2,185 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 691 HPD housing violations, 682 311 service requests, 635 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 57% 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 34.1. 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 | 127 total — 31 class C (immediately hazardous), 66 class B, 30 class A. Oldest open since 2009-02-07. |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
57 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 24 · winter 2025–26: 26). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
85 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (28) · Noise (12) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · PLUMBING (7) · Illegal Parking (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5).
$248,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 | 2025-09-06 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,954,000 | $879,300 |
| 2026 | $2,077,000 | $934,650 |
| 2027 | $2,099,000 | $944,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% 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 $486,458 a year ($18.72 per sq ft), operating expenses $252,844 ($9.73 per sq ft), net operating income $233,614. 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 68/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 144 St — M3 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | Edgecombe Ave & W 145 St · 250 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.
678 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 |
85 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 28 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 DESPERATION HDFC to CUMMINGS, COLEMAN | $275,000 | |
| 2022-06-28 | RPTT&RET $175,000 — from ESTATE OF JEREMIAH BAILEY; THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COUNTY O to DESPERATION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR | $175,000 | |
| 2022-05-31 | Sold for $175,000 | $175,000 | $5,000 |
| 2022-05-19 | RPTT&RET $280,000 — from DESPERATION HDFC to OKWOR, CHIZOBA KITTY | $280,000 | |
| 2021-10-05 | RPTT&RET $175,000 — from LOCKLEY, WILLIAM JAMES to SARKODEE-ADOO, JUDITH | $175,000 | |
| 2021-09-24 | Sold for $175,000 | $175,000 | $5,000 |
| 2021-04-23 | RPTT&RET $220,000 — from MARTINS-BASTOS, JOSE PAULO; MARTINS, LUIS to WALSH, RYAN PATRICK | $220,000 | |
| 2021-04-13 | Sold for $220,000 | $220,000 | $6,286 |
| 2021-03-17 | RPTT&RET $250,000 — from ORTIZ, ROSETTA to NEWSOME, CHRISTOPHER JEROME | $250,000 | |
| 2021-03-09 | RPTT&RET $33,784 — from MCCONICO, LUCILLE to DESPERATION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR | $33,784 | |
| 2021-02-26 | Sold for $250,000 | $250,000 | $7,143 |
| 2020-12-24 | RPTT&RET $180,000 — from DAHLIA DAMAS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR; ESTATE OF TOY E. JOHNSON to SMITH, TARIQUE | $180,000 | |
| 2020-12-18 | Sold for $33,784 | $33,784 | $965 |
| 2020-12-14 | Sold for $180,000 | $180,000 | $5,143 |
| 2020-12-14 | RPTT&RET $225,000 — from DESPERATION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to SORIANO, YARISSA | $225,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 0 | 2 | 255 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 424 | 0 | 1 | 426 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 346 | 7 | 0 | 353 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 48 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 | 134 | 9 | 3 | 151 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 24 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 21 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 2 | 98 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
Every one of the 2,185 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
Explore: ZIP 10030 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map