2,492 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,008 HPD complaints, 706 311 service requests, 578 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 91.2. In ZIP 10034, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% 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 | 53 total — 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 28 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1999-08-05. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
40 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 20 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
123 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (26) · HEAT/HOT WATER (19) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (14) · DOOR/WINDOW (13) · PAINT/PLASTER (9) · FLOORING/STAIRS (8).
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 (1926) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (57) |
| 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) | STEB REALTY CORP |
| Head officer | SHIMON GREISMAN |
| Managing agent | SKYC MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2026-07-06 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,254,000 | $1,464,300 |
| 2026 | $3,392,000 | $1,526,400 |
| 2027 | $2,635,000 | $1,185,750 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 14/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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 | Dyckman St — 1 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Dyckman St / Nagle Av — M100 · 600 ft |
| Citi Bike | Academy St & Nagle Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 005 Ellen Lurie Middle: Middle School 322. 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.
544 Academy Street
| 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 |
123 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 19 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 SKYC MANAGEMENT — 29 buildings, 1,355 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B15 · C6 · D6. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 317 Edgecombe Avenue | MN | 118 | D |
| 2003 Gleason Avenue | BX | 80 | B |
| 955 Walton Avenue | BX | 68 | B |
| 1204 Shakespeare Avenue | BX | 67 | B |
| 1990 Creston Avenue | BX | 59 | B |
| 544 Academy Street | MN | 57 | B |
| 2188 Creston Avenue | BX | 54 | B |
| 1551 Sheridan Avenue | BX | 54 | C |
| 1153 Grand Concourse | BX | 52 | B |
| 3604 Olinville Avenue | BX | 49 | C |
| 657 West 161 Street | MN | 48 | D |
| 1174 Sheridan Avenue | BX | 48 | B |
| 671 West 162 Street | MN | 48 | D |
| 667 West 161 Street | MN | 47 | C |
| 2815 Grand Concourse | BX | 47 | D |
| 666 East 224 Street | BX | 46 | B |
| 1820 Morris Avenue | BX | 44 | B |
| 674 West 161 Street | MN | 43 | D |
| 1214 Shakespeare Avenue | BX | 43 | B |
| 1641 St Nicholas Avenue | MN | 41 | A |
| 385 Edgecombe Avenue | MN | 41 | B |
| 379 Edgecombe Avenue | MN | 36 | B |
| 2005 Grand Avenue | BX | 30 | A |
| 901 East 217 Street | BX | 29 | C |
| 393 Edgecombe Avenue | MN | 24 | C |
| 346 East 9 Street | MN | 21 | B |
| 2246 Grand Concourse | BX | 21 | D |
| 157 West 228 Street | MN | 20 | C |
| 71 Post Avenue | MN | 20 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $559,087 on 2015-08-31 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-29 | Agreement $1,175,738 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to STEB REALTY CORP. | $1,175,738 | |
| 2015-08-31 | Agreement $1,300,000 — from STEB REALTY CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,300,000 | |
| 2015-08-31 | Mortgage $559,087 — from STEB REALTY CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $559,087 | |
| 2011-04-27 | Agreement $800,000 — from STEB REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $800,000 | |
| 2011-04-27 | Mortgage $277,848 — from STEB REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $277,848 | |
| 1998-07-21 | Mortgage $96,050 — from STEB REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $96,050 | |
| 1988-03-18 | Mortgage $765,000 — from STEB REALTY CORP to EASTBANK N A | $765,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 4 | 89 |
| 2018 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 6 | 101 |
| 2019 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 4 | 56 |
| 2020 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
| 2021 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 45 |
| 2022 | 1 | 78 | 0 | 6 | 85 |
| 2023 | 1 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 123 |
| 2024 | 3 | 129 | 0 | 3 | 135 |
| 2025 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 55 |
| 2026 | 1 | 141 | 0 | 1 | 143 |
Every one of the 2,492 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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