1,459 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 645 311 service requests, 315 HPD complaints, 209 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 145.4. In ZIP 10461, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 | 66 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 32 class B, 30 class A. Oldest open since 2024-10-30. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
278 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 26 · winter 2024–25: 62 · winter 2025–26: 186 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
406 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (138) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (37) · PAINT/PLASTER (26) · Dirty Condition (25) · Noise (21) · PLUMBING (14).
$1,139,780 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1928) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (61) |
| 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) | GM 1400 BENSON LLC |
| Head officer | Michael Gonter |
| Managing agent | Jay Silver |
| Last registered | 2026-07-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,622,000 | $2,079,900 |
| 2026 | $4,838,000 | $2,177,100 |
| 2027 | $4,779,000 | $2,150,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 1/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Nuevo Bohio Tropical | Latin American | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Contains Foreign Object) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 2021 (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 | Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av — 6 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lane Av / Benson Av — Bx4 Bx4A · 100 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S./M.S. 194 Middle: P.S./M.S. 194. 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.
1400 Benson 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
406 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 138 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: $7,900,000 on 2020-12-31 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-11 | EASE $1,250,000 — from GM 1400 BENSON LLC to SBA SITE MANAGEMENT, LLC | $1,250,000 | |
| 2020-12-31 | AL&R $7,900,000 — from GM 1400 BENSON LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $7,900,000 | |
| 2020-12-31 | Mortgage $7,900,000 — from GM 1400 BENSON LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $7,900,000 | |
| 2020-12-31 | Deed $11,250,000 — from 1400 BENSON STREET LLC to GM 1400 BENSON LLC | $11,250,000 | |
| 2020-12-21 | Sold for $11,250,000 | $11,250,000 | $184,426 |
| 2013-03-05 | RPTT $3,655,000 — from LUCY NERA STEINMAN 2011 TRUST; THE LOUIS AND RACHEL RUDIN FOUNDATION, I; WILLIAM C. RUDIN to 415 MADISON INC. | $3,655,000 | |
| 1999-01-25 | Mortgage $528,555 — from ROSEDALE ASSOCIATESLLC; ROSEDALE ASSOCIATESLLC to MARINE MIDLAND BANK; MARINE MIDLAND BANK | $528,555 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| 2019 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 36 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 30 |
| 2021 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 44 |
| 2022 | 0 | 8 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 52 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 2 | 8 | 66 |
| 2024 | 0 | 8 | 124 | 0 | 7 | 139 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 341 | 0 | 8 | 351 |
| 2026 | 0 | 12 | 364 | 0 | 8 | 384 |
Every one of the 1,459 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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