106 recorded events, 2001–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 30 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 23 311 service requests, 21 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 78.7. 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 | 8 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2024-08-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
1 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · ELECTRIC (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · GENERAL (1) · SAFETY (1) · 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2002) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 959 EAST REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | Edgardo Bacalan |
| Managing agent | Smartkey Property Management LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-05-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $941,000 | $56,460 |
| 2026 | $913,000 | $54,780 |
| 2027 | $971,000 | $58,260 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% 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.
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 | Gun Hill Rd — 2 5 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bronxwood Av / Tilden St — Bx8 · 650 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 078 Anne Hutchinson 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.
959 East 212 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 |
10 311 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.
Managed by SMARTKEY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 29 buildings, 99 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B4 · C6 · D7 · F8. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 355 West 41 Street | MN | 16 | B |
| 504 West 126 Street | MN | 9 | F |
| 3816 Barnes Avenue | BX | 7 | C |
| 1822 Edison Avenue | BX | 5 | F |
| 1353 Taylor Avenue | BX | 5 | F |
| 4245 Digney Avenue | BX | 5 | D |
| 836 East 214 Street | BX | 4 | C |
| 364 East 173 Street | BX | 3 | C |
| 2084 Ryer Avenue | BX | 3 | C |
| 362 East 173 Street | BX | 3 | D |
| 3021 Eastchester Road | BX | 3 | D |
| 959 East 212 Street | BX | 3 | D |
| 1607 Taylor Avenue | BX | 3 | F |
| 952 East 227 Street | BX | 3 | D |
| 366 East 173 Street | BX | 3 | B |
| 3237 Chestnut Drive North | BX | 3 | F |
| 1051 Vincent Avenue | BX | 2 | F |
| 559 Claremont Parkway | BX | 2 | F |
| 1057 Vincent Avenue | BX | 2 | D |
| 29-12 Deerfield Road | QN | 2 | D |
| 1059 Vincent Avenue | BX | 2 | B |
| 3315 Baychester Avenue | BX | 2 | B |
| 119-43 166 Street | QN | 2 | A |
| 22-62 Mott Avenue | QN | 2 | A |
| 769 East 218 Street | BX | 1 | F |
| 150-71 116 Drive | QN | 1 | A |
| 3001 Grace Avenue | BX | 1 | C |
| 120-28 218 Street | QN | 1 | A |
| 750 Georgia Avenue | BK | 1 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $960,000 on 2024-08-19 (lender: Habib American 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-19 | Mortgage $960,000 — from 959 EAST REALTY LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK | $960,000 | |
| 2024-08-19 | AL&R $960,000 — from 959 EAST REALTY LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK | $960,000 | |
| 2021-11-15 | Agreement $712,500 — from 959 EAST REALTY LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC | $712,500 | |
| 2021-11-15 | Mortgage $5,500 — from 959 EAST REALTY LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC | $5,500 | |
| 2021-11-15 | AL&R $712,500 — from 959 EAST REALTY LLC to ICE LENDER HOLDINGS LLC | $712,500 | |
| 2021-07-16 | AL&R $800,000 — from 959 EAST REALTY LLC to PALM BEACH PROPERTY GROUP LLC; HABIBIAN, ILANA; FARHADIAN, MANSOUR | $800,000 | |
| 2021-07-16 | Mortgage $800,000 — from 959 EAST REALTY LLC to PALM BEACH PROPERTY GROUP LLC; FARHADIAN, MANSOUR; HABIBIAN, ILANA | $800,000 | |
| 2021-07-16 | Deed $635,000 — from BAKER, TERRENCE; BAKER, CLAIRE to 959 EAST REALTY LLC | $635,000 | |
| 2021-06-28 | Sold for $635,000 | $635,000 | $211,667 |
| 2005-12-16 | Mortgage $50,000 — from BAKER, TERRENCE; BAKER, CLAIRE to MERS | $50,000 | |
| 2005-12-16 | Agreement $485,000 — from BAKER, CLAIRE; BAKER, TERRENCE to MERS | $485,000 | |
| 2005-12-16 | Mortgage $34,998 — from BAKER, TERRENCE; BAKER, CLAIRE to MERS | $34,998 | |
| 2004-11-09 | Agreement $455,850 — from BAKER, CLAIRE; BAKER, TERRENCE to 1ST REPUBLIC MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC. | $455,850 | |
| 2004-11-09 | Mortgage $48,095 — from BAKER, CLAIRE; BAKER, TERRENCE to 1ST REPUBLIC MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC. | $48,095 | |
| 2004-04-07 | Mortgage $410,970 — from BAKER, CLAIRE; BAKER, TERRENCE to 1ST REPUBLIC MORTGAGE BANKERS,INC. | $410,970 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Every one of the 106 recorded events, 2001–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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