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 40. 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
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
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
17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Dirty Condition (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Water Quality (2) · Encampment (2) · Lead (1).
Filed construction activity
$10,072,728 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (15 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 (1920)
Yes
Six or more residential units (6)
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)
219 SOUTH 4TH LLC
Head officer
Menachem Raskin
Managing agent
EJS Equities
Last registered
2025-07-22
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
$1,418,000
$85,080
2026
$1,512,000
$680,400
2027
$3,350,000
$1,507,500
The city's market estimate has risen
136% 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.
17 311 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
Agreement $9,800,000 — from 219 SOUTH 4TH LLC; 221 S 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
2025-03-25
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 $1,800,000 — from CHOI LIM, MEE YUET; LIM, KING YAU to 219 SOUTH 4TH LLC
$1,800,000
2023-08-01
Sold for $1,800,000
$1,800,000
$300,000
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
47
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
2
0
0
0
2
2018
0
2
1
0
1
4
2019
0
2
0
0
0
2
2020
0
4
1
0
0
5
2021
0
0
0
0
0
0
2022
0
0
0
0
0
0
2023
8
30
0
9
0
47
2024
19
7
2
0
0
28
2025
4
6
14
12
0
36
2026
0
0
3
2
1
6
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2025-07-29AL&R $9,800,000 — from 221 S 4TH LLC; 219 SOUTH 4TH LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC$9,800,000
2025-07-29Agreement $9,800,000 — from 219 SOUTH 4TH LLC; 221 S 4TH LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC$9,800,000
2025-07-29Mortgage $2,600,000 — from 221 S 4TH LLC; 219 SOUTH 4TH LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC$2,600,000
2025-07-29Mortgage assigned — from S3 RE FUNDING III LLC; S3 RE FUNDING A 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
2025-07-29Mortgage assigned — from S3 RE FUNDING A LLC; S3 RE FUNDING III LLC to STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC
2025-07-28311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-07-23Certificate 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
2025-06-30311: Water Quality — Clear Water With Other Particles (Use Comments) (QEZ)
2025-06-30311: Indoor Sewage — Sewage Leak
2025-06-12Job filed: ALTERATION TYPE 1 APPLICATION FOR ENLARGEMENT TO EXISTING 3 STORY + CLELLAR MIXED USE BUILDING. PROPOSED 4 STORY + CELLAR, PENTHOUSE MIXED USE BUILDI$2,228,076
2025-06-05Certificate of occupancy Renewal Without Change
2025-01-06311: Water Quality — Clear Water With Other Particles (Use Comments) (QEZ)
2025-01-06311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024
2024-12-30Certificate of occupancy Initial
2024-11-13Job filed: ALTERATION TYPE 1 APPLICATION FOR ENLARGEMENT TO EXISTING 3 STORY + CLELLAR MIXED USE BUILDING. PROPOSED 4 STORY + CELLAR, PENTHOUSE MIXED USE BUILDI$2,228,076
2024-09-12Job filed: ALTERATION TYPE 1 APPLICATION FOR ENLARGEMENT TO EXISTING 3 STORY + CLELLAR MIXED USE BUILDING. PROPOSED 4 STORY + CELLAR, PENTHOUSE MIXED USE BUILDI$1,800,000
2024-09-10Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2024-08-27Permit Sprinklers — Signed-off
2024-06-03Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2024-05-20Permit Structural — Signed-off
2024-05-16Job filed: MECHANICAL APPLICATION HEREBY FILED AS A SUBSEQUENT FILING TO JOB NUMBER B08050434$75,000
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
2024-05-08Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2024-04-25DOB complaint, category ?
2024-04-17Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
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
2024-04-08Job filed: ST APPLICATION HEREBY FILED IN CONJUNCTION TO JOB NUMBER # B08050434.$75,000
2024-04-05Job filed: FO/EA APPLICATION HEREBY FILED AS A SUBSEQUENT FILING TO JOB #B08050434.$5,000
2024-02-14Permit Foundation — Signed-off
2024-02-14Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2024-02-14Permit Earth Work — Signed-off
2024-02-13Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2024-01-01Job filed: HEREBY FILING FOR BPP FRONTAGE 21'-0" ALTERATION TYPE 3 ASSOCIATED WITH JOB#B08050434
2023
2023-12-28Job filed: FO/EA APPLICATION HEREBY FILED AS A SUBSEQUENT FILING TO JOB #B08050434.$5,000
2023-12-19Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2023-10-25Job filed: ALTERATION TYPE 1 APPLICATION FOR ENLARGEMENT TO EXISTING 3 STORY + CLELLAR MIXED USE BUILDING. PROPOSED 4 STORY + CELLAR, PENTHOUSE MIXED USE BUILDI$1,200,000
2023-09-21Job filed: ST APPLICATION HEREBY FILED IN CONJUNCTION TO JOB NUMBER # B08050434.$75,000
2023-08-23Job filed: FENCE APPLICATION HEREBY BEING FILED IN CONJUNCTION TO ALT-CO B08050434-I1$1,500
2023-08-17Job filed: PLUMBING APPLICATION HEREBY FILED AS A SUBSEQUENT FILING TO JOB # B08050434. All plumbing work is new.$75,000
2023-08-17Job filed: SPRINKLER APPLICATION HEREBY FILED AS A SUBSEQUENT FILING TO JOB #B08050434$75,000
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 $1,800,000 — from CHOI LIM, MEE YUET; LIM, KING YAU to 219 SOUTH 4TH LLC$1,800,000
2023-04-25DOB violation HBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 INTERNAL HIGH PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-25DOB violation HBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 INTERNAL HIGH PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-01-06Job filed: ALTERATION TYPE 1 APPLICATION FOR ENLARGEMENT TO EXISTING 3 STORY + CLELLAR MIXED USE BUILDING. PROPOSED 4 STORY + CELLAR, PENTHOUSE MIXED USE BUILDI$2,228,076
2020
2020-03-16DOB violation HBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED - FAILURE TO FILE 2017 EXTERNAL HIGH PRESSURE BOILER INSPECTION
2020-03-16DOB violation HBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED - FAILURE TO FILE 2017 INTERNAL HIGH PRESSURE BOILER INSPECTION
2020-03-16DOB violation HBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED - FAILURE TO FILE 2017 EXTERNAL HIGH PRESSURE BOILER INSPECTION
2020-03-16DOB violation HBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED - FAILURE TO FILE 2017 INTERNAL HIGH PRESSURE BOILER INSPECTION