A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 80. In ZIP 10310, 90% of residential buildings hold an A and
3% 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
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (13) · Illegal Parking (3) · Rodent (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Animal (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 (1899)
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)
CARY AVENUE VENTURES LLC
Head officer
GARY GRINBERG
Managing agent
GRINBERGMANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT LLC
Last registered
2025-08-27
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
$582,000
$34,920
2026
$610,000
$36,600
2027
$599,000
$35,940
The city's market estimate has risen
3% 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
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Cary Av / Caroline St — S44 · 250 ft
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.
20 311 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.
2023-12-20HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FRO
2023-12-20HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF REFRIGERATOR AND FREEZER WITH DOORS ATTACHED CREATING A HAZARD TO SMALL CHILDREN AT
2023-12-20HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF VERMIN SPIDERS THROUGH-OUT CELLAR AND AT CELLAR STAIRS LEADING TO APT. 1. AT C
2021-12-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2021-08-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2021-05-26311: Sewer — Other Sewer Problem (Use Comments) (SZZ)
2020
2020-09-02DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2020-05-21RPTT — from 45 CAROLINE ST VENTURES LLC to CARY AVENUE VENTURES LLC
2020-04-24Deed transfer (nominal price)
2020-03-03ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#39010171R ISSUED ON 09/26/19 & TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION PURSUANT$2,500
2020-03-03ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35461422J ISSUED ON 12/26/19 & TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION PURSUANT$1,250
2019
2019-12-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONERS ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION #39010171R ISSUED ON 09-26-2019 AND TO FILE A CERTIF$2,500
2019-12-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: TAMPERED WITH REMOVED OR DEFACED A WRITTEN STOP WORK ORDER NOTE AT FRONT DOOR S.W.O. POSTED HAS BEEN REMOVED WITH NO RECORDS OF PE$2,500
2019-12-26DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2019-09-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT.AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT FRONT ELEVATION ELECTRICAL BOXES AND WIRES IS BEING INSTALLED .NO PERMIT IN DOB $1,600
2019-09-25311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2019-09-25311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction
2019-09-25311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2019-09-25311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2019-09-25DOB complaint, category ?
2019-09-25DOB complaint, category ?
2019-09-15311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2019-09-14311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2019-09-14DOB complaint, category ?
2019-08-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-07-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2019-02-20RPTT $396,474 — from MARCHESE,ESQ. AS REFEREE, ROBERT to 45 CAROLINE ST VENTURES LLC; 45 CAROLINE STREET VENTURES LLC A/K/A$396,474
2019-01-11Sold for $396,474$396,474
2018
2018-07-25City emergency repair (OMO): at apt 2 ----- trace and make all necessary repairs to restore electricity to entire aparment. return to safe and proper$4,650
2018-07-11HPD class C: § 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES .. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd
2018-07-06311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2018-07-06Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2018-07-02HPD 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
2018-06-26HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRING AT SERVICE PAN
2018-06-26HPD class C: § 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES .. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd
2018-06-25311: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2018-06-25311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2018-06-25Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2018-06-25Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2007-08-28RPTT $471,000 — from CUMBERLAND PROPERTIES LLC to BUCKMAN, WILLIAM$471,000
2005
2005-09-22ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING. IN THAT NEW BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED AT SITE. KIDS HAD BROKEN LOCK ON FRONT DOOR GAIN ACCESS & ARE H$180
2005-09-21DOB complaint, category ?
2005-03-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2004
2004-09-15ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN: DEFECT NOTED-(1) 2 STORY WOOD FRAME BUILDING LEANING SEVERELY OUT OF PLUMB. 2) WOOD WALLS UNDERNEATH SIDING S$2,500
2004-09-15ECB Hazardous violation: 20050817YWAS WRITTEN FOR WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. 1) ENTIRE ROOF HAS BEEN REBUILTWITH ROOF JOIST, PLYWOOD DECKING AND SHINGLES.2) (1$5,000
2004-09-09Permit AL — ISSUED
2004-09-09Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-06-22Job filed: PROPOSED RENOVATION NEW JOISTS ON THE 1ST.2ND. AND ROOF, NEW FRAMING. SHEET ROCKING NEW FOUNDATION ON FRONT & EXTENSION ON THE REAR 1ST N 2ND FLOO$34,000
2004-06-22Job filed: PROPOSED RENOVATION NEW JOISTS ON THE 1ST.2ND. AND ROOF, NEW FRAMING. SHEET ROCKING NEW FOUNDATION ON FRONT & EXTENSION ON THE REAR 1ST N 2ND FLOO$34,000
2004-04-28ECB Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT:WORK NOTED-(1)ENTIRE ROOF HAS BEEN INSTALLED WITH ROOF JOIST PLYWOOD DECKING & ASPHALT SHINGLES (2)AT 1ST & $800
2004-04-28ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN:DEFECT NOTED (1)2 STORY WOOD FRAME BUILDING LEANING SEVERLY OUT OF PLUMB(2) FRONT ENTRY & REAR STEPS HAVE COLL$800
2003
2003-10-29ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING- HAZARDOUS NOTED: VACANT HOUSE PARTIALLY SEALED, WITH 3 WINDOWS AT 2ND FLOOR REAR BROKEN AND OPENED R$10,000
2003-10-28DOB complaint, category ?
2003-07-23City emergency repair (OMO): seal accessible openings: at 1st floor stucco seal 1 door front. note:contractor must contact hpd @ (718) 636-3021 or 63$299
2002
2002-07-29HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE TEMPORARY SECURING OF ALL ACESSIBLE OPENINGS ON VACANT BLDG
2001
2001-10-26ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING. VACANT NOTED INTERIOR STRUCTURALLY UNSOUND- PORTION OF FIRST FL AND 2ND FL HAS COLLAPSED BUILDING NO$2,500