579 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 162 311 service requests, 141 HPD housing violations, 116 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% 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 46.1. 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 | 7 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2019-01-19. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
30 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
50 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · Noise (12) · Illegal Parking (5) · Rodent (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · PLUMBING (2).
$1,181,675 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1908) |
| 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) | BK UNION AVE CLUSTER LLC |
| Head officer | HOPE BURGESS |
| Managing agent | BANANA KELLY CIA, INC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $906,000 | $407,700 |
| 2026 | $880,000 | $396,000 |
| 2027 | $922,000 | $414,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| 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 | Longwood Av — 6 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Prospect Av — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Southern Blvd / E 156 St — Bx19 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Beck St & Leggett Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 062 Inocensio Casanova 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.
744 Beck 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 |
50 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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 BANANA KELLY CIA INC. — 50 buildings, 1,285 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B19 · C16 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,580,199 on 2018-07-17 (lender: Sterling National Bank), covering 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-10 | Agreement $3,580,199 — from BANANA KELLY UNION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F; BK UNION AVENUE CLUSTER LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $3,580,199 | |
| 2021-11-10 | Agreement $5,610,000 — from BK UNION AVENUE CLUSTER LLC; BANANA KELLY UNION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $5,610,000 | |
| 2021-03-10 | Agreement $5,997,229 — from BK UNION AVENUE CLUSTER LLC; BANANA KELLY UNION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $5,997,229 | |
| 2021-03-10 | Agreement $1,095,651 — from BK UNION AVENUE CLUSTER LLC; BANANA KELLY UNION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $1,095,651 | |
| 2018-07-17 | Agreement $2,054,991 — from BANANA KELLY UNION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F; BK UNION AVENUE CLUSTER LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $2,054,991 | |
| 2018-07-17 | AL&R $3,580,199 — from BK UNION AVENUE CLUSTER LLC; BANANA KELLY UNION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $3,580,199 | |
| 2018-07-17 | Mortgage $3,089,609 — from BK UNION AVENUE CLUSTER LLC; BANANA KELLY UNION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $3,089,609 | |
| 2018-07-17 | Mortgage $6,121,403 — from BK UNION AVENUE CLUSTER LLC; BANANA KELLY UNION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $6,121,403 | |
| 2018-07-17 | Mortgage $1,658,216 — from BK UNION AVENUE CLUSTER LLC; BANANA KELLY UNION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $1,658,216 | |
| 2018-07-17 | AL&R $10,869,228 — from BANANA KELLY UNION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F; BK UNION AVENUE CLUSTER LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $10,869,228 | |
| 2018-07-17 | Mortgage $3,580,199 — from BK UNION AVENUE CLUSTER LLC; BANANA KELLY UNION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $3,580,199 | |
| 2009-09-11 | Agreement $2,107,768 — from BANANA KELLY UNION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO | $2,107,768 | |
| 2009-09-11 | Agreement $4,006,985 — from BANANA KELLY UNION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $4,006,985 | |
| 2006-06-19 | Mortgage $241,727 — from BANANA KELLY UNION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $241,727 | |
| 2006-06-19 | Mortgage $2,549,568 — from BANANA KELLY UNION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $2,549,568 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 18 | 2 | 60 |
| 2019 | 12 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 75 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 47 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 38 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 24 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 8 | 65 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
Every one of the 579 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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