2,640 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,202 HPD complaints, 827 311 service requests, 344 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% 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 110.1. In ZIP 10453, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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 | 57 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 29 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2018-10-16. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
108 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 27 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 66 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
146 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (45) · WATER LEAK (15) · FLOORING/STAIRS (15) · PAINT/PLASTER (14) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · DOOR/WINDOW (9).
$42,125 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 (1926) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (65) |
| 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) | MACOMBS VILLAGE ASSOCIATES |
| Head officer | STEPHEN R KRAUS |
| Managing agent | ASHTON MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-19 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,189,000 | $1,435,050 |
| 2026 | $3,821,000 | $1,719,450 |
| 2027 | $4,080,000 | $1,836,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: REDEVELOPMENT
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 46/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 7) |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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 | 176 St — 4 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Macombs Rd / Nelson Av — Bx18B · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Macombs Rd & W 175 St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 204 Morris Heights. 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.
1674 Macombs Road
| 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 |
146 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 45 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 ASHTON MANAGEMENT CORP — 42 buildings, 1,439 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B19 · C5 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $646,253 on 2005-04-08 (lender: Secretary Of Hud, Washington,d.c.), covering 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-04-08 | Mortgage $5,765,024 — from MACOMBS VILLAGE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SECRETARY OF HUD, WASHINGTON,D.C. | $5,765,024 | |
| 2005-04-08 | Mortgage $3,705,500 — from MACOMBS VILLAGE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to AMERICAN PROPERTY FINANCING, INC. | $3,705,500 | |
| 2005-04-08 | Mortgage $646,253 — from MACOMBS VILLAGE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SECRETARY OF HUD, WASHINGTON,D.C. | $646,253 | |
| 1982-09-22 | Mortgage $10,075,600 — from MCOMBS VILLAGE ASSOCIATE to NEW YORK CITY HDC | $10,075,600 | |
| 1982-09-22 | Agreement $10,075,600 — from SECRETARY/HUD; MACOMBS VILLAGE ASSOC. to NEW YORK CITY HDC | $10,075,600 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 39 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 122 | 2 | 128 |
| 2019 | 0 | 9 | 209 | 2 | 220 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 3 | 124 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 4 | 66 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 93 | 2 | 99 |
| 2023 | 4 | 10 | 65 | 3 | 82 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 184 | 5 | 196 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 121 | 3 | 129 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 2 | 122 |
Every one of the 2,640 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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