492 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 158 311 service requests, 137 HPD housing violations, 96 HPD complaints.
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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 542.8. 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 | 20 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2024-01-02. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2025–26: 6 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
59 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (16) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Missed Collection (5) · Dead Animal (5) · FLOORING/STAIRS (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 (1927) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| 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) | SAM HARROD LLC |
| Head officer | JOEL RETEK |
| Managing agent | WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2026-06-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $640,000 | $288,000 |
| 2026 | $537,000 | $241,650 |
| 2027 | $644,000 | $289,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% 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 | Morrison Av-Soundview — 6 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 174 St / Harrod Av — Bx11 · 550 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: 195, 196. 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.
1317 Harrod 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 |
59 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 117 buildings, 1,251 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B25 · C14 · D25 · F15. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 117 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $124,947 on 2025-06-26 (lender: Orange Bank & Trust Company), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-26 | Mortgage $124,948 — from SAM HARROD LLC; SAM OLINVILLE LLC; SAM 219 LLC to ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY | $124,948 | |
| 2025-06-26 | AL&R $3,300,000 — from SAM 219 LLC; SAM HARROD LLC; SAM OLINVILLE LLC to ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY | $3,300,000 | |
| 2025-06-26 | Agreement $3,300,000 — from SAM HARROD LLC; SAM OLINVILLE LLC; SAM 219 LLC to ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY | $3,300,000 | |
| 2020-05-19 | Agreement $3,525,000 — from SAM 219 LLC; SAM OLINVILLE LLC; SAM HARROD LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA | $3,525,000 | |
| 2020-05-19 | Mortgage $1,665,353 — from SAM 219 LLC; SAM OLINVILLE LLC; SAM HARROD LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA | $1,665,353 | |
| 2020-05-19 | AL&R $3,525,000 — from SAM 219 LLC; SAM HARROD LLC; SAM OLINVILLE LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA | $3,525,000 | |
| 2019-01-24 | Deed $710,000 — from 1317 HARROD LLC to SAM HARROD LLC | $710,000 | |
| 2019-01-24 | Mortgage $820,000 — from SAM HARROD LLC to AFP NEW YORK INVESTMENT, L.L.C. | $820,000 | |
| 2019-01-16 | Sold for $710,000 | $710,000 | $177,500 |
| 2018-06-12 | Deed $450,000 — from COOMBS, AS TRUSTEE, VERNON E; THE BERTINA MATTHEWS TRUST to 1317 HARROD LLC | $450,000 | |
| 2018-05-18 | Sold for $450,000 | $450,000 | $112,500 |
| 2003-09-12 | Mortgage $225,000 — from MATTHEWS, BERTINA to BNY MORTGAGE COMPANY | $225,000 | |
| 2001-07-24 | Mortgage $162,500 — from MATTHEWS, BERTINA; MATTHEWS, JOSEPH D. to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION | $162,500 | |
| 1990-02-28 | Mortgage $10,000 — from MATTHEWS, BERTINA; COOMBS, BERTINA AKA; MATTHEWS, JOSEPH D. to CAPITAL RESOURCES CORP. | $10,000 | |
| 1985-04-16 | Mortgage $11,000 — from MATTHEWS, BERTINA; MATTHEWS, JOSEPH to NORTH EASTERN HOLDING CO | $11,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 46 |
| 2022 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 40 |
| 2023 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 63 |
| 2024 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| 2025 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 7 | 56 |
| 2026 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Every one of the 492 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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