235 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 81 311 service requests, 60 HPD housing violations, 57 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 630.7. In ZIP 10465, 88% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 | 49 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 37 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2023-03-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
27 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 11). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
40 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · Noise (6) · PLUMBING (6) · Standing Water (2) · Sewer (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 (1960) |
| 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) | WEN QIN CHEN |
| Last registered | 2023-07-31 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $991,000 | $59,460 |
| 2026 | $1,059,000 | $63,540 |
| 2027 | $951,000 | $57,060 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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 2024 (1 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 | Buhre Av — 6 · 0.7 mi straight-line (about an 18-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Spencer Dr / Reed Pl — Bx24 · 300 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. X014 Senator John Calandra Middle: 371, 467. 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.
3225 Randolph Place
| 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 |
40 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $642,250 on 2021-02-24 (lender: Citibank, N.A.) (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-24 | Deed $917,500 — from GRISTINA, KERRI J; GRISTINA, JOHN to CHEN, WEN QIN | $917,500 | |
| 2021-02-24 | Mortgage $642,250 — from CHEN, WEN QIN to CITIBANK, N.A.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $642,250 | |
| 2021-02-11 | Sold for $917,500 | $917,500 | $458,750 |
| 2006-03-13 | Mortgage $540,000 — from GRISTINA, JOHN; GRISTINA, KERRI J to MERS | $540,000 | |
| 2006-03-13 | Mortgage $101,250 — from GRISTINA, JOHN; GRISTINA, KERRI J to MERS | $101,250 | |
| 2004-11-16 | Mortgage $45,000 — from GRISTINA, KERRI J; GRISTINA, JOHN to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION | $45,000 | |
| 2004-06-18 | Mortgage $400,000 — from GRISTINA, KERRI J; GRISTINA, JOHN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $400,000 | |
| 2003-03-10 | Mortgage $285,000 — from GRISTINA, KERRI J; GRISTINA, JOHN to INDYMAC BANK, FSB | $285,000 | |
| 1986-10-15 | Mortgage $60,000 — from GRISTINA, STEFANO; GRISTINA, ADALGISA to CITIBANK N.A. | $60,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| 2022 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2023 | 1 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| 2024 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 2025 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2026 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
Every one of the 235 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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