136 recorded events, 2006–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 39 HPD housing violations, 37 311 service requests, 27 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 320.7. 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 | 25 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2021-10-26. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 5).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · APPLIANCE (5) · PLUMBING (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · SAFETY (2).
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 (2006) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| 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) | Hi Rise Properties Ely Ave LLC |
| Head officer | Joseph Celantano |
| Managing agent | A-Kinetic Solutions Ltd |
| Last registered | 2026-02-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $590,000 | $35,400 |
| 2026 | $615,000 | $36,900 |
| 2027 | $741,000 | $44,460 |
The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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 | Gun Hill Rd — 5 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bartow Av / Ely Av — Bx25 Bx26 Bx28 Bx38 · 950 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Baychester Academy 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.
2913 Ely 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 |
25 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Managed by A-KINETIC SOLUTIONS LTD — 13 buildings, 52 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C2 · D5 · F5. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 158-17 Sanford Avenue | QN | 20 | D |
| 48-40 48 Street | QN | 6 | B |
| 34-09 42 Street | QN | 6 | D |
| 2909 Ely Avenue | BX | 2 | D |
| 2903 Ely Avenue | BX | 2 | F |
| 2907 Ely Avenue | BX | 2 | C |
| 2915 Ely Avenue | BX | 2 | F |
| 2919 Ely Avenue | BX | 2 | F |
| 2913 Ely Avenue | BX | 2 | F |
| 2917 Ely Avenue | BX | 2 | D |
| 2911 Ely Avenue | BX | 2 | D |
| 2905 Ely Avenue | BX | 2 | C |
| 2901 Ely Avenue | BX | 2 | F |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,240,000 on 2017-05-16 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association), covering 10 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-20 | RPTT&RET $3,400,000 — from HERETAKIS, PETER; ERVOLINA, ROBERT to FUSE TD LLC; CELENTANO, JOSEPH | $3,400,000 | |
| 2017-05-16 | Mortgage $1,240,000 — from HI RISE PROPERTIOES ELY AVE LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,240,000 | |
| 2017-05-16 | Agreement $3,290,000 — from HI RISE PROPERTIOES ELY AVE LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,290,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 69 | 0 | 69 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Every one of the 136 recorded events, 2006–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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