The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 51% 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 15.1. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and
17% 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
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (30) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · PLUMBING (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
No
Built before 1974 (2004)
Yes
Six or more residential units (8)
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)
168 BPC RETAIL PARTNERS LLC
Head officer
BRUCE RATNER
Managing agent
PLAZA MANAGEMENT
Last registered
2026-07-20
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
$2,143,000
$964,350
2026
$1,926,000
$866,700
2027
$2,311,000
$1,039,950
The city's market estimate has risen
8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP
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
Montrose Av — L · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Montrose Av / Graham Av — B60 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
Montrose Ave & Bushwick Ave · 650 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.
39 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 of them about heat or hot water.
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: $526,392 on
2014-10-20 (lender: Investors Bank), covering 3 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
2025-09-05
AL&R $159,352,214 — from 42-44 MESEROLE BPC PARTNERS, LLC; 128 EAST 62ND STREET CORP.; 281 UNION BPC RETAIL PARTNER to LANDESBANK-HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE
Agreement $157,052,214 — from 281 UNION BPC PARTNERS, LLC; 168 MESEROLE BPC RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC; 105 GRAND AVENUE LLC; to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE
$157,052,214
2022-09-02
Agreement $157,052,214 — from 365 UNION BRC PARTNERS, LLC; 281 UNION BPC PARTNERS, LLC; OLIVE PARTNERS II, LLC; 105 GRAN to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE
$157,052,214
2022-06-28
Agreement $157,052,214 — from 248-250 BEDFORD NYT, LLC; 365 UNION RRG NEW RESIDENTIAL, LLC; 281 UNION BPC PARTNERS, LLC; to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE
$157,052,214
2022-06-28
Agreement $157,052,214 — from OLIVE PARTNERS II, LLC; 168 MESEROLE BPC RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC; 281 UNION BPC PARTNERS, LLC to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE
$157,052,214
2020-04-22
M&CON $151,252,214 — from 281 UNION BPC PARTNERS, LLC; 248-250 BEDFORD NYT, LLC; 365 UNION RRG NEW RESIDENTIAL, LLC; to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE
$151,252,214
2020-04-22
AL&R $151,252,214 — from 168 MESEROLE BPC RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC; OLIVE PARTNERS II, LLC; 365 UNION RRG NEW RESIDENTI to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE
$151,252,214
2014-10-20
AL&R $10,750,000 — from 168 MESEROLE BPC RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$10,750,000
2014-10-20
Mortgage $526,393 — from 168 MESEROLE BPC RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$526,393
2014-10-20
Deed $15,250,000 — from JJWX REALTY LLC; RRH HOLDINGS LLC; ATAJ REALTY LLC; 435 MARION LLC; BYSZ REALTY LLC to 168 MESEROLE BPC RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC
$15,250,000
2014-10-20
Agreement $10,750,000 — from 168 MESEROLE BPC RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$10,750,000
2014-04-08
Agreement $10,300,000 — from 168 MESEROLE LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK
$10,300,000
2014-04-08
Mortgage $5,800,000 — from 168 MESEROLE LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK
$5,800,000
2014-04-08
AL&R $10,300,000 — from 168 MESEROLE LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK
$10,300,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
31
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
1
4
0
0
5
2018
0
4
0
0
4
2019
1
9
0
0
10
2020
0
1
4
0
5
2021
1
1
0
0
2
2022
0
8
4
0
12
2023
3
7
0
0
10
2024
0
10
0
0
10
2025
0
27
2
2
31
2026
0
13
0
0
13
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2025-09-05AL&R $159,352,214 — from 42-44 MESEROLE BPC PARTNERS, LLC; 128 EAST 62ND STREET CORP.; 281 UNION BPC RETAIL PARTNER to LANDESBANK-HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE$159,352,214
2024-11-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-04-22HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4
2024-04-22HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM W
2024-04-22HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT NORTH WALL (APPROX. 2 SQ. FT.) INSIDE HVAC ROOM IN T
2024-03-26Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2023
2023-12-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-05-22311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2023-03-17311: Asbestos — N/A
2023-03-17311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2023-03-17DOB complaint, category ?
2023-02-28311: Indoor Air Quality — Dust from Construction
2023-02-28311: Indoor Air Quality — Dust from Construction
2023-02-23311: Indoor Air Quality — Dust from Construction
2023-01-28DOB complaint, category ?
2023-01-28DOB violation C: PREMISES NON-COMPLIANT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION DAMAGE OBSERVED TO HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED DUE TO ON GOING DEMO AT 174 MESEROLE STREET U
2022
2022-12-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-12-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-09-02Agreement $157,052,214 — from 281 UNION BPC PARTNERS, LLC; 168 MESEROLE BPC RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC; 105 GRAND AVENUE LLC; to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE$157,052,214
2022-09-02Agreement $157,052,214 — from 365 UNION BRC PARTNERS, LLC; 281 UNION BPC PARTNERS, LLC; OLIVE PARTNERS II, LLC; 105 GRAN to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE$157,052,214
2022-07-04HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX AT P
2022-07-03311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2022-07-03Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2022-07-02311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2022-07-02Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2022-06-28Agreement $157,052,214 — from 248-250 BEDFORD NYT, LLC; 365 UNION RRG NEW RESIDENTIAL, LLC; 281 UNION BPC PARTNERS, LLC; to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE$157,052,214
2022-06-28Agreement $157,052,214 — from OLIVE PARTNERS II, LLC; 168 MESEROLE BPC RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC; 281 UNION BPC PARTNERS, LLC to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE$157,052,214
2021
2021-12-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-05-26DOB complaint, category ?
2020
2020-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-04-22TL&R — from INVESTORS BANK
2020-04-22M&CON $151,252,214 — from 281 UNION BPC PARTNERS, LLC; 248-250 BEDFORD NYT, LLC; 365 UNION RRG NEW RESIDENTIAL, LLC; to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE$151,252,214
2020-04-22AL&R $151,252,214 — from 168 MESEROLE BPC RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC; OLIVE PARTNERS II, LLC; 365 UNION RRG NEW RESIDENTI to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE$151,252,214
2020-04-22Mortgage assigned — from INVESTORS BANK to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE
2019
2019-11-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-11-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-10-31311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-10-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-08-13HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX NOTI
2019-04-08311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2019-04-08DOB complaint, category ?
2018
2018-11-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-11-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-11-17311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2018-11-17Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2017
2017-12-22FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-10-14HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2017-07-30311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2016
2016-11-25HPD 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
2015-11-29HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2015-10-19HPD 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
2014-04-08Agreement $10,300,000 — from 168 MESEROLE LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK$10,300,000
2014-04-08Mortgage $5,800,000 — from 168 MESEROLE LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK$5,800,000
2014-04-08Mortgage assigned — from FINK & ZELMANOVITZ PC, AS NOMINEE to CUSTOMERS BANK, ISAOA
2014-04-08TL&R — from FINK & ZELMANOVITZ PC, AS NOMINEE
2014-04-08AL&R $10,300,000 — from 168 MESEROLE LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK$10,300,000
2014-03-28FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013
2013-10-18FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-10-15Certificate of occupancy Final
2013-08-20TL&R — from ZELIK, JOSEPH
2013-08-20AL&R $4,500,000 — from 168 MESEROLE LLC to FINK & ZELMANOVITZ PC$4,500,000
2013-08-20Agreement $4,500,000 — from 168 MESEROLE LLC to FINK & ZELMANOVITZ PC$4,500,000
2013-08-20Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 168 MESEROLE LLC to FINK & ZELMANOVITZ PC$2,000,000
2013-08-20Mortgage assigned — from ZELIK, JOSEPH to FINK & ZELMANOVITZ PC
2013-07-12FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-04-30Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-04-29FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-02-22Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE ACCORDING TO CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2008 NYC BUILDING CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU
2013-02-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-02-21Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE ACCORDING TO CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2008 NYC BUILDING CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU
2013-02-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-01-08Permit PL — ISSUED
2012
2012-12-07Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-12-07Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 30 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED DURING NEW BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, FILED SEPERATELY. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL
2012-11-14Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-11-09Permit NB — RE-ISSUED
2012-10-31Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-10-31Permit NB — ISSUED
2012-04-30DTL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
2012-02-09PREL — from GOLDSTEIN, SAM to 168-172 MESEROLE TOWERS LLC
2012-02-09AL&R $2,500,000 — from 168 MESEROLE LLC to ZELIK, JOSEPH$2,500,000
2012-02-09Mortgage $2,500,000 — from 168 MESEROLE LLC to ZELIK, JOSEPH$2,500,000
2012-02-09Deed $5,750,000 — from 168-172 MESEROLE TOWERS LLC to 168 MESEROLE LLC$5,750,000
2012-01-24TL&R — from 168-172 MESEROLE TOWERS LLC to EAST WEST BANK; VNB NEW YORK INC.
2012-01-24Mortgage satisfied — from 168-172 MESEROLE TOWERS LLC; THE MESEROLE GRAND LLC to EAST WEST BANK; VNB NEW YORK INC.
2011
2011-11-23TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2011-10-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2011-09-26Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2011-06-06AALR — from THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATIO to EAST WEST BANK
2011-06-06Mortgage assigned — from VALLEY NATIONAL BANK to VNB NEW YORK CORP.
2011-06-06Mortgage assigned — from THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATIO to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK
2011-06-06Mortgage assigned — from THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATIO to EAST WEST BANK
2010
2010-01-12Agreement $400,000 — from 168-172 MESEROLE TOWERS LLC; 100 LUQER TOWERS LLC to GOLDSTEIN, SAM$400,000
2009
2009-12-10Agreement $400,000 — from 100 LUQUER TOWERS LLC; 168-172 MESEROLE TOWERS LLC to GOLDSTEIN, SAM$400,000
2009-05-11Permit NB — ISSUED
2009-01-29Permit NB — ISSUED
2009-01-29Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008
2008-12-05Permit NB — ISSUED
2008-11-17Permit NB — ISSUED
2008-09-24Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-02-04Permit NB — ISSUED
2008-01-30Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007
2007-12-19Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-09-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-03-20Permit NB — ISSUED
2007-03-20Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-02-09Mortgage $4,000,000 — from 168-172 MESEROLE TOWERS LLC to UNITED COMMERCIAL BANK; LIBERTY POINTE BANK$4,000,000
2007-02-09Mortgage assigned — from NCC CAPITAL, LLC to UNITED COMMERCIAL BANK; LIBERTY POINTE BANK
2007-02-09Agreement $6,000,000 — from 168-172 MESEROLE TOWERS LLC to UNITED COMMERCIAL BANK; LIBERTY POINTE BANK$6,000,000
2007-02-09AL&R $6,000,000 — from 168-172 MESEROLE TOWERS LLC to UNITED COMMERCIAL BANK; LIBERTY POINTE BANK$6,000,000
2007-01-05Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-01-05Permit NB — ISSUED
2006
2006-12-19Agreement $2,400,000 — from 168-172 MESEROLE TOWERS, LLC to NCC CAPITAL, LLC$2,400,000
2006-12-19Mortgage assigned — from LIPSCHITZ, ELLIOT to NCC CAPITAL LLC
2006-12-19Mortgage assigned — from THE BERKSHIRE BANK to LIPSCHITZ, ELLIOT
2006-12-06Deed — from THE MESEROLE GRAND LLC to 168-172 MESEROLE TOWERS LLC
2005
2005-09-08DOB complaint, category ?
2005-03-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-03-10Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF 25 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR NEW BUILDING, FILED SEPARATELY. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH LL 33/91. NO C
2005-03-10Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF 25 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR NEW BUILDING, FILED SEPARATELY. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH LL 33/91. NO C
2005-01-19ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO POST CONTRACTORS SIGN NOTE NEW STEEL CONSTRUCTION WORK OBSERVED DONE WITH PERMIT #301526837 AND NO CONSTRUCTION SIGN PO$500
2005-01-19ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO POST DOT PERMIT FOR STREET SIDEWALK CLOSING NOTE THREE CRATES OF CINDER BLOCKS AND SAND BEING STORED ON STREET INFRONT $400
2005-01-19ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PEMRIT EXPIRE PERMIT NOTE PLYWOOD FENCE ERECTED AT FRONT OF CONSTRUCTIONSITE WITH PERMIT #301526855 WHICH EXPIRES O$500
2005-01-03DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-05-05Mortgage $2,400,000 — from THE MESEROLE GRAND, LLC. to THE BERKSHIRE BANK$2,400,000
2004-03-31DEEDO $250,000 — from CANTO, LAZARO J to THE MESEROLE GRAND, LLC$250,000
2004-03-31DEEDO — from 141 MONTROSE AVE REALTY CORP. to CANTO, LAZARO J
2004-02-05Permit NB — ISSUED
2004-02-05Permit EQ — ISSUED
2003
2003-08-25Permit EQ — ISSUED
2003-08-25Permit NB — ISSUED
2003-04-24Job filed: NB
1989
1989-03-03Deed — from CANTO-STASSI, BARBARA to 141 MONTROSE AVE RLTY CP
1987
1987-10-07Deed — from CANTO, HECTOR to CANTO-STASSI, BARBARA
1986
1986-04-25Deed — from L & R REALTY CORP to CANTO, HECTOR
1982
1982-01-29Deed — from 164 MONTROSE AV. RLTY CO to L&R REALTY CORP.
1967
1967-07-14Mortgage assigned — from DANGELO ANN; DANGELO THOMAS to DANGELO LOUIS