8,577 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 3,448 311 service requests, 2,624 HPD complaints, 1,904 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 465. In ZIP 10452, 28% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% 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 | 286 total — 122 class C (immediately hazardous), 133 class B, 31 class A. Oldest open since 2005-08-23. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
| Active vacate order | 5 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
74 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 31 · winter 2025–26: 33). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$38,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
850 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (305) · Non (86) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (61) · PLUMBING (55) · PAINT/PLASTER (49) · HEAT/HOT WATER (35).
$147,100 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 (1929) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (73) |
| 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) | 1459 WYTHE A/B LLC |
| Head officer | KARL ASHMAWY |
| Managing agent | LANGSAM PROP. SERV. CORP. |
| Last registered | 2024-10-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,061,000 | $1,377,450 |
| 2026 | $3,230,000 | $1,453,500 |
| 2027 | $3,591,000 | $1,615,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 21/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| 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 | 170 St — B D · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 170 St — 4 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Grand Concourse / E 172 St — Bx1 Bx2 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Walton Ave & E 171 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: 294, 311. 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.
1459 Wythe Place
| 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 |
850 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 35 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 LANGSAM PROPERTY SERVICES CORP — 215 buildings, 8,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A42 · B80 · C57 · D26 · F9. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 215 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $950,000 on 2014-05-21 (lender: New York Commercial Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-02 | Agreement $4,300,000 — from 1459 WYTHE B LLC; 1459 WYTHE A LLC to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $4,300,000 | |
| 2018-07-23 | RPTT&RET $11,989,544 — from LEIBMAN, GERALD; THE 2017 LEIBMAN FAMILY TRUST to BELIEVE IN US REALTY LLC | $11,989,544 | |
| 2018-07-23 | Deed $14,000,000 — from RIDGE HOLDING CORPORATION to 1459 WYTHE B LLC; 1459 WYTHE A LLC | $14,000,000 | |
| 2018-07-10 | Sold for $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $191,781 |
| 2018-07-10 | Sold for $11,989,543 | $11,989,543 | $164,240 |
| 2014-06-13 | Agreement $6,650,000 — from NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK to B.H.S. LEIBMAN, INC. (AKA); BH & S LEIBMAN INC.; RIDGE HOLDING CORPORATION | $6,650,000 | |
| 2014-05-21 | AL&R $4,950,000 — from RIDGE HOLDING CORPORATION to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK | $4,950,000 | |
| 2014-05-21 | Mortgage $950,000 — from RIDGE HOLDING CORPORATION to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK | $950,000 | |
| 2014-05-21 | Agreement $4,950,000 — from RIDGE HOLDING CORPORATION to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK | $4,950,000 | |
| 2012-03-21 | Agreement $4,000,000 — from RIDGE HOLDING CORPORATION to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,000,000 | |
| 2012-03-21 | Mortgage $315,878 — from RIDGE HOLDING CORPORATION to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $315,878 | |
| 2012-03-21 | AL&R $4,000,000 — from RIDGE HOLDING CORPORATION to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,000,000 | |
| 2009-10-01 | AL&R $3,700,000 — from RIDGE HOLDING CORPORATION to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,700,000 | |
| 2009-10-01 | Mortgage $3,700,000 — from RIDGE HOLDING CORPORATION to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,700,000 | |
| 1986-06-03 | Mortgage $175,500 — from RIDGE HOLDING CORP. to CITY OF NEW YORK | $175,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 10 | 251 | 0 | 3 | 264 |
| 2018 | 0 | 28 | 390 | 11 | 3 | 432 |
| 2019 | 0 | 34 | 468 | 0 | 7 | 509 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 535 | 0 | 8 | 550 |
| 2021 | 0 | 35 | 699 | 0 | 11 | 745 |
| 2022 | 0 | 10 | 1,183 | 0 | 15 | 1,208 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 297 | 0 | 11 | 311 |
| 2024 | 2 | 24 | 505 | 0 | 8 | 539 |
| 2025 | 1 | 27 | 1,046 | 0 | 9 | 1,083 |
| 2026 | 8 | 5 | 392 | 0 | 3 | 408 |
Every one of the 8,577 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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