2,864 recorded events, 2000–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,214 311 service requests, 933 HPD complaints, 342 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 35. In ZIP 10456, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 33 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2019-06-01. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 12 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
122 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (33) · HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · PAINT/PLASTER (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · PLUMBING (11) · ELECTRIC (5).
$552,813 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (2003) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (105) |
| 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) | TAINO PLAZA ASSOCIATES LLC |
| Head officer | PETER MURRAY |
| Managing agent | DOLPHIN PROPERTY SERVICES LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,348,088 | $1,506,640 |
| 2026 | $3,822,000 | $1,719,900 |
| 2027 | $4,479,912 | $2,015,960 |
The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $1,334,455 a year ($15.71 per sq ft), operating expenses $827,345 ($9.74 per sq ft), net operating income $507,110. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 60/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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 | Prospect Av — 2 5 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 163 St / 3 Av — Bx6 Bx6-SBS Bx13 · 400 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | 3 Ave & E 163 St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. X140 The Eagle School Middle: M.S. 301 Paul L. Dunbar. 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.
488 East 164 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 |
122 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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 DOLPHIN PROPERTY SERVICES LLC — 79 buildings, 4,889 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B32 · C22 · D16 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 79 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-21 | Deed $15,583,860 — from TAINO PLAZA ASSOCIATES LLC; TAINO PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to TETHYS TAINO LLC; TAINO PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR | $15,583,860 | |
| 2025-04-21 | Deed $15,583,860 — from TAINO PLAZA ASSOCIATES LLC; TAINO PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to TETHYS TAINO LLC; TAINO PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR | $15,583,860 | |
| 2025-04-14 | Sold for $15,583,860 | $15,583,860 | $148,418 |
| 2025-04-14 | Sold for $15,583,860 | $15,583,860 | $148,418 |
| 2019-05-07 | Mortgage $9,120,000 — from TAINO PLAZA ASSOCIATES LLC; TAINO PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to CITIBANK, N.A. | $9,120,000 | |
| 2019-05-07 | Mortgage $9,120,000 — from TAINO PLAZA ASSOCIATES LLC; TAINO PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to CITIBANK, N.A. | $9,120,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 9 | 172 | 0 | 1 | 184 |
| 2018 | 3 | 6 | 218 | 0 | 4 | 231 |
| 2019 | 6 | 13 | 433 | 12 | 5 | 469 |
| 2020 | 4 | 6 | 81 | 0 | 3 | 94 |
| 2021 | 0 | 16 | 112 | 0 | 2 | 130 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 0 | 4 | 82 |
| 2023 | 15 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 65 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 0 | 2 | 148 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 10 | 2 | 90 |
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 51 |
Every one of the 2,864 recorded events, 2000–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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