A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 6.7. In ZIP 11222, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-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
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Dumping (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Noise (1).
Filed construction activity
$52,700 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (3 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 (1931)
No
Six or more residential units (2)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit:
request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,287,000
$77,220
2026
$1,457,000
$87,420
2027
$1,487,000
$89,220
The city's market estimate has risen
16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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
Nassau Av — G · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / Norman Av — B43 B62 · under 50 ft
Citi Bike
Norman Ave & Leonard St · 400 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.
4 311 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.
Sales, deeds & mortgages
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $935,000 on
2016-03-02 (lender: TD Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2016-03-02
AL&R $935,000 — from JW FLATS, L.L.P. to TD BANK, N.A.
$935,000
2016-03-02
Mortgage $935,000 — from JW FLATS, L.L.P. to TD BANK, N.A.
$935,000
2016-02-01
RPTT $1,725,000 — from 687 CREATIVE CUT, LTD to JW FLATS, LLP
$1,725,000
2014-05-30
AL&R $300,000 — from 687 CREATIVE CUT, LTD. to SELF RELIANCE (N.Y.) FEDERAL CREDIT UNIO
$300,000
2014-05-30
Mortgage $300,000 — from 687 CREATIVE CUT, LTD. to SELF RELIANCE (N.Y.) FEDERAL CREDIT UNIO
$300,000
2011-06-22
Mortgage $100,000 — from 687 CREATIVE CUT, LTD. to LEBEDOWICZ, JERRY
$100,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
15
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
2
0
2
2018
0
0
1
1
2
2019
0
1
1
1
3
2020
0
0
7
1
8
2021
7
3
4
1
15
2022
1
4
3
1
9
2023
0
0
1
0
1
2024
0
1
1
1
3
2025
0
0
0
2
2
2026
0
0
3
1
4
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2021-11-02Job filed: Application is filed for interior fit out of first floor. Plumbing filed under separate application. No change in use, egress, or occupancy filed unde$50,000
2021-10-12Job filed: Alteration
2021-08-06311: Investigations and Discipline (IAD) — Plumbing Work - Unlicensed/Illegal/Improper Work In Progress
2021-08-06DOB complaint, category ?
2021-08-06ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OBSERVED ON 8/6/21 AT 225 PM IN THE FIRST FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE PLUMBING WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. INSTALLATION OF NEW COPPER PIPING$3,125
2021-08-04311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2021-08-04DOB complaint, category ?
2021-07-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-02-17311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2014-05-30Mortgage satisfied — from 687 CREATIVE CUT, LTD. to LEBEDOWICZ, JERRY
2014-05-30AL&R $300,000 — from 687 CREATIVE CUT, LTD. to SELF RELIANCE (N.Y.) FEDERAL CREDIT UNIO$300,000
2014-05-30Mortgage $300,000 — from 687 CREATIVE CUT, LTD. to SELF RELIANCE (N.Y.) FEDERAL CREDIT UNIO$300,000
2014-01-02311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2013
2013-12-30311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2013-12-30DOB complaint, category ?
2013-12-27311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2013-12-27311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2013-12-24Job filed: NEW STOREFRONT ; REPLACE HVAC UNIT; WOODEN DECK AT REAR YARD NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY PROPOSED UNDER THIS APPLICATION;$25,000
2013-12-24Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-12-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-10-30311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2013-10-13DOB complaint, category ?
2013-03-22311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012
2012-08-20TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-06-22Mortgage $100,000 — from 687 CREATIVE CUT, LTD. to LEBEDOWICZ, JERRY$100,000
2010-01-04311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2008
2008-11-17DTL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2008-07-15TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-06-12ECB Non-Hazardous violation:
1996
1996-06-26Permit PL — ISSUED
1996-06-11ECB Non-Hazardous violation: PLUMBING WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT NEW UNDERGROUND & ROUGH & GAS & WATER BASEMENT THUR ROOF PLUMBING INPROPER FITTINS OR WASTE & GAS L$350
1996-06-11ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PLUMBING AND / OR APPURTERANCES-NON HAZARDOUS. REAR LENDER LINE NOT CONNECTED CAUSING WATER TO GO INTO BASEMEN$140
1996-03-21Permit AL — ISSUED
1995
1995-07-31Deed — from PLATT, NEIL H; ARON, MELVIN to 687 CREATIVE CUT LTD
1995-07-31RTXL — from ARON, DAVID/EST OF
1994
1994-02-04Deed — from PLATT, ELAINE to PLATT, NEIL H
1984
1984-10-01Deed — from ARON, GERTUDE DIS/; PLATT, ELAINE DIS/; ARON DAVID DIS/; ARON, MELVIN DIS/ to PLATT, ELAINE; ARON, MELVIN
1973
1973-11-26Deed — from ROSENTHAL DIANA to ARON MELVIN; ARON DAVID; ARON & ARON