843 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 326 ECB/OATH violations, 265 311 service requests, 90 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 566.3. In ZIP 10469, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 | 52 total — 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2008-10-01. |
| Active vacate order | 3 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$46,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
67 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (47) · Dirty Condition (8) · Blocked Driveway (6) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Obstruction (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).
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 (1915) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| 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) | JOSEPH T HIGGINS |
| Last registered | 2021-08-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $986,000 | $59,160 |
| 2026 | $1,118,000 | $67,080 |
| 2027 | $1,155,000 | $69,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: DISABLED HOMEOWNER
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 | Pelham Pkwy — 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Allerton Av / Laconia Av — Bx25 Bx26 · 450 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 121 Throop Middle: 144, 566. 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.
2551 Hering 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 |
67 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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: $94,500 on 2007-08-16 (lender: American Brokers Conduit) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08-16 | Mortgage $504,000 — from HIGGINS, JOSEPH T to AMERICAN BROKERS CONDUIT; MERS | $504,000 | |
| 2007-08-16 | Mortgage $94,500 — from HIGGINS, JOSEPH T to AMERICAN BROKERS CONDUIT; MERS | $94,500 | |
| 2006-02-07 | Mortgage $518,000 — from HIGGINS, JOSEPH T to MERS | $518,000 | |
| 2004-08-09 | Deed $532,500 — from MIRANTE, ALEXANDER J to HIGGINS, JOSEPH T; HIGGINS, JOHN J | $532,500 | |
| 2004-08-09 | Mortgage $426,000 — from HIGGINS, JOSEPH T; HIGGINS, JOHN N to WELLS FARGO BANK N.A. | $426,000 | |
| 1988-05-10 | Mortgage $12,000 — from MIRANTE, VITA; MIRANTE, ALEXANDER J to MANUFACTURERS HNVR TR CO | $12,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 2019 | 140 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 146 |
| 2020 | 99 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
| 2021 | 79 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 120 |
| 2022 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2023 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 54 |
| 2024 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 69 |
| 2025 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2026 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Every one of the 843 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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