1,386 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 396 HPD housing violations, 395 HPD complaints, 385 311 service requests.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 114.9. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 157 total — 22 class C (immediately hazardous), 98 class B, 37 class A. Oldest open since 1987-04-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
48 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 30). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
125 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (24) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (16) · ELECTRIC (15) · Illegal Parking (14) · Noise (12) · PLUMBING (8).
$432,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (35) |
| 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) | Desperation HDFC |
| Head officer | Kaye Tuckerman |
| Managing agent | VENTURE NY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,943,000 | $874,350 |
| 2026 | $1,870,000 | $841,500 |
| 2027 | $1,904,000 | $856,800 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $472,166 a year ($18.17 per sq ft), operating expenses $236,213 ($9.09 per sq ft), net operating income $235,953. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 65/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 | 145 St — A B C D · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 144 St — M3 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Edgecombe Ave & W 145 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 123 Mahalia Jackson. 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.
676 St Nicholas 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
125 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 24 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 VENTURE NY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 123 buildings, 5,133 units. Grades across the portfolio: A101 · B19 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 123 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $260,600 on 2006-05-04 (lender: The Community Preservation Corporation), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-13 | RPTT&RET $275,000 — from HU, ZHIHUA to MURRAY, DWIGHT D | $275,000 | |
| 2023-10-05 | Sold for $275,000 | $275,000 | $7,857 |
| 2023-09-22 | RPTT&RET $230,000 — from TAYLOR, TAVON to DIAZ, DANA; SCHWABACHER, RAYMOND | $230,000 | |
| 2023-09-01 | Sold for $230,000 | $230,000 | $6,571 |
| 2022-07-21 | RPTT&RET $250,000 — from GILLTRAP, ANGELA; BARRETT, TIMOTHY J to COLOMBAN, DANIEL | $250,000 | |
| 2022-07-14 | Sold for $250,000 | $250,000 | $7,143 |
| 2022-06-23 | RPTT&RET $230,000 — from MAUNU, MATIAS to MATHURIN, JAMIE | $230,000 | |
| 2022-05-26 | Sold for $230,000 | $230,000 | $6,571 |
| 2022-03-24 | RPTT&RET $210,000 — from ESTATE OF MERVILL FEARS; DAHLIA DAMAS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR; ESTATE OF MERVELL FEARS; ESTA to DESPERATION HDFC; SUSAN STEVENS, BOARD PRESIDENT | $210,000 | |
| 2022-03-18 | RPTT&RET $200,000 — from ESTATE OF LUCINDA MCELVY SMITH; SMITH-FOREMAN, TRACIE to CAIL, MARC | $200,000 | |
| 2022-03-07 | Sold for $210,000 | $210,000 | $6,000 |
| 2022-03-04 | Sold for $200,000 | $200,000 | $5,714 |
| 2021-10-19 | RPTT&RET $20,000 — from DESPERATION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to RHAMES, IRVING VING | $20,000 | |
| 2021-06-03 | Sold for $20,000 | $20,000 | $571 |
| 2020-10-29 | RPTT&RET $87,500 — from GUEVARA ALLADO, CHRISTINE MARIE to MONTALBAN, PAOLO SANTOS | $87,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 2 | 2 | 140 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 2 | 2 | 81 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 47 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 43 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 104 | 4 | 11 | 122 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 144 | 0 | 8 | 155 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 98 | 0 | 5 | 107 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
Every one of the 1,386 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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