938 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 352 311 service requests, 263 HPD complaints, 177 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 143.2. In ZIP 10454, 54% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 38 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 18 class A. Oldest open since 2014-09-17. |
| Active vacate order | 1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
105 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (80) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · PLUMBING (4) · Food Poisoning (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · APPLIANCE (2).
$20,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1915) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | Harpal S Rai |
| Managing agent | Shingara Singh |
| Last registered | 2026-06-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,850,000 | $832,500 |
| 2026 | $1,914,000 | $861,300 |
| 2027 | $1,565,000 | $704,250 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Viejo Gran Cafe | Spanish | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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 | Brook Av — 6 · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 138 St / Brook Av — Bx33 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Brook Ave & E 138 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.
498 East 138 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
105 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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: $357,044 on 2018-01-16 (lender: Habib American 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-16 | Mortgage $357,045 — from 138TH STREET REALTY HOLDING CO. to HABIB AMERICAN BANK | $357,045 | |
| 2018-01-16 | Agreement $1,200,000 — from 138TH STREET REALTY HOLDING CO. to HABIB AMERICAN BANK | $1,200,000 | |
| 2018-01-16 | AL&R $1,200,000 — from 138TH STREET REALTY HOLDING CO. to HABIB AMERICAN BANK | $1,200,000 | |
| 2012-08-29 | AL&R $1,110,000 — from 138TH STREET REALTY HOLDING CO., LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK | $1,110,000 | |
| 2010-08-18 | Mortgage $1,110,000 — from 138TH STREET REALTY HOLDING CO., LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK | $1,110,000 | |
| 2000-09-06 | Mortgage $140,000 — from 138 STREET REALTY HOLDING CO,.LLC to 498 E. 138TH ST. REALTY CORP. | $140,000 | |
| 1991-10-30 | Mortgage $120,000 — from 498 EAST 138TH ST. CORP. to FLEISCHMAN, ESTHER | $120,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 23 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 56 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 21 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 84 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 0 | 5 | 103 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 24 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Every one of the 938 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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