2,090 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 852 HPD complaints, 610 311 service requests, 423 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
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 750.3. In ZIP 10467, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% 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 | 39 total — 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 1986-05-19. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
102 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 47 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$800 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
233 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (46) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (31) · Graffiti (25) · Illegal Parking (16) · DOOR/WINDOW (14) · Rodent (12).
$6,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1912) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (15) |
| 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) | AMERICAN PEN CORP LLC |
| Head officer | Jay Gelb |
| Managing agent | ELITE MANAGEMENT NY LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-11-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $956,000 | $430,200 |
| 2026 | $981,000 | $441,450 |
| 2027 | $986,000 | $443,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (2 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 | Gun Hill Rd — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Norwood-205 St — D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Webster Av / East Gun Hill Rd — Bx41 Bx41-SBS · 50 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | Hull Ave & E Gun Hill Rd · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 094 Kings College School Middle: J.H.S. 080 The Mosholu Parkway. 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.
3488 Webster 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 |
233 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 46 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 ELITE MANAGEMENT NY LLC — 20 buildings, 180 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B5 · D6 · F6. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 Marble Hill Avenue | MN | 36 | A |
| 800 East 160 Street | BX | 26 | F |
| 3488 Webster Avenue | BX | 15 | D |
| 2427 Prospect Avenue | BX | 9 | B |
| 819 East 168 Street | BX | 8 | B |
| 1361 Webster Avenue | BX | 8 | F |
| 2915 Holland Avenue | BX | 8 | B |
| 262 Neptune Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 393 Chauncey Street | BK | 6 | D |
| 1136 Metcalf Avenue | BX | 6 | D |
| 404 Suydam Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 738 Miller Avenue | BK | 6 | F |
| 734 Miller Avenue | BK | 6 | D |
| 1868 Palmetto Street | QN | 6 | A |
| 5121 2 Avenue | BK | 6 | D |
| 325 Sumpter Street | BK | 6 | F |
| 1369 Greene Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 1020 Rutland Road | BK | 4 | D |
| 2425 Prospect Avenue | BX | 2 | F |
| 1014 Rutland Road | BK | 2 | F |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $499,900 on 1999-12-15 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-12-15 | Mortgage $499,900 — from AMERICAN PEN CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $499,900 | |
| 1986-08-07 | Mortgage $40,000 — from MANHATTAN&BRONX INDSTRL to HEBLACK, ANITA; BECCARELLI, DAVID; DEPASQUALE, JOHN; CATES, ELENA; BECCARELLI, EUGENIA | $40,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 26 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 10 | 60 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 8 | 58 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 3 | 99 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 2 | 83 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 5 | 100 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 8 | 51 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 278 | 8 | 288 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 11 | 131 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 16 | 200 |
Every one of the 2,090 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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