1,276 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 525 311 service requests, 320 HPD complaints, 222 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 73% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 76.1. In ZIP 10456, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 61 total — 24 class C (immediately hazardous), 25 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2022-08-23. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
33 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 19). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
167 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (40) · Noise (21) · PLUMBING (18) · HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · PAINT/PLASTER (11) · APPLIANCE (9).
$86,250 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (2007) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (65) |
| 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) | VIP College Avenue HDFC |
| Head officer | DEBBIAN FLETCHER |
| Managing agent | SHINDA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION |
| Last registered | 2025-07-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,423,000 | $1,540,350 |
| 2026 | $3,567,000 | $1,605,150 |
| 2027 | $3,104,000 | $1,396,800 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: CHARITABLE HOUSING
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 3/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| 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 | 167 St — B D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 161 St-Yankee Stadium — 4 B D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Morris Av / E 163 St — Bx32 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Morris Ave & E 163 St · 550 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.
946 College 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 |
167 311 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 SHINDA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION — 274 buildings, 8,157 units. Grades across the portfolio: A48 · B108 · C66 · D40 · F10. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 274 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $265,000 on 2006-03-06 (lender: New York State Homeless Housing And), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-03-06 | Mortgage $2,261,500 — from VIP COLLEGE AVENUE HOUSING to NEW YORK STATE HOMELESS HOUSING AND | $2,261,500 | |
| 2006-03-06 | Mortgage $265,000 — from VIP COLLEGE AVENUE HOUSING to NEW YORK STATE HOMELESS HOUSING AND | $265,000 | |
| 2005-10-24 | Mortgage $340,000 — from VIP COLLEGE AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $340,000 | |
| 2005-10-24 | Deed $311,966 — from CROTONA REDEVELOPMENT CORP. to VIP COLLEGE AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F | $311,966 | |
| 2005-10-24 | Mortgage $6,716,190 — from VIP COLLEGE AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $6,716,190 | |
| 2003-08-13 | Mortgage $300,000 — from CROTONA REDEVELOPMENT CORP. to M. MELNICK & CO., INC. | $300,000 | |
| 2003-08-13 | DEEDO $300,000 — from BELLE DE VILLE LLC to CROTONA REDEVELOPMENT CORP. | $300,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 11 | 49 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 6 | 68 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 7 | 50 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 46 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 89 | 5 | 98 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 150 | 7 | 159 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 41 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 9 | 151 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 215 | 6 | 222 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 7 | 72 |
Every one of the 1,276 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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