255 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 50 311 service requests, 33 DOB permits, 30 DOB complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 62.5. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
17 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 15 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$17,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Abandoned Vehicle (2) · Building/Use (2) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1).
$2,164,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (1935) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (12) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 14 DUFFIELD LLC |
| Head officer | ISIDORE HEIMANN |
| Managing agent | FRONTGATE MANAGEMEN INC |
| Last registered | 2025-12-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,863,000 | $838,350 |
| 2026 | $1,838,000 | $827,100 |
| 2027 | $1,912,000 | $860,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT
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 2019 (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 | High St — A C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none York St — F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Nassau St / Gold St — B57 B69 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Concord St & Bridge St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 287 Bailey K. Ashford. 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.
14 Duffield 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 |
17 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 FRONTGATE MANAGEMENT — 77 buildings, 1,379 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B31 · C10 · D5 · F5. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 77 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,787,500 on 2020-11-20 (lender: Spencer Savings Bank Sla). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-20 | Agreement $6,787,500 — from 14 DUFFIELD LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK SLA | $6,787,500 | |
| 2020-11-20 | AL&R $6,787,500 — from 14 DUFFIELD LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK SLA | $6,787,500 | |
| 2020-11-20 | Mortgage $2,787,500 — from 14 DUFFIELD LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK SLA | $2,787,500 | |
| 2017-12-08 | Mortgage $2,905,000 — from 14 DUFFIELD LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK | $2,905,000 | |
| 2017-12-08 | AL&R $4,000,000 — from 14 DUFFIELD LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK | $4,000,000 | |
| 2017-12-08 | Agreement $1,095,000 — from 14 DUFFIELD LLC to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK | $1,095,000 | |
| 2017-06-15 | Deed $2,025,000 — from MULTARI, PAULINE to 14 DUFFIELD LLC | $2,025,000 | |
| 2017-06-15 | Mortgage $1,750,000 — from 14 DUFFIELD LLC to BAYPORT FUNDING LLC | $1,750,000 | |
| 2017-06-05 | Sold for $2,025,000 | $2,025,000 | $168,750 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 36 |
| 2018 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 35 |
| 2019 | 14 | 37 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 72 |
| 2020 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2026 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Every one of the 255 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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