307 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 116 HPD complaints, 66 311 service requests, 58 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 43.3. 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 | 4 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-11-17. |
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.
1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (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 (1935) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| 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) | PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP. |
| Head officer | ALFRED BASAL |
| Managing agent | PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP. |
| Last registered | 2021-08-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $525,000 | $31,500 |
| 2026 | $522,000 | $31,320 |
| 2027 | $629,000 | $37,740 |
The city's market estimate has risen 20% 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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 | 219 St — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bronxwood Av / E 222 St — Bx8 · 550 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.
949 East 221 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 |
1 311 service request 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 PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP. — 23 buildings, 39 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B4 · C11 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Fulton Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 146-29 Tuskegee Airmen Way | QN | 3 | D |
| 114-63 203 Street | QN | 2 | B |
| 3-01 Seagirt Avenue | QN | 2 | D |
| 109-18 Merrick Boulevard | QN | 2 | C |
| 168-12 Foch Boulevard | QN | 2 | F |
| 115-03 Bedell Street | QN | 2 | B |
| 949 East 221 Street | BX | 2 | D |
| 177-37 106 Road | QN | 2 | A |
| 94-08 Linden Boulevard | QN | 1 | C |
| 14-29 Pearl Street | QN | 1 | C |
| 125-18 Francis Lewis Blvd | QN | 1 | C |
| 444 Beach 44 Street | QN | 1 | D |
| 146-52 105 Avenue | QN | 1 | C |
| 216-24 115 Terrace | QN | 1 | C |
| 25-04 Brookhaven Avenue | QN | 1 | C |
| 327 Beach 73 Street | QN | 1 | C |
| 111-48 156 Street | QN | 1 | C |
| 176-36 Sunbury Road | QN | 1 | C |
| 126-03 116 Avenue | QN | 1 | A |
| 40-06 Rockaway Beach Blvd | QN | 1 | D |
| 174-20 110 Avenue | QN | 1 | B |
| 133-44 118 Street | QN | 1 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $740,343 on 2021-10-21 (lender: Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership) (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-21 | Mortgage $740,343 — from REID, DEBRENA F; REID, MICHAEL A to CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PART; MERS | $740,343 | |
| 2021-10-21 | Deed $754,000 — from PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP A/K/A; PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP. to REID, DEBRENA F; REID, MICHAEL A | $754,000 | |
| 2021-09-30 | Sold for $754,000 | $754,000 | $377,000 |
| 2019-10-18 | Deed $335,000 — from DINOWITZ, ESQ AS REFEREE, JEFFREY E to PLAZA GARDENS REAL ESTATE CORP | $335,000 | |
| 2019-10-03 | Sold for $335,000 | $335,000 | $167,500 |
| 2005-01-06 | Mortgage $63,800 — from SIMMONDS, MALIK to MERS | $63,800 | |
| 2005-01-06 | Mortgage $255,200 — from SIMMONDS, MALIK to MERS | $255,200 | |
| 2005-01-06 | Deed $319,000 — from FLOYD, JEROME to SIMMONDS, MALIK | $319,000 | |
| 2004-09-20 | Mortgage $207,760 — from FLOYD, JEROME to NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION | $207,760 | |
| 2004-09-20 | Deed $259,700 — from GANGI, CATHERINE; GANGI, GEORGE to FLOYD, JEROME | $259,700 | |
| 2004-09-20 | Mortgage $51,940 — from FLOYD, JEROME to NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION | $51,940 | |
| 1989-02-15 | Mortgage $139,500 — from GANGI, GEORGE to CITIBANK, N.A. | $139,500 | |
| 1988-11-29 | Mortgage $30,000 — from JOSAM HOLDING CORP. to DISVAC EQUITIES, INC. | $30,000 | |
| 1988-07-07 | Mortgage $75,000 — from JOSAM HOLDING CORP. to DAVID GOLD SELF-EMPETC.; RANDI BLAIR LTD. | $75,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 58 | 0 | 58 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Every one of the 307 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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