2,232 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 742 HPD complaints, 678 HPD housing violations, 642 311 service requests.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2862.7. In ZIP 10452, 28% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 126 total — 65 class C (immediately hazardous), 45 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 2018-09-28. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
59 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 7 · winter 2024–25: 25 · winter 2025–26: 17). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
151 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (27) · HEAT/HOT WATER (24) · DOOR/WINDOW (19) · SAFETY (10) · ELECTRIC (10) · FLOORING/STAIRS (9).
$4,000 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 (1930) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| 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) | DOUBLE SALT LLC |
| Head officer | FRANKLIN RODRIGUEZ |
| Managing agent | FRANKLIN RODRIGUEZ |
| Last registered | 2026-07-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $575,000 | $34,500 |
| 2026 | $685,000 | $41,100 |
| 2027 | $825,000 | $49,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 43% 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.
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 | 170 St — 4 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Shakespeare Av / W 169 St — Bx18A · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Shakespeare Ave & W 169 St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 011 Highbridge. 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.
1285 Shakespeare 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 |
151 311 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: $1,360,421 on 2019-02-25 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-25 | Agreement $2,435,422 — from KUNBA LLC; DOUBLE SALT LLC; 3RD AVENUE HEIGHTS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,435,422 | |
| 2019-02-25 | Mortgage $1,360,422 — from DOUBLE SAT LLC; 3RD AVENUE HEIGHTS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,360,422 | |
| 2014-01-06 | Mortgage $2,700,000 — from 3RD AVENUE HEIGHTS LLC; KUNBA LLC; DOUBLE SALT LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,700,000 | |
| 2014-01-06 | AL&R $2,700,000 — from DOUBLE SALT LLC; 3RD AVENUE HEIGHTS LLC; KUNBA LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,700,000 | |
| 2012-08-23 | Deed $410,000 — from DINOWITZ, ESQ. AS REFEREE, JEFFREY to DAVIDSON HEIGHTS, LLC | $410,000 | |
| 2008-01-08 | Mortgage $560,109 — from OTUFALE, ADEGBOYEGA to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $560,109 | |
| 2008-01-08 | Agreement $787,300 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to OTUFALE, ADEGBOYEGA | $787,300 | |
| 2003-04-29 | Mortgage $236,250 — from OTUFALE, ADEABOYEGA O to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK | $236,250 | |
| 2000-07-14 | Mortgage $39,846 — from GST COMPUTERS SERVICES, LTD. to VEGA, ELINOR | $39,846 | |
| 1999-11-09 | Mortgage $6,694 — from GST COMPUTER SERVICES, LTD. to EMPIRE MORTGAGE LLC | $6,694 | |
| 1996-04-18 | Mortgage $91,000 — from VEGA, ELEANOR to CHURCHHILL MORTGAGEINVESTMENT CORPORATIO; SENSIBLE MORTGAGE CO. | $91,000 | |
| 1989-10-27 | Mortgage $80,000 — from VEGA, ELEANOR to CHURCHILL MTGE INVEST CP | $80,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 28 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 0 | 2 | 181 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 5 | 3 | 311 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 311 | 0 | 2 | 313 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 0 | 2 | 171 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 170 | 0 | 2 | 176 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 1 | 3 | 193 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 3 | 81 |
Every one of the 2,232 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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