2,009 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 709 HPD complaints, 637 HPD housing violations, 485 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 514.8. In ZIP 10457, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% 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 | 67 total — 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 38 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2018-08-23. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
83 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 33 · winter 2024–25: 37 · winter 2025–26: 11). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
149 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (33) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (24) · PLUMBING (16) · PAINT/PLASTER (14) · DOOR/WINDOW (13) · GENERAL (12).
$70,000 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 (1911) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (17) |
| 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) | 1661 TOPPINGS REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | DAVId TAUBER |
| Managing agent | DAVID EISENSTEIN REAL ESTATE |
| Last registered | 2025-10-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,606,000 | $722,700 |
| 2026 | $1,348,000 | $606,600 |
| 2027 | $1,308,000 | $588,600 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| 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 | 174-175 Sts — B D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Webster Av / E 173 St — Bx41 · 700 ft |
| Citi Bike | Clay Ave & E 173 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 070 Max Schoenfeld. 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.
1661 Topping 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 |
149 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 33 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 DAVID EISENSTEIN REAL ESTATE — 136 buildings, 4,843 units. Grades across the portfolio: A34 · B42 · C35 · D20 · F3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 136 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $700,000 on 2014-10-01 (lender: Cross River Bank), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-01 | Mortgage $700,000 — from RACHELA TAUBER, AS TRUSTEE; RHDS TRUST; 1661 TOPPINGS REALTY LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK | $700,000 | |
| 2014-10-01 | Agreement $1,700,000 — from RACHELA TAUBER, AS TRUSTEE; 1661 TOPPINGS REALTY LLC; RHDS TRUST to CROSS RIVER BANK | $1,700,000 | |
| 2014-10-01 | AL&R $1,700,000 — from 1661 TOPPINGS REALTY LLC; RHDS TRUST; RACHELA TAUBER, AS TRUSTEE to CROSS RIVER BANK | $1,700,000 | |
| 2014-01-06 | Deed $1,417,500 — from RE-MO HOLDING CORPORATION to 1661 TOPPINGS REALTY LLC | $1,417,500 | |
| 2014-01-06 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from 1661 TOPPINGS REALTY LLC to NCC CAPITAL, LLC | $1,000,000 | |
| 2014-01-06 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 1661 TOPPINGS REALTY LLC to NCC CAPITAL, LLC | $1,000,000 | |
| 2004-11-09 | Mortgage $30,405 — from RE-MO HOLDING CORPORATION to HSBC BANK USA | $30,405 | |
| 2004-11-09 | AL&R $350,000 — from HSBC BANK USA to RE-MO HOLDING CORPORATION | $350,000 | |
| 2004-11-09 | Agreement $350,000 — from RE-MO HOLDING CORPORATION to HSBC BANK USA | $350,000 | |
| 1999-01-19 | Mortgage $350,000 — from RE-MO HOLDING CORPORATION to MARINE MIDLAND BANK | $350,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 46 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 60 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 2 | 6 | 141 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 4 | 75 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 6 | 95 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 109 | 0 | 5 | 117 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 196 | 0 | 5 | 212 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 145 | 0 | 5 | 152 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 148 | 0 | 5 | 154 |
Every one of the 2,009 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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