The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 78% 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 3.8. 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
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
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12).
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 (2013)
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)
91 VARET STREET, LLC
Head officer
YIDEL HIRSCH
Managing agent
UNIQUE DEVELOPERS
Last registered
2025-11-19
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
$1,329,600
$598,320
2026
$1,596,000
$718,200
2027
$1,915,000
$861,750
The city's market estimate has risen
44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR CAP
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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
Flushing Av — J M · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Graham Av / Cook St — B43 · 300 ft
Citi Bike
Seigel St & Humboldt St · 550 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.
12 311 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: $541,674 on
2021-06-14 (lender: New York Community 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
2021-06-14
Agreement $3,330,000 — from 91 VARET STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$3,330,000
2021-06-14
Mortgage $541,674 — from 91 VARET STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$541,674
2021-06-14
AL&R $3,330,000 — from 91 VARET STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$3,330,000
2014-04-01
Agreement $3,240,000 — from 91 VARET STREET LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK
$3,240,000
2014-04-01
Mortgage $2,240,000 — from 91 VARET STREET LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK
$2,240,000
2014-04-01
Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 91 VARET STREET LLC to W FINANCIAL FUND, LP
$1,000,000
2014-04-01
Agreement $3,000,000 — from 845 GRAND DEVELOPMENT LLC; 91 VARET STREET LLC to W FINANCIAL FUND, LP
$3,000,000
2014-04-01
AL&R $3,240,000 — from 91 VARET STREET LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK
$3,240,000
2013-08-02
AL&R $3,000,000 — from 845 GRAND DEVELOPMENT LLC; 91 VARET STREET LLC to W FINANCIAL FUND, LP
$3,000,000
2013-08-02
Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 845 GRAND DEVELOPMENT LLC; 91 VARET STREET LLC to W FINANCIAL FUND, LP
$3,000,000
2012-06-12
Deed $425,000 — from ESTEVEZ, ALFONZO to 91 VARET STREET LLC
$425,000
1990-04-03
Mortgage $17,500 — from REYES, YUMET ANTONIO to SILWANY, JOSE; SILWANY, FAYSIL
$17,500
1986-07-16
Mortgage $2,000 — from SILWANY, FAYSAL; SILWANY, JOSE to ORITIZ, ELADIO
$2,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
11
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Total
2017
0
2
0
2
2018
0
5
0
5
2019
1
5
1
7
2020
0
5
0
5
2021
0
6
5
11
2022
0
2
0
2
2023
0
1
0
1
2024
1
6
0
7
2025
1
7
0
8
2026
0
2
0
2
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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
2025-11-18HPD 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
2021-08-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-06-14Agreement $3,330,000 — from 91 VARET STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$3,330,000
2021-06-14Mortgage $541,674 — from 91 VARET STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$541,674
2021-06-14Mortgage assigned — from PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
2021-06-14AL&R $3,330,000 — from 91 VARET STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$3,330,000
2021-06-14TL&R — from 91 VARET STREET LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK
2021-06-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2018-10-26HPD 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
2018-06-21311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2016-03-15311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2016-03-15DOB complaint, category ?
2015
2015-10-22311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2015-10-20HPD 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
2015-10-18311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2015-10-13311: Other Enforcement — E2A Storage Of Receptacles
2015-02-06SMIS — from NYC DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION D to 91 VARET STREET, LLC
2015-01-16SMIS — from NYC DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION D to 91 VARET STREET, LLC
2014
2014-11-09311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014-04-01Agreement $3,240,000 — from 91 VARET STREET LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK$3,240,000
2014-04-01REL — from 845 GRAND DEVELOPMENT LLC; 91 VARET STREET LLC to W FINANCIAL FUND, LP
2014-04-01Mortgage $2,240,000 — from 91 VARET STREET LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK$2,240,000
2014-04-01Mortgage assigned — from W FINANCIAL FUND, LP to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK
2014-04-01Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 91 VARET STREET LLC to W FINANCIAL FUND, LP$1,000,000
2014-04-01Agreement $3,000,000 — from 845 GRAND DEVELOPMENT LLC; 91 VARET STREET LLC to W FINANCIAL FUND, LP$3,000,000
2014-04-01AL&R $3,240,000 — from 91 VARET STREET LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK$3,240,000
2014-03-25FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2014-03-07Certificate of occupancy Final
2013
2013-12-26FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-12-06SMIS — from 91 VARET STREET LLC to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING, PRESERVATION & DE
2013-11-18FDNY inspection (COMPLAINT)
2013-11-15FDNY inspection (FORTH)
2013-11-14FDNY inspection (FORTH)
2013-11-07FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-10-08311: General Construction/Plumbing — Fence - None/Inadequate
2013-10-08DOB complaint, category ?
2013-10-04FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-10-04ECB CLASS - 2 violation: JOB SITE FENCE NOT CONSTRUCTED OR MAINTAINED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION. NOTED: CONSTRUCTION FENCE UNDER PERMIT #320374180-01-EQ-FN R
2013-09-09FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-08-26FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-08-02AL&R $3,000,000 — from 845 GRAND DEVELOPMENT LLC; 91 VARET STREET LLC to W FINANCIAL FUND, LP$3,000,000
2013-08-02Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 845 GRAND DEVELOPMENT LLC; 91 VARET STREET LLC to W FINANCIAL FUND, LP$3,000,000
2013-07-25FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-07-17Permit NB — ISSUED
2013-07-17Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-06-20FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-06-10FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-05-20311: Water System — Remove Hydrant Locking Device (WC6)
2013-05-16FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-04-24311: Construction Safety Enforcement — Excavation Tracking Complaint
2013-04-24DOB complaint, category ?
2013-04-19FDNY inspection (CONSTR)
2013-04-11Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-02-01Permit NB — ISSUED
2013-02-01Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012
2012-12-13Job filed: EXCAVATION, SHORING, AND UNDERPINNING
2012-12-13Job filed: EXCAVATION, SHORING, AND UNDERPINNING
2012-12-13Job filed: EXCAVATION, SHORING, AND UNDERPINNING
2012-10-05Job filed: MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND SPRINKLER WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW BUILDING
2012-10-05Job filed: MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND SPRINKLER WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW BUILDING
2012-09-24Job filed: STRUCTURAL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW BUILDING
2012-09-24Job filed: BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN 29 LF FRONTAGE IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB 320374180
2012-09-24Job filed: STRUCTURAL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW BUILDING
2012-06-12Deed $425,000 — from ESTEVEZ, ALFONZO to 91 VARET STREET LLC$425,000
2012-04-26Job filed: CONSTRUCT 4 STORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
2007
2007-06-12Deed — from ESTEVEZ, LELY to ESTEVEZ, ALFONSO
1999
1999-12-29Deed — from REYES, YUMET to ESTEVEZ, LELY
1999-08-05TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1999-01-25ATL — from NYCTL 1997-1 TRUST to BANK OF NEW YORK
1997
1997-06-18TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1990
1990-04-03Mortgage satisfied — from SILWANY, FAYSAL; SILWANY, JOSE to ORTIZ, ELADIO
1990-04-03Mortgage $17,500 — from REYES, YUMET ANTONIO to SILWANY, JOSE; SILWANY, FAYSIL$17,500
1990-04-03Deed — from SILWANY, FAYSAL; SILWANY, JOSE to REYES, YUMET ANTONIO
1986
1986-07-16Mortgage $2,000 — from SILWANY, FAYSAL; SILWANY, JOSE to ORITIZ, ELADIO$2,000
1986-07-16Deed — from ORTIZ, ELADIO to SILWANY, JOSE; SILWANY, FAYSAL
1986-03-21Deed — from ORTIZ, MANUEL to ORTIZ, ELADIO
1979
1979-03-13Deed — from FELDMAN CONRAD to ORTIZ MANUEL