH APT 2A LOCATED AT APT 2A, 1st STORY, SECTION ''
1999-12-15HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR missing mr. obas IN THE 1st BEDROOM FROM SOUTH LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1A
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-07-25HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR FRONT EAST APT WEST ROOMS 3 STY APT 3A. LO
1994-07-25HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING LIGHT KITCHEN 3 STY APT 3A. LOCATED AT APT 3A
1994-07-25HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES CEILING LIGHT KITCHEN 3 STY APT 3A. LOCATED
1994-07-25HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING LIGHT CENTER ROOM 3 STY APT 3A. LOCATED AT APT 3A
1994-07-25HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE 3 STY APT 3A KEATON LOCATED AT APT 3A
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1994-02-14HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILING BATHROOM AND KITCH
1994-02-14HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF INOPERATIVE INTERIOR BELL BUZZER FROM VESTIBULE TO 2 STY APT 2B , SE
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993-04-30HPD class B: SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR BY CLOSING SO AS TO BE GAS TIGHT ALL OPENINGS IN THE METAL VENT HOT WATER HEATER BOILER ROOM CELLAR.
1989
1989-01-03DOB violation LANDMK:
1989-01-03DOB violation LANDMRK:
1988
1988-09-19HPD class B: D26-21.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE 3 EXTRA SPRINKLER HEADS AND SUITABLE WRENCH FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES AT O.S.Y. VALVE OF SPRINKLER IN ACCORDANCE WIT
1987
1987-12-05Mortgage $200,000 — from BACK, SHINN C; BACK, TAI B to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK$200,000
1987-12-05Mortgage satisfied — from BACK, TAI B; BACK, SHINN C to TERRY, VIRGINIA MASTERS
1985
1985-12-20Deed — from TERRY, VIRGINIA MASTERS to BACK, TAI B; BACK, SHINN C
1985-12-20Mortgage $100,000 — from BACK, SHINN C; BACK, TAI B to TERRY, VIRGINIA MASTERS$100,000
1985-12-20Mortgage satisfied — from TERRY, VIRGINIA MASTERS to PFISTER, LOUISE; WEATHERMAN, DANIEL L
1985-12-20Mortgage assigned — from JACOBY, BEN; DELTA EVERGREEN CP/EMP P to PFISTER, LOUISE; WEATHERMAN, DANIEL L
1981
1981-12-23Mortgage assigned — from ESTRIN MAGOT to WEATHERMAN DANIEL L; PFISTER LOUISE
1981-12-23Mortgage assigned — from PFISTER LOUISE; WEATHERMAN DANIEL L to DELTA EVERGREEN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES PE
1981-12-03Mortgage assigned — from PFISTER LOUISE; WEATHERMAN DANIEL L to ESTRINY MARGOT
1981-07-28Mortgage — from TERRY VIRGINIA MASTERS to PFISTER LOUISE; WEATHERMAN DANIEL
1981-07-28Deed — from PFISTER LOUISE; WEATHERMAN DANIEL to TERRY VIRGINIA MASTERS
1980
1980-11-13Mortgage assigned — from PFISTER LOUISE to HEARN MARGOT ESTRIN
1980-04-22LDMK — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVAT; LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION; LANMARKS PRES
1979
1979-07-26Deed — from NEW YORK REAL STATE EXCHANGE INC to PLISTER LOUISE; WEATHERMAN DANIEL
1979-07-20Mortgage assigned — from NY REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE INC to PFISTER LOUISE LEWIS DAN
1979-06-19Deed — from SANDIGO REALTY CORP to NEW YORK REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE INC
1979-06-11Mortgage assigned — from ATLANTIC PROPERTIES to NY REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE INC
1979-06-11Mortgage assigned — from TUCKER ETHEL; TUCKER ETHYL to SCHIREIBERG SHELDON L
1978
1978-07-26Mortgage — from SANDIGO REALTY CORP to ATLANTIC PROPERTIES
1978-07-26Deed — from ATLANTIC PROPERTIES to SANDIGO REALTY CORP
1975
1975-12-12Deed — from SHIELDS MARSHALL B; SCHREIBERG SHELDON L to ATLANTIC PROPERTIES
1972
1972-10-18Mortgage assigned — from MAYER JACK to TUCKER ETHEL
1971
1971-11-22Mortgage — from SHIELDS MARSHALL B; FORT GREENE APPLE CO; SCHREIBERG SHELDON L; PEARLMAN MORTON I ATTY IN to TUCKER ETHYL; MAYER JACK
1971-11-22Deed — from MAYER JACK to FORT GREENE APPLE CO; SHIELDS MARSHALL B; SCHREIBERG SHELDON L
1970
1970-06-12Deed — from 161 LAFAYETTE AVE RLTY CORP to MAYER JACK
1967
1967-12-27Deed — from KLEIN GILBERT to 161 LAYAFETTE AVE REALTY CORP
1966
1966-04-26Mortgage — from KLEIN GILBERT to GREATER NEW YORK SAVS BANK