2,095 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 674 HPD housing violations, 646 311 service requests, 534 HPD complaints.
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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 875. 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 | 242 total — 50 class C (immediately hazardous), 151 class B, 41 class A. Oldest open since 2002-12-24. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
167 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 20 · winter 2024–25: 64 · winter 2025–26: 71). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,530 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
238 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (75) · PLUMBING (27) · Noise (19) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (16) · Vendor Enforcement (11) · PAINT/PLASTER (10).
$1,238,009 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1925) |
| 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) | WFHA HOME STREET LLC. |
| Head officer | JOHN WARREN |
| Managing agent | MHR MANAGEMENT INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-09-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $815,000 | $366,750 |
| 2026 | $682,000 | $306,900 |
| 2027 | $766,000 | $344,700 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| 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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Whitlock Av — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Southern Blvd / Freeman St — Bx19 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Freeman St & Southern Blvd · 500 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.
1208 Southern Boulevard
| 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 |
238 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 75 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 MHR MANAGEMENT INC — 71 buildings, 1,385 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B24 · C20 · D13 · F4. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 71 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,491,418 on 2020-09-02 (lender: NYC Distressed Multifamily Housing Fund II LP), covering 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-02 | ASPM $747,038 — from JAIDYN REALTY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; WFHA HOME STREET LLC to JAIDYN CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $747,038 | |
| 2020-09-02 | Deed $14,489,298 — from JAIDYN REALTY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to WFHA HOME STREET LLC; JAIDYN CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $14,489,298 | |
| 2020-09-02 | ASPM $6,706,850 — from WFHA HOME STREET LLC; JAIDYN REALTY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to JAIDYN CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $6,706,850 | |
| 2020-09-02 | ASPM $2,267,410 — from WFHA HOME STREET LLC; JAIDYN REALTY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to JAIDYN CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $2,267,410 | |
| 2020-09-02 | Mortgage $6,491,418 — from WFHA HOME STREET LLC; JAIDYN CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NYC DISTRESSED MULTIFAMILY HOUSING FUND | $6,491,418 | |
| 2020-08-13 | Sold for $14,489,298 | $14,489,298 | $804,961 |
| 2016-01-12 | Agreement $6,706,850 — from JAIDYN REALTY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to NYC DEPT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVEL | $6,706,850 | |
| 2016-01-12 | Mortgage $747,038 — from JAIDYN REALTY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $747,038 | |
| 2016-01-12 | Deed $6,729,134 — from HOME STREET HOMES, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to JAIDYN REALTY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C | $6,729,134 | |
| 2016-01-12 | Mortgage $2,267,410 — from JAIDYN REALTY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to NYC DEPART OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEV | $2,267,410 | |
| 1999-04-07 | Mortgage $3,827,570 — from HOME STREET HOMES, LIMTED PARTNERSHIP to NYC HPD | $3,827,570 | |
| 1997-08-13 | Mortgage $856,868 — from HOME STREET HOMES INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HSNG DEVELOP FU to CITIBANK, N.A. | $856,868 | |
| 1997-08-13 | Mortgage $9,499,067 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUS. DEVEL.FUN; HOME STREET HOMES INC. to CITIBANK, NA | $9,499,067 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 5 | 149 | 0 | 11 | 167 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 10 | 67 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 49 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 45 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 0 | 7 | 229 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 171 | 0 | 4 | 178 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 0 | 4 | 131 |
| 2025 | 0 | 8 | 394 | 0 | 1 | 403 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 0 | 2 | 173 |
Every one of the 2,095 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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