307 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 85 HPD housing violations, 81 311 service requests, 59 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 66% 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 35.8. 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2).
$100,000 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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (17) |
| 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) | MARIA & BERNARDO HOUSES HDFC |
| Head officer | HOPE BURGESS |
| Managing agent | BANANA KELLY CIA , INC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $669,000 | $301,050 |
| 2026 | $654,000 | $294,300 |
| 2027 | $582,000 | $261,900 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| 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 | Freeman St — 2 5 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Whitlock Av — 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Southern Blvd / Jennings St — Bx19 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Hoe Ave & Jennings St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Fairmont Neighborhood School. 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.
1297 Hoe 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 |
4 311 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 BANANA KELLY CIA INC. — 50 buildings, 1,285 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B19 · C16 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $139,555 on 2010-03-16 (lender: The Community Preservation Corporation), covering 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-16 | Agreement $2,450,555 — from MARIA & BERARDO HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPME to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $2,450,555 | |
| 2010-03-16 | Agreement $3,026,527 — from MARIA & BERARDO HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPME to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D | $3,026,527 | |
| 2010-03-16 | Mortgage $139,555 — from MARIA & BERARDO HOUSES HOUSING DEVELOPME to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $139,555 | |
| 2004-08-12 | Mortgage $224,355 — from MARIA & BERARDO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $224,355 | |
| 2004-08-12 | AL&R $5,337,527 — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to MARIA & BERARDO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $5,337,527 | |
| 2004-08-12 | Mortgage $293,819 — from MARIA & BERARDO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $293,819 | |
| 2004-08-12 | Mortgage $2,732,708 — from MARIA & BERARDO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $2,732,708 | |
| 2004-08-12 | Mortgage $2,086,645 — from MARIA & BERARDO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $2,086,645 | |
| 1999-07-09 | Mortgage $1,283,996 — from MARIA & BERARDO HOUSES HOUSING DEVEL FUN to NYC HPD | $1,283,996 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 40 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Every one of the 307 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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