1,802 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 772 311 service requests, 686 HPD complaints, 183 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 287.5. In ZIP 10459, 52% 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 | 23 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2016-10-25. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
231 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 121 · winter 2024–25: 42 · winter 2025–26: 68). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
161 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (112) · Boilers (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · PLUMBING (4) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3).
$86,600 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 (1905) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (19) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 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) | 850 REALTY ASSOC LLC |
| Head officer | MARK ENGEL |
| Managing agent | LANGSAM PROPERTY SERVICES CORP. |
| Last registered | 2025-10-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,647,000 | $741,150 |
| 2026 | $1,707,000 | $768,150 |
| 2027 | $1,658,000 | $746,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| 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 | Intervale Av — 2 5 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Prospect Av / E 163 St — Bx17 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 163 St & Union Ave · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 150 Charles James Fox. 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.
976 Prospect 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 |
161 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 112 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: $393,137 on 2022-10-21 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-21 | Agreement $1,850,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 850 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC | $1,850,000 | |
| 2022-10-21 | Mortgage $393,138 — from 850 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $393,138 | |
| 2016-01-04 | AL&R $1,700,000 — from 850 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,700,000 | |
| 2016-01-04 | Mortgage $318,039 — from 850 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $318,039 | |
| 2016-01-04 | Agreement $1,700,000 — from 850 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,700,000 | |
| 2011-07-08 | Agreement $1,500,000 — from 850 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $1,500,000 | |
| 2011-07-08 | Mortgage $223,878 — from 850 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $223,878 | |
| 2011-07-08 | AL&R $1,500,000 — from 850 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $1,500,000 | |
| 2008-05-28 | Mortgage $499,000 — from 850 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $499,000 | |
| 2008-05-28 | AL&R $499,000 — from 850 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $499,000 | |
| 2003-09-24 | Deed $1,260,000 — from UPTOWN PROSPECTORS CORP. to 850 REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC | $1,260,000 | |
| 2003-09-24 | AL&R $900,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI to 850 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC | $900,000 | |
| 2003-09-24 | M&CON $900,000 — from 850 REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $900,000 | |
| 1998-11-05 | Mortgage $29,144 — from UPTOWN PROSPECTORS CORP to REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NY | $29,144 | |
| 1989-03-09 | Mortgage $480,000 — from UPTOWN PROSPECTORS CORP to COMMUNITY PRESERV. CORP | $480,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 42 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 48 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 213 | 0 | 7 | 221 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 211 | 0 | 2 | 214 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 154 | 0 | 1 | 163 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 243 | 4 | 2 | 251 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 | 199 | 0 | 1 | 205 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 167 | 0 | 7 | 176 |
| 2025 | 0 | 5 | 98 | 0 | 14 | 117 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 55 |
Every one of the 1,802 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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