1,512 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 640 311 service requests, 386 HPD complaints, 268 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 122.7. In ZIP 10472, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% 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 | 25 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2022-02-01. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
189 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 78 · winter 2024–25: 67 · winter 2025–26: 40). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
228 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (92) · Noise (47) · Illegal Parking (17) · Rodent (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · PLUMBING (9).
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 (1939) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (60) |
| 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) | 1491-1493 WATSON AVE LLC |
| Head officer | RICK HERMAN |
| Managing agent | JLP METRO MANAGEMENT INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-08-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,979,000 | $1,340,550 |
| 2026 | $3,146,000 | $1,415,700 |
| 2027 | $3,238,000 | $1,457,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 19/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO6FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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 | Elder Av — 6 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Westchester Av / Elder Av — Bx4 Bx4A Bx27 · 900 ft |
| Citi Bike | Home St & Westchester Ave · 0.4 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.
1491 Watson 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 |
228 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 92 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 JLP METRO MANAGEMENT INC. — 76 buildings, 2,380 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B18 · C29 · D17 · F3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 76 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $251,000 on 2020-02-14 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | Agreement $4,890,320 — from HP CSP GF1 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP; 1491-1493 WATSON AVE. LLC to SIG RCRS C MF 2023 VENTURE LLC | $4,890,320 | |
| 2020-02-14 | Agreement $18,200,000 — from DAN ASSOCIATES LLC; MIDLANE FIRST ASSOCIATES, LLC; AF&G REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC; HORIZON HO to TD BANK, N.A. | $18,200,000 | |
| 2020-02-14 | Mortgage $4,899,000 — from AF&G REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. | $4,899,000 | |
| 2020-02-14 | AL&R $5,150,000 — from 1491-1493 WATSON AVE. LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,150,000 | |
| 2020-02-14 | Agreement $5,150,000 — from 1491-1493 WATSON AVE. LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,150,000 | |
| 2020-02-14 | Mortgage $251,000 — from 1491-1493 WATSON AVE. LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $251,000 | |
| 2020-02-14 | Deed $7,100,000 — from AF&G REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to 1491-1493 WATSON AVE. LLC | $7,100,000 | |
| 2020-02-06 | Sold for $7,100,000 | $7,100,000 | $118,333 |
| 2013-01-23 | RPTT&RET $7,707,911 — from CHESTNUT BEACON, L.P.; AISENBERG , MARGARET; KRIGER , MARGARET; KRIGER SCHAFFER , PATRICIA to ESTATE OF BERNARD AISENBERG; AISENBERG , ROBERT; AISENBERG , MICHELLE; AISENBER | $7,707,911 | |
| 2013-01-16 | AL&R $18,200,000 — from AF&G REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC; DAN ASSOCIATES LLC; HORIZON HOUSE COMPANY, LLC; MIDLANE FIRST to TD BANK, N.A. | $18,200,000 | |
| 2013-01-16 | Mortgage $18,200,000 — from AF&G REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC; HORIZON HOUSE COMPANY, LLC; MIDLANE FIRST ASSOCIATES, LLC; DA to TD BANK, N.A. | $18,200,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| 2018 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 4 | 78 |
| 2019 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 28 |
| 2020 | 3 | 92 | 9 | 1 | 105 |
| 2021 | 3 | 252 | 0 | 2 | 257 |
| 2022 | 2 | 204 | 0 | 3 | 209 |
| 2023 | 1 | 122 | 0 | 4 | 127 |
| 2024 | 0 | 159 | 6 | 8 | 173 |
| 2025 | 1 | 152 | 7 | 5 | 165 |
| 2026 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 4 | 126 |
Every one of the 1,512 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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