688 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 286 HPD complaints, 119 HPD housing violations, 82 HPD emergency-repair charges.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 54% 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 13.4. 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
| Open HPD violations | 12 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2006-07-31. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Indoor Air Quality (1) · PLUMBING (1).
$52,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| 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) | KALA REALTY CORP |
| Head officer | EZATULLAH NASSERY |
| Managing agent | EZATULLAH NASSERY |
| Last registered | 2025-10-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $742,000 | $333,900 |
| 2026 | $689,000 | $310,050 |
| 2027 | $628,000 | $282,600 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken Spot | American | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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 · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 138 St / Brook Av — Bx33 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Brook Ave & E 138 St · 250 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.
495 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 |
4 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $537,719 on 2022-03-22 (lender: Ridgewood Savings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-22 | Mortgage $537,719 — from KALA REALTY CORP to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $537,719 | |
| 2022-03-22 | Agreement $1,470,000 — from KALA REALTY CORP to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $1,470,000 | |
| 2022-03-22 | AL&R $1,470,000 — from KALA REALTY CORP to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $1,470,000 | |
| 2017-07-10 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from KALA REALTY CORP. to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2017-07-10 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from KALA REALTY CORP. to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2002-03-04 | Mortgage $300,000 — from KALA REALTY CORP. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $300,000 | |
| 2001-07-27 | Mortgage $270,000 — from KALA REALTY CORP to SELECTIVE LOCATIONS,INC. | $270,000 | |
| 1988-08-10 | Mortgage $130,792 — from K-Y BROOK REALTY INC. to SANCHEZ, ALVARO; SANCHEZ, BLANCA; SANCHEZ, ARSENSIO; SANCHEZ, SOPHIA | $130,792 | |
| 1985-02-21 | Mortgage $45,000 — from 495 EAST 138TH ST.REALTY to FERNANDO SANTIAGO CO.,IN | $45,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Every one of the 688 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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