1,089 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 572 311 service requests, 119 HPD complaints, 89 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 12.2. In ZIP 10454, 54% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 7 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-08-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
45 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 18). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
205 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (117) · HEAT/HOT WATER (22) · DOOR/WINDOW (11) · PLUMBING (10) · Elevator (7) · ELECTRIC (5).
$9,912,975 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (22 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 (1969) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (200) |
| 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) | BETANCES RAD LLC |
| Head officer | FREDERICK CAMERATA |
| Managing agent | WAVECREST MGMT GROUP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,477,000 | $3,814,650 |
| 2026 | $8,902,000 | $4,005,900 |
| 2027 | $9,583,000 | $4,312,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: NYC HOUSING AUTH
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 71/100 (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 | Cypress Av — 6 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 138 St / Cypress Av — Bx17 Bx33 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 141 St & Jackson Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.
690 East 140 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 |
205 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 22 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 WAVECREST MGMT GROUP — 362 buildings, 31,199 units. Grades across the portfolio: A86 · B145 · C84 · D33 · F13. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 362 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $76,558,567 on 2018-12-03 (lender: NYC Housing Authority), covering 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-03 | Mortgage $112,499,225 — from BETANCES RAD LLC to HUNT MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC | $112,499,225 | |
| 2018-12-03 | Mortgage $8,140,775 — from NYCHA BETANCES BUNDLE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; BETANCES RAD LLC to HUNT MORTGAGE CAPITAL LLC | $8,140,775 | |
| 2018-12-03 | Mortgage $2,653,880 — from BETANCES RAD LLC; NYCHA BETANCES BUNDLE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY | $2,653,880 | |
| 2018-12-03 | Mortgage $76,558,567 — from BETANCES RAD LLC; NYCHA BETANCES BUNDLE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY | $76,558,567 | |
| 2018-11-29 | RPTT&RET $79,235,000 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to BETANCES RAD LLC; NYCHA BETANCES BUNDLE HOUSING DEV. FUND | $79,235,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 32 |
| 2018 | 22 | 2 | 46 | 22 | 3 | 95 |
| 2019 | 26 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 8 | 76 |
| 2020 | 8 | 4 | 104 | 0 | 3 | 119 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3 | 70 | 0 | 4 | 83 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 74 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 4 | 57 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 0 | 4 | 108 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 | 119 | 0 | 2 | 127 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 0 | 3 | 110 |
Every one of the 1,089 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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