136 recorded events, 1993–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 26 311 service requests, 25 HPD housing violations, 21 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 458.7. In ZIP 10457, 34% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 19 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-08-10. |
| Active vacate order | 3 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Building/Use (5) · APPLIANCE (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · WATER LEAK (1).
$361,305 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1995) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 559 Claremont LLC |
| Head officer | Ekta Kothari |
| Managing agent | Smartkey Property Management LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-05-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $987,000 | $59,220 |
| 2026 | $1,046,000 | $62,760 |
| 2027 | $942,000 | $56,520 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Claremont Pkwy / 3 Av — Bx11 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Fulton Ave & E 172 St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| 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.
559 Claremont Parkway
| 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 |
14 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 SMARTKEY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 29 buildings, 99 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B4 · C6 · D7 · F8. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 355 West 41 Street | MN | 16 | B |
| 504 West 126 Street | MN | 9 | F |
| 3816 Barnes Avenue | BX | 7 | C |
| 1822 Edison Avenue | BX | 5 | F |
| 1353 Taylor Avenue | BX | 5 | F |
| 4245 Digney Avenue | BX | 5 | D |
| 836 East 214 Street | BX | 4 | C |
| 364 East 173 Street | BX | 3 | C |
| 2084 Ryer Avenue | BX | 3 | C |
| 362 East 173 Street | BX | 3 | D |
| 3021 Eastchester Road | BX | 3 | D |
| 959 East 212 Street | BX | 3 | D |
| 1607 Taylor Avenue | BX | 3 | F |
| 952 East 227 Street | BX | 3 | D |
| 366 East 173 Street | BX | 3 | B |
| 3237 Chestnut Drive North | BX | 3 | F |
| 1051 Vincent Avenue | BX | 2 | F |
| 559 Claremont Parkway | BX | 2 | F |
| 1057 Vincent Avenue | BX | 2 | D |
| 29-12 Deerfield Road | QN | 2 | D |
| 1059 Vincent Avenue | BX | 2 | B |
| 3315 Baychester Avenue | BX | 2 | B |
| 119-43 166 Street | QN | 2 | A |
| 22-62 Mott Avenue | QN | 2 | A |
| 769 East 218 Street | BX | 1 | F |
| 150-71 116 Drive | QN | 1 | A |
| 3001 Grace Avenue | BX | 1 | C |
| 120-28 218 Street | QN | 1 | A |
| 750 Georgia Avenue | BK | 1 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $120,824 on 2020-03-04 (lender: United Mortgage Corp) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-04 | Mortgage $120,824 — from 559 CLAREMONT LLC to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; UNITED MORTGAGE CORP | $120,824 | |
| 2020-03-04 | Agreement $462,000 — from 559 CLAREMONT LLC to UNITED MORTGAGE CORP; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $462,000 | |
| 2019-03-06 | Deed $514,216 — from JEFFREY DINOWITZ, ESQ. to KOTHARI, EKTA | $514,216 | |
| 2019-03-06 | Mortgage $348,000 — from KOTHARI, EKTA to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; FM HOME LOANS, LLC | $348,000 | |
| 2019-02-25 | Sold for $514,216 | $514,216 | $257,108 |
| 2011-08-05 | Mortgage $355,700 — from PAPPOE, THEODORA; ALLOTEY, DANIEL; ANKRAH, BAAN to MERS | $355,700 | |
| 2011-08-05 | Deed $365,000 — from THOMPSON , CARL; THOMPSON , CECILE to PAPPOE, THEODORA; ALLOTEY, DANIEL; ANKRAH , BAAN | $365,000 | |
| 1996-03-25 | Mortgage $160,000 — from THOMPSON, CECILE; THOMPSON, CARL to FLEET MORTGAGE CORP. | $160,000 | |
| 1996-03-25 | Mortgage $31,531 — from THOMPSON, CARL; THOMPSON, CECILE to NYC HPD | $31,531 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2026 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
Every one of the 136 recorded events, 1993–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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