568 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 184 HPD housing violations, 156 311 service requests, 119 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 1736.7. In ZIP 10453, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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 | 57 total — 22 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2025-01-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
17 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 10 · 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: Illegal Parking (17) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · SAFETY (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | TABULA RASA BUILDING INC |
| Head officer | John Ip |
| Managing agent | John Ip |
| Last registered | 2025-11-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,013,000 | $60,780 |
| 2026 | $1,080,000 | $64,800 |
| 2027 | $1,277,000 | $76,620 |
The city's market estimate has risen 26% 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 | 176 St — 4 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 174-175 Sts — B D · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Jerome Av / E 177 St — Bx32 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Walton Ave & E 176 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 028 Mount Hope. 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.
26 Mt Hope 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 |
50 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $980,000 on 2024-03-15 (lender: Carver Federal Savings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-15 | Mortgage $980,000 — from TABULA RASA BUILDING INC. to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $980,000 | |
| 2024-03-15 | AL&R $980,000 — from TABULA RASA BUILDING INC. to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $980,000 | |
| 2024-03-15 | Deed $1,400,000 — from 26 MOUNT HOPE PLACE INC. to TABULA RASA BUILDING INC. | $1,400,000 | |
| 2024-02-28 | Sold for $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 | $466,667 |
| 2005-05-02 | Mortgage $200,000 — from GAITHER, DENISE; GAITHER, ELBERT JR to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $200,000 | |
| 1987-05-13 | Mortgage $30,000 — from GAITHER, ELBERT JR. to FORD, LILIANE; FORD, KENRICK | $30,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 5 | 60 |
| 2018 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 35 |
| 2019 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| 2020 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 6 | 51 |
| 2022 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| 2023 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| 2024 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 18 |
| 2025 | 1 | 77 | 0 | 4 | 82 |
| 2026 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 2 | 106 |
Every one of the 568 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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