263 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 76 311 service requests, 40 HPD complaints, 33 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 79% 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 78.4. 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
61 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · Noise (9) · DOOR/WINDOW (7) · Rodent (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · PLUMBING (4).
$1,000 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2018) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | SHG 540 LLC |
| Head officer | SHIMSHON GRUNSTIEN |
| Managing agent | FRONTGATE MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,390,800 | $625,860 |
| 2026 | $1,340,000 | $603,000 |
| 2027 | $1,608,000 | $723,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 | Brook Av — 6 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Ann's Av / E 143 St — Bx17 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 141 St & St Ann's Ave · 400 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.
540 East 142 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 |
61 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 FRONTGATE MANAGEMENT — 77 buildings, 1,379 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B31 · C10 · D5 · F5. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 77 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,366,000 on 2021-02-01 (lender: Orix Real Estate Capital LLC), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-01 | Mortgage $1,366,000 — from SHG 540 LLC; SHG 538 LLC to ORIX REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC | $1,366,000 | |
| 2021-02-01 | Agreement $4,776,000 — from SHG 540 LLC; SHG 538 LLC to ORIX REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC | $4,776,000 | |
| 2020-06-30 | Mortgage $210,000 — from SHG 540 LLC; SHG 538 LLC to PLENITUDE CAPITAL LLC | $210,000 | |
| 2020-06-30 | AL&R $210,000 — from SHG 540 LLC; SHG 538 LLC to PLENITUDE CAPITAL LLC | $210,000 | |
| 2020-06-30 | Agreement $3,200,000 — from SHG 538 LLC; SHG 540 LLC to PLENITUDE CAPITAL LLC | $3,200,000 | |
| 2018-06-19 | AL&R $3,200,000 — from SHG 540 LLC; SHG 538 LLC to PLENITUDE CAPITAL LLC | $3,200,000 | |
| 2018-06-19 | Mortgage $3,200,000 — from SHG 540 LLC; SHG 538 LLC to PLENITUDE CAPITAL LLC | $3,200,000 | |
| 2017-12-13 | Deed $380,000 — from 1432 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE L.L.C. to SHG 540 LLC | $380,000 | |
| 2017-11-29 | Sold for $380,000 | $380,000 | $47,500 |
| 2006-06-05 | Deed $20,000 — from ROBINSON, DECEASED, MARIA; GIRON, AS HEIR, MARIA TERESA to 1432 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE, L.L.C. | $20,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
| 2019 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| 2020 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 34 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 0 | 8 | 82 |
Every one of the 263 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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