1,833 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 739 HPD complaints, 487 311 service requests, 468 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 1331.3. In ZIP 10460, 45% of residential buildings hold an A and 18% 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 | 37 total — 25 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2022-02-25. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
106 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 70 · winter 2025–26: 25). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$6,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
172 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (45) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (37) · FLOORING/STAIRS (15) · DOOR/WINDOW (14) · PAINT/PLASTER (13) · PLUMBING (11).
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 (1929) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (7) |
| 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) | 1744 RELTY TRUST |
| Head officer | MENACHEM FISHER |
| Managing agent | JACOB FISHER |
| Last registered | 2025-08-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $829,000 | $373,050 |
| 2026 | $833,000 | $374,850 |
| 2027 | $1,000,000 | $450,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (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 | St Lawrence Av — 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none E 180 St — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Cross Bronx Expwy Service Rd / Commonwealth Av — Q44-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: 531, 536. 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.
1744 Merrill Street
| 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 |
172 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 45 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: $393,355 on 2021-03-16 (lender: Arbor Commercial Funding I LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-16 | Agreement $937,000 — from 1744 REALTY LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING I LLC | $937,000 | |
| 2021-03-16 | Mortgage $393,356 — from 1744 REALTY LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING I LLC | $393,356 | |
| 2015-07-23 | Deed $830,000 — from MERRILL ST. CORP to 1744 REALTY LLC | $830,000 | |
| 2015-07-22 | Mortgage $615,000 — from 1744 REALTY LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK | $615,000 | |
| 2015-07-22 | AL&R $615,000 — from 1744 REALTY LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK | $615,000 | |
| 2002-09-19 | Mortgage $225,000 — from MERRILL ST. CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $225,000 | |
| 1998-10-16 | Mortgage $143,500 — from 1744 MERRILL STREET,INC. to ENIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $143,500 | |
| 1988-06-10 | Mortgage $260,000 — from SANJAI PROPERTIES INC; BEAUCHAMP, SANDRA C/AKA; CASTRO, SANDRA S. to EAGLE S.A. FUNDING CO | $260,000 | |
| 1987-12-10 | Mortgage $135,000 — from SANJAI PROPERTIES INC. to MARIANI, RAY; MARIANI, MARY | $135,000 | |
| 1986-12-16 | Mortgage $25,000 — from SANJAI PROPERTIES INC. to PRELUDE REALTY CORP | $25,000 | |
| 1986-09-24 | Mortgage $90,000 — from CASTRO, SANDRA/D/B/A; SANJAI PROPERTIES to AMERICAN S&LA | $90,000 | |
| 1986-05-20 | Mortgage $13,800 — from CASTRO, SANDRA to CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVSFSB | $13,800 | |
| 1985-06-18 | Mortgage $30,000 — from FROBOSE, JOYCE; ANDRADES, CANDIDA; DANCY, TYRONE A.; FROBOSE, WILLIAM; TYJOY RLTY CO/D/B/A to FLAMINGO PROPERTIESCORP | $30,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 46 |
| 2018 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 40 |
| 2019 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2021 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 49 |
| 2022 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
| 2023 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 2024 | 2 | 198 | 0 | 1 | 201 |
| 2025 | 4 | 215 | 0 | 3 | 222 |
| 2026 | 0 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 179 |
Every one of the 1,833 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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