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 43.3. In ZIP 11385, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% 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
Open HPD violations
1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-08-02.
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
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · ELECTRIC (1) · Sewer (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · Blocked Driveway (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
No
Built before 1974 (2006)
No
Six or more residential units (3)
Yes
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
1 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)
HOLLIS AVENUE; HOLLIS AVENUE CORP
Head officer
YOSEF EMERGI
Managing agent
SUPERIOR HOME PROPERTY MGMT
Last registered
2025-09-05
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
$1,235,000
$74,100
2026
$1,387,000
$83,220
2027
$1,373,000
$82,380
The city's market estimate has risen
11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR NO CAP
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2024 (1 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
Halsey St — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Decatur St / Cypress Av — B20 · 950 ft
Citi Bike
Cypress Ave & St Felix Ave · 700 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.
12 311 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: $255,425 on
2021-09-28 (lender: First Republic 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
2021-09-28
Mortgage $255,425 — from HOLLIS AVENUE CORP. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
$255,425
2021-09-28
Agreement $650,000 — from HOLLIS AVENUE CORP. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
$650,000
2012-06-27
Mortgage $476,000 — from EMERGI, AKIVA to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
$476,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
35
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Total
2017
0
4
0
4
2018
0
1
0
1
2019
1
4
0
5
2020
0
3
0
3
2021
0
4
5
9
2022
0
3
0
3
2023
1
33
1
35
2024
0
11
0
11
2025
0
6
0
6
2026
0
11
0
11
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HPD 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
2026-05-08HPD 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
2026-03-06311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025
2025-12-12Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2025-06-13HPD 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
2024-08-02HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1FLOOR, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMEN
2023-02-10Tenant complaint: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2023-02-10Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2023-02-10Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2023-02-10311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2023-02-10311: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2023-02-10311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — SEWAGE
2023-02-10311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2023-02-10311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW PANE
2023-02-10311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2023-02-10311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2023-02-10311: Plumbing — Failure To Retain Water/Improper Drainage- (LL103/89)
2023-02-10DOB complaint, category ?
2022
2022-12-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-09HPD 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
2021-10-01311: Hazardous Materials — Chemical Odor (HD1)
2021-10-01311: Hazardous Materials — Chemical Odor (HD1)
2021-09-28Deed — from EMERGI, AKIVA to HOLLIS AVENUE CORP
2021-09-28Mortgage $255,425 — from HOLLIS AVENUE CORP. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK$255,425
2021-09-28Agreement $650,000 — from HOLLIS AVENUE CORP. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK$650,000
2021-09-28Mortgage assigned — from BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
2021-07-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-19HPD 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
2011-03-23Deed — from HOLLIS AVENUE CORP to EMERGI, AKIVA
2009
2009-05-08DOB complaint, category ?
2009-03-27DOB complaint, category ?
2007
2007-02-12Permit NB — ISSUED
2007-02-12Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006
2006-12-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2006-11-09Permit PL — RE-ISSUED
2006-08-19ECB Non-Hazardous violation: NO PROTECTION AT SIDES OF EXCAVATION. NO SHEETING SHORING OR BRACING FOR SHEER CUTS IN EXCESS OF 8'-0 & OVERBUNBEN OF EARTH OF SOU$1,000