A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 58. 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
5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-08-01.
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
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Snow or Ice (2) · Noise (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1).
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 (1910)
Yes
Six or more residential units (8)
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)
399-401 SOUTH 4TH STREET REDEVELOPMENT ASSOC.
Head officer
MARTIN NEEDELMAN
Managing agent
LOS SURES MANAGEMENT CO
Last registered
2025-12-08
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
$1,347,000
$606,150
2026
$1,264,000
$568,800
2027
$1,517,000
$682,650
The city's market estimate has risen
13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
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.
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
Hewes St — J M · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Broadway — G · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: S 4 St / Hewes St — B60 · 50 ft
Citi Bike
Stagg St & Union Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)
Elementary: 319 (K-1), 414 (K-5). Confirm with the DOE's school search.
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.
6 311 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: $2,472,954 on
1995-07-27 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 4 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
2021-06-29
RPTT&RET $2,472,954 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1994 LIMITED PARTNE to SOUTHSIDE PRESERVATION HOUSING DEV FUND
$2,472,954
1995-07-27
Mortgage $2,472,954 — from 399-401 SOUTH 4TH STREET REDEVELOPMENT A to NYC HPD
$2,472,954
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
14
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
0
0
0
2018
0
5
0
1
6
2019
0
4
0
1
5
2020
0
2
0
1
3
2021
0
5
1
3
9
2022
0
5
0
2
7
2023
1
2
0
1
4
2024
0
2
0
1
3
2025
0
13
0
1
14
2026
0
7
0
1
8
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HPD 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
2026-02-24
311: Snow or Ice — Snow Tracking
2026-01-27
311: Snow or Ice — Pedestrian Feature
2026-01-23
Boiler inspection
2025-11-19
HPD 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
2026-05-05HPD 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
2026-02-24311: Snow or Ice — Snow Tracking
2026-01-27311: Snow or Ice — Pedestrian Feature
2026-01-23Boiler inspection
2025
2025-11-19HPD 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
2025-10-01City emergency repair (OMO): replace at cellar the fire door leading to yard and boiler room door. nyc hpd emergency operations division essential$2,390
2025-09-17311: Consumer Complaint — Landlord or Real Estate Agent
2025-08-01HPD class B: § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVI
2025-08-01HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. ADJUST THE DROPLADDER SO THAT IT WILL SLIDE EASILY IN THE GUIDE RODS FIRE ESCAPE AT REAR OF BUILDI
2025-08-01HPD 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
2025-08-01HPD 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
2025-08-01HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY
2025-08-01HPD class B: § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVI
2025-08-01HPD class B: § 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN AC
2025-06-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-10HPD 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
2023-03-24HPD 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
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
2022-10-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-08-23311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-03-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-11Boiler inspection
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
2021-11-18Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2021-08-11Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2021-07-20311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2021-06-29RPTT&RET $2,472,954 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1994 LIMITED PARTNE to SOUTHSIDE PRESERVATION HOUSING DEV FUND $2,472,954
2021-06-17311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2021-06-04311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
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
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
2015-08-17HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PORCELAIN AT TUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMEN
2015-08-17HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE, LOWER SASH AT WINDOW IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT
2015-08-17HPD class B: SECTION 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1
2015-08-17HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT A
2015-08-17HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC IGNITOR AT STOVE TOP IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY,
2015-08-17HPD class A: SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET .. IN THE BATHROOM LOCA
2015-08-17HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE, LOWER SASH, WINDOW IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT A
2015-08-02Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2015-08-02Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2015-08-02311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2015-08-02311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2014
2014-11-24Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2014-11-24Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2014-11-24Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — OUTLET/SWITCH
2014-11-24Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2014-11-24311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2014-11-24311: ELECTRIC — OUTLET/SWITCH
2014-11-24311: PAINT/PLASTER — WINDOW/FRAME
2014-11-24311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2014-11-24311: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2014-11-24311: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2014-03-03HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. MAKE STATIONARY THE IRON LADDER LEADING TO SCUTTLE OPENING IN ROOF AT SCUTTLE HATCH. ,