1,951 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 607 HPD complaints, 570 311 service requests, 340 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 341.5. In ZIP 10468, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 | 13 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2023-04-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
73 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 28 · winter 2025–26: 25). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$21,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
173 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (62) · HEAT/HOT WATER (32) · Noise (24) · DOOR/WINDOW (10) · FLOORING/STAIRS (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (6).
$176,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1929) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (25) |
| 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) | Raquel Realty LLC |
| Head officer | William Fernandez |
| Managing agent | GENYC REALTY LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,880,000 | $846,000 |
| 2026 | $1,789,000 | $805,050 |
| 2027 | $1,782,000 | $801,900 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 13/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (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 | Kingsbridge Rd — B D · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College — 4 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Jerome Av / Morris Av — Bx28 Bx38 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Jerome Ave & E 198 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 340 Middle: The New School for Leadership and Journalism. 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.
18 East 198 Street
| 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 |
173 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 32 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 GENYC REALTY LLC — 65 buildings, 1,826 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B20 · C19 · D17 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 65 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $400,000 on 2017-06-12 (lender: Signature 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-03 | AL&R $3,195,629 — from RAQUEL REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,195,629 | |
| 2022-01-03 | M&CON $3,195,629 — from RAQUEL REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,195,629 | |
| 2021-03-26 | Agreement $2,955,629 — from RAQUEL REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,955,629 | |
| 2020-01-17 | AL&R $2,960,000 — from RAQUEL REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,960,000 | |
| 2020-01-17 | M&CON $2,960,000 — from RAQUEL REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,960,000 | |
| 2017-06-12 | Mortgage $400,000 — from RAQUEL REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $400,000 | |
| 2017-06-12 | AL&R $400,000 — from RAQUEL REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $400,000 | |
| 2015-05-27 | AL&R $2,330,000 — from RAQUEL REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,330,000 | |
| 2015-05-27 | M&CON $2,330,000 — from RAQUEL REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,330,000 | |
| 2012-06-18 | AL&R $1,650,000 — from RAQUEL REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,650,000 | |
| 2012-06-18 | Agreement $664,832 — from ISWIL REALTY LLC; WIIS REALTY LLC; RAQUEL REALTY LLC; 2550 BAINBRIDGE CORP. to MJA FINANCIAL LLC | $664,832 | |
| 2012-06-18 | Mortgage $99,262 — from RAQUEL REALTY LLC to MJA FINANCIAL LLC | $99,262 | |
| 2012-06-18 | Agreement $1,650,000 — from RAQUEL REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,650,000 | |
| 2008-07-21 | Mortgage $900,000 — from 2550 BAINBRIDGE CORP.; ISWIL REALTY LLC; WIIS REALTY LLC; RAQUEL REALTY LLC to MJA FINANCIAL LLC, AS NOMINEE | $900,000 | |
| 2007-12-12 | Agreement $1,650,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to RAQUEL REALTY LLC | $1,650,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 25 |
| 2018 | 0 | 8 | 179 | 0 | 22 | 209 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | 84 | 0 | 20 | 111 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 2 | 4 | 74 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 1 | 5 | 103 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 2 | 11 | 166 |
| 2023 | 0 | 10 | 202 | 0 | 22 | 234 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 5 | 22 | 175 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 0 | 10 | 139 |
| 2026 | 10 | 17 | 87 | 0 | 8 | 122 |
Every one of the 1,951 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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