A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 86% 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 15. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and
14% 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.
$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Food Establishment (2) · Water System (2) · Food Poisoning (1) · Lead (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).
Filed construction activity
$40,600 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (3 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively
the owner maintains the building. 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 (4)
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)
BELISHA TWO INC.
Head officer
BENICIA BLACKMAN
Managing agent
SHANNA E VERNON
Last registered
2025-10-09
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
$502,400
$226,080
2026
$603,000
$271,350
2027
$644,000
$289,800
The city's market estimate has risen
28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) 2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Odor, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2012 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps
(cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
Getting around
Subway
Saratoga Av — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Church Av / E 96 St — B8 B35 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
Rockaway Pkwy & Church Ave · 350 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.
13 311 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.
Sales, deeds & mortgages
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $125,000 on
1987-10-14 (lender: Green Point Savs Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1987-10-14
Mortgage $125,000 — from BLACKMAN, BENICIA to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK
$125,000
1985-01-11
Mortgage $50,000 — from BLACKMAN, BENICIA to DE FREITAS, JAMES; DE FREITAS, CARLOS
$50,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
18
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
1
1
2
2018
0
0
4
1
5
2019
0
0
1
1
2
2020
0
0
1
1
2
2021
0
0
7
1
8
2022
0
0
6
1
7
2023
0
0
5
4
9
2024
6
5
5
2
18
2025
0
0
5
1
6
2026
0
0
5
2
7
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2026-01-28Restaurant inspection: CHINA NO. 1 CHINESE RESTAURANT — grade A
2026-01-12311: Consumer Complaint — Restaurant
2025
2025-12-15311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2025-12-15311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-03-28Boiler inspection
2025-02-27311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2025-02-10311: Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint — Inappropriate Behavior
2024
2024-12-17311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2024-12-17DOB complaint, category ?
2024-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-09-27Boiler inspection
2024-08-15Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2024-08-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 300 PSF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2022 CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANC$5,000
2024-08-12Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2024-08-05Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2024-08-05Job filed: FACADE RESTORATION WORK AS PER INDICATED ON PLAN AND ADDRESS THE ECB VIOLATION NUMBER: 39115550H. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN THE USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPA$25,600
2024-07-16Job filed: FILE MECHANICAL WORK ON 1ST FLOOR STORE OF MIXED USE BUILDING TO REPLACE KITCHEN DUCT AND EXHAUST FAN, INSTALL NEW SPLIT A/C UNIT. NO CHANGE IN USE, E$10,000
2024-06-10311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-05-30ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ATOI, OBSERVED AT EXPO 4, AT ROOF PARAPET, APPROXIMATELY 4 FT X 4 FT BRICKS APPEAR TO HAVE NO REMAINING MORTAR TO HOLD BRICKS IN P$625
2024-05-30DOB complaint, category ?
2024-05-30DOB complaint, category ?
2024-05-30ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ATOI, OBSERVED AT EXPO 4, ROOF TOP ELECTRIC POWERED EXHAUST FAN AND HVAC MINI-SPLIT A/C DISCONNECT SWITCH. DEPARTMENT RECORDS REVE
2022-10-20311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2022-07-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-06-15Boiler inspection
2022-05-03311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-04-15311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022-02-23HPD 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
2021
2021-11-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-11-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-11-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-11-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-08-19311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2021-06-14Boiler inspection
2021-05-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-07HPD 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
2006-07-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-07-03Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-12-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-11-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-11-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-06-27Mortgage satisfied — from BLACKMAN, BENICIA to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-03-19ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 36,49, NO FRESH AIR VENT.$350
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB 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:
1992
1992-12-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1991
1991-05-17HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING BATHROOM 2 STY EAST APT 2 ER1. LOC
1987
1987-10-14Mortgage $125,000 — from BLACKMAN, BENICIA to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK$125,000
1985
1985-03-14Mortgage satisfied — from HELLERMAN, ROSE; KESS, JEAN to PRUDENTIAL SAVS BK
1985-01-11Mortgage $50,000 — from BLACKMAN, BENICIA to DE FREITAS, JAMES; DE FREITAS, CARLOS$50,000
1985-01-11Deed — from DE FREITAS, CARLOS; DE FREITAS, JAMES to BLACKMAN, BENICIA
1985-01-02Mortgage satisfied — from DE FREITAS, CARLOS; DE FREITAS, JAMES to KESS, JEAN; HELLERMAN, ROSE
1984
1984-04-03Deed — from ARUBA TRADING CORP to DE FREITAS, CARLOS; DE FREITAS, JAMES
1980
1980-11-05Deed — from DEFREITAS CARLOS; DEFREITAS JAMES to ARUBA TRADING CORPORATION
1978
1978-11-13Mortgage — from DEFRIETAS CARLOS; DEFRIETAS JAMES to HELLERMAN ROSE; KESS JEAN
1978-11-13Deed — from KESS JEAN; HELLERMAN ROSE to DEFRIETAS CARLOS; DEFRIETAS JAMES
1976
1976-05-24SAGE — from PRUDENTIAL SAVS BANK; KESS JEAN; HELLERMAN ROSE
1966
1966-05-11Mortgage — from KESS JEAN; HELLERMAN ROSE to PRUDENTIAL SAVS BANK