1,338 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 900 311 service requests, 117 HPD complaints, 89 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 62% 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 11.6. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 | 28 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2013-05-11. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
35 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 15 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$13,825 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
78 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (24) · HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · Noise (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Smoking or Vaping (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (3).
$367,887 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1928) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (82) |
| 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) | CHIZUK BETH ASSOCIATES |
| Head officer | MOSHE KATZENSTEIN |
| Managing agent | EK REALTY LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,728,000 | $1,677,600 |
| 2026 | $3,814,000 | $1,716,300 |
| 2027 | $4,100,000 | $1,845,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 58/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (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 | 181 St — A · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 191 St — 1 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 187 St — Bx7 M100 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Broadway & W 185 St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 048 P.O. Michael J. Buczek 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.
121 Bennett 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 |
78 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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 EK REALTY LLC — 31 buildings, 899 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B9 · C2 · D1 · F5. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 Bennett Avenue | MN | 82 | A |
| 590 Ft Washington Avenue | MN | 79 | A |
| 44 Bennett Avenue | MN | 66 | B |
| 2028 Valentine Avenue | BX | 63 | C |
| 100 Bennett Avenue | MN | 62 | A |
| 214 East 168 Street | BX | 49 | F |
| 1235 Morris Avenue | BX | 49 | F |
| 165 Pinehurst Avenue | MN | 48 | A |
| 400 Ft Washington Avenue | MN | 39 | B |
| 60-15 Fresh Pond Road | QN | 37 | B |
| 1266 1 Avenue | MN | 31 | A |
| 1270 1 Avenue | MN | 29 | B |
| 29 West 12 Street | MN | 28 | B |
| 360 Avenue of the Americas | MN | 28 | A |
| 419 West 55 Street | MN | 24 | A |
| 619 West 175 Street | MN | 19 | B |
| 143 Skillman Avenue | BK | 19 | B |
| 182 Claremont Avenue | MN | 17 | B |
| 346 West 52 Street | MN | 16 | B |
| 3405 Broadway | MN | 16 | A |
| 25-48 34 Street | QN | 12 | A |
| 147 Bruckner Boulevard | BX | 12 | F |
| 936 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 12 | A |
| 920 Columbus Avenue | MN | 12 | A |
| 109 West 225 Street | MN | 9 | F |
| 928 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
| 306 West 106 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 773 Melrose Avenue | BX | 8 | F |
| 930 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
| 626 Grand Avenue | BK | 5 | C |
| 344 West 52 Street | MN | 4 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $354,509 on 2021-03-12 (lender: TD 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-12 | Agreement $1,250,000 — from CHIZUK BETH ASSOCIATES L.P. to TD BANK N.A. | $1,250,000 | |
| 2021-03-12 | Mortgage $354,509 — from CHIZUK BETH ASSOCIATES L.P. to TD BANK N.A. | $354,509 | |
| 2021-03-12 | AL&R $1,250,000 — from CHIZUK BETH ASSOCIATES L.P. to TD BANK N.A. | $1,250,000 | |
| 2013-02-19 | Mortgage $400,000 — from CHIZUK BETH ASSOCIATES, L.P. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $400,000 | |
| 2013-02-19 | Mortgage $157,754 — from CHIZUK BETH ASSOCIATES, L.P. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $157,754 | |
| 2013-02-19 | Agreement $1,000,000 — from CHIZUK BETH ASSOCIATES, L.P. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $1,000,000 | |
| 2008-10-20 | AL&R $900,000 — from CHIZUK BETH ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SOVEREIGN BANK | $900,000 | |
| 2008-10-20 | Mortgage $900,000 — from CHIZUK BETH ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SOVEREIGN BANK | $900,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 222 | 0 | 1 | 230 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 237 | 0 | 4 | 247 |
| 2019 | 5 | 9 | 192 | 0 | 3 | 209 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 69 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 31 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 41 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 45 |
| 2024 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 44 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| 2026 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
Every one of the 1,338 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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