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
2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Derelict Vehicles (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 (1920)
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 MANAGMENT
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
$1,386,000
$83,160
2026
$1,730,000
$103,800
2027
$1,507,000
$90,420
The city's market estimate has risen
9% 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
Knickerbocker Av — M · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Woodbine St — B60 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
Central Ave & Woodbine St · 750 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.
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: $45,500 on
2011-10-06 (lender: City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2011-10-06
Mortgage $45,500 — from PENA, HUMBERTO; PENA, GAUDYS to CITY OF NEW YORK
$45,500
2011-10-06
Mortgage $413,090 — from PENA, GAUDYS; PENA, HUMBERTO to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
$413,090
2011-10-06
Deed $493,934 — from 240-244 PALMETTO STREET NHP, INC. to PENA, HUMBERTO; PENA, GAUDYS
$493,934
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 $2,658,768 — from 240-244 PALMETTO STREET NHP, INC. to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA
$2,658,768
2008-07-10
Mortgage $454,832 — from 240-244 PALMETTO STREET NHP, INC. to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA
$454,832
2008-07-10
Mortgage $1,631,468 — from 240-244 PALMETTO STREET NHP, INC. to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA
$1,631,468
Ten-year activity
530
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
3
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
0
2018
0
0
0
2019
0
0
0
2020
0
0
0
2021
1
0
1
2022
0
1
1
2023
0
1
1
2024
0
1
1
2025
2
1
3
2026
0
1
1
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2010-07-01311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Noisy
2010-05-20Permit AL — ISSUED
2009
2009-04-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-04-03Permit AL — ISSUED
2009-04-03Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008
2008-10-28Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-10-20Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-09-23DOB complaint, category ?
2008-09-23ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSONS AND PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONSTRUCTIONOPERATIONS. NOTED(GUT) RENOVATION IN PROGRESS UNDER JOB #302$2,400
2008-09-23DOB violation C: STOP ALL WORK,MAKE SITE SAFE,PROVIDE APPROVED PLANS FOR INSPECTION
2008-07-11Job filed: BUILDING A CONSTRUCTION FENCE TO PROTECT ADJACENT PROPERTIES.
2008-07-10AL&R $3,113,600 — from 240-244 PALMETTO STREET NHP, INC. to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA$3,113,600
2008-07-10Agreement — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPT OF HPD to 240-244 PALMETTO STREET NHP, INC.
2008-07-10Mortgage $2,658,768 — from 240-244 PALMETTO STREET NHP, INC. to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA$2,658,768
2008-07-10Mortgage $454,832 — from 240-244 PALMETTO STREET NHP, INC. to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA$454,832
2008-07-10Mortgage $1,631,468 — from 240-244 PALMETTO STREET NHP, INC. to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA$1,631,468
2008-07-10SMIS — from 240-244 PALMETTO STREET NHP, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF HPD
2008-07-10SUBM — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF HPD to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA
2008-07-10Deed — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to 240-244 PALMETTO STREET NHP, INC.
2008-06-24Permit AL — ISSUED
2008-01-16ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG NOTED ALL WINDOWS FRONT OF BLDG ARE MISSING LEAVING BLDG OPEN AND UNGUARDED TO THE ELEMENTS REMEDY: MAINT
2007
2007-12-16DOB complaint, category ?
2007-08-01DOB complaint, category ?
2007-06-11DOB complaint, category ?
2006
2006-10-11Job filed: Interior Rehabilitation of existing building, including plumbing fixtures, new PARTITIONS.$150,000
2005
2005-06-08DOB violation C:
2005-06-08DOB violation C:
2000
2000-10-18Permit AL — ISSUED
2000-10-11Job filed: REPLACING EXISTING DAMAGED WOODEN STAIRS WITH NEW METAL PAN AND CONCRETE STAIRS IN THE HALLWAY OF EXISTING BUILDING. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUP$2,400
2000-10-11Job filed: REPLACING EXISTING DAMAGED WOODEN STAIRS WITH NEW METAL PAN AND CONCRETE STAIRS IN THE HALLWAY OF EXISTING BUILDING. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUP$2,400
2000-09-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-08-17Job filed: REPAIR/REBUILT STOOP AS PER PLAN FILED. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$12,000
2000-08-17Job filed: REPAIR/REBUILT STOOP AS PER PLAN FILED. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$12,000
1983
1983-05-17Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to NEW YORK CITY
1978
1978-02-06Deed — from RIVERA ESTHER to CISSTELLI JOHN
1966
1966-04-18Deed — from UCCI ROSARIO; UCCI VIRGINIA to RIVERA ESTHER
1966-04-18Mortgage — from RIVERA ESTHER to UCCI ROSARIO; UCCI VIRGINIA