1,565 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 643 311 service requests, 380 HPD complaints, 306 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 215.3. 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 | 118 total — 27 class C (immediately hazardous), 76 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 2002-11-13. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,155 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
173 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (39) · PAINT/PLASTER (22) · PLUMBING (12) · Illegal Parking (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · GENERAL (8).
$219,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (30) |
| 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) | 500 REALTY ASSOC LLC |
| Head officer | PHILIP SAMAROO |
| Managing agent | SAMAROO MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,391,000 | $625,950 |
| 2026 | $1,556,000 | $700,200 |
| 2027 | $1,474,000 | $663,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO4FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Nuevo Sabor | Latin American | A | — |
| Ray's Corner | American | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (1 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 | 215 St — 1 · under 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none Inwood-207 St — A · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 10 Av / W 215 St — M100 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | 10 Ave & W 215 St · 100 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.
4026 10 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
173 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $63,795 on 2026-08-25 (lender: Flusing Bank A Division Of Oceanfirst 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | Mortgage $63,796 — from 500 WEST 215TH STREET HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES; 500 REALTY ASSOC LLC to FLUSING BANK A DIVISION OF OCEANFIRST BA | $63,796 | |
| 2026-08-25 | Agreement $950,000 — from 500 WEST 215TH STREET HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES; 500 REALTY ASSOC LLC to FLUSING BANK A DIVISION OF OCEANFIRST BA | $950,000 | |
| 2011-05-26 | AL&R $1,290,000 — from UPTOWN ASSOCIATES LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $1,290,000 | |
| 2011-05-11 | Mortgage $161,427 — from UPTOWN ASSOCIATES LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $161,427 | |
| 2011-05-11 | Agreement $1,290,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to UPTOWN ASSOCIATES LLC | $1,290,000 | |
| 2004-08-27 | Mortgage $609,199 — from UPTOWN ASSOCIATES LLC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURG | $609,199 | |
| 2004-08-27 | Agreement $1,285,500 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURG to UPTOWN ASSOCIATES LLC. | $1,285,500 | |
| 1998-11-19 | Mortgage $680,412 — from UPTOWN ASSOCIATES to MARINE MIDLAND BANK | $680,412 | |
| 1985-04-10 | Mortgage $100,000 — from UPTOWN ASSOCIATES to 215 REALTY ASSOCIATES | $100,000 | |
| 1984-09-28 | Mortgage $200,000 — from 215 REALTY ASSOCIATES to WEST 215 ST& BROADWAY CP | $200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 1 | 8 | 74 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 71 | 1 | 5 | 81 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 50 |
| 2020 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 6 | 60 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 39 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 166 | 0 | 8 | 175 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 169 | 0 | 3 | 175 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 4 | 82 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 | 151 | 4 | 4 | 166 |
Every one of the 1,565 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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