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4980 Broadway

1,038Records
18City systems
45Open violations
5.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10034 · Neighborhood: Inwood
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1,038 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 386 311 service requests, 281 HPD complaints, 143 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10034
Built1926
Floors5
Res. units42
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)ADD SAMAROO REALTY
BBL1022290001
BIN1064869

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 73% 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 5.4. In ZIP 10034, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations45 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1994-05-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
4
’24–25
16
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

104 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (39) · Illegal Parking (21) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · Street Sign (8) · Missed Collection (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (3).

Filed construction activity

$7,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (42)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)ADD SAMAROO REALTY LLC
Head officerPHILIP SAMAROO
Managing agentSAMAROO MANAGEMENT LLC.
Last registered2025-09-23

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,591,000 $1,165,950
2026$2,525,000 $1,136,250
2027$2,371,000 $1,066,950

The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 69/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
El Cibao IvNot yet graded—
El Cibao Restaurant 4Latin AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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.

Getting around

SubwayInwood-207 St — A · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full
215 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Isham St — Bx7 Bx20 · 150 ft
Citi BikeIsham St & Broadway · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 18, 98, 278
Middle: Harold O. Levy School. 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.

Report a problem to 311

4980 Broadway

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

104 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SAMAROO MANAGEMENT LLC. — 3 buildings, 119 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
134 Elliot Place BX45 A
4980 Broadway MN42 A
148-42 150 Street QN32 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,000,000 on 2023-06-26 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-06-26Mortgage $2,000,000 — from ADD SAMAROO REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $2,000,000
2023-06-26AL&R $2,000,000 — from ADD SAMAROO REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $2,000,000
2016-10-17Agreement $3,830,000 — from ADD SAMAROO REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $3,830,000
2016-10-17Mortgage $1,922,012 — from ADD SAMAROO REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $1,922,012
2016-10-17AL&R $3,830,000 — from ADD SAMAROO REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $3,830,000
2011-05-12AL&R $2,100,000 — from ADD SAMAROO REALTY LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $2,100,000
2011-05-12Mortgage $249,043 — from ADD SAMAROO REALTY LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $249,043
2011-05-12Agreement $2,100,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to ADD SAMAROO REALTY LLC $2,100,000
2004-07-06Mortgage $920,744 — from ADD SAMAROO REALTY, LLC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $920,744
2004-07-06Mortgage $920,744 — from ADD SAMAROO REALTY, LLC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $920,744
2004-07-06Agreement $2,093,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to ADD SAMAROO REALTY, LLC. $2,093,000
2004-07-06Agreement $2,093,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to ADD SAMAROO REALTY, LLC. $2,093,000
1998-12-02Mortgage $137,239 — from ADD SAMAROO REALTY LLC to MARINE MIDLAND BANK $137,239
1996-07-17Mortgage $268,164 — from SAMAROO, JOYCELYN E.; SAMAROO, PHILIP R. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $268,164
1987-05-27Mortgage $848,525 — from SAMAROO, JOYCELYN E; SAMAROO, PHILIP R to EASTBANK N A $848,525

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003001040
2018004401054
201902450552
202002460250
202100460450
202224130221
202302222127
202403230228
202501640267
202601310133
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 34Housing & tenants 834Ownership & money 63Health & systems 80

Every one of the 1,038 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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