299 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 92 311 service requests, 88 HPD housing violations, 47 rodent inspections.
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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 1171.7. In ZIP 10472, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% 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 | 47 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 30 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2026-02-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
71 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · Illegal Parking (8) · Noise (4) · WATER LEAK (4) · ELECTRIC (4).
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 (1960) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| 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).
| Registered owner(s) | 1050 ELDER LLC |
| Head officer | RALPH SAFDIE |
| Managing agent | JSAF MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $815,000 | $48,900 |
| 2026 | $845,000 | $50,700 |
| 2027 | $851,000 | $51,060 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 | Elder Av — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Westchester Av / Elder Av — Bx4 Bx4A Bx27 · 0.2 mi |
| Citi Bike | Home St & Westchester Ave · 0.5 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 152 Evergreen Middle: 123, 337. 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.
1050 Elder 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 |
71 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 JSAF MANAGEMENT LLC — 43 buildings, 544 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B4 · C9 · D9 · F13. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $35,000 on 2021-06-01 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-01 | Mortgage $35,000 — from SAFDIE, RALPH to MERS | $35,000 | |
| 2021-06-01 | Agreement $710,000 — from SAFDIE, RALPH to MERS | $710,000 | |
| 2021-02-12 | Deed $610,000 — from SEPULVEDA, THOMAS to 1050 ELDER LLC | $610,000 | |
| 2021-02-12 | Mortgage $675,000 — from 1050 ELDER LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC | $675,000 | |
| 2021-02-12 | AL&R $675,000 — from 1050 ELDER LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC | $675,000 | |
| 2021-02-04 | Sold for $610,000 | $610,000 | $203,333 |
| 2017-07-12 | Mortgage $130,000 — from PEREZ, ANGELA; SEPULVEDA, THOMAS; SEPULVEDA, SONIA M to MERS | $130,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 13 |
| 2025 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 24 |
| 2026 | 169 | 0 | 13 | 182 |
Every one of the 299 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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