1,050 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 372 HPD complaints, 347 311 service requests, 230 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 177. 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 | 50 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2017-06-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
65 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 47 · winter 2024–25: 18). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
87 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (29) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (17) · Noise (7) · FLOORING/STAIRS (7) · PLUMBING (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (5).
$58,175 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (21) |
| 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) | HAZY REALTY HDFC, INC |
| Head officer | MARK ENGEL |
| Managing agent | LANGSAM PROPERTY SERVICES CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-10-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $572,000 | $257,400 |
| 2026 | $650,000 | $292,500 |
| 2027 | $745,000 | $335,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| 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 | E 149 St — 6 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Jackson Av — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 149 St / Wales Av — Bx17 Bx19 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Wales Ave & E 147 St · 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.
537 Tinton 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 |
87 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 29 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 LANGSAM PROPERTY SERVICES CORP — 215 buildings, 8,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A42 · B80 · C57 · D26 · F9. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 215 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,075,000 on 2019-02-08 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-08 | Mortgage $3,075,000 — from HAZY REALTY CORP.; HAZY REALTY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO. to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,075,000 | |
| 2019-02-08 | AL&R $3,075,000 — from HAZY REALTY CORP.; HAZY REALTY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO. to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,075,000 | |
| 1990-10-11 | Mortgage $72,500 — from HAZY REALTY CORP to CITY OF NEW YORK/HPD | $72,500 | |
| 1990-10-11 | Mortgage $45,000 — from HAZY REALTY CORP to CITY OF NEW YORK | $45,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 26 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 73 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 2 | 1 | 92 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 57 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 | 112 | 0 | 1 | 120 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 0 | 5 | 146 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 4 | 65 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 3 | 1 | 154 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 71 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Every one of the 1,050 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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