739 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 256 HPD complaints, 153 311 service requests, 125 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 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 108.6. 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 | 27 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2023-07-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
32 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 28). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · SAFETY (2) · GENERAL (1) · Noise (1).
$20,000 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (21) |
| 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) | WILLRAB REALTY CORP |
| Head officer | William Fernandez |
| Managing agent | GENYC REALTY LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,092,000 | $491,400 |
| 2026 | $1,101,000 | $495,450 |
| 2027 | $1,119,000 | $503,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | 161 St-Yankee Stadium — 4 B D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Morris Av / E 163 St — Bx32 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Park Ave & E 162 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 035 Franz Siegel. 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.
299 East 162 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 |
25 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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 GENYC REALTY LLC — 65 buildings, 1,826 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B20 · C19 · D17 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 65 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,325,000 on 2017-06-21 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-10 | M&CON $4,875,000 — from WILLRAB REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,875,000 | |
| 2022-01-10 | AL&R $4,875,000 — from WILLRAB REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,875,000 | |
| 2019-01-15 | M&CON $4,600,000 — from WILLRAB REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,600,000 | |
| 2019-01-15 | AL&R $4,600,000 — from WILLRAB REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,600,000 | |
| 2017-06-21 | Mortgage $1,325,000 — from WILLRAB REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,325,000 | |
| 2017-06-21 | AL&R $1,325,000 — from WILLRAB REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,325,000 | |
| 2015-05-18 | M&CON $2,950,000 — from WILLREB REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,950,000 | |
| 2015-05-18 | AL&R $2,950,000 — from WILLREB REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,950,000 | |
| 2012-04-23 | AL&R $2,675,000 — from WILLRAB REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,675,000 | |
| 2012-04-23 | M&CON $581,550 — from WILLRAB REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK | $581,550 | |
| 2009-02-03 | Mortgage $1,018,148 — from WILLRABREALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $1,018,148 | |
| 2009-02-03 | Agreement $2,200,000 — from WILLRABREALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $2,200,000 | |
| 2009-02-03 | AL&R $2,200,000 — from WILLRABREALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $2,200,000 | |
| 2004-05-21 | AL&R $1,285,000 — from WILLRAB REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $1,285,000 | |
| 2004-05-21 | M&CON $1,285,000 — from WILLRAB REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $1,285,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 35 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 21 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 22 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 19 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 7 | 70 |
Every one of the 739 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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