The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 86% 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 1.5. In ZIP 11222, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% 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
25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (14) · Illegal Parking (6) · Noise (3) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Dirty Condition (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
No
Built before 1974 (2017)
Yes
Six or more residential units (20)
Yes
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)
193-197 FREEMAN, LLC
Head officer
YIDEL HIRSCH
Managing agent
UNIQUE DEVELOPERS
Last registered
2025-11-17
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
$4,590,000
$2,065,500
2026
$5,471,000
$2,461,950
2027
$5,981,000
$2,691,450
The city's market estimate has risen
30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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
Greenpoint Av — G · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av — 7 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Freeman St / McGuinness Blvd — B32 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
Eagle St & Manhattan Ave · 350 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: $135,661 on
2022-05-20 (lender: Banco Popular North America and Popular 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
2022-05-20
Mortgage $135,661 — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA; POPULAR BANK
$135,661
2022-05-20
AL&R $10,450,000 — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA; POPULAR BANK
$10,450,000
2022-05-20
Agreement $10,450,000 — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC to POPULAR BANK; BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA
$10,450,000
2018-10-17
AL&R $10,750,000 — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC to POPULAR BANK; BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA
$10,750,000
2018-10-17
Agreement $10,750,000 — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA; POPULAR BANK
$10,750,000
2018-10-17
Mortgage $1,650,000 — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA; POPULAR BANK
$1,650,000
2017-07-06
Agreement $3,250,000 — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC; 194-196 FREEMAN LLC to W FINANCIAL FUND, L.P.
$3,250,000
2017-07-06
Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC to W FINANCIAL FUND, L.P.
$2,000,000
2017-07-06
Agreement $2,000,000 — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA
$2,000,000
2017-07-06
AL&R $2,000,000 — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA
$2,000,000
2017-07-06
Mortgage $4,648,500 — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA
$4,648,500
2017-07-06
AL&R $4,648,500 — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA
$4,648,500
2017-07-06
Mortgage $2,451,500 — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA
$2,451,500
2017-07-06
AL&R $2,451,500 — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA
$2,451,500
2016-02-03
AL&R $3,250,000 — from 194-196 FREEMAN LLC; 193-197 FREEMAN LLC to W FINANCIAL FUND, LP
2024-11-27HPD 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
2022-05-21311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2022-05-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-05-20Mortgage $135,661 — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA; POPULAR BANK$135,661
2022-05-20TL&R — from POPULAR BANK; BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA to 193-197 FREEMAN LLC
2022-05-20AL&R $10,450,000 — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA; POPULAR BANK$10,450,000
2022-05-20Agreement $10,450,000 — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC to POPULAR BANK; BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA$10,450,000
2022-04-02311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2022-04-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2021
2021-12-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-07-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-06-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-05-17311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-05-17311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2021-04-20HPD 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
2019-03-13311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Passenger
2019-03-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2019-03-10311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2019-03-05DOB violation E:
2018
2018-12-11311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018-12-11311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018-10-29FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2018-10-17AL&R $10,750,000 — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC to POPULAR BANK; BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA$10,750,000
2018-10-17Agreement $10,750,000 — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA; POPULAR BANK$10,750,000
2018-10-17TL&R — from POPULAR BANK; BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA to 193-197 FREEMAN LLC
2018-10-17TL&R — from BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA; POPULAR BANK to 193-197 FREEMAN LLC
2018-10-17TL&R — from BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA; POPULAR BANK to 193-197 FREEMAN LLC
2018-10-17Mortgage $1,650,000 — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA; POPULAR BANK$1,650,000
2018-10-12SMIS — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC
2018-10-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-10-01FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2018-08-23311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2018-08-23311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint
2018-08-08FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2018-08-06Certificate of occupancy Final
2018-08-01Certificate of occupancy Temporary
2018-07-27311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2018-07-19Permit NB — RE-ISSUED
2018-07-19Permit NB — RE-ISSUED
2018-07-09FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT_3)
2018-07-09FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2018-06-12FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2018-05-14FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2018-04-19Permit NB — ISSUED
2018-04-18FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2018-03-05FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2018-02-05FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2018-01-08FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2017
2017-11-27FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2017-11-21Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-10-31FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2017-09-27FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2017-09-15311: Sustainability Enforcement — Sustainability Enforcement Work Order
2017-09-15DOB complaint, category ?
2017-08-22FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2017-08-18311: Construction Safety Enforcement — Excavation Tracking Complaint
2017-08-18DOB complaint, category ?
2017-08-16ECB CLASS - 2 violation: CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDENT FAILED TO PERFORM DUTIES AS PER RULE. AT TIME OF INSPECTION IT WAS OBSERVED THAT CONSTRUCTION SUPER Y$400
2017-08-11ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AT JOB SITE AT TIMEOF INSPECTION NM#320625668 IN AN ENERGY COMPLIANCE INSPECTIO
2017-08-11ECB CLASS - 2 violation: MECHANICAL SYSTEM PIPING INSULATION DOES NOT MEET MIN REQUREMENT. NB-#320629668 IN AN ENERGY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION I OBSERVED MECH$1,030
2017-08-07311: Sustainability Enforcement — Sustainability Enforcement Work Order
2017-08-07DOB complaint, category ?
2017-07-21Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-07-21Permit NB — ISSUED
2017-07-20Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-07-19FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2017-07-13311: Construction Safety Enforcement — Best - Low-Rise Tracking Complaint
2017-07-13DOB complaint, category ?
2017-07-13ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 1RCNY3301-02(D) LOG BOOK-SUPERINTENDENT OF CONSTRUCTION.@ TIME OF INSPECTION OF 4 STORY NB TOPPED OFF,INTERIOR MECHANICALS & WOOD
2017-07-06Agreement $3,250,000 — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC; 194-196 FREEMAN LLC to W FINANCIAL FUND, L.P.$3,250,000
2017-07-06Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC to W FINANCIAL FUND, L.P.$2,000,000
2017-07-06Mortgage assigned — from W FINANCIAL FUND, L.P. to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA
2017-07-06REL — from W FINANCIAL FUND, L.P. to 194-196 FREEMAN LLC; 193-197 FREEMAN LLC
2017-07-06Agreement $2,000,000 — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA$2,000,000
2017-07-06AL&R $2,000,000 — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA$2,000,000
2017-07-06Mortgage $4,648,500 — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA$4,648,500
2017-07-06AL&R $4,648,500 — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA$4,648,500
2017-07-06Mortgage $2,451,500 — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA$2,451,500
2017-07-06AL&R $2,451,500 — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA$2,451,500
2017-06-19FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2017-06-11311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2017-05-15FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2017-05-08311: Air Quality — Air: Dust, Construction/Demolition (AE4)
2017-05-08DOB complaint, category ?
2017-05-05311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2017-05-05311: Sewer — Sewer Odor (SA2)
2017-04-12FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2017-03-08FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2017-02-06FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2017-02-02311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2017-01-31Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2017-01-29311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2017-01-17311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2017-01-10Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SMOKE/HEAT DETECTION & SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB #320625668$1,000
2017-01-10Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SMOKE/HEAT DETECTION & SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB #320625668$1,000
2017-01-04FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2017-01-04311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2017-01-04311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2016
2016-12-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: SEC: BC 3307.7. JOB SITE FENCE. @ TIME OF INSP OBSERVED NO CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY. @ SITE ALSO NOTED, THERE WERE LARGE GAPS OF APPR
2016-12-02Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-11-30Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2016-11-30Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2016-11-24311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2016-11-24DOB complaint, category ?
2016-11-17FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2016-11-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-10-14311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2016-10-05FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2016-09-28311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction
2016-09-20311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2016-09-20311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2016-09-13DOB complaint, category ?
2016-09-06FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2016-09-01Permit NB — ISSUED
2016-08-16Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-08-12Job filed: CONSTRUCTION FENCE. IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW BUILDING APPLICATION # 320625668. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2016-08-09DOB complaint, category ?
2016-07-21311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2016-07-11311: BEST/Site Safety — Demolition Notification Received
2016-07-11DOB complaint, category ?
2016-07-07Permit DM — ISSUED
2016-07-07Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-03-18311: Asbestos — Asbestos Complaint (B1)
2016-02-03AL&R $3,250,000 — from 194-196 FREEMAN LLC; 193-197 FREEMAN LLC to W FINANCIAL FUND, LP$3,250,000
2016-02-03Deed $4,000,000 — from 52 BUILDING CO., LLC to 193-197 FREEMAN LLC$4,000,000
2016-02-03Mortgage $3,250,000 — from CORNER FREEMAN LLC; 193-197 FREEMAN LLC; 194-196 FREEMAN LLC to W FINANCIAL FUND, LP$3,250,000
2016-02-02CERT — from SUCCESSFUL ABSTRACT LLC
2016-02-02ZONE — from 193-197 FREEMAN LLC
2016-01-19Sold for $4,000,000$4,000,000
2016-01-11Job filed: DEMOLITION OF ONE STORY BRICK AND CONCRETE BLOCK BUILDING.
2015
2015-12-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-12-17Job filed: FOUNDATION AND S.O.E. SPECIFICATIONS AND WORK TYPES FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH N.B. #320625668$1,000
2015-11-17Job filed: SPRINKLER, MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH IN CONJUNCTION WITH N.B. WORK ON FLOOR(S): CEL,ROF 001 THRU 004
2015-11-17Job filed: SPRINKLER, MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH IN CONJUNCTION WITH N.B. WORK ON FLOOR(S): CEL,ROF 001 THRU 004
2015-07-21Job filed: STRUCTURAL / FOUNDATION / S.O.E. / SHORING / UNDERPINNING DRAWINGS FILED WORK ON FLOOR(S): CEL,ROF 001 THRU 004
2015-07-21Job filed: STRUCTURAL / FOUNDATION / S.O.E. / SHORING / UNDERPINNING DRAWINGS FILED WORK ON FLOOR(S): CEL,ROF 001 THRU 004
2014-05-01ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY CERT OF OCCUP OR BLDG DEPT RECORDS.THE CERT OF OCCUPANCY INDICATES PREMISES TO BE OCCUPIED A$1,230
2014-05-01ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT.ILLEGAL WORK NOTED:THERE ARE ERECTED PARTITIONS CREATING AN OFFICE & A 3 PIECE BATHROOM WITH A TOILET,SINK AND S$1,630
2014-05-01ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ILLEGAL USE IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.THIS BLDG IS OCCUPIED AS A GYM.THERE IS NO BSA SPECIAL PERMIT FOR PHYSICAL CULTURE ESTABLISHME$830
2014-02-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013
2013-12-14Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED