4,304 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,586 HPD complaints, 1,388 311 service requests, 1,103 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 478.9. 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 | 52 total — 22 class C (immediately hazardous), 26 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2021-06-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
138 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 32 · winter 2024–25: 60 · winter 2025–26: 46). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
193 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (63) · DOOR/WINDOW (25) · GENERAL (16) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (14) · PLUMBING (11) · PAINT/PLASTER (10).
$88,833 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1906) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (23) |
| 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) | 514-518 138 LLC |
| Head officer | DAVID TENNENBAUM |
| Managing agent | DAVID TENNENBAUM |
| Last registered | 2025-08-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,006,000 | $902,700 |
| 2026 | $1,942,000 | $873,900 |
| 2027 | $1,998,000 | $899,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Hot J Pizza | Pizza | B | Mice evidence |
| Royal Cafe Restaurant & Bar | Tex-Mex | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Contains Foreign Object), shared by 2 restaurants · 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.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | Brook Ave & E 138 St · 100 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.
514 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 |
193 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 63 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: $1,217,126 on 2020-01-06 (lender: New York Commumty Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-06 | AL&R $5,600,000 — from 514-518 E 138 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,600,000 | |
| 2021-10-06 | Agreement $5,600,000 — from 514-518 E 138 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,600,000 | |
| 2021-10-06 | Deed $7,500,000 — from SOBRO SHARP LLC; W.T. PARTNERS L.P.; GATES PLACE LLC to 514-518 E 138 LLC | $7,500,000 | |
| 2021-09-24 | Sold for $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $326,087 |
| 2020-01-06 | AL&R $5,910,000 — from SOBRO SHARP LLC; W.T. PARTNERS L.P.; GATES PLACE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUMTY BANK | $5,910,000 | |
| 2020-01-06 | Mortgage $1,217,127 — from GATES PLACE LLC; W.T. PARTNERS L.P.; SOBRO SHARP LLC to NEW YORK COMMUMTY BANK | $1,217,127 | |
| 2020-01-06 | Agreement $5,910,000 — from W.T. PARTNERS L.P.; SOBRO SHARP LLC; GATES PLACE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUMTY BANK | $5,910,000 | |
| 2016-12-22 | AL&R $4,987,500 — from GATES PLACE LLC; W.T. PARTNERS L.P.; SOBRO SHARP LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,987,500 | |
| 2016-12-22 | Mortgage $2,038,883 — from W.T. PARTNERS L.P.; SOBRO SHARP LLC; GATES PLACE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,038,883 | |
| 2016-12-22 | Agreement $4,987,500 — from SOBRO SHARP LLC; W.T. PARTNERS L.P.; GATES PLACE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,987,500 | |
| 2014-11-07 | Agreement $1,220,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to SOBRO SHARP III LLC; GATES PLACE LLC; MEDARY STENTON ASSOCIATES; SOBRO SHARP II LLC; SOBRO | $1,220,000 | |
| 2014-11-07 | AL&R $3,085,000 — from GATES PLACE LLC; W.T. PARTNERS L.P.; SOBRO SHARP LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,085,000 | |
| 2014-11-07 | Agreement $3,085,000 — from GATES PLACE LLC; W.T. PARTNERS L.P.; SOBRO SHARP LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,085,000 | |
| 2014-11-07 | Mortgage $493,595 — from W.T. PARTNERS L.P.; GATES PLACE LLC; SOBRO SHARP LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $493,595 | |
| 2011-12-14 | Agreement $881,811 — from W.T. PARTNERS L.P.; MEDARY STENTON ASSOCIATES, LP; GATES PLACE LLC; SOBRO SHARP III LLC; W to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $881,811 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 172 | 1 | 2 | 177 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 272 | 0 | 2 | 276 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 0 | 2 | 235 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 328 | 6 | 4 | 338 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 263 | 8 | 4 | 276 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 158 | 0 | 3 | 166 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 363 | 0 | 3 | 369 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 164 | 0 | 7 | 174 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 234 | 0 | 10 | 245 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 0 | 5 | 124 |
Every one of the 4,304 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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