181 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 38 311 service requests, 37 DOB violations, 28 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 53% 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 15. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2016-08-23. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Street Condition (1).
$30,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1915) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (12) |
| 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 owner(s) | PONTE EQUITIES, INC |
| Head officer | VINCENT J PONTE |
| Managing agent | PONTE EQUITIES INC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,720,000 | $774,000 |
| 2026 | $1,744,000 | $784,800 |
| 2027 | $1,696,000 | $763,200 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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.
| Subway | Canal St — 1 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Canal St — A C E · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Spring St / Greenwich St — M21 · 1,000 ft |
| Citi Bike | Watts St & Greenwich St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 234 Independence School Middle: M.S. 297. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
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.
439 Washington Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
2 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Managed by PONTE EQUITIES, INC — 9 buildings, 146 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 440 Washington Street | MN | 49 | A |
| 309 East 95 Street | MN | 29 | A |
| 308 Spring Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 225 Hudson Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 439 Washington Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 31 Renwick Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 399 Greenwich Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 49 Beach Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 433 Washington Street | MN | 4 | B |
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-07-25 | RPTT $3,032,844 — from PONTE, ANTHONY F to THE ANTHONY D. PONTE TRUST U/A ANTHONY F; THE MARGARET PONTE FLORIO TRUST U/A ANTH | $3,032,844 | |
| 2005-05-04 | RPTT $3,032,844 — from PONTE, JOSEPH to THE MARGEURITE PONTE COLAZZO TRUST U/A J; THE VINCENT F. PONTE TRUST U/A JOSEPH PO | $3,032,844 | |
| 2005-05-04 | RPTT $3,032,844 — from PONTE, ANGELO J to THE ALPHONSE PONTE TRUST U/A ANGELO J. P; THE VINCENT J. PONTE TRUST U/A ANGELO J. | $3,032,844 | |
| 2005-05-04 | RPTT $3,032,844 — from PONTE, FRANK to THE MARGARET PONTE MCMAHON TRUST U/A FRA; THE VINCENT M. PONTE TRUST U/A FRANK PON | $3,032,844 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Every one of the 181 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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