1,478 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 497 311 service requests, 492 HPD complaints, 365 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% 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 86.8. In ZIP 10040, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% 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 | 16 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2012-03-17. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
214 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 210). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
187 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (102) · Illegal Parking (25) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · FLOORING/STAIRS (5) · ELECTRIC (4).
$66,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1924) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (63) |
| 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) | 559W189 LLC |
| Head officer | Franklyn Hodge |
| Managing agent | Masada LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-12-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,728,000 | $1,227,600 |
| 2026 | $3,147,000 | $1,416,150 |
| 2027 | $2,820,000 | $1,269,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 18/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | 191 St — 1 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 189 St — M3 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 190 St & St Nicholas Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 189 Middle: 143, 346, 348. 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.
480 Audubon 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 |
187 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 102 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 MASADA LLC — 11 buildings, 277 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B6 · C2 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 480 Audubon Avenue | MN | 63 | B |
| 4710 7 Avenue | BK | 37 | B |
| 4714 7 Avenue | BK | 37 | B |
| 4018 5 Avenue | BK | 28 | D |
| 307 East 109 Street | MN | 24 | B |
| 305 East 109 Street | MN | 24 | B |
| 434 61 Street | BK | 16 | D |
| 4819 4 Avenue | BK | 12 | A |
| 122 31 Street | BK | 12 | C |
| 326 East 109 Street | MN | 12 | B |
| 4815 4 Avenue | BK | 12 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,975,000 on 2025-12-05 (lender: Jp Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-05 | Mortgage $3,975,000 — from 559W189 LLC to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $3,975,000 | |
| 2025-12-05 | Deed $5,300,000 — from D.J. & B. REALTY CORPORATION to 559W189 LLC | $5,300,000 | |
| 2025-11-24 | Sold for $5,300,000 | $5,300,000 | $84,127 |
| 2012-11-16 | Mortgage $6,198,601 — from GLP CELL SITE A, LLC; GLP CELL SITE IV, LLC; CELL TOWER LEASE ACQUISITION LLC; FKA T3 UNIS to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS | $6,198,601 | |
| 2010-03-08 | RPTT&RET $26,446,314 — from CELL TOWER LEASE ACQUISITION, LLC to CELL TOWER LEASE ACQUISITION, LLC | $26,446,314 | |
| 2005-08-12 | Mortgage $200,000 — from CELL TOWER LEASE ACQUISITION LLC to CELL TOWER LEASE FUNDING LLC | $200,000 | |
| 2005-03-21 | EASE $162,920 — from D.J. & B. REALTY to UNISON SITE MANAGEMENT, LLC | $162,920 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 4 | 63 |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 | 137 | 1 | 2 | 148 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 4 | 75 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 43 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 63 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 4 | 4 | 91 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 263 | 0 | 1 | 266 |
Every one of the 1,478 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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