2,522 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,032 311 service requests, 806 HPD complaints, 413 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 145.8. In ZIP 10459, 52% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 34 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 2017-08-30. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
168 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 57 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 94). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
292 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (78) · Noise (66) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (28) · PAINT/PLASTER (17) · PLUMBING (15) · FLOORING/STAIRS (14).
$412,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1925) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (69) |
| 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) | CITYWIDE PRESERVATION LLC |
| Head officer | PETER MURRAY |
| Managing agent | DOLPHIN PROPERTY SERVICES LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,752,000 | $1,238,400 |
| 2026 | $2,817,000 | $1,267,650 |
| 2027 | $2,767,000 | $1,245,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 96/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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 | Intervale Av — 2 5 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 163 St / Westchester Av — Bx6 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Dawson St & Intervale Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: The Longwood Academy of Discovery Middle: M.S. 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz. 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.
889 Dawson 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 |
292 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 78 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 DOLPHIN PROPERTY SERVICES LLC — 79 buildings, 4,889 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B32 · C22 · D16 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 79 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $901,237 on 2014-05-08 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-22 | RPTT&RET $432,756 — from TCI INVESTMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to 903 DAWSON INVESTORS, LLC | $432,756 | |
| 2014-05-14 | Agreement $26,434,399 — from CITYWIDE PRESERVATION LLC; ECDO CITYWIDE PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVEL to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $26,434,399 | |
| 2014-05-08 | Mortgage $901,237 — from ECDO CITYWIDE PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVEL; CITYWIDE PRESERVATION LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $901,237 | |
| 2012-08-23 | Mortgage $18,633,750 — from CITYWIDE PRESERVATION LLC; ECDO CITYWIDE PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVEL to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $18,633,750 | |
| 2012-08-23 | Mortgage $18,140,191 — from ECDO CITYWIDE PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVEL; CITYWIDE PRESERVATION LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $18,140,191 | |
| 2012-08-23 | Mortgage $4,326,059 — from CITYWIDE PRESERVATION LLC; ECDO CITYWIDE PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVEL to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $4,326,059 | |
| 2012-08-23 | Agreement $26,434,399 — from CITYWIDE PRESERVATION LLC; ECDO CITYWIDE PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVEL to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $26,434,399 | |
| 2012-08-23 | Agreement $1,957,094 — from HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION to CITYWIDE PRESERVATION LLC; ECDO CITYWIDE PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVEL | $1,957,094 | |
| 2012-07-24 | Deed $6,782,243 — from CLM EQUITIES II, L.P. to ECDO CITYWIDE PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVEL; CITYWIDE PRESERVATION LLC | $6,782,243 | |
| 1992-06-08 | Mortgage $4,238,000 — from CLM EQUITIES II, L.P. to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBNK | $4,238,000 | |
| 1992-06-08 | Mortgage $638,582 — from CLM EQUITIES II, L.P. to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBNK | $638,582 | |
| 1992-06-08 | Mortgage $1,120,000 — from CLM EQUITIES II, L.P. to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBK | $1,120,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 103 | 0 | 2 | 107 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 0 | 9 | 215 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 4 | 185 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 3 | 156 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 0 | 3 | 129 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 0 | 2 | 101 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 | 200 | 2 | 6 | 216 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10 | 310 | 0 | 7 | 336 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 175 | 0 | 4 | 181 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 0 | 2 | 138 |
Every one of the 2,522 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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