A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 170.7. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and
7% 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
Open HPD violations
1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-04-15.
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
48 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · Encampment (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · Graffiti (6) · GENERAL (3) · Sewer (2).
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 (1899)
No
Six or more residential units (3)
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).
Registered with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
261 SOUTH 3RD LLC
Head officer
ALAN MESSNER
Managing agent
NBM Management LLC
Last registered
2025-09-11
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
$2,702,000
$162,120
2026
$3,232,000
$193,920
2027
$3,186,000
$191,160
The city's market estimate has risen
18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2021 (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
Marcy Av — J M Z · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Marcy Av / S 2 St — B24 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
S 4 St & Rodney St · 550 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.
48 311 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: $1,650,000 on
2015-06-25 (lender: Bethpage Federal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2025-06-16
Agreement $1,255,000 — from 261 SOUTH 3RD LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC
$1,255,000
2025-06-16
AL&R $1,255,000 — from 261 SOUTH 3RD LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC
$1,255,000
2015-06-25
Mortgage $1,650,000 — from 261 SOUTH 3RD LLC to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
$1,650,000
2015-06-25
AL&R $1,650,000 — from 261 SOUTH 3RD LLC to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
$1,650,000
2002-02-21
Mortgage $17,449 — from MESSNER, ALAN to FIRST FINANCIAL EQUITIES INC
$17,449
2001-02-28
Mortgage $467,500 — from MESSNER, ALAN to FIRST FINANCIAL EQUITIES INC
$467,500
1998-04-01
Mortgage $275,000 — from AKERMAN, HINDY to NORWEST MORTGAGE OFNEW YORK INC
$275,000
1997-03-05
Mortgage $5,000 — from MILAZZO, LOUIS to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH
$5,000
1996-04-22
Mortgage $3,000 — from MILAZZO, LOUIS to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH
$3,000
1994-09-28
Mortgage $22,000 — from MILAZZO, LOUIS to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH
$22,000
1991-06-05
Mortgage $15,000 — from MILAZZO, LOUIS to DIME SAVS BANK/WMSBURGH
$15,000
1990-11-23
Mortgage $75,000 — from MILAZZO, LOUIS to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK
$75,000
1987-07-01
Mortgage $65,000 — from MILAZZO, LOUIS to DIME SAVS BK WILLIAMSBUR
$65,000
1982-12-15
Mortgage $17,000 — from MILAZZO, LOUIS to ROSARIO, GUILLERMO
$17,000
Ten-year activity
100500
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
71
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
13
0
0
13
2018
0
7
0
1
8
2019
0
6
0
1
7
2020
0
4
0
0
4
2021
0
3
0
0
3
2022
0
8
0
0
8
2023
3
11
0
2
16
2024
0
71
0
0
71
2025
0
12
4
0
16
2026
0
7
1
0
8
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311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Mattress or Box Spring Uncovered
2026-10-04
311: Encampment — N/A
2026-09-12
311: Standing Water — Sewer or Drain
2026-08-03
Mortgage assigned — from BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2026-06-05
311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-06-05
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-03-04
311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-01-29
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2025-12-03
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
The full timeline
2026
2026-10-12311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Mattress or Box Spring Uncovered
2026-10-04311: Encampment — N/A
2026-09-12311: Standing Water — Sewer or Drain
2026-08-03Mortgage assigned — from BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2026-06-05311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-06-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-03-04311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-01-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2025
2025-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-09-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2025-09-24311: Homeless Person Assistance — Chronic
2025-07-12311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-06-16Mortgage assigned — from FOURLEAF FEDERAL CREDIT UNION; BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC
2025-06-16Agreement $1,255,000 — from 261 SOUTH 3RD LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC$1,255,000
2025-06-16AL&R $1,255,000 — from 261 SOUTH 3RD LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC$1,255,000
2025-06-16TL&R — from BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION; FOURLEAF FEDERAL CREDIT UNION to 261 SOUTH 3RD LLC
2025-06-02311: Encampment — N/A
2025-06-02311: Encampment — N/A
2025-05-03311: Encampment — N/A
2025-05-03311: Encampment — N/A
2025-04-25311: Encampment — N/A
2025-04-25311: Encampment — N/A
2025-03-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-01-30311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024
2024-12-25Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-08-25HPD class A: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT BSMT-
2024-08-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCAT
2024-08-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st
2024-08-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT EAST WALL IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST LOC
2024-08-25HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT BSMT
2024-08-25HPD 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
2024-08-25HPD 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 EAST LOCAT
2024-08-25HPD class A: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1
2024-08-25HPD class A: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT EAST WALL IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT
2024-08-25HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING SLIDE BOLT CAPABLE OF BEING PADLOCKED AT DOOR LEADING TO EAST YARD IN THE 2nd ROOM FRO
2024-04-15HPD class A: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT
2024-04-15HPD class A: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY
2024-04-15HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st
2024-04-15HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST
2024-04-15HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 5 SQ FT OF MOLD AT CLOSET CEILING IN THE 1st ROO
2024-04-15HPD class B: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 5 SQ FT OF MOLD AT CLOSET CEILING IN THE 1st ROO
2024-04-11HPD 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
2023-11-17HPD 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
2022-03-02HPD 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
2021-12-07311: Street Sign - Damaged — Other/Unknown
2015-10-14HPD 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
2015-10-13Mortgage satisfied — from MESSNER, ALAN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; GRAND BANK NA
2015-06-25Mortgage $1,650,000 — from 261 SOUTH 3RD LLC to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION$1,650,000
2015-06-25Deed — from MESSNER, TOVA to 261 SOUTH 3RD LLC
2015-06-25AL&R $1,650,000 — from 261 SOUTH 3RD LLC to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION$1,650,000
2014
2014-02-28311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2013
2013-02-01Deed — from MESSNER, ALAN to MESSNER, TOVA
2012
2012-09-12Deed — from 261 SOUTH 3RD LLC to MESSNER, ALAN
2012-09-12Mortgage — from MESSNER, ALAN to MERS AS NOMINEE FOR GRAND BANK, N.A.
2012-06-21311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2010-04-14311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal
2010-04-14DOB complaint, category ?
2010-03-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY FAILURE TO ATTACH UL OR OTHER DECAL & DATEOF SIGN'S ERECTION TO CORNER OF SIGN FABRIC(TANG'S)REM:REMOV
2010-03-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY YFAILURE TO ATTACH UL OR OTHER DECAL & DATE OF SIGN'S ERECTION TO CORNER OF SIGN FABRIC.REM:REMOVE ILL
2010-03-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY SIGN EXCEEDS MAX SURFACE AREA OF 12SQ FT IN AN R5 DISTRICT SIGN APPROX 40FT HIGH X 15FT WIDE =600SQ FT
2010-03-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY SIGN ON DISPLAY W/O A PERMIT.(TANG'S)REM:REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGN
2010-03-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY LEASING OR OTHERWISE MAKING ILLEGAL SIGN SPACE AVAILABLE TO OTHERS FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES.REM:REMOVE
2010-03-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY SIGN PROHIBITED IN R6 DISTRICT.(TANG'S)REM:REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGN
2010-03-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY SIGN EXCEEDS MAX HEIGHT OF 20FT ABOVE CURBIN A R6 DISTRICT SIGN APPROX 40FT ABOVE CURB LEVEL.(TANG'S)R
2010-03-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY FAILURE TO CERTIFY ARTERIAL SIGN IN SIGN INVENTORY SUBMISSION(TANG'S)REM:REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGN
2010-03-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY SIGN EXCEEDS MAX SURFACE AREA OF 12SQ FT IN A R5 DISTRICT SIGN APPROX 40FT HIGH X 15FT WIDE=600SQ FT (
2010-03-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY SIGN ON DISPLAY W/O A PERMIT.(TANG'S)REM:REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGN.
2010-03-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY SIGN PROHIBITED IN R6 DISTRICT (TANG'S).REM:REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGN
2010-03-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: PROPERTY OWNER ACTING AS OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY FAILURE TO OBTAINOAC REGISTRATION NUMBER WHILE ENGAGING IN THE OUTDOOR ADVERT
2010-03-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY FAILURE TO CERTIFY ARTERIAL SIGN IN SIGN INVENTORY SUBMISSION (TANG'S)REM:REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGN.REM:REMO
2010-03-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY LEASING OR OTHERWISE MAKING ILLEGAL SIGN SPACE AVAILABLE TO OTHERS FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES.(TANG'S)RE
2010-03-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY FAILURE TO HAVE LICENSED SIGN HANGER ATTACH OR ERECT SIGN (TANG'S)REM:REMOVE ILLEGAL SIGN
2010-03-25ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY SIGN EXCEEDS MAX HEIGHT OF 20FT ABOVE CURBIN A R6 DISTRICT SIGN APPROX 40FT ABOVE CURB LEVEL.(TANG'S)R
2007
2007-09-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-12-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-12-28Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2005-12-28HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT DOOR ENTRANCE BUILDING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2005-12-28HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING BALUSTERS AT ALL STORIES PUBLIC HALL STAIR
2005-01-19DEEDO — from MESSNER, ALAN to 261 SOUTH 3RD, LLC
2002
2002-03-21Mortgage satisfied — from MESSNER, ALAN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONICREGISTRATION SYSTEMS ; FIRST FINANCIAL EQUITIES INC
2002-02-21Mortgage $17,449 — from MESSNER, ALAN to FIRST FINANCIAL EQUITIES INC$17,449
2002-02-21Agreement — from MESSNER, ALAN to FIRST FINANCIAL EQUITIES INC
2002-02-21Mortgage assigned — from FIRST FINANCIAL EQUITIES INC to AURORA LOAN SERVICESINC
2001
2001-10-23DOB complaint, category ?
2001-10-18DOB violation C:
2001-02-28Deed — from R & H ACKERMAN INC to MESSNER, ALAN
2001-02-28Deed — from AKERMAN, HINDY to R & H ACKERMAN INC
2001-02-28Mortgage $467,500 — from MESSNER, ALAN to FIRST FINANCIAL EQUITIES INC$467,500
2001-01-31Mortgage satisfied — from AKERMAN, HINDY to NORWEST MORTGAGE OFNEW YORK INC
1999
1999-09-15DOB complaint, category ?
1999-09-10DOB violation C: HAVING INSTALLED A SIGN WITHOUT A PERMIT
1998
1998-07-31Mortgage satisfied — from MILAZZO, LOUIS to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
1998-05-06Mortgage satisfied — from MILAZZO, LOUIS to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH
1998-05-06Mortgage satisfied — from MILAZZO, LOUIS to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH
1998-05-06Mortgage satisfied — from MILAZZO, LOUIS to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH
1998-05-06Mortgage satisfied — from MILAZZO, LOUIS to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH
1998-04-01Mortgage $275,000 — from AKERMAN, HINDY to NORWEST MORTGAGE OFNEW YORK INC$275,000
1998-04-01PAT — from AKERMAN, HINDY to GUTTMAN, MOSES
1998-04-01Deed — from MILAZZO, LOUIS to AKERMAN, HINDY
1997
1997-03-05Mortgage $5,000 — from MILAZZO, LOUIS to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH$5,000
1996
1996-04-22Mortgage $3,000 — from MILAZZO, LOUIS to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH$3,000
1994
1994-09-28Mortgage $22,000 — from MILAZZO, LOUIS to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH$22,000
1991
1991-06-05Mortgage $15,000 — from MILAZZO, LOUIS to DIME SAVS BANK/WMSBURGH$15,000
1990
1990-11-23Mortgage $75,000 — from MILAZZO, LOUIS to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK$75,000
1990-09-10Mortgage satisfied — from MILAZZO, LOUIS to DIME SVGS BK OF WMSBURGH
1987
1987-10-23Mortgage satisfied — from MILAZZO, LOUIS to ROSARIO, GUILLERMO
1987-07-01Mortgage $65,000 — from MILAZZO, LOUIS to DIME SAVS BK WILLIAMSBUR$65,000
1984
1984-02-06Mortgage satisfied — from ROSARIO, GUILLERMO to BATTISTA, ANTHONY
1982
1982-12-15Mortgage $17,000 — from MILAZZO, LOUIS to ROSARIO, GUILLERMO$17,000
1982-12-15Deed — from ROSARIO, GUILLERMO to MILAZZO, LOUIS
1979
1979-09-04Mortgage assigned — from BATTISTA ONOFRIO (DECD); BATTISTA VICTOR (AS ADMINIST OF) to BATTISTA ESTHER
1976
1976-03-17Mortgage assigned — from BATTISTA ANTHONY to BATTISTA ONOFRIO
1975
1975-10-02Mortgage — from ROSARIO GUILLERMO to BATTISTA ANTHONY
1975-10-02Deed — from BATTISTA ONOFRIO to ROSARIO GUILLERMO