2,757 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 992 HPD housing violations, 983 HPD complaints, 522 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 2066.5. 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 | 388 total — 126 class C (immediately hazardous), 208 class B, 54 class A. Oldest open since 2021-06-01. |
| 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
78 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 29 · winter 2024–25: 17 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$6,905 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
69 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (29) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · SAFETY (7) · PLUMBING (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · ELECTRIC (4).
$2,000 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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | ECHOD REALTY GROUP LLC |
| Head officer | YITZCHOK BLUM |
| Managing agent | Yisroel Bornstein |
| Last registered | 2024-10-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $854,400 | $384,480 |
| 2026 | $1,025,000 | $461,250 |
| 2027 | $1,120,000 | $504,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 31% 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 | Freeman St — 2 5 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 169 St / Intervale Av — Bx35 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Freeman St & Reverend James A Polite Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| 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.
1302 Rev James Polite Ave
| 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 |
69 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 29 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: $710,559 on 2021-06-17 (lender: Kearny 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-17 | AL&R $1,256,250 — from ECHOD REALTY GROUP LLC to KEARNY BANK | $1,256,250 | |
| 2021-06-17 | Agreement $1,256,250 — from ECHOD REALTY GROUP LLC to KEARNY BANK | $1,256,250 | |
| 2021-06-17 | Mortgage $710,560 — from ECHOD REALTY GROUP LLC to KEARNY BANK | $710,560 | |
| 2015-03-25 | AL&R $622,500 — from ECHOD REALTY GROUP LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK | $622,500 | |
| 2015-03-25 | Mortgage $622,500 — from ECHOD REALTY GROUP LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK | $622,500 | |
| 2015-03-25 | Deed $830,000 — from GAVIRIA, ROVIRIO to ECHOD REALTY GROUP LLC | $830,000 | |
| 2012-04-10 | Mortgage $250,000 — from GAVIRIA, ROVIRIO to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $250,000 | |
| 2012-04-10 | Deed $550,000 — from 1302 POLITE REALTY LLC; FRIEDMAN, MEMBER, MICHAEL to GAVIRIA, ROVIRIO | $550,000 | |
| 2008-07-11 | Deed $615,000 — from REV JAMES POLITE CORP. to 1302 POLITE REALTY LLC | $615,000 | |
| 2008-07-11 | Mortgage $440,000 — from 1302 POLITE REALTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $440,000 | |
| 2002-06-06 | Mortgage $285,000 — from REV. JAMES POLITE CORP. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $285,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 2 | 2 | 136 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 223 | 2 | 0 | 228 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 0 | 2 | 79 |
| 2021 | 3 | 6 | 267 | 13 | 1 | 290 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 449 | 0 | 7 | 459 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 159 | 0 | 1 | 161 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 220 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 184 | 1 | 4 | 191 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 6 | 66 |
Every one of the 2,757 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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