308 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 114 311 service requests, 45 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 41 DOB permits.
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 83% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.6. In ZIP 10454, 54% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-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.
11 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 3). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
6 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
82 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (50) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · Noise (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · Water System (3).
$700,928 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2019) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (152) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | BG Betances LP; Bryant Avenue Owner LLC |
| Head officer | Nicole Branca |
| Managing agent | Breaking Ground Management |
| Last registered | 2026-06-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,610,000 | $4,324,500 |
| 2026 | $9,792,000 | $4,406,400 |
| 2027 | $9,617,000 | $4,327,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: NYC HOUSING AUTH
| Energy grade (LL33) | F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 3 Av-149 St — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Willis Av / E 144 St — M125 · 650 ft |
| Citi Bike | Willis Ave & E 143 St · 500 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.
455 East 142nd 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 |
82 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 BREAKING GROUND MANAGEMENT — 15 buildings, 2,625 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B6 · C3. See the whole portfolio
Also registered as managing agent on the latest HPD filing: NEW DESTINY HOUSING CORPORATION (13 buildings) — joint management.
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 680 8 Avenue | MN | 652 | B |
| 10 East 28 Street | MN | 416 | C |
| 133 Pitt Street | MN | 263 | B |
| 455 East 148 Street | BX | 190 | C |
| 160 Schermerhorn Street | BK | 190 | B |
| 202 West 24 Street | MN | 180 | C |
| 626 Bergen Avenue | BX | 161 | B |
| 39 Hegeman Avenue | BK | 161 | B |
| 455 East 142nd Street | BX | 152 | A |
| 7 Livonia Avenue | BK | 126 | B |
| 1505 St Marks Avenue | BK | 72 | A |
| 1115 East 165th Street | BX | 62 | A |
| 197 Bowery | MN | 0 | — |
| 106 West 83 Street | MN | 0 | — |
| 108 West 83 Street | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,479,187 on 2023-09-26 (lender: Breaking Ground II Housing Development Fund Corp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-26 | Agreement $12,725,000 — from BG BETANCES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; BG BETANCES L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOP | $12,725,000 | |
| 2023-09-26 | Mortgage $1,479,187 — from BG BETANCES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; BG BETANCES L.P. to BREAKING GROUND II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F | $1,479,187 | |
| 2023-09-26 | Mortgage $500,000 — from BG BETANCES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; BG BETANCES L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOP | $500,000 | |
| 2019-07-03 | Mortgage $2,700,000 — from BG BETANCES L.P.; BG BETANCES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to NEW YORK STATE HOMELESS HOUSING AND ASSI | $2,700,000 | |
| 2019-07-03 | Mortgage $1,479,187 — from BG BETANCES L.P.; BG BETANCES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to BREAKING GROUND II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F | $1,479,187 | |
| 2019-07-03 | Mortgage $12,725,000 — from BG BETANCES L.P.; BG BETANCES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $12,725,000 | |
| 2019-07-03 | Mortgage $46,052,570 — from BG BETANCES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; BG BETANCES L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $46,052,570 | |
| 2019-07-03 | Mortgage $7,947,430 — from BG BETANCES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; BG BETANCES L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $7,947,430 | |
| 2019-07-03 | Mortgage $8,360,000 — from BG BETANCES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; BG BETANCES L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $8,360,000 | |
| 2019-07-03 | MLEA $1,500,000 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to BG BETANCES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR; BG BETANCES L.P. | $1,500,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2019 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 39 |
| 2020 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 56 |
| 2021 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 22 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
Every one of the 308 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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