1,157 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 356 311 service requests, 324 HPD complaints, 320 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 1005.6. In ZIP 10462, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% 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 | 168 total — 63 class C (immediately hazardous), 92 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 1986-12-30. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 2 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
148 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 115). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
118 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (65) · DOOR/WINDOW (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · PLUMBING (5) · FLOORING/STAIRS (5) · Noise (5).
$20,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1925) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | 2164 POWELL LLC |
| Head officer | BEN MOCHTAR |
| Managing agent | KOL PROPERTY INC |
| Last registered | 2026-04-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $967,000 | $435,150 |
| 2026 | $939,000 | $422,550 |
| 2027 | $1,001,000 | $450,450 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
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 | Castle Hill Av — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Castle Hill Av / Cross Bronx Expwy Service Rd North — Bx22 · 200 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 036 Unionport Middle: Pugsley Preparatory Academy. 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.
2164 Powell 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 |
118 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 65 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: $1,100,000 on 2018-08-08 (lender: First Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-08 | Mortgage $1,100,000 — from 2164 POWELL LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $1,100,000 | |
| 2018-08-08 | AL&R $1,100,000 — from 2164 POWELL LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $1,100,000 | |
| 2017-08-23 | Deed $1,965,000 — from RAMDIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC to 2164 POWELL LLC | $1,965,000 | |
| 2017-08-04 | Sold for $1,965,000 | $1,965,000 | $245,625 |
| 2016-12-01 | Mortgage $60,000 — from RAMDIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC to PEREZ, JOSE | $60,000 | |
| 2013-09-25 | AL&R $840,000 — from RAMDIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK | $840,000 | |
| 2013-09-25 | Mortgage $840,000 — from RAMDIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK | $840,000 | |
| 2013-01-30 | Agreement $650,000 — from JEROME FUNDING COMPANY LLC to RAMDIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC | $650,000 | |
| 2013-01-30 | Mortgage $506,601 — from RAMDIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC to JEROME FUNDING COMPANY LLC | $506,601 | |
| 2013-01-30 | AL&R $650,000 — from RAMDIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC to JEROME FUNDING COMPANY LLC | $650,000 | |
| 2004-07-21 | Mortgage $250,000 — from RAMDIN, ANNAND M; RAMDIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC to ST. RAYMOND FUNDING ASSOCIATES | $250,000 | |
| 2004-07-21 | AL&R $250,000 — from ST. RAYMOND FUNDING ASSOCIATES to RAMDIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC; RAMDIN, ANNAND M | $250,000 | |
| 2002-02-28 | Mortgage $402,500 — from RAMDIN ASSOCIATES, LLC. to SHANKER REALTY ASSOCIATES, INC. | $402,500 | |
| 1990-12-20 | Mortgage $250,000 — from SHANKER REALTY ASSOCS,IN to FIRST FED S&L ASSN | $250,000 | |
| 1988-05-26 | Mortgage $10,000 — from SHANKER RLTY ASSOC.INC. to TIEBOUT PROPERTIES CORP. | $10,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 58 |
| 2018 | 3 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 65 |
| 2019 | 4 | 101 | 0 | 1 | 106 |
| 2020 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| 2021 | 1 | 224 | 0 | 1 | 226 |
| 2022 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 65 |
| 2023 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 36 |
| 2024 | 0 | 107 | 2 | 3 | 112 |
| 2025 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 1 | 98 |
| 2026 | 4 | 209 | 0 | 2 | 215 |
Every one of the 1,157 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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