A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 66% 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 35.1. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and
7% 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
2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-03-04.
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
25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (16) · Graffiti (2) · GENERAL (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · Water System (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).
Filed construction activity
$2,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (2 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 (1910)
Yes
Six or more residential units (7)
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)
253 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
$2,125,200
$956,340
2026
$2,116,000
$952,200
2027
$2,453,000
$1,103,850
The city's market estimate has risen
15% 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
2023 (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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Marcy Av / S 2 St — B24 · 200 ft
Citi Bike
S 4 St & Rodney St · 600 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.
25 311 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: $2,550,000 on
2019-09-18 (lender: Northfield 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
2019-09-18
AL&R $2,550,000 — from 253 SOUTH 3RD LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK
$2,550,000
2019-09-18
Mortgage $2,550,000 — from 253 SOUTH 3RD LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK
$2,550,000
2005-08-02
Agreement $560,000 — from MESSNER, BARRY to FIRST FINANCIAL EQUITIES, INC.; MERS
$560,000
2005-08-02
Mortgage $314,223 — from MESSNER, BARRY to MERS
$314,223
1999-02-12
Mortgage $61,759 — from MESSNER, SHIRA; MESSNER, BARRY to FIRST FINANCIAL EQUITIES INC
$61,759
1997-11-21
Mortgage $200,000 — from MESSNER, BARRY; MESSNER, SHIRA to CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORP
$200,000
1988-01-12
Mortgage $120,000 — from SPECTOR, SCOTT; ROSEN, RUSSELL to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK
$120,000
1986-08-22
Mortgage $33,750 — from ROSEN, RUSSELL; SPECTOR, SCOTT to DIME SAVS BK/WMSBURGH
$33,750
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
21
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
2
5
5
0
0
12
2018
0
1
2
0
1
4
2019
0
1
4
5
0
10
2020
0
0
2
2
0
4
2021
0
0
21
0
0
21
2022
0
0
17
0
0
17
2023
0
0
5
0
0
5
2024
0
0
6
0
0
6
2025
0
0
15
0
0
15
2026
0
0
16
0
0
16
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HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF AN UNACCEPTABLE ELECTROMAGNETIC LOCK AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR AT PUBLIC
2026-03-04
HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE SECURITY IN THE EVENT OF A POWER OUTAGE BY MEANS OF AN ACCEPTABLE MECHANICAL HEAVY DUTY LOCK AND LATCH SET AT BUI
2026-06-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-03-04HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF AN UNACCEPTABLE ELECTROMAGNETIC LOCK AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR AT PUBLIC
2026-03-04HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE SECURITY IN THE EVENT OF A POWER OUTAGE BY MEANS OF AN ACCEPTABLE MECHANICAL HEAVY DUTY LOCK AND LATCH SET AT BUI
2025-04-09HPD 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 2F, 2nd STO
2025-04-09HPD class C: 567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND A
2025-04-09HPD 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
2025-01-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024
2024-12-25Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-09311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2024-11-09Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2024-04-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2024-02-09311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023
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
2016-05-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC SMOKE DETECTION AND SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT I JOB #320585461$1,000
2016-05-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC SMOKE DETECTION AND SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT I JOB #320585461$1,000
2016-04-11FDNY inspection (ALT)
2016-04-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-03-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-03-03Permit AL — ISSUED
2016-02-18FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT)
2016-01-21FDNY inspection (ALT)
2016-01-14FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT)
2016-01-11Permit AL — ISSUED
2016-01-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2015
2015-12-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-11-18FDNY inspection (ALT)
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
2015-09-03FDNY inspection (ALT)
2015-07-24311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2015-07-24Job filed: SPRINKLER SPECIFICATIONS AND WORK TYPE FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT I #320585461.$108,000
2015-07-24Job filed: SPRINKLER SPECIFICATIONS AND WORK TYPE FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT I #320585461.$108,000
2015-07-24Job filed: PLUMBING WORK FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT I APPLICATION #320585461$63,600
2015-07-24Job filed: PLUMBING WORK FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT I APPLICATION #320585461$63,600
2015-07-24Job filed: PLUMBING WORK FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT I APPLICATION #320585461$63,600
2015-07-16311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)