178 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 69 311 service requests, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 15 DOB violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% 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 27.5. In ZIP 10451, 29% of residential buildings hold an A and 22% 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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (8) · Illegal Parking (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Noise (1) · Rodent (1).
$50,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 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) | NEW BEST MGMT LLC |
| Head officer | MAURICE MCKENZIE |
| Managing agent | PARK AVE SOUTH MGMT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,047,000 | $471,150 |
| 2026 | $1,256,000 | $565,200 |
| 2027 | $1,086,000 | $488,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristy's Restaurant | Chinese | B | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated, Letter Grading) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 161 St-Yankee Stadium — 4 B D · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Melrose Av / E 158 St — Bx41 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 158 St & Melrose Ave · 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.
796 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
19 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 PARK AVE SOUTH MGMT — 6 buildings, 58 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Broadway Terrace | MN | 17 | B |
| 9 Broadway Terrace | MN | 16 | C |
| 340 East 194 Street | BX | 8 | B |
| 560 Morris Avenue | BX | 8 | B |
| 796 Courtlandt Avenue | BX | 6 | B |
| 19 West 122 Street | MN | 3 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $560,000 on 2006-12-13 (lender: Sovereign 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-13 | Agreement $475,000 — from NEWBEST MGMT LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $475,000 | |
| 2013-09-13 | AL&R $475,000 — from NEWBEST MGMT LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $475,000 | |
| 2006-12-13 | Mortgage $560,000 — from NEWBEST MGMT LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $560,000 | |
| 2006-12-13 | AL&R $560,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to NEWBEST MGMT LLC | $560,000 | |
| 2006-12-13 | Deed $700,000 — from 796 COURTLANDT AVENUE CORP. to NEWBEST MGMT LLC | $700,000 | |
| 1998-10-06 | Mortgage $108,000 — from 796 CORTLANDT AVE. CORP. to NYC HPD | $108,000 | |
| 1998-10-06 | Mortgage $172,000 — from 796 CORTLANDT AVENUECORP. to NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSINGSERVICES OF NYC, INC | $172,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
Every one of the 178 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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