A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% 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 38.6. 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
1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-09-09.
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.
$10,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (18) · Graffiti (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · SAFETY (1).
Filed construction activity
$6,316,500 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (16 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 (1905)
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)
221 S 4TH LLC
Head officer
Menachem Raskin
Managing agent
EJS Equities
Last registered
2025-07-23
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
$1,964,000
$117,840
2026
$2,094,000
$942,300
2027
$3,412,000
$1,535,400
The city's market estimate has risen
74% 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
Marcy Av — J M Z · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Williamsburg Bridge Plaza / Lane 1 — B39 B60 · 400 ft
Citi Bike
S 4 St & Roebling St · 150 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.
29 311 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: $2,600,000 on
2025-07-29 (lender: Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2025-07-29
AL&R $9,800,000 — from 221 S 4TH LLC; 219 SOUTH 4TH LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC
$9,800,000
2025-07-29
Mortgage $2,600,000 — from 221 S 4TH LLC; 219 SOUTH 4TH LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC
$2,600,000
2025-07-29
Agreement $9,800,000 — from 219 SOUTH 4TH LLC; 221 S 4TH LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC
$9,800,000
2025-03-25
AL&R $450,000 — from 221 S 4TH LLC; 219 SOUTH 4TH LLC to S3 RE FUNDING III LLC
$450,000
2025-03-25
Mortgage $450,000 — from 221 S 4TH LLC; 219 SOUTH 4TH LLC to S3 RE FUNDING III LLC
$450,000
2023-08-08
AL&R $3,050,000 — from 221 S 4TH LLC; 219 SOUTH 4TH LLC to S3 RE FUNDING III LLC
$3,050,000
2023-08-08
Mortgage $3,050,000 — from 219 SOUTH 4TH LLC; 221 S 4TH LLC to S3 RE FUNDING III LLC
$3,050,000
2023-08-08
AL&R $3,700,000 — from 219 SOUTH 4TH LLC; 221 S 4TH LLC to S3 RE FUNDING III LLC
$3,700,000
2023-08-08
Mortgage $3,700,000 — from 219 SOUTH 4TH LLC; 221 S 4TH LLC to S3 RE FUNDING III LLC
$3,700,000
2023-08-08
Deed $2,400,000 — from LIM, KING YAU; CHOI LIM, MEE YUET to 221 S 4TH LLC
$2,400,000
2023-08-01
Sold for $2,400,000
$2,400,000
$342,857
1994-10-17
Mortgage $280,000 — from LIM, MEE YUET CHOI; LIM, KING YAU to GARSING CORP
$280,000
1985-05-01
Mortgage $40,000 — from GARSING CORP to CARRIC SOUTH FOURTHST
$40,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
41
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
1
0
0
1
2018
0
0
1
0
1
2
2019
0
0
1
0
0
1
2020
0
0
1
0
0
1
2021
0
0
2
0
0
2
2022
0
0
3
0
0
3
2023
10
0
2
9
0
21
2024
22
4
10
0
0
36
2025
4
2
22
13
0
41
2026
0
1
7
2
4
14
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HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: REFIT ...DOOR LEADING TO BALCONY IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH A
2026-08-31
Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2026-08-31
311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2026-06-29
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-06-23
311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-06-11
Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2026-05-26
Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2026-05-11
Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-03-24
Mortgage assigned — from STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC to COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL AS
2026-03-24
AALR — from STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC to COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL AS
2026-03-12
Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-02-19
FDNY inspection (ALT)
2026-01-01
311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-01-01
311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-12-22
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-09
FDNY inspection (ALT)
The full timeline
2026
2026-09-09HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: REFIT ...DOOR LEADING TO BALCONY IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH A
2026-08-31Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2026-08-31311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2026-06-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2026-06-23311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-06-11Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2026-05-26Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2026-05-11Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-03-24Mortgage assigned — from STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC to COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL AS
2026-03-24AALR — from STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC to COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL AS
2026-03-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-07-29Mortgage assigned — from S3 RE FUNDING A LLC; S3 RE FUNDING III LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC
2025-07-29Mortgage assigned — from S3 RE FUNDING III LLC; S3 RE FUNDING A LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC
2025-07-29AL&R $9,800,000 — from 221 S 4TH LLC; 219 SOUTH 4TH LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC$9,800,000
2025-07-29Mortgage assigned — from S3 RE FUNDING III LLC; S3 RE FUNDING A LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC
2025-07-29Mortgage $2,600,000 — from 221 S 4TH LLC; 219 SOUTH 4TH LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC$2,600,000
2025-07-29Agreement $9,800,000 — from 219 SOUTH 4TH LLC; 221 S 4TH LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC$9,800,000
2025-07-22Certificate of occupancy Renewal With Change
2025-07-16TL&R — from S3 RE FUNDING III LLC; S3 RE FUNDING A LLC
2025-07-16TL&R — from S3 RE FUNDING A LLC; S3 RE FUNDING III LLC
2025-07-16TL&R — from S3 RE FUNDING A LLC; S3 RE FUNDING III LLC
2025-06-24CORRD — from LIM, KING YAU; LIM, MEE YUET CHOI to 221 S 4TH LLC
2025-06-12Job filed: ALTERATION TYPE 1 APPLICATION FOR ENLARGEMENT TO EXISTING 3 STORY + CELLAR RESIDENTIAL USE BUILDING. PROPOSED 4 STORY+ CELLAR, PENTHOUSE MIXED USE BUI$1,500,000
2025-06-05Certificate of occupancy Renewal Without Change
2025-04-02311: Homeless Person Assistance
2025-03-30Tenant complaint: SAFETY — FIRE ESCAPE
2025-03-30Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2025-03-30Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2025-03-30Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2025-03-30311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2025-03-30311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2025-03-30311: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2025-03-30311: SAFETY — FIRE ESCAPE
2025-03-25SUBM — from S3 RE FUNDING III LLC to S3 RE FUNDING III LLC
2025-03-25AL&R $450,000 — from 221 S 4TH LLC; 219 SOUTH 4TH LLC to S3 RE FUNDING III LLC$450,000
2025-03-25Mortgage $450,000 — from 221 S 4TH LLC; 219 SOUTH 4TH LLC to S3 RE FUNDING III LLC$450,000
2024-12-10Job filed: ALTERATION TYPE 1 APPLICATION FOR ENLARGEMENT TO EXISTING 3 STORY + CELLAR RESIDENTIAL USE BUILDING. PROPOSED 4 STORY+ CELLAR, PENTHOUSE MIXED USE BUI$1,500,000
2024-11-29Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2024-11-26HPD 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
2024-10-31Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2024-10-16311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2024-06-19Job filed: MS APPLICATION HEREBY FILED AS A SUBSEQUENT FILING TO JOB NUMBER B08051094.$50,000
2024-06-10DOB complaint, category ?
2024-06-10DOB complaint, category ?
2024-06-10ECB CLASS - 2 violation: SUPERINTENDENT FAILED TO VISIT THE JOBSITE DAILY, NO RECORD OF ARRIVAL OR DEPARTURE TIMES OR ANY SIGNATURES INDICATING THAT THE SU
2024-06-10ECB CLASS - 1 violation: CONTRACTOR FAILED TO HAVE SUPERINTENDENT FRANK LAPETINA REG# 022444 PRESENT AT THE SITE AS REQUIRED, UPON REVIEW OF THE DAILY LOG,$10,000
2024-06-10Permit Foundation — Signed-off
2024-06-10Permit Earth Work — Signed-off
2024-06-05Permit Structural — Signed-off
2024-05-28Job filed: ALTERATION TYPE 1 APPLICATION FOR ENLARGEMENT TO EXISTING 3 STORY + CELLAR RESIDENTIAL USE BUILDING. PROPOSED 4 STORY+ CELLAR, PENTHOUSE MIXED USE BUI$1,500,000
2024-05-15311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2024-05-08Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2024-05-08Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY LIGHT DUTY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF 2022 THE NYC BUILDING CODE. NO CHANGE $1,000
2024-04-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF$1,000
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
2024-01-01Job filed: HEREBY FILING FOR BPP FRONTAGE 20'-6" ALTERATION TYPE 3 ASSOCIATED WITH JOB#B08051094
2023
2023-12-20Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2023-12-13Job filed: ST APPLICATION HEREBY FILED AS A SUBSEQUENT FILING TO JOB # B08051094.$50,000
2023-12-13Job filed: FO/EA APPLICATION HEREBY FILED AS A SUBSEQUENT FILING TO JOB #B08051094.$1,000
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
2023-10-16Job filed: ALTERATION TYPE 1 APPLICATION FOR ENLARGEMENT TO EXISTING 3 STORY + CELLAR RESIDENTIAL USE BUILDING. PROPOSED 4 STORY+ CELLAR, PENTHOUSE MIXED USE BUI$100,000
2023-09-21Job filed: ST APPLICATION HEREBY FILED AS A SUBSEQUENT FILING TO JOB # B08051094.$50,000
2023-09-07Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2023-09-07Job filed: SPRINKER APPLICATION HEREBY FILED AS SUBSEQUEN FILING TO JOB # B08051094.$1,000
2023-08-23Job filed: PL APPLICATION HEREBY FILED IN CONJUNCTION TO JOB NUMBER B08051094.$10,000
2023-08-23Job filed: FENCE APPLICATION HEREBY BEING FILED IN CONJUNCTION TO ALT-CO B08051094-I1$1,500
2023-08-08Mortgage satisfied — from LIM, MEE YUET CHOI; LIM, KING YAU to GARSING CORP
2023-08-08AL&R $3,050,000 — from 221 S 4TH LLC; 219 SOUTH 4TH LLC to S3 RE FUNDING III LLC$3,050,000
2023-08-08Mortgage $3,050,000 — from 219 SOUTH 4TH LLC; 221 S 4TH LLC to S3 RE FUNDING III LLC$3,050,000
2023-08-08AL&R $3,700,000 — from 219 SOUTH 4TH LLC; 221 S 4TH LLC to S3 RE FUNDING III LLC$3,700,000
2023-08-08Mortgage $3,700,000 — from 219 SOUTH 4TH LLC; 221 S 4TH LLC to S3 RE FUNDING III LLC$3,700,000
2023-08-08Deed $2,400,000 — from LIM, KING YAU; CHOI LIM, MEE YUET to 221 S 4TH LLC$2,400,000
2023-08-01Sold for $2,400,000$2,400,000
2023-05-18ZONE — from LIM, KING YAU; LIM, UX, MEE YUET CHOI
2023-05-18CERT — from SUCCESSFUL ABSTRACT LLC
2023-03-24HPD 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
2023-01-06Job filed: ALTERATION TYPE 1 APPLICATION FOR ENLARGEMENT TO EXISTING 3 STORY + CELLAR RESIDENTIAL USE BUILDING. PROPOSED 4 STORY+ CELLAR, PENTHOUSE MIXED USE BUI$1,500,000
2022
2022-11-07HPD 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 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
2021-04-13HPD 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
2021-04-13HPD 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
2020
2020-09-05311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2019
2019-10-31HPD 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
2018-12-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-10-19HPD 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
2017-11-29HPD 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
2016
2016-11-15HPD 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
2015-10-14HPD 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
2015-02-24HPD 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
2014
2014-09-12311: Street Condition — Pothole
2011
2011-02-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-11-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2010-11-08Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2010-10-20Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2010-09-13Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2010-07-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2010-06-30311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2010-06-25311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
1994
1994-10-17Mortgage $280,000 — from LIM, MEE YUET CHOI; LIM, KING YAU to GARSING CORP$280,000
1993
1993-01-20DOB complaint, category ?
1993-01-20ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING WALL. DEFECT IS: BRICKWORK AT 1-STORY REAR EXTENSION MISSING AND DEFECTIVE. REMEDY:MAKE AL$800
1991
1991-10-31DOB complaint, category ?
1988
1988-05-26Mortgage satisfied — from GARSING CORP. to CARRIC SOUTH FOURTHST C
1985
1985-05-01Mortgage $40,000 — from GARSING CORP to CARRIC SOUTH FOURTHST$40,000
1985-05-01Deed — from CARRIC SOUTH 4TH STCO to GARSING CORP
1984
1984-09-14Mortgage satisfied — from 219 SOUTH FOURTH RLTY to CHEMICAL BANK
1984-09-14Deed — from FRONTEX MANAGEMENT to CARRIC SOUTH FOURTHST
1982
1982-07-07Mortgage satisfied — from 219 SOUTH FOURTH REALTY to SCHAEFER, MERLIN
1982-03-04Deed — from 219 SOUTH FOURTH RTYINC to FRONTEX MANAGEMENT LTD
1976
1976-08-20Mortgage — from 219 SOUTH FOURTH RLTY INC to SCHAEFER MERLIN
1976-04-28Mortgage — from 219 SOUTH FOURTH RLTY INC to CHEMICAL BANK
1976-04-28Deed — from FRIEDMAN HERMAN to 219 SOUTH FOURTH RLTY INC
1975
1975-12-30Deed — from STRAUSS GERALD; GREGSHAR RLTY LTD to FRIEDMAN HERMAN
1975-09-09Mortgage — from STRAUSS GERALD; GREGSHAR RLTY LTD to IMFC PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC
1975-07-17Deed — from BOSCHOWITZ DAVID to GREGSHAR REALTY LTD
1971
1971-07-21Deed — from STRAUSS TOVA; STRAUSS GERALD to STRAUSS GERALD; BOSCHOWITZ DAVID