128 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 25 HPD housing violations, 20 311 service requests, 19 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 149. In ZIP 10451, 29% of residential buildings hold an A and 22% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 9 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-01-06. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · Water System (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| 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) | WILLIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES LP |
| Head officer | ANGELA FARRISH |
| Managing agent | SEBCO DEVELOPMENT INC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,107,600 | $498,420 |
| 2026 | $886,000 | $398,700 |
| 2027 | $1,052,000 | $473,400 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
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 | 3 Av-149 St — 2 5 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 149 St-Hostos — 2 4 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 148 St — Bx21 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Courtlandt Ave & E 149 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| 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 Courtlandt Avenue
| 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 |
11 311 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.
Managed by SEBCO DEVELOPMENT INC — 32 buildings, 961 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B18 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 870 Southern Boulevard | BX | 105 | C |
| 667 Casanova Street | BX | 84 | A |
| 581 Timpson Place | BX | 72 | B |
| 1276 Lafayette Avenue | BX | 58 | A |
| 1150 Garrison Avenue | BX | 55 | A |
| 850 Bryant Avenue | BX | 48 | A |
| 720 St Marys Street | BX | 43 | A |
| 390 Jackson Avenue | BX | 42 | B |
| 721 Hunts Point Avenue | BX | 40 | B |
| 737 Hunts Point Avenue | BX | 36 | A |
| 1220 Seneca Avenue | BX | 32 | B |
| 485 Courtlandt Avenue | BX | 28 | B |
| 1216 Seneca Avenue | BX | 26 | B |
| 1070 Rev James Polite Ave | BX | 24 | B |
| 567 Southern Boulevard | BX | 23 | A |
| 866 Hunts Point Avenue | BX | 22 | B |
| 1200 Seneca Avenue | BX | 22 | B |
| 985 Intervale Avenue | BX | 22 | B |
| 994 Intervale Avenue | BX | 21 | B |
| 934 Barretto Street | BX | 21 | B |
| 1212 Seneca Avenue | BX | 20 | B |
| 800 Fox Street | BX | 19 | A |
| 854 Hunts Point Avenue | BX | 18 | A |
| 852 East 163 Street | BX | 15 | B |
| 575 East 161 Street | BX | 13 | B |
| 817 Faile Street | BX | 11 | A |
| 580 Courtlandt Avenue | BX | 10 | B |
| 512 Jackson Avenue | BX | 9 | A |
| 515 Courtlandt Avenue | BX | 8 | A |
| 288 Willis Avenue | BX | 7 | B |
| 495 Courtlandt Avenue | BX | 4 | D |
| 292 Willis Avenue | BX | 3 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $280,947 on 2014-06-09 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-09 | Mortgage $369,982 — from WILLIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK-DEPT. OF HPD | $369,982 | |
| 2014-06-09 | Agreement $1,833,706 — from WILLIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK-DEPT. OF HPD | $1,833,706 | |
| 2014-06-09 | AL&R $650,929 — from WILLIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR; THE CITY OF NEW YORK-DEPT. OF HPD | $650,929 | |
| 2014-06-09 | Mortgage $280,947 — from WILLIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $280,947 | |
| 2013-01-29 | Deed $32,000 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to WILLIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. | $32,000 | |
| 1997-02-06 | Mortgage $1,833,706 — from WILLIS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,833,706 | |
| 1988-02-11 | Mortgage $17,250 — from GARBARINO, THOMAS A. to CITY OF NEW YORK | $17,250 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2026 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 15 |
Every one of the 128 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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