842 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 454 311 service requests, 179 HPD complaints, 86 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% 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 63. 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 | 5 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-09-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
36 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 16 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
166 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (71) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (21) · HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · Water System (8) · PLUMBING (7) · Illegal Parking (7).
$45,000 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 (26) |
| 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) | JAMES ALSTON HOUSES LP |
| Head officer | LUIGINO GIGANTE |
| Managing agent | THE WAVECREST MGMT TEAM |
| Last registered | 2026-07-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,557,000 | $700,650 |
| 2026 | $1,597,000 | $718,650 |
| 2027 | $1,736,000 | $781,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: REDEVELOPMENT
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 62/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.
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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Longwood Av — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 163 St / Intervale Av — Bx6 Bx6-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | Dawson St & Intervale Ave · 250 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.
920 Intervale 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 |
166 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 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: $1,710,782 on 2006-07-21 (lender: Secretary Of Housing & Urban Development), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07-21 | Mortgage $1,019,000 — from JAMES ALSTON HOUSES to WACHOVIA MULTIFAMILY CAPITAL, INC. | $1,019,000 | |
| 2006-07-21 | Mortgage $2,222,068 — from JAMES ALSTON HOUSES to SECRETARY OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT | $2,222,068 | |
| 2006-07-21 | Mortgage $1,710,782 — from JAMES ALSTON HOUSES to SECRETARY OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT | $1,710,782 | |
| 1984-03-23 | Mortgage $4,510,200 — from SEBCO/BANANA KELLY ASSOC to NEW YORK CITY HSINGDEV | $4,510,200 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 34 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 37 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 4 | 61 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 3 | 89 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 2 | 68 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 4 | 44 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 3 | 86 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 5 | 86 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 2 | 67 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 2 | 80 |
Every one of the 842 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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