354 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 118 311 service requests, 76 HPD housing violations, 74 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 64.8. In ZIP 10455, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% 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 | 24 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2017-03-12. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (6) · APPLIANCE (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Outdoor Dining (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2).
$38,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (12) |
| 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) | 539 WALES AVENUE REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | ABDO A ABDULLAH |
| Managing agent | JAMEEL ALI |
| Last registered | 2026-07-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $727,000 | $327,150 |
| 2026 | $857,000 | $385,650 |
| 2027 | $825,000 | $371,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venice | Italian | C | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: No Permit or License) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
1 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 | E 149 St — 6 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Jackson Av — 2 5 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 149 St / Wales Av — Bx17 Bx19 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 149 St & Jackson Ave · 500 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.
539 Wales 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
31 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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: $750,000 on 2015-11-18 (lender: Juve Realty Corp.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-18 | Deed $1,500,000 — from JUVE REALTY CORP. to 539 WALES AVENUE REALTY LLC | $1,500,000 | |
| 2015-11-18 | AL&R $750,000 — from 539 WALES AVENUE REALTY LLC to JUVE REALTY CORP. | $750,000 | |
| 2015-11-18 | Mortgage $750,000 — from 539 WALES AVENUE REALTY LLC to JUVE REALTY CORP. | $750,000 | |
| 2013-02-28 | Mortgage $169,595 — from JUVE REALTY CORP. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $169,595 | |
| 1997-07-08 | Mortgage $300,000 — from JUVE REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK NATIONAL BANK | $300,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 71 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 22 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 40 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 21 |
Every one of the 354 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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