471 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 207 311 service requests, 144 HPD housing violations, 78 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 85% 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 124.8. 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 | 87 total — 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 40 class B, 30 class A. Oldest open since 1982-06-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$13,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
93 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (31) · Illegal Parking (23) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · SAFETY (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · PLUMBING (3).
$37,500 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 (1909) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (15) |
| 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) | 985 SIMPSON STREET HDFC |
| Head officer | YAZMIN AREVALO |
| Managing agent | MIDAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-10-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $936,000 | $421,200 |
| 2026 | $960,000 | $432,000 |
| 2027 | $1,091,000 | $490,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
7 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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 | Simpson St — 2 5 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Hunts Point Av — 6 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Southern Blvd / Aldus St — Bx5 Bx19 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 165 St & Fox St · 700 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.
984 Simpson 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 |
93 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 MIDAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 76 buildings, 1,605 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B19 · C13 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 76 buildings
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 70 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
Every one of the 471 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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