1,200 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 426 HPD housing violations, 337 HPD complaints, 308 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1043.1. 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
| Open HPD violations | 25 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2014-11-05. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
70 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 30 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 18). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
92 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (24) · FLOORING/STAIRS (8) · APPLIANCE (7) · SAFETY (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · ELECTRIC (6).
$120,000 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 (8) |
| 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) | 617 PARTNERS LLC |
| Head officer | DANIEL RABINOWITZ |
| Managing agent | Nate Ruby |
| Last registered | 2025-10-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,146,400 | $515,880 |
| 2026 | $917,000 | $412,650 |
| 2027 | $1,100,000 | $495,000 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (1 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 | 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: E 149 St / Courtlandt Av — Bx2 Bx19 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Courtlandt Ave & E 149 St · 650 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.
617 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 |
92 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 24 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: $725,000 on 2017-09-22 (lender: Hunt Mortgage Partners, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-22 | Mortgage $725,000 — from 617 PARTNERS, LLC to HUNT MORTGAGE PARTNERS, LLC | $725,000 | |
| 2017-09-22 | Agreement $2,075,000 — from 617 PARTNERS, LLC to HUNT MORTGAGE PARTNERS, LLC | $2,075,000 | |
| 2016-07-18 | Mortgage $300,000 — from 617 PARTNERS, LLC to LEVON CAPITAL LLC | $300,000 | |
| 2016-05-12 | Deed $1,200,000 — from 617 COURTLAND AVENUE CORP. to 617 PARTNERS, LLC | $1,200,000 | |
| 2016-05-12 | Mortgage $1,050,000 — from 617 PARTNERS, LLC to LEVON NSK CAPITAL LLC | $1,050,000 | |
| 2016-05-12 | AL&R $1,050,000 — from 617 PARTNERS, LLC to LEVON NSK CAPITAL LLC | $1,050,000 | |
| 2016-05-03 | Sold for $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $150,000 |
| 2004-07-22 | Deed $375,000 — from D'ARCO, EMILIO; NAZARIO, MARIE; A/K/A EMELIO D'ARCO to 617 COURTLAND AVENUE CORP. | $375,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 73 | 6 | 2 | 86 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 1 | 97 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 189 | 0 | 3 | 196 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 2 | 119 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 65 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 93 |
Every one of the 1,200 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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