354 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 141 311 service requests, 66 HPD complaints, 61 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% 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 105.5. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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 | 26 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1999-08-26. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Illegal Parking (8) · Missed Collection (3) · Damaged Tree (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | E.J.'S BUCKET BUDDIES, INC. |
| Head officer | RIKIN SHETH |
| Managing agent | BERIK MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-11-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $977,000 | $439,650 |
| 2026 | $1,172,000 | $527,400 |
| 2027 | $1,406,000 | $632,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doaba Deli | Indian | Grade Pending | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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.
| Subway | Cathedral Pkwy (110 St) — B C · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 106 St / Columbus Av — M116 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 107 St & Columbus Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 165 Robert E. Simon. 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.
945 Columbus Avenue
| 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
45 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 BERIK MANAGEMENT — 16 buildings, 238 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B7 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3640 Broadway | MN | 35 | C |
| 180 Scholes Street | BK | 34 | B |
| 137 Bayard Street | BK | 27 | A |
| 348 West 118 Street | MN | 25 | A |
| 352 West 118 Street | MN | 19 | B |
| 53 West 8 Street | MN | 15 | B |
| 42 Mulberry Street | MN | 15 | B |
| 137 Greenwich Street | MN | 12 | B |
| 250 West 47 Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 132 East 30 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 947 Columbus Avenue | MN | 9 | B |
| 945 Columbus Avenue | MN | 8 | B |
| 140 East 30 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 133 West 14 Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 160 Chambers Street | MN | 4 | D |
| 1008850061 | — | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $183,612 on 2021-08-05 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-05 | Mortgage $183,612 — from E.J.'S BUCKET BUDDIES, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $183,612 | |
| 2021-08-05 | Agreement $3,500,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to E.J.'S BUCKET BUDDIES, INC. | $3,500,000 | |
| 2014-09-26 | Agreement $4,000,000 — from E.J.'S BUCKET BUDDIES, INC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,000,000 | |
| 2013-07-31 | Mortgage $4,000,000 — from E.J.'S BUCKET BUDDIES, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,000,000 | |
| 2011-06-02 | Agreement $3,200,000 — from E.J.'S BUCKET BUDDIES, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,200,000 | |
| 2011-06-02 | Mortgage $2,210,747 — from E.J.'S BUCKET BUDDIES, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,210,747 | |
| 2003-06-20 | Mortgage $735,594 — from E. J.'S BUCKET BUDDIES, INC. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $735,594 | |
| 1999-08-13 | Mortgage $1,030,000 — from E.J.'S BUCKET BUDDIES, INC. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $1,030,000 | |
| 1995-03-02 | Mortgage $75,000 — from R.J. BUCKET BUDDIES,INC. to DOSH REALTY CO. INC. | $75,000 | |
| 1991-03-06 | Mortgage $7,000 — from RAMIREZ, MAMERIO to WECHSLER, STUART D. | $7,000 | |
| 1991-01-11 | Mortgage $20,000 — from TORO, JOSE; RAMIREZ, MAMERTO to WECHSLER, STUART D. | $20,000 | |
| 1986-12-29 | Mortgage $4,000 — from RAMIREZ, MAMERTO; TORO, JOSE to TOP HAT REALTY CO. | $4,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 40 |
| 2018 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 2019 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2020 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| 2023 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 35 |
| 2024 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| 2025 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 36 |
| 2026 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
Every one of the 354 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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