The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 50% 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 15.8. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and
15% 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
Open HPD violations
5 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1991-03-28.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
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: Noise (6) · Rodent (1) · Illegal Dumping (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 (1931)
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)
SERLIN BUILDING LP
Head officer
LINDA VERA
Managing agent
DIRECT BUILDING MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered
2025-09-12
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
$1,076,000
$484,200
2026
$1,026,000
$461,700
2027
$1,197,000
$538,650
The city's market estimate has risen
11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NO2FUEL
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
Knickerbocker Av — M · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Knickerbocker Av — B38 · 400 ft
Citi Bike
Stockholm St & Wilson Ave · 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.
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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $12,281,450 on
2008-04-10 (lender: Department Of Housing Preservation And Development and The City Of New York), covering 9 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
2008-12-24
Agreement $14,373,860 — from CITY OF NEWYORK to SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
$14,373,860
2008-04-10
Deed $12,344,329 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
$12,344,329
2008-04-10
Agreement $13,697,000 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D to SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
$13,697,000
2008-04-10
Mortgage $12,281,450 — from SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK
$12,281,450
2005-02-17
Mortgage $1,089,466 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK
$1,089,466
2005-02-17
AL&R $24,568,888 — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK to SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.
$24,568,888
2005-02-17
Mortgage $11,194,978 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK
$11,194,978
2005-02-17
Mortgage $11,194,978 — from SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK
$11,194,978
2005-02-17
Mortgage $1,089,466 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK
$1,089,466
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
14
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
1
0
3
4
2018
1
1
4
6
2019
7
0
7
14
2020
4
0
1
5
2021
4
0
2
6
2022
10
0
3
13
2023
5
0
3
8
2024
0
0
3
3
2025
6
0
3
9
2026
4
0
2
6
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2025-01-23Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-01-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-07-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-02-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-01-17Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023
2023-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-10-09311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2023-09-26HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2023-07-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-01-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-01-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-12-23HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM
2022-12-23HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMEN
2022-12-23HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME READILY ACCESSIBLE FOR SIGNA
2022-12-23HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1B, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WE
2022-12-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-12-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-11-14HPD 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
2022-08-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-07-27311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Trees and Sidewalks Program
2022-07-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-08-05HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF LOCKABLE HASP DEVICE INSTALLED AT SCUTTLE HATCH AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STOR
2021-08-05HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2021-07-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-06-15HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st A
2017-07-19HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR INOPERATIVE LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
2017-04-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-02-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-10-14HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-09-09FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-07-19311: Hazardous Materials — Chemical Spill/Release (HA1)
2015-06-19311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2014
2014-09-10311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014-06-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-10-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-07-13311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2010-02-24HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING COVER FOR ELECTRICAL JOINT BOX AT WEST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT
2010-02-24HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT
2010-02-23Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2010-02-23Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2010-02-23Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2010-02-23Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2010-02-23Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CABINET
2010-02-23Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2010-02-23Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2010-02-23Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2010-01-04311: Sewer — Sewer Odor (SA2)
2009
2009-01-15Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008
2008-12-24Agreement $14,373,860 — from CITY OF NEWYORK to SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP$14,373,860
2008-12-24Agreement — from CITY OF NEW YORK to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC,INC
2008-12-24Agreement — from SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to CITY OF NEWYORK
2008-11-28DOB complaint, category ?
2008-04-10PREL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2008-04-10PREL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2008-04-10PREL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2008-04-10PREL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2008-04-10REL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2008-04-10Deed $12,344,329 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP$12,344,329
2008-04-10SAGE — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2008-04-10Agreement $13,697,000 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D to SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP$13,697,000
2008-04-10Mortgage $12,281,450 — from SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK$12,281,450
2008-04-10SAGE — from SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
2007
2007-12-12Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-12-12Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006
2006-03-28Permit AL — ISSUED
2005
2005-12-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-07-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-07-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-06-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-04-01Permit AL — ISSUED
2005-03-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-03-03Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FENCE IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB #301418437. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS & OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2005-02-17Mortgage $1,089,466 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK$1,089,466
2005-02-17AL&R $24,568,888 — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK to SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.$24,568,888
2005-02-17Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2005-02-17Deed $18 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.$18
2005-02-17Mortgage $11,194,978 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK$11,194,978
2005-02-17Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2005-02-17Mortgage $11,194,978 — from SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK$11,194,978
2005-02-17Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2005-02-17Mortgage $1,089,466 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK$1,089,466
2005-02-17Agreement — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.
2005-02-17Agreement — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D to THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2005-02-09Permit AL — ISSUED
2004
2004-05-19Job filed: SPRINKLER INSTALLATION. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS & OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION$20,000
2004-05-19Job filed: SPRINKLER INSTALLATION. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS & OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION$20,000
2004-05-19Job filed: SPRINKLER INSTALLATION. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS & OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION$20,000
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-10-01Job filed: Interior rehabilitation of existing building, including plumbing fixtures, new boiler and new partitions.$375,000
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1998-04-27DOB complaint, category ?
1998-02-24DOB complaint, category ?
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-11-29Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-10-06Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-10-06Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-08-16ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WIHTOUT A PERMIT. WALL BETWEEN APARTMENS 2L AND 2R IS REMOVED AND OCCUPIED BY ONE TENANT AT TIME OF INSPECTION.
1995-03-30Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-03-22Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-02-16ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT--WORK NOTED: NEW FLOOR BEAMS APPROX:24 INSTALL-ED AT AST FLOOR REAR APARTMENT. NEW PARTITIONS ERECTED AT 2$1,000
1995-02-08DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-03-28HPD class C: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT NORTH WALL 2 STY EAST APT KITCHEN MOS
1991-03-28HPD class C: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING 2 STY EAST APT BATHROOM ER1 0
1991-03-28HPD class C: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING 2 STY EAST APT FRONT ROOM ER1
1990
1990-05-15HPD class C: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT WALLS & CEILINGS 1 STY WEST APT 1R FR
1990-05-15HPD class C: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT WALLS 1 STY WEST APT 1R 1ST ROOM FROM
1989
1989-11-24HPD class C: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING 1 STY WEST APT 1R 2ND ROOM FR
1989-11-24HPD class C: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT WALLS 1 STY WEST APT 1R 2ND ROOM FROM
1989-11-24HPD class C: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT WALLS 1 STY WEST APT 1R 1ST ROOM FROM
1989-11-24HPD class C: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT EAST WALL 1 STY WEST APT 1R FRONT ROO