861 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 283 311 service requests, 175 HPD complaints, 130 HPD housing violations.
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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 79.1. In ZIP 10460, 45% of residential buildings hold an A and 18% 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 | 60 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 23 class A. Oldest open since 1977-06-06. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
44 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 25 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$49,775 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
124 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Real Time Enforcement (42) · HEAT/HOT WATER (21) · Noise (14) · Missed Collection (4) · Illegal Parking (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (3).
$59,500 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 (1914) |
| 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) | 1898 LONGFELLOW AVENUE HDFC |
| Head officer | PABLO MENDOZA |
| Managing agent | MIDAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,815,000 | $816,750 |
| 2026 | $1,662,000 | $747,900 |
| 2027 | $2,054,000 | $924,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $306,653 a year ($15.93 per sq ft), operating expenses $78,925 ($4.10 per sq ft), net operating income $227,728. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av — 2 5 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Boston Rd / Vyse Av — Bx21 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Vyse Ave & Boston Rd · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 006 West Farms. 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.
1898 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 |
124 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 21 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 MIDAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 76 buildings, 1,605 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B19 · C13 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 76 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $450,000 on 2022-12-16 (lender: Lower East Side Peoples Federal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-21 | RPTT $120,000 — from 1898 LONGFELLOW AVE HDFC to BATISTA, WILLIN G; LOPEZ DEBATISTA, YOANNY M | $120,000 | |
| 2023-05-22 | Sold for $120,000 | $120,000 | $7,059 |
| 2023-04-21 | RPTT $105,000 — from ORELLANA, EDWIN A; ALICEA, STEPHANIE to BALBOA VELASQUEZ, MARIA C; ESTRADA MEDINA, LEONARDO R | $105,000 | |
| 2023-03-16 | Sold for $105,000 | $105,000 | $6,176 |
| 2022-12-16 | AL&R $450,000 — from 1898 LONGFELLOW AVE. HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLES FEDERAL CREDIT U | $450,000 | |
| 2022-12-16 | Mortgage $450,000 — from 1898 LONGFELLOW AVE. HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLES FEDERAL CREDIT U | $450,000 | |
| 2022-10-05 | RPTT&RET $20,000 — from MEDINA, MARIA CASTILLO; CASTILLO, CELINA JOSE to 1898 LONGFELLOW AVENUE HDFC | $20,000 | |
| 2022-09-28 | Sold for $20,000 | $20,000 | $1,176 |
| 2022-07-28 | RPTT&RET $49,500 — from REYNOSO, MADELIN; REYNOSO, JUAN B to 1898 LONGFELLOW AVENUE HDFC | $49,500 | |
| 2022-07-14 | Sold for $49,500 | $49,500 | $2,912 |
| 2020-07-31 | RPTT&RET $86,000 — from 1898 LONGFELLOW AVENUE HDFC to MALABE, RIO | $86,000 | |
| 2020-06-25 | Sold for $86,000 | $86,000 | $5,059 |
| 2020-02-07 | RPTT&RET $20,250 — from ZAPATA, OLIVER I; ZAPATA, VERONICA to RAMIREZ, VERONICA NORMA LUCERO | $20,250 | |
| 2020-01-17 | Sold for $20,250 | $20,250 | $1,191 |
| 2019-12-27 | RPTT&RET $100,000 — from YU, QI; XU, HAIHUA to SUEYOSHI, FUMI | $100,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 34 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 14 | 6 | 85 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| 2022 | 0 | 33 | 60 | 8 | 1 | 102 |
| 2023 | 0 | 18 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 63 |
| 2024 | 0 | 19 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| 2025 | 1 | 32 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 106 |
| 2026 | 0 | 21 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 57 |
Every one of the 861 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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