459 recorded events, 2006–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 213 HPD housing violations, 97 311 service requests, 82 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1850. In ZIP 10456, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 172 total — 55 class C (immediately hazardous), 67 class B, 50 class A. Oldest open since 2011-11-25. |
| Active vacate order | 4 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 7 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
40 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · FLOORING/STAIRS (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · WATER LEAK (4) · Water System (4) · Blocked Driveway (3).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| No | Built before 1974 (2007) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | RAMY BARCHAK |
| Managing agent | GYR DEVELOPMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2019-12-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,044,000 | $62,640 |
| 2026 | $1,031,000 | $61,860 |
| 2027 | $1,061,000 | $63,660 |
The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 | 170 St — B D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Morris Av / E 169 St — Bx32 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | College Ave & E 169 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: 53, 88. 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.
1321A College 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 |
40 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 GYR DEVELOPMENT — 5 buildings, 15 units. Grades across the portfolio: D4 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1170 Clay Avenue | BX | 3 | D |
| 1321A College Avenue | BX | 3 | F |
| 1168 Clay Avenue | BX | 3 | D |
| 1174 Clay Avenue | BX | 3 | D |
| 1172 Clay Avenue | BX | 3 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $230,000 on 2008-04-29 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-04-29 | Mortgage $230,000 — from BARCHAK, RAMY to MERS | $230,000 | |
| 2008-04-29 | Agreement $450,000 — from BARCHAK, RAMY to MERS | $450,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 41 |
| 2018 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 19 |
| 2019 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 30 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 61 | 3 | 64 |
| 2024 | 0 | 63 | 2 | 65 |
| 2025 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2026 | 2 | 89 | 2 | 93 |
Every one of the 459 recorded events, 2006–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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