830 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 296 HPD housing violations, 199 311 service requests, 149 HPD complaints.
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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 1435. In ZIP 10452, 28% 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 | 188 total — 62 class C (immediately hazardous), 84 class B, 42 class A. Oldest open since 2022-05-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
134 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (52) · Noise (24) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · SAFETY (7) · PLUMBING (6) · GENERAL (4).
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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2014) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | GLOBAL HEIGHTS APARTMENTS, INC. |
| Head officer | MAHEEN FARRUKH |
| Managing agent | WAJEEHA NASEEM |
| Last registered | 2025-07-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,171,000 | $526,950 |
| 2026 | $937,000 | $421,650 |
| 2027 | $1,105,000 | $497,250 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR CAP
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 | 155 St — B D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 161 St-Yankee Stadium — 4 B D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Ogden Av / W 162 St — Bx13 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Ogden Ave & W 164 St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 073 Bronx. 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.
939 Summit 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 |
134 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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: $1,381,763 on 2020-05-11 (lender: Pcsb Bank), covering 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-11 | Agreement $5,400,000 — from PCSB BANK to GLOBAL HEIGHTS APARTMENTS, INC | $5,400,000 | |
| 2020-05-11 | AL&R $5,400,000 — from GLOBAL HEIGHTS APARTMENTS, INC to PCSB BANK | $5,400,000 | |
| 2020-05-11 | Mortgage $1,381,763 — from GLOBAL HEIGHTS APARTMENTS, INC to PCSB BANK | $1,381,763 | |
| 2016-01-29 | Mortgage $2,155,000 — from GLOBAL HEIGHTS APARTMENTS INC to INVESTORS BANK | $2,155,000 | |
| 2016-01-29 | Agreement $4,355,000 — from GLOBAL HEIGHTS APARTMENTS INC to INVESTORS BANK | $4,355,000 | |
| 2016-01-29 | AL&R $4,355,000 — from GLOBAL HEIGHTS APARTMENTS INC to INVESTORS BANK | $4,355,000 | |
| 2013-11-04 | AL&R $2,200,000 — from GLOBAL HEIGHTS APARTMENTS, INC. to TITAN CAPITAL ID, LLC | $2,200,000 | |
| 2013-11-04 | Mortgage $450,000 — from GLOBAL HEIGHTS APARTMENTS, INC. to TITAN CAPITAL ID, LLC | $450,000 | |
| 2013-11-04 | Deed $608,894 — from 939 SUMMIT AVENUE INVESTORS LLC to GLOBAL HEIGHTS APARTMENTS, INC. | $608,894 | |
| 2013-11-04 | Mortgage $1,750,000 — from GLOBAL HEIGHTS APARTMENTS, INC. | $1,750,000 | |
| 2013-06-04 | Deed $600,000 — from LIGHTHOUSE 950 LLC to GLOBAL HEIGHTS APARTMENTS INC. | $600,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| 2021 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| 2023 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 4 | 117 |
| 2024 | 1 | 172 | 0 | 6 | 179 |
| 2025 | 2 | 296 | 0 | 4 | 302 |
| 2026 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 19 |
Every one of the 830 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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