The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and
17% 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
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Derelict Vehicles (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Obstruction (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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1900)
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).
Registered with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
CITY OF NEW YORK/NEP
Head officer
MARGARET SHEFFER
Managing agent
DIRECT BUILDING MANAGEMENT
Last registered
2007-07-19
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
$1,209,000
$72,540
2026
$1,028,000
$61,680
2027
$1,133,000
$67,980
The city's market estimate has fallen
6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: UDAAP
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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
Central Av — M · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Kosciuszko St — J · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Evergreen Av — B38 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
Cedar St & Evergreen Ave · 250 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.
3 311 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: $2,700 on
2012-03-30 (lender: The City Of New York By Dhpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2012-03-30
Deed $450,927 — from 240-244 PALMETTO STREET NHP, INC. to SOSA, DOLLY; SOSA, ALBERT
$450,927
2012-03-30
Mortgage $2,700 — from SOSA, DOLLY; SOSA, ALBERT to THE CITY OF NEW YORK BY DHPD
$2,700
2008-07-10
AL&R $3,113,600 — from 240-244 PALMETTO STREET NHP, INC. to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA
$3,113,600
2008-07-10
Mortgage $1,631,468 — from 240-244 PALMETTO STREET NHP, INC. to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA
$1,631,468
2008-07-10
Mortgage $454,832 — from 240-244 PALMETTO STREET NHP, INC. to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA
$454,832
2008-07-10
Mortgage $2,658,768 — from 240-244 PALMETTO STREET NHP, INC. to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA
$2,658,768
Ten-year activity
1050
2017
7
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
3
2
5
2018
4
3
7
2019
1
2
3
2020
1
2
3
2021
0
1
1
2022
1
2
3
2023
1
2
3
2024
1
2
3
2025
0
2
2
2026
2
1
3
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2022-09-19311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2022-04-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-05-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2020
2020-09-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-08-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-07-29311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2019
2019-10-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-07-18311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-04-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-10-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-09-04311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-07-17311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2018-04-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-18311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2018-01-11HPD 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
2017
2017-12-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-09-18311: Hazardous Materials — Chemical Odor (HD1)
2017-09-18311: Hazardous Materials — Chemical Odor (HD1)
2017-09-17311: Hazardous Materials — Chemical Odor (HD1)
2009-05-21ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE HOUSEKEEPING CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND DEBRIS NOT PROPERLY REMOVED FROM SITE IN 5'X12' SPACE AT EXTE$4,000
2009-05-21ECB CLASS - 3 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE A SIGN W/ WORDING "TO ANONYMOUSLY REPORT UNSAFE CONDITIONS AT THIS WORK SITE THAT ENDANGERS WORK SITE THAT ENDA$300
2009-05-21ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE REQUIRED TEMP OR PERMANENT SANITARY FACILITY DURINGREMODELING. NO SANITARY FACILITY AT SITE. REMEDY: COMPLY W/ $4,000
2009-05-21DOB violation C: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND/OR AMENDM ENTS. NOTE ON CURRENT ALTERATION IT SHOWS ONLY 74% OF WORK
2009-05-14DOB complaint, category ?
2009-05-11DOB violation C: INADEQUATE DETAILS ON APPROVED PLANS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BOILER ROOM A T CELLAR EXISTING STAIR TO REAR YARD FROM BOILER ROOM LOCATI
2009-04-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-04-22DOB complaint, category ?
2009-04-22ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT EXPIRED PERMIT: THE PERMIT FOR THE WOOD CONSTRUCTION FENCE EXPIRED 4-1-09. THE FENCE IS ERECTED @ THE FRONT OF T$4,000
2009-04-13DOB complaint, category ?
2009-04-03Permit AL — ISSUED
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-10-29DOB complaint, category ?
2008-10-28Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-10-28DOB violation C: MISCELLANROUS VIOLATIONS FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH AN ORDER TO STOP WORK BY DOB CONTRACTOR HAS INSTALLED STEEL FRAME PARTITIONS CEILI
2008-10-28ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSONS & PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS CONTRACTOR HAS FAILED TO INSTALL 5 1/2INCH TOEBOAR$1,000
2008-10-28ECB CLASS - 1 violation: SEC 27-1009A 3314.8 MISC VIOLATIONS FAILURE TO PROVIDE REQUIRED GUARDRAILS & TOEBOARDS FOR SCAFFOLD PLATFORM PIPE SCAFFOLD ERECTED$1,600
2008-10-28ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSONS & PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONSTRUCTION SITE NEAR FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS IN VIOLATION OF $2,400
2008-10-28ECB CLASS - 1 violation: SEC 27-1009A 3314.9 MISC VIOLATIONS FAILURE TO PROVIDE REQUIRED TIEBACKS OR BRACING FOR SUPPORTED SCAFFOLD SCAFFOLD ERECTED TO HEI$1,600
2008-10-20Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-10-01Job filed: BUILDING A CONSTRUCTION FENCE TO PROTECT ADJACENT PROPERTIES
2008-09-09DOB complaint, category ?
2008-09-08DOB violation C: FAILRUE TO PROVIDE APPROVED/ACCEPTED PLANS AT JOBSITE AT TIME OF INSPE CTION CONTRACTOR PERFORMING JOIST REMOVAL ON FLOORS 1,2,3 AN
2008-09-08ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSONS AND PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONSTRUCTIONOPERATIONS. AT TIME OF INSPECTION ALL FLR SHEETING WAS REMOV$1,200
2008-07-10AL&R $3,113,600 — from 240-244 PALMETTO STREET NHP, INC. to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA$3,113,600
2008-07-10Deed — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to 240-244 PALMETTO STREET NHP, INC.
2008-07-10SUBM — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF HPD to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA
2008-07-10SMIS — from 240-244 PALMETTO STREET NHP, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF HPD
2008-07-10Mortgage $1,631,468 — from 240-244 PALMETTO STREET NHP, INC. to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA$1,631,468
2008-07-10Mortgage $454,832 — from 240-244 PALMETTO STREET NHP, INC. to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA$454,832
2008-07-10Mortgage $2,658,768 — from 240-244 PALMETTO STREET NHP, INC. to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA$2,658,768
2008-07-10Agreement — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPT OF HPD to 240-244 PALMETTO STREET NHP, INC.
2008-06-24Permit AL — ISSUED
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-10-11Job filed: INTERIOR REHABILITATION OF EXISTING BUILDING, INCLUDING PLUMBING FIXTURES. AND NEW PARTITIONS.$170,000
2004
2004-11-10ECB Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY DOB RECORDS.NOTE DOB RECORDS INDICATE PREMISES TO BE A 2 FAMILY & STORE OR OFFICE.NOW FIRST
2004-10-26DOB complaint, category ?
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-09-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-09-09Job filed: REPAIR/REPLACE EXISTING CONCRETE PAVEMENT AS PER PLAN FILED. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2003-09-09Job filed: REPAIR/REPLACE EXISTING CONCRETE PAVEMENT AS PER PLAN FILED. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2003-04-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-04-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-04-17Job filed: Replace defective lally columns and girder in cellar. No changes to uses, egress or occupancy.$7,000
2003-04-08Job filed: REPAIR/REPLACE STAIR IN EXISTING OPENING AND LOCATIONS AS PER PLAN FILED.NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$15,000
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-08-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-07-23Job filed: Application filed for 8 linear feet of parapet repair. No change of use, egress or occupancy under this application.$3,000
2001-07-23Job filed: Application filed for 8 linear feet of parapet repair. No change of use, egress or occupancy under this application.$3,000
1995
1995-12-12Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-08-16Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-08-16Permit EQ — ISSUED
1983
1983-05-17Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to NEW YORK CITY
1979
1979-06-14Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF THE CITY O FN; COMM OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF NY; COMMISSIONER to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NY; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OFNEW YORK; CITY NY;
1973
1973-05-22Deed — from NIEVES SANTIAGO HEIRS AT LAW; NIEVES GEORGE; NIEVES RAMON (DECD); NIEVES CARLOS to NIEVES SANTIAGA
1973-04-06Deed — from NIEVES SANTIAGA INDIV & AS EXEC OF; NIEVES RAMON M; NIEVES EFRAM; SOLERO HILDA BOTH AS HEI to NIEVES SANTIAGA
1973-01-15Deed — from NIEVES MANUEL R; NIEVES RAMON DECD; BUCKNER BLANCA I HEIRS OF; ALVAREZ MYRTHA; NIEVES RAMO to NIEVES SANTIAGA
1969
1969-01-15Deed — from LOPEZ LUIS P to NIEVES RAMON M