769 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 274 311 service requests, 177 HPD complaints, 164 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 128.8. In ZIP 10453, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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 | 22 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2021-03-05. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
35 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
81 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (50) · HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · Animal (2) · APPLIANCE (1).
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) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (13) |
| 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) | Ilene R Smith LP |
| Head officer | Madelyn Lugo |
| Managing agent | Promesa HDFC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,732,000 | $779,400 |
| 2026 | $1,773,000 | $797,850 |
| 2027 | $1,915,000 | $861,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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 | Mt Eden Av — 4 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: University Av / W 175 St — Bx3 Bx36 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | University Ave & Brandt Pl · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 199X - The Shakespeare School. 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.
1628 University 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 |
81 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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 PROMESA HDFC — 35 buildings, 1,003 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B13 · C11 · D3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 409 East 120 Street | MN | 197 | C |
| 245 East Mosholu Parkway | BX | 64 | B |
| 92 West Tremont Avenue | BX | 61 | A |
| 124 East 112 Street | MN | 57 | A |
| 250 East 117 Street | MN | 52 | B |
| 1074 Summit Avenue | BX | 46 | B |
| 1186 Washington Avenue | BX | 40 | D |
| 1792 Anthony Avenue | BX | 37 | A |
| 765 East 166 Street | BX | 32 | B |
| 1707 Topping Avenue | BX | 32 | D |
| 190 Brown Place | BX | 26 | A |
| 366 East 154 Street | BX | 25 | B |
| 1087 Summit Avenue | BX | 25 | A |
| 701 Crotona Park North | BX | 25 | B |
| 1705 Anthony Avenue | BX | 22 | C |
| 418 East 119 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 1680 Clay Avenue | BX | 20 | C |
| 851 Tinton Avenue | BX | 20 | B |
| 705 Crotona Park North | BX | 20 | B |
| 88 West 169 Street | BX | 17 | D |
| 1922 Crotona Parkway | BX | 17 | B |
| 946 Anderson Avenue | BX | 16 | C |
| 934 Ogden Avenue | BX | 15 | C |
| 1628 University Avenue | BX | 13 | C |
| 1254 Morris Avenue | BX | 12 | A |
| 1707 Park Avenue | MN | 12 | B |
| 1134 College Avenue | BX | 11 | B |
| 437 East 135 Street | BX | 10 | C |
| 25 East 131 Street | MN | 10 | C |
| 954 Anderson Avenue | BX | 9 | C |
| 418 East 148 Street | BX | 9 | B |
| 783 East 168 Street | BX | 9 | C |
| 100 West 163 Street | BX | 8 | C |
| 847 Fox Street | BX | 8 | A |
| 830 East 147 Street | BX | 6 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,226,276 on 1995-01-11 (lender: NYC Hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-03 | Agreement $119,587 — from ILENE R. SMITH LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK/ DEPARTMENT OF HOUS | $119,587 | |
| 2012-07-03 | RPTT&RET $2,113,133 — from ENTERPRISE HOUSING PARTNERS 1992 LIMITED to ILENE R. SMITH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $2,113,133 | |
| 2012-07-03 | Agreement $1,681,059 — from ILENE R. SMITH LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK/ DEPARTMENT OF HOUS | $1,681,059 | |
| 1995-01-11 | Mortgage $119,587 — from ILENE R. SMITH LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NYC HPD | $119,587 | |
| 1995-01-11 | Mortgage $2,226,276 — from ILENE R. SMITH LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NYC HPD | $2,226,276 | |
| 1992-12-18 | Mortgage $150,000 — from 1628 UNIVERSITY RTLYCP; 1624 UNIVERSTY RTLYCP to ZYM HOLDING CO; WEISS, MYRON | $150,000 | |
| 1992-12-18 | Mortgage $35,000 — from 1628 UNIVERSITY RLTYCP to ALMONTE, FERMIN JACQUES | $35,000 | |
| 1987-02-10 | Mortgage $66,000 — from GEULA, DAVID; GUELA, ROBERTA to CITY OF NEW YORK | $66,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 25 |
| 2018 | 2 | 63 | 4 | 69 |
| 2019 | 2 | 75 | 2 | 79 |
| 2020 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 30 |
| 2021 | 0 | 83 | 2 | 85 |
| 2022 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 31 |
| 2023 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 32 |
| 2024 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 31 |
| 2025 | 0 | 49 | 3 | 52 |
| 2026 | 0 | 81 | 3 | 84 |
Every one of the 769 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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