2,870 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,003 311 service requests, 860 HPD complaints, 780 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 342.8. In ZIP 10459, 52% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 249 total — 110 class C (immediately hazardous), 105 class B, 34 class A. Oldest open since 2017-09-02. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
76 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 38 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$655 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
274 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (81) · HEAT/HOT WATER (34) · PLUMBING (31) · Noise (18) · GENERAL (18) · FLOORING/STAIRS (15).
$34,000 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2016) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (38) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 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) | MJB 421 LLC |
| Head officer | MYRON J BERMAN |
| Managing agent | LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,352,000 | $1,058,400 |
| 2026 | $2,801,000 | $1,260,450 |
| 2027 | $2,853,000 | $1,283,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP
| Energy grade (LL33) | F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 10) |
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.
4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Whitlock Av — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: West Farms Rd / Longfellow Av — Bx35 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | West Farms Rd & Boone Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 066 School of Higher Expectations. 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.
1417 Longfellow 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 |
274 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 34 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 LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 249 buildings, 4,468 units. Grades across the portfolio: A76 · B79 · C41 · D38 · F12. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 249 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,300,000 on 2019-01-07 (lender: Flushing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-07 | Agreement $6,000,000 — from MJB 421 LLC; CULLEN PROPERTY 2017 LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $6,000,000 | |
| 2019-01-07 | Mortgage $2,300,000 — from MJB 421 LLC; CULLEN PROPERTY 2017 LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $2,300,000 | |
| 2019-01-07 | AL&R $6,000,000 — from MJB 421 LLC; CULLEN PROPERTY 2017 LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $6,000,000 | |
| 2018-01-18 | Deed $9,875,000 — from 1417 LONGFELLOW DEVELOPMENT, LLC to CULLEN PROPERTY 2017 LLC; MJB 421 LLC | $9,875,000 | |
| 2018-01-18 | AL&R $3,700,000 — from MJB 421 LLC; CULLEN PROPERTY 2017 LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $3,700,000 | |
| 2018-01-18 | Mortgage $3,700,000 — from MJB 421 LLC; CULLEN PROPERTY 2017 LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $3,700,000 | |
| 2018-01-03 | Sold for $9,875,000 | $9,875,000 | $259,868 |
| 2017-11-27 | AL&R $6,850,000 — from 1417 LONGFELLOW DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA | $6,850,000 | |
| 2017-11-27 | Agreement $6,850,000 — from 1417 LONGFELLOW DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA | $6,850,000 | |
| 2017-11-27 | Mortgage $1,750,000 — from 1417 LONGFELLOW DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA | $1,750,000 | |
| 2016-04-11 | AL&R $2,055,000 — from 1417 LONGFELLOW DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA | $2,055,000 | |
| 2016-04-11 | AL&R $2,055,000 — from 1417 LONGFELLOW DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA | $2,055,000 | |
| 2016-04-11 | Agreement $2,055,000 — from 1417 LONGFELLOW DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA | $2,055,000 | |
| 2016-04-11 | Mortgage $3,045,000 — from 1417 LONGFELLOW DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA | $3,045,000 | |
| 2016-04-11 | Mortgage $3,045,000 — from 1417 LONGFELLOW DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA | $3,045,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 5 | 1 | 74 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 10 | 3 | 115 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 150 | 4 | 2 | 160 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 214 | 0 | 3 | 220 |
| 2021 | 0 | 12 | 787 | 0 | 4 | 803 |
| 2022 | 0 | 8 | 338 | 0 | 6 | 352 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 284 | 0 | 3 | 292 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 0 | 3 | 246 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 221 | 0 | 4 | 231 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 284 | 0 | 3 | 290 |
Every one of the 2,870 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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