1,763 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 667 HPD housing violations, 460 HPD complaints, 378 311 service requests.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 294. In ZIP 10456, 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 | 19 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2013-08-22. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
19 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 3 · winter 2024–25: 7 · winter 2025–26: 6 · winter 2026–27: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
98 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (22) · PLUMBING (20) · PAINT/PLASTER (12) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · APPLIANCE (7) · FLOORING/STAIRS (7).
$23,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1911) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (18) |
| 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) | 555 EAST 169 HOLDINGS LLC |
| Head officer | DOV RAKOWER |
| Managing agent | ZEV MILTZ |
| Last registered | 2025-08-19 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,234,000 | $555,300 |
| 2026 | $1,289,000 | $580,050 |
| 2027 | $1,329,000 | $598,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xing Long Chinese Restaurant | Chinese | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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 | Freeman St — 2 5 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 17-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 170 St — B D · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 17-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 169 St — Bx15 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | 3 Ave & E 169 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 110 Theodore Schoenfeld. 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.
555 East 169 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
98 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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: $1,325,000 on 2015-02-09 (lender: Investors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-09 | AL&R $1,325,000 — from 555 EAST 169 HOLDINGS LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,325,000 | |
| 2015-02-09 | Mortgage $1,325,000 — from 555 EAST 169 HOLDINGS LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,325,000 | |
| 2013-08-19 | Deed $50,000 — from TOLCHIN, ESQ., REFEREE, RICHARD to 555 EAST 169 HOLDINGS LLC | $50,000 | |
| 2006-12-27 | Mortgage $615,724 — from 553 E. 169TH LLC. to LIBERTYTPOINTE BANK | $615,724 | |
| 2006-12-27 | Agreement $1,536,000 — from 553 E. 169TH LLC. to LIBERTYTPOINTE BANK | $1,536,000 | |
| 2006-12-01 | RPTT&RET $1,920,000 — from 565 E. 169TH OF NY, INC. to 553 E 169TH LLC | $1,920,000 | |
| 2006-11-15 | Mortgage $806,125 — from 553 E 169TH LLC; 1139 CLAY AVENUE LLC to KHAYKIN, DORA | $806,125 | |
| 2003-09-19 | Agreement $960,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 565 E. 169TH OF NY, INC. | $960,000 | |
| 2003-09-19 | Mortgage $423,062 — from 565 E. 169TH OF NY, INC. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $423,062 | |
| 1999-07-27 | Mortgage $600,000 — from 565 EAST 169TH OF NY. INC. to DORAL MONEY, INC. | $600,000 | |
| 1993-03-03 | Mortgage $350,000 — from 565 EAST 169TH/NY, INC. to EAST 169TH STREET RLTY | $350,000 | |
| 1989-12-06 | Mortgage $200,000 — from MC CORMICK, BRUCE; EBS PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT; MC CORMICK, ELLEN to GROSS, ELLIOT S. | $200,000 | |
| 1989-06-01 | Mortgage $200,000 — from MCCORMICK, ELLEN; MCCORMICK, BRUCE; EBS PROPERTY DEVEL CORP to GROSS, ELLIOT S. | $200,000 | |
| 1988-09-21 | Mortgage $255,000 — from EBS PROPERTY DVLP. CORP. to MORSEMERE FEDRL SVGSBNK | $255,000 | |
| 1987-11-10 | Mortgage $90,000 — from EBS PROPERTY DVLPMNTCP. to CENTRAL FUNDING COMPANY | $90,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 5 | 108 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 6 | 157 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 1 | 74 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 57 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 4 | 104 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 8 | 95 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 111 | 5 | 120 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 4 | 101 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 11 | 108 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 4 | 127 |
Every one of the 1,763 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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