1,650 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 491 HPD complaints, 485 HPD housing violations, 438 311 service requests.
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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 1504. In ZIP 10456, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% 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 | 367 total — 78 class C (immediately hazardous), 199 class B, 90 class A. Oldest open since 2003-04-16. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
25 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 5 · winter 2024–25: 9 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
86 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (16) · Rodent (12) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · FLOORING/STAIRS (9) · PLUMBING (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (7).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1905) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| 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) | ESTHER NWABUOKU |
| Managing agent | ABU OLATUNJI |
| Last registered | 2025-05-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $793,000 | $356,850 |
| 2026 | $848,000 | $381,600 |
| 2027 | $1,018,000 | $458,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
6 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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 | 161 St-Yankee Stadium — 4 B D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Morris Av / E 163 St — Bx32 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Morris Ave & E 163 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.
955 Grant 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 |
86 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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: $193,500 on 2001-02-08 (lender: Q.p. Mortgage Banking Center INC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02-08 | Mortgage $193,500 — from NWABUOKU, ESTHER to Q.P. MORTGAGE BANKING CENTER INC | $193,500 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 | 63 | 0 | 4 | 76 |
| 2018 | 1 | 120 | 0 | 10 | 131 |
| 2019 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 20 | 82 |
| 2020 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 25 |
| 2021 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 12 | 75 |
| 2022 | 0 | 144 | 0 | 9 | 153 |
| 2023 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 13 | 64 |
| 2024 | 0 | 239 | 0 | 14 | 253 |
| 2025 | 1 | 154 | 0 | 11 | 166 |
| 2026 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 44 |
Every one of the 1,650 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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