The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. 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
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (2) · Graffiti (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · Abandoned Bike (1).
Filed construction activity
$2,794,230 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (25 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 (1928)
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)
642 LORIMER ST LLC
Head officer
FENG TANG
Managing agent
STEPHANIE TANG
Last registered
2025-10-07
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
$1,746,000
$785,700
2026
$1,861,000
$837,450
2027
$2,107,000
$948,150
The city's market estimate has risen
21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
8 311 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: $1,150,000 on
2022-01-18 (lender: East West 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
2022-01-18
Deed $2,280,000 — from MERCATANTE, SPECIFIC DEVISEE, ANDREA; CATALANOTTI, SPECIFIC DEVISEE, JOANN; NAPOLITANO, SU to 642 LORIMER ST., LLC
$2,280,000
2022-01-18
AL&R $1,150,000 — from 642 LORIMER ST., LLC to EAST WEST BANK
$1,150,000
2022-01-18
Mortgage $1,150,000 — from 642 LORIMER ST., LLC to EAST WEST BANK
$1,150,000
2022-01-07
Sold for $2,280,000
$2,280,000
$380,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
37
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
0
0
1
1
2018
0
0
3
0
1
4
2019
0
0
0
0
1
1
2020
0
0
2
0
0
2
2021
0
0
4
0
0
4
2022
4
1
4
4
0
13
2023
19
8
7
2
1
37
2024
14
1
4
0
0
19
2025
3
0
1
0
1
5
2026
2
0
5
0
0
7
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2025-03-20Job filed: New SP application for the FDC in open space, new 9 sprinkler heads and related sprinkler piping/BPF filed under B00794843-S6.No change in use, egress$1,000
2025-01-10Job filed: Proposed horizontal enlargement at 1st floor of existing 3-story mixed use building. Install new partitions and general interior renovation work as pe$326,240
2024
2024-12-07311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2024-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-25Job filed: Subsequently submit structural work for proposed 1-story enlargement at ground floor side yard open space in conjunction with B00794843-I1. No change $1,000
2024-11-20Permit Sign — Signed-off
2024-11-19Job filed: Proposed new installation of illuminated double-faced non-flashing signs for commercial tenant Johnny's. Wording: Johnny's$500
2024-11-05Job filed: Install new plumbing and gas fixtures at 1st floor and cellar as per plans. Application is filed in conjunction with GC B00794843. No change in use, e$105,000
2024-10-09Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2024-09-18Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2024-06-20Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2024-06-17Job filed: Install electric ductless split system mechanical units as per plans. Install new commercial kitchen hoods, exhaust fans with duct work, refrigeration$66,500
2024-06-12311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2024-06-12DOB complaint, category ?
2024-05-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-05-21Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2024-05-10Permit Support of Excavation — Signed-off
2024-05-06Job filed: INSTALL NEW SPRINKLER SYSTEM FOR NEW ENLARGEMENT(KITCHEN AREA) ON THE 1ST FLOOR SUBSEQUENT WITH DOB NOW #B00794843, NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRES AND OCCUPAN$5,000
2024-03-26Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2024-03-15Job filed: Install new plumbing and gas fixtures at 1st floor and cellar as per plans. Application is filed in conjunction with GC B00794843. No change in use, e$105,000
2024-01-03Job filed: INTERIOR NON-STRUCTURAL DEMO AT CELLAR THRU 3RD FLOOR. PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION AND NEW PARTITIONS AT 2ND & 3RD FLOORS AS PER PLANS. PLUMBING, GAS$277,250
2023
2023-12-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-11-21Permit Foundation — Signed-off
2023-11-16Permit Structural — Signed-off
2023-11-15Job filed: Minor Plumbing & Gas Work at cellar thru 3rd floor as per plans. Application is filed in conjunction with B07995164. No change in use, egress, or occu$108,000
2023-11-09Permit Support of Excavation — Signed-off
2023-11-03Boiler inspection
2023-10-31Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-10-17311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-10-06Job filed: Install split system mechanical units as per plans. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.$28,000
2023-10-05Job filed: Install new plumbing and gas fixtures at cellar and 1st floor as per plans. Application is filed in conjunction with GC B00794843. No change in use, e$54,000
2023-09-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-08-22Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2023-08-18Job filed: Erect 8'-0" high temporary plywood construction fence on Jackson Street side of property as per plans. Application is filed in conjunction with B00794$2,000
2023-06-16Job filed: Subsequently submit support of excavation work for proposed 1-story horizontal enlargement at side yard open space in conjunction with B00794843-I1. N$1,000
2023-06-13Job filed: Subsequently submit structural work for proposed 1-story enlargement at ground floor side yard open space in conjunction with B00794843-I1. No change $1,000
2023-06-13Job filed: Subsequently submit foundation work for proposed 1-story enlargement at ground floor side yard open space in conjunction with B00794843-I1. No change $1,000
2023-05-18Job filed: Proposed horizontal enlargement at 1st floor of existing 3-story mixed use building. Install new partitions and general interior renovation work as pe$326,240
2023-04-14Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-04-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-31DOB complaint, category ?
2023-03-27Job filed: INTERIOR NON-STRUCTURAL DEMO AT CELLAR THRU 3RD FLOOR. PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION AND NEW PARTITIONS AT 2ND & 3RD FLOORS AS PER PLANS. PLUMBING, GAS$277,250
2023-03-24Job filed: Minor Plumbing & Gas Work at cellar thru 3rd floor as per plans. Application is filed in conjunction with B07995164. No change in use, egress, or occu$78,000
2023-03-23HPD 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
2023-02-28ZONE — from 642 LORIMER ST., LLC
2023-02-28CERT — from SUMMIT ASSOCIATES; FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY
2023-02-22DOB complaint, category ?
2023-02-09Job filed: Minor Plumbing & Gas Work at cellar thru 3rd floor as per plans. Application is filed in conjunction with B07995164. No change in use, egress, or occu$78,000
2023-02-01Job filed: INTERIOR NON-STRUCTURAL DEMO AT CELLAR THRU 3RD FLOOR. PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION AND NEW PARTITIONS AT 2ND & 3RD FLOORS AS PER PLANS. PLUMBING, GAS$277,250
2023-01-10Job filed: INTERIOR NON-STRUCTURAL DEMO AT CELLAR THRU 3RD FLOOR. PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION AND NEW PARTITIONS AT 2ND & 3RD FLOORS AS PER PLANS. PLUMBING, GAS$277,250
2023-01-04311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2023-01-04DOB complaint, category ?
2023-01-04DOB complaint, category ?
2023-01-04ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED/ACCEPTED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AT JOBSITEAT TIME OF INSPECTION.NOTE AT TIME OF INSPECTION PERMITTED S
2022
2022-12-07Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-11-30Job filed: Minor Plumbing & Gas Work at cellar thru 3rd floor as per plans. Application is filed in conjunction with B07995164. No change in use, egress, or occu$108,000
2022-11-28Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-11-23Job filed: INTERIOR NON-STRUCTURAL DEMO AT CELLAR THRU 3RD FLOOR. PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION AND NEW PARTITIONS AT 2ND & 3RD FLOORS AS PER PLANS. PLUMBING, GAS$277,250
2022-11-17311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2022-01-18Deed $2,280,000 — from MERCATANTE, SPECIFIC DEVISEE, ANDREA; CATALANOTTI, SPECIFIC DEVISEE, JOANN; NAPOLITANO, SU to 642 LORIMER ST., LLC$2,280,000
2022-01-18AL&R $1,150,000 — from 642 LORIMER ST., LLC to EAST WEST BANK$1,150,000
2022-01-18Mortgage $1,150,000 — from 642 LORIMER ST., LLC to EAST WEST BANK$1,150,000
2021-04-09HPD 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
2021-04-09HPD 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
2021-01-05311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2020
2020-06-05311: Graffiti — Police Report Not Requested