350 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 162 311 service requests, 80 HPD complaints, 52 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 855.7. In ZIP 10473, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 13 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-03-26. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$19,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
123 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (18) · Blocked Driveway (15) · PLUMBING (12) · APPLIANCE (11) · Dirty Condition (10) · ELECTRIC (8).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $565,000 | $33,900 |
| 2026 | $673,000 | $40,380 |
| 2027 | $695,000 | $41,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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 | St Lawrence Av — 6 · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 21-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Soundview Av / Lafayette Av — Bx27 · 900 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 100 Isaac Clason Middle: J.H.S. 131 Albert Einstein. 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.
731 Taylor 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 |
123 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $600,000 on 2025-01-15 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-15 | Mortgage $600,000 — from SM HOUSING BD INC to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $600,000 | |
| 2024-01-02 | Mortgage $506,250 — from SM HOUSING BD INC to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL LLC | $506,250 | |
| 2021-10-26 | AL&R $439,000 — from SM HOUSING BD INC. to S-SVB REVOLVING LOAN TRUST | $439,000 | |
| 2021-10-26 | Mortgage $439,000 — from SM HOUSING BD INC. to S-SVB REVOLVING LOAN TRUST | $439,000 | |
| 2021-10-26 | Deed $478,000 — from KENNETH RIVERA, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF JULI to SM HOUSING BD INC. | $478,000 | |
| 2021-09-21 | Sold for $478,000 | $478,000 | $239,000 |
| 2009-03-19 | Mortgage $625,500 — from RIVERA, JULIO to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPEM | $625,500 | |
| 2009-03-19 | Mortgage $625,500 — from RIVERA, JULIO to BANK OF AMERICA | $625,500 | |
| 2007-08-22 | Mortgage $544,185 — from RIVERA, JULIO to SECRETARY OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT | $544,185 | |
| 2007-08-22 | Mortgage $544,185 — from RIVERA, JULIO to FINANCIAL FREEDOM SENIOR FUNDING CORPORA | $544,185 | |
| 2006-03-09 | Mortgage $80,000 — from RIVERA, JULIO to ABN AMRO MOTRGAGE GROUP, INC. | $80,000 | |
| 2004-10-13 | Mortgage $45,000 — from RIVERA, JULIO E to FLEET NATIONAL BANK | $45,000 | |
| 2002-05-17 | Mortgage $43,000 — from RIVERA, NILDA; RIVERA, JULIO E. to FLEET NATIONAL BANK | $43,000 | |
| 2000-09-20 | Mortgage $45,000 — from RIVERA, NILDA; RIVERA, JULIO to FLEET BANK, N.A. | $45,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 2022 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 2023 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2024 | 2 | 223 | 2 | 4 | 231 |
| 2025 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 29 |
| 2026 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Every one of the 350 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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