The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 82% 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 2.5. In ZIP 11221, 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
Open HPD violations
1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-06-10.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Indoor Air Quality (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)
Yes
Six or more residential units (8)
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)
SERLING BUILDING LP
Head officer
LINDA VERA
Managing agent
DIRECT BUILDING MANAGEMENT
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
$1,685,000
$758,250
2026
$1,534,000
$690,300
2027
$1,788,000
$804,600
The city's market estimate has risen
6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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
Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs — L M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Cornelia St — B60 · 800 ft
Citi Bike
Putnam Ave & Knickerbocker Ave · 100 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.
4 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $2,078,713 on
2008-12-24 (lender: City Of Newyork), covering 10 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
Mortgage $2,078,713 — from SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to CITY OF NEWYORK
$2,078,713
2008-12-24
Agreement $14,373,860 — from CITY OF NEWYORK to SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
$14,373,860
2008-12-24
Deed $11,740,800 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUING DEVELOPM to SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
$11,740,800
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
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 $1,089,466 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK
$1,089,466
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
Mortgage $11,194,978 — from SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK
$11,194,978
1982-08-06
Mortgage $10,800 — from JEFF-KNICK REALTY INC to ARTUSO, GRAZIOSO
$10,800
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
27
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
0
6
0
0
6
2018
0
2
1
1
4
2019
0
26
0
1
27
2020
0
6
0
1
7
2021
0
9
0
1
10
2022
0
5
0
3
8
2023
0
4
0
3
7
2024
0
0
0
2
2
2025
0
3
0
2
5
2026
1
5
0
2
8
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2026-01-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-31311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-16FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-25311: Indoor Air Quality — Ventilation
2025-04-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-02-07Boiler inspection
2025-01-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-03-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-03-15Boiler inspection
2023
2023-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-08-23HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY,
2023-08-23HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM E
2023-04-17Boiler inspection
2023-04-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-02-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-01-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-11-10HPD 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
2022-07-08311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2022-05-01Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-04-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-04-19Boiler inspection
2022-03-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-02-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-01-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021
2021-10-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-10-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-10-04Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-10-04311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-06-10HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILE AT WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3B
2021-06-10HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL FLOOR TILE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STOR
2021-04-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-03-17Boiler inspection
2021-03-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2021-01-24311: Smoking — Smoking Violation
2020
2020-12-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-12-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-07-10311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2019-07-08Boiler inspection
2019-07-08311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2019-06-26311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2019-04-30HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2019-04-30HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDING CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2019-04-30HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2019-04-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-04-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-04-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-04-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-03-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-03-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018
2018-08-16Boiler inspection
2018-08-08311: Drug Activity — Use Indoor
2018-05-27311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2018-02-21CERT — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2017
2017-10-15HPD 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
2017-10-15HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2017-07-25HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR INOPERABLE LOCATED AT APT 1A LOWER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAS
2017-07-25HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR INOPERABLE LOCATED AT APT 1A UPPER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAS
2015-11-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-11-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-11-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-11-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-10-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-10-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-10-09HPD 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
2015-01-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-01-31311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014
2014-12-06Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-12-06311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-11-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-11-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-11-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-11-05311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-11-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2013-05-17311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2012
2012-04-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-01-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-01-13311: HEATING — HEAT
2008
2008-12-24Mortgage $2,078,713 — from SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to CITY OF NEWYORK$2,078,713
2008-12-24Mortgage satisfied — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC,INC; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT ,INC to BANK OF NEWYORK
2008-12-24Mortgage satisfied — from SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC to BANK OF NEW YORK
2008-12-24Mortgage satisfied — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC to BANK OF NEW YORK
2008-12-24Mortgage satisfied — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC to BANK OF NEW YORK
2008-12-24Agreement — from SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to CITY OF NEWYORK
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
2008-12-24TL&R — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK to SERLING BUILDING MANAGEMENT ,INC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC,INC
2008-12-24Deed $11,740,800 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUING DEVELOPM to SERLIN BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP$11,740,800
2008-11-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-05-08Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-01-16DOB violation C:
2008-01-16ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROTECT & SAFEGUARD PUBLIC & PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS UNDER APPL # 301418525 W/POST AMENDMENT APPRO$1,000
2007
2007-07-08DOB complaint, category ?
2007-05-16DOB complaint, category ?
2007-05-11Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-03-29Permit EQ — ISSUED
2007-03-29Permit AL — ISSUED
2007-03-08Permit AL — ISSUED
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2007-01-19Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006
2006-12-11Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2006-01-26City emergency repair (OMO): public hall: repair an approx (10sq.ft.) area of 1st floor hallway wooden floor with plywood and counter sink nails or s$499
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-12-30City emergency repair (HWO): public hall: cap off steam riser on 1st floor public hallway.$125
2005-12-30City emergency repair (HWO): apartment#4l: adjust water temperature basement. install window guard at front room. reinstall (2) window guards at enti
2005-12-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-09-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-09-01Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2005-07-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-07-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-04-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF FENCE IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#: 301418516. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2005-04-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
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 THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D
2005-02-17Agreement — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D to THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2005-02-17Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2005-02-17Agreement — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
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
2005-02-17Mortgage $1,089,466 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK$1,089,466
2005-02-17Mortgage $1,089,466 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.; SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK$1,089,466
2005-02-17Deed $18 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.$18
2005-02-17Agreement — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC.
2005-02-17Mortgage $11,194,978 — from SERLIN BUILDING MANAGEMENT,INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK$11,194,978
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
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-10-01Job filed: Interior rehabilitation of existing building, including plumbing fixtures, new boiler, new partitions.$450,000
2002-10-01Job filed: Interior rehabilitation of existing building, including plumbing fixtures, new boiler, new partitions.$450,000
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1990
1990-10-15DOB violation P:
1983
1983-05-17Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to NEW YORK CITY
1982
1982-08-06Deed — from ARTUSO, GRAZIOSO to JEFF-KNICK REALTY, INC
1982-08-06Mortgage $10,800 — from JEFF-KNICK REALTY INC to ARTUSO, GRAZIOSO$10,800
1978
1978-06-22Deed — from POLIFIONE DOMENIC J; POLIFIONE FRANK G to ARTUSO GRAZIOSO
1978-06-22Mortgage — from ARTUSO GRAZIOSO to POLIFIONE DOMENIC J; POLIFIONE FRANK G
1976
1976-12-15Deed — from GIUMARELLI LEONARDO; GIUMARELLI ELVIRA to POLIFIONE FRANK G; POLIFIONE DOMINIC J
1976-12-15Mortgage — from POLIFIONE DOMINIC; POLIFIONE FRANK G to GIUMARELLI ELVIRA; GIUMARELLI LEONARDO
1976-11-23Deed — from DACHILLE MICHELE; DACHILLE GIOVANNA to GIUMARELLI LEONARDO; GIUMARELLI ELVIRA
1968
1968-09-17Mortgage — from GIUMARELLI PAUL; DACHILLE GIOVANNA; DACHILLE MICHELE to STIEFEL OTTO; STIEFEL ELSE
1968-09-17Deed — from STIEFEL OTTO; STIEFEL ELSE to DACHILLE MICHELE; DACHILLE GIOVANNA; GIUMARELLI PAUL