A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 6.7. 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
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
No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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
2025-09-22
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
$1,359,000
$81,540
2026
$1,396,000
$83,760
2027
$1,467,000
$88,020
The city's market estimate has risen
8% 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.
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
Halsey St — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Decatur St / Cypress Av — B20 · 950 ft
Citi Bike
Cypress Ave & St Felix Ave · 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.
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
Agreement $650,000 — from HOLLIS AVENUE CORP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
$650,000
2021-09-28
Mortgage $255,425 — from HOLLIS AVENUE CORP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
$255,425
2012-06-27
Agreement $476,000 — from EMERGI, AKIVA to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
$476,000
2012-06-27
Mortgage $5,486 — from EMERGI, AKIVA to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
$5,486
2007-09-21
Mortgage $495,000 — from EMIRGI, AKIVA to GFI MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC
$495,000
Ten-year activity
20100
18
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Total
2017
0
18
0
18
2018
1
0
0
1
2019
0
0
0
0
2020
0
1
0
1
2021
0
6
5
11
2022
0
3
0
3
2023
0
0
0
0
2024
0
1
1
2
2025
0
2
0
2
2026
0
2
0
2
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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
The full timeline
2026
2026-07-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2025
2025-06-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2024-07-15Mortgage assigned — from FIRST REPUBLIC BANK; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2024-01-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2021-09-28Agreement $650,000 — from HOLLIS AVENUE CORP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK$650,000
2021-09-28Mortgage $255,425 — from HOLLIS AVENUE CORP to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK$255,425
2021-09-28Mortgage assigned — from BANK OF AMERICA N.A. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
2021-09-28Deed — from EMERGI, AKIVA to HOLLIS AVENUE CORP
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
2009-02-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-01-28HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2008
2008-12-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007
2007-09-21Mortgage assigned — from GFI MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC to MERS AS NOMINEE FOR
2007-09-21Mortgage $495,000 — from EMIRGI, AKIVA to GFI MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC$495,000
2007-09-21PAT — from EMIRGI, AKIVA to EMERGI, YOSEF H
2006
2006-11-09ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE HOUSEKEEPING.NOTED:FRONT OF LOT HAS INSULATION BOARDS,WOOD W/ PROTRUDING NAILS,HYDRAULIC HAMMER,CONTA$500
2006-11-09ECB Hazardous violation: NO GUARD RAILS.NOTED:REAR YARD OPEN TO CELLAR,APPROX 9' DEEP X 5' WIDE X EACH BLDG W/ NO PROTECTIONS. REMEDY:PROVIDE GUARD RAILS I$1,000
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" TO OVER BURDEN OF EARTH AT $1,000
2006-06-27ECB Non-Hazardous violation: JOB SITE FENCE DEFECTIVE DEFECT NOTED:8'-0'HEIGHT CONSTRUCTION FENCE AT PERIMETER OF LOT MISSING. APROX. THREE BOARD AT FRONT AND $500