1,526 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 477 HPD housing violations, 474 311 service requests, 415 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 699.8. 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 | 80 total — 44 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 1988-12-05. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
239 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 75 · winter 2024–25: 83 · winter 2025–26: 66). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
150 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (113) · Noise (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · PLUMBING (3) · Building/Use (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2).
$90,800 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 (1925) |
| 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) | SHARPS THREE LLC |
| Head officer | DESMOND ELLINGTON |
| Managing agent | KBG LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-03-19 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $796,000 | $358,200 |
| 2026 | $817,000 | $367,650 |
| 2027 | $943,000 | $424,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Claremont Pkwy / Washington Av — Bx11 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 171 St & 3 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 042 Claremont. 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.
481 East 171 Street
| 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 |
150 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 113 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 KBG LLC — 2 buildings, 24 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 481 East 171 Street | BX | 13 | D |
| 1514 Washington Avenue | BX | 11 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,836,079 on 2025-07-23 (lender: Loan Originations, LLC), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-23 | Mortgage $2,836,079 — from AMBROSIA LLC to LOAN ORIGINATIONS, LLC | $2,836,079 | |
| 2017-09-05 | AL&R $1,450,000 — from SHARPS THREE LLC to BIL-MAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | $1,450,000 | |
| 2017-09-05 | Agreement $1,450,000 — from SHARPS THREE LLC to BIL-MAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | $1,450,000 | |
| 2017-09-05 | AL&R $450,000 — from SHARPS THREE, LLC to BIL-MAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | $450,000 | |
| 2017-09-05 | Mortgage $450,000 — from SHARPS THREE, LLC to BIL-MAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | $450,000 | |
| 2016-03-14 | Mortgage $1,450,000 — from SHARPS THREE LLC to YALEH DEBT LLC | $1,450,000 | |
| 2016-03-14 | AL&R $1,450,000 — from SHARPS THREE LLC to YALEH DEBT LLC | $1,450,000 | |
| 2002-12-10 | Mortgage $240,000 — from ELLINGTON, DESMOND to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $240,000 | |
| 2002-12-10 | Mortgage $70,000 — from ELLINGTON, DESMOND to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $70,000 | |
| 2002-12-10 | Mortgage $343,431 — from ELLINGTON, DESMOND to NYC HPD | $343,431 | |
| 1982-01-20 | Mortgage $13,000 — from ELLINGTON, PHILLIP to K I A REALTY CORP | $13,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 184 | 8 | 10 | 204 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 52 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 141 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 88 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 2 | 91 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 36 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 0 | 1 | 118 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 1 | 107 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 7 | 1 | 161 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 1 | 3 | 84 |
Every one of the 1,526 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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