197 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 62 311 service requests, 59 HPD complaints, 43 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 23. In ZIP 10470, 78% 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 | 3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2016-11-06. |
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.
15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (3) · WATER LEAK (2) · Noise (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Air Quality (1).
$40,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1925) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| 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) | SAM CARPENTER LLC |
| Head officer | JOEL RETEK |
| Managing agent | WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2026-06-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $633,000 | $284,850 |
| 2026 | $654,000 | $294,300 |
| 2027 | $785,000 | $353,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 24% 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 | Wakefield-241 St — 2 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Nereid Av — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: White Plains Rd / E 239 St — Bx39 · 1,000 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 016 Wakefield Middle: 287, 370. 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.
4541 Carpenter 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 |
15 311 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 WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 117 buildings, 1,251 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B25 · C14 · D25 · F15. See the whole portfolio
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Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $300,000 on 2019-12-19 (lender: Sbt Advantage Bank), covering 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-19 | Mortgage $300,000 — from SAM CHATTERTON LLC; SAM VAN LLC; SAM CARPENTER LLC to SBT ADVANTAGE BANK | $300,000 | |
| 2019-12-19 | Agreement $2,775,000 — from SAM CARPENTER LLC; SAM CHATTERTON LLC; SAM VAN LLC to SBT ADVANTAGE BANK | $2,775,000 | |
| 2019-12-19 | AL&R $2,775,000 — from SAM VAN LLC; SAM CARPENTER LLC; SAM CHATTERTON LLC to SBT ADVANTAGE BANK | $2,775,000 | |
| 2018-09-20 | AL&R $880,000 — from SAM CARPENTER LLC to JORAMEL, LLC | $880,000 | |
| 2018-09-20 | Agreement $880,000 — from SAM CARPENTER LLC to JORAMEL, LLC | $880,000 | |
| 2018-09-20 | Deed $575,000 — from BNMA AQUISTIONS INC to SAM CARPENTER LLC | $575,000 | |
| 2018-08-23 | Sold for $575,000 | $575,000 | $143,750 |
| 2016-12-29 | AL&R $910,000 — from BNMA AQUISTIONS INC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK | $910,000 | |
| 2016-12-29 | Agreement $910,000 — from BNMA AQUISTIONS INC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK | $910,000 | |
| 2016-12-29 | Mortgage $130,000 — from BNMA AQUISTIONS INC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK | $130,000 | |
| 2016-02-29 | Deed $380,000 — from TAPPIN, CHERISE M; WADE, MYRTLE to BNMA AQUISITIONS INC | $380,000 | |
| 2016-02-29 | AL&R $480,000 — from BNMA AQUISITIONS INC to FUNDING NY LLC | $480,000 | |
| 2016-02-29 | Mortgage $480,000 — from BNMA AQUISITIONS INC to FUNDING NY LLC | $480,000 | |
| 2008-11-24 | Mortgage $450,000 — from TAPPIN, CHERISE to MERS | $450,000 | |
| 2006-12-18 | Mortgage $75,000 — from TAPPIN, CHERISE; WADE, MYRTLE to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $75,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 57 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
Every one of the 197 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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