624 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 251 311 service requests, 118 HPD housing violations, 98 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 61% 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 43.3. In ZIP 10457, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% 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 | 1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-01-16. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$7,560 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
84 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (38) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · WATER LEAK (8) · General Construction/Plumbing (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · ELECTRIC (3).
$863,310 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 (1927) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (42) |
| 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) | FULTON JEFFERSON HDFC |
| Head officer | ADAM WEINSTEIN |
| Managing agent | PHIPPS HOUSES SERVICES, INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,381,000 | $621,450 |
| 2026 | $1,404,000 | $631,800 |
| 2027 | $1,526,000 | $686,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 24/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| 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.
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 | 174 St — 2 5 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 174-175 Sts — B D · 0.7 mi straight-line (about an 18-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 173 St — Bx15 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Fulton Ave & E 172 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S./M.S. 004 Crotona Park West. 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.
1639 Fulton 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 |
84 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 PHIPPS HOUSES SERVICES, INC — 80 buildings, 6,786 units. Grades across the portfolio: A24 · B38 · C8 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 80 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,141,808 on 2023-09-08 (lender: City Of New York (the)), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-08 | Mortgage $4,141,808 — from FULTON JEFFERSON HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP. to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) | $4,141,808 | |
| 2023-09-08 | AL&R $4,141,808 — from FULTON JEFFERSON HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP. to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) | $4,141,808 | |
| 2017-12-15 | Agreement $7,951,110 — from FULTON JEFFERSON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to CITY OF NEW YORK | $7,951,110 | |
| 2017-12-15 | AL&R $1,063,398 — from FULTON JEFFERSON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,063,398 | |
| 2017-12-15 | Mortgage $1,063,398 — from FULTON JEFFERSON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,063,398 | |
| 2001-02-28 | Mortgage $7,991,494 — from FULTON JEFFERSON ASSOCIATES to NYC HPD | $7,991,494 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 41 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 57 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 31 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 41 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 34 |
| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 74 | 0 | 5 | 99 |
| 2025 | 4 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 67 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
Every one of the 624 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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