A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 44. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and
15% 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
2 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
2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Noise (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)
No
Six or more residential units (5)
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)
252 HIMROD JW LLC
Head officer
SAM WURTZBERGER
Managing agent
MRE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered
2025-07-08
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
$1,142,000
$513,900
2026
$1,026,000
$461,700
2027
$1,231,000
$553,950
The city's market estimate has risen
8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none DeKalb Av — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Knickerbocker Av — B54 · 550 ft
Citi Bike
Irving Ave & Harman 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.
2 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $283,184 on
2026-01-06 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2026-01-06
Mortgage $283,184 — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$283,184
2026-01-06
Agreement $1,600,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 252 HIMROD JW LLC
$1,600,000
2016-04-07
Agreement $1,163,784 — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$1,163,784
2016-04-07
AL&R $1,700,000 — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$1,700,000
2016-04-07
Agreement $1,700,000 — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$1,700,000
2016-04-07
Mortgage $536,216 — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$536,216
2014-05-20
Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$1,200,000
2014-03-18
Mortgage $484,867 — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$484,867
2014-03-07
AL&R $1,200,000 — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$1,200,000
2014-03-07
Agreement $1,200,000 — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to INVESTORS BANK
$1,200,000
2013-10-17
Mortgage $375,000 — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to FINK & ZELMANOVITZ PC, AS NOMINEE
$375,000
2013-10-17
AL&R $375,000 — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to FINK & ZELMANOVITZ PC, AS NOMINEE
$375,000
2012-06-29
Deed $495,000 — from N.S.E. REALTY LLC to 252 HIMROD JW LLC
$495,000
2012-06-29
ASPM $393,750 — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to 252 HIMROD YMJ LLC
$393,750
2007-01-08
Deed $525,000 — from VALENTIN, WALTER to SIRI, DARREN
$525,000
Ten-year activity
1050
2017
10
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
1
2
0
3
6
2018
0
8
0
2
10
2019
1
6
0
2
9
2020
0
6
0
1
7
2021
0
8
0
1
9
2022
0
3
0
2
5
2023
0
2
0
7
9
2024
0
3
0
5
8
2025
0
2
0
2
4
2026
0
0
5
2
7
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2025-05-01Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024
2024-12-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-12-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-12-13Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-01Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-05-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-05-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-02-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-20Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-12-13Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-12-06Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-11-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-11-01Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-10-06311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2023-06-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022
2022-12-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-11-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-05-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-25HPD 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
2017-09-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-09-18311: Plumbing — Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit/Standpipe/Sprinkler
2017-09-18DOB complaint, category ?
2017-08-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-04-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-11-21FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016-11-02REL — from 256 JEFFERSON YMJ LLC; 291A MONROE YMJ LLC; 252 MONROE JW LLC to INVESTORS BANK
2016-04-07Agreement $1,163,784 — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to INVESTORS BANK$1,163,784
2016-04-07AL&R $1,700,000 — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to INVESTORS BANK$1,700,000
2016-04-07Agreement $1,700,000 — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to INVESTORS BANK$1,700,000
2016-04-07TL&R — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to INVESTORS BANK
2016-04-07Mortgage $536,216 — from 252 HIMROD JW LLC to INVESTORS BANK$536,216
2016-02-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-02-22311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2015-02-21311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2014
2014-12-18Job filed: NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO CONVERT FROM FIVE(5) TO SIX (6) FAMILIES, WORK TO BE DONE AT CELLAR AND FIRST FLOOR TO ADD PARTITION WALL AND FIRST FL$11,420
2014-12-18Job filed: NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO CONVERT FROM FIVE(5) TO SIX (6) FAMILIES, WORK TO BE DONE AT CELLAR AND FIRST FLOOR TO ADD PARTITION WALL AND FIRST FL$11,420
2013-05-31311: Air Quality — Air: Dust, Construction/Demolition (AE4)
2013-05-13DOB complaint, category ?
2013-04-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-02-11Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-01-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2012
2012-11-26Job filed: RENOVATE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, RELOCATE BATHROOMS AND KITCHENS. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGREES, OR OCCUPANCY$381,000
2012-11-26Job filed: RENOVATE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, RELOCATE BATHROOMS AND KITCHENS. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGREES, OR OCCUPANCY$381,000
2012-08-26HPD class C: SECTION 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH L
2012-08-26HPD class A: SECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE
2012-08-26HPD class C: SECTION 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A D
2012-08-26HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRIC WIRING AT SOUTH W
2012-08-26HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE EAST WALL, SOUTH WALL, BASEBOARD AT NORTH
2012-08-26HPD class C: SECTION 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A D
2012-08-26HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRIC WIRING AT CEILING
2012-08-26HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE 1st DOOR FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL, W
2012-08-26HPD class C: SECTION 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A D
2012-08-26HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT
2012-08-26HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRIC WIRING AT EAST WA
2012-08-26HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE PRIVATE HAL
2012-08-26HPD class A: SECTION 213, SUBD. 5 M/D LAW DISCONTINUE USE OF INTERIOR ROOM FOR LIVING OR PROVIDE A SINGLE OPENING OF AT LEAST 60 PERCENT OF AREA OF THE P
2012-08-26HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE NORTH WALL, EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOC
2012-08-26HPD class A: SECTION 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE
2012-08-26HPD class A: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION THE 1st DOOR FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT
2012-08-21311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — MOLD
2012-08-21311: PAINT - PLASTER — CEILING
2012-08-21311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2012-08-21311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — WINDOW GUARDS
2009-08-14ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION WITH DOB FOR NOV #34757907Y PURSUANT TO 28-204.2 R$4,000
2009-03-25HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2009-03-03City emergency repair (OMO): perform total lead analysis of 02 dust wipe sample(s) via environmental protection agency (epa) sw8453050-7420 method ut$10
2009-02-19ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARTY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C/O OR DOB RECORDS.NOTED:1ST FLOF 3 STORIES BLDG OCCUPIED AS 4 SEPERATE ROOMS W/DOORS & LAC$12,000
2009-02-06City emergency repair (OMO): public area : at 3rd floor public hall : demo approx. 26 sq. ft. hallway ceiling and install 26 sq.ft. of g.w.b. tape, c$640
2009-01-21City emergency repair (HWO): apt #3l) trace and repair condition preventing adequate supply of heat and restore heat to radiators throughout apt #3l.$60
2009-01-15HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2009-01-15HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2009-01-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-01-11DOB complaint, category ?
2009-01-07Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2009-01-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-01-07Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2009-01-07HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2009-01-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007
2007-04-30Deed — from SIRI, DARREN to N.S.E. REALTY, LLC
2007-01-11Mortgage satisfied — from VALENTIN, WALTER to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; DELTA FUNDING CORP
2007-01-08Deed $525,000 — from VALENTIN, WALTER to SIRI, DARREN$525,000
2007-01-08Mortgage $393,750 — from SIRI, DARREN to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB$393,750
2007-01-08AL&R $393,750 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to SIRI, DARREN$393,750
2006
2006-03-17DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-10-28Mortgage satisfied — from VALENTIN, WALTER to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB
2005-09-20Mortgage $280,000 — from VALENTIN, WALTER to MERS$280,000
2005-03-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT-PLANT
2004
2004-09-10Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2004-06-01Deed — from VALENTIN, ISRAEL; VALENTIN, WALTER to VALENTIN, WALTER
2004-06-01Mortgage $182,000 — from VALENTIN, WALTER to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB$182,000
2004-05-12Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CERAMIC-TILE
2004-04-26Mortgage satisfied — from VALENTIN, WALTER; VALENTIN, ISRAEL to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY
2002
2002-11-21Mortgage satisfied — from VALENTIN, ISRAEL to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION
2002-11-14Deed — from VALENTIN, ISRAEL to VALENTIN, WALTER; VALENTIN, ISRAEL
2002-11-14Mortgage $159,000 — from VALENTIN, WALTER; VALENTIN, ISRAEL to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGECOMPANY$159,000
2002-06-20Mortgage assigned — from DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION to WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA NA/TR
2002-04-17Mortgage assigned — from DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION to WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA NA/TR
2002-01-28JUDG — from CITY OF NEW YORK
2000
2000-06-21DOB violation C: HAZARDOUS
2000-06-21ECB Hazardous violation: RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THAN THE LEGALLY APPROVED NUMBER OF FAMILIES.BUILDING DEPARTMENT RECORD WHI$9,600
2000-06-14DOB complaint, category ?
1999
1999-10-15Mortgage satisfied — from VALENTIN, ISRAEL to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
1999-09-21Mortgage $110,000 — from VALENTIN, ISRAEL to DELTA FUNDING CORP$110,000
1992
1992-02-03Mortgage $45,887 — from VALENTIN, ISRAEL to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK$45,887
1992-02-03Agreement — from VALENTIN, ISRAEL to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK
1990
1990-04-25Mortgage satisfied — from VALENTIN, ISRAEL to BANCO DE PONCE
1989
1989-10-18Mortgage satisfied — from MIRANDA, ISRAEL/AKA; VALENTIN, ISRAEL to CAPITAL RESOURCES CORP
1989-08-04Mortgage $45,000 — from VALENTIN, ISRAEL to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK$45,000
1988
1988-07-19Mortgage $15,500 — from MIRANDA, ISRAEL/AKA; VALENTIN, ISRAEL to CAPITAL RESOURCES CORP$15,500
1988-07-19Mortgage assigned — from CAPITAL RESOURCES CORP to BAY LOAN & INVESTMENT
1988-06-09Mortgage satisfied — from MIRANDA, ANIBAL to CREMONA, VINCENT; CRETELLA, MARY; CHAUSH, ANTOINETTE
1986
1986-10-01Mortgage $3,000 — from VALENTIN, ISRAEL to BANCO DE PONCE$3,000
1985
1985-09-26Deed — from MIRANDA, ANIBAL to VALENTIN, ISRAEL
1983
1983-02-16Deed — from CREMONA, VINCENT; CREMONA, MARY FKA; CHAUSH, ANTOINETTE; CRETELLA, MARY; CREMONA, ANTOINET to MIRANDA, ANIBAL
1983-02-16Mortgage $14,000 — from MIRANDA, ANIBAL to CREMONA, VINCENT; CREMONA, MARY FKA; CREMONA, ANTOINETTEFKA; CRETELLA, MARY; CHAUSH, ANTOI$14,000