1,064 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 711 311 service requests, 127 HPD complaints, 110 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 79% 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 79.5. In ZIP 10459, 52% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% 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 | 9 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2026-07-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
239 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (201) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · WATER LEAK (5).
$28,000 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 (1913) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (19) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | PROSPECT DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LP |
| Head officer | JOSEPH ZITOLO |
| Managing agent | LEMLE AND WOLFF, INC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $926,000 | $416,700 |
| 2026 | $1,051,000 | $472,950 |
| 2027 | $981,000 | $441,450 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| 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.
5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (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 | Freeman St — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 169 St / Prospect Av — Bx35 · under 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | Union Ave & E 169 St · 300 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. 134 George F. Bristow. 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.
1339 Prospect 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 |
239 311 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.
Managed by LEMLE & WOLFF, INC — 191 buildings, 6,389 units. Grades across the portfolio: A60 · B90 · C28 · D11 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 191 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,400,000 on 2021-02-11 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-11 | Mortgage $4,400,000 — from PROSPECT DEVELOPMENT GROUP, L.P. to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $4,400,000 | |
| 2021-02-11 | AL&R $4,400,000 — from PROSPECT DEVELOPMENT GROUP, L.P. to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $4,400,000 | |
| 2002-08-29 | Mortgage $1,198,595 — from PROSPECT DEVELOPMENTGROUP, L.P. to NYC HPD | $1,198,595 | |
| 2002-08-29 | Mortgage $194,405 — from PROSPECT DEVELOPMENTGROUP, L.P. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $194,405 | |
| 1992-07-28 | Mortgage $968,752 — from PROSPECT DEVELOP GROUP to COMMUNITY PRESERV CORP | $968,752 | |
| 1991-08-09 | Mortgage $3,330,000 — from PROSPECT DEVEL GROUP to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVEL CP | $3,330,000 | |
| 1991-08-09 | Mortgage $968,752 — from PROSPECT DEVEL GROUP to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVEL CP | $968,752 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 2 | 61 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 3 | 95 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 80 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 65 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 28 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 78 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 69 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 122 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 1 | 4 | 104 |
Every one of the 1,064 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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