181 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 54 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 42 311 service requests, 34 DOB violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 103.3. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 | 17 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2016-11-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$11,005 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Water System (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Snow or Ice (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 (1852) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| 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) | FADEL ALMONTASER |
| Last registered | 2015-06-19 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,521,600 | $684,720 |
| 2026 | $1,826,000 | $821,700 |
| 2027 | $2,191,000 | $985,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Cedro Lebanese Taqueria | Lebanese | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Temperature) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 | Borough Hall — 2 3 4 5 R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial Bergen St — F G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Atlantic Av / Clinton St — B61 B63 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Henry St & Atlantic Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 261 Zipporiah Mills. 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.
144 Atlantic 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
8 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $350,000 on 2022-10-27 (lender: 144 Atlantic Avenue Funding Associates). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-27 | Mortgage $350,000 — from 144 ATLANTIC AVE LLC to 144 ATLANTIC AVENUE FUNDING ASSOCIATES | $350,000 | |
| 2022-10-27 | AL&R $350,000 — from 144 ATLANTIC AVE LLC to 144 ATLANTIC AVENUE FUNDING ASSOCIATES | $350,000 | |
| 2016-04-05 | Mortgage $300,000 — from 144 ATLANTIC AVE LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK | $300,000 | |
| 2016-04-05 | AL&R $300,000 — from 144 ATLANTIC AVE LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK | $300,000 | |
| 2015-09-08 | Mortgage $800,000 — from 144 ATLANTIC AVE LLC to HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK | $800,000 | |
| 2011-08-31 | AL&R $400,000 — from ALMONTASER, FADEL to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $400,000 | |
| 2011-08-31 | Mortgage $400,000 — from ALMONTASER, FADEL to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $400,000 | |
| 2005-06-08 | Mortgage $35,000 — from ALMONTASER, FADEL M to TUFARO FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | $35,000 | |
| 2005-05-10 | Mortgage $300,000 — from ALMONTASER, FADEL to BROOKLYN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $300,000 | |
| 2005-05-10 | AL&R $300,000 — from BROOKLYN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to ALMONTASER, FADEL | $300,000 | |
| 2004-05-11 | Mortgage $200,000 — from ALMONTASER, FADEL M to LEVITES, BARRY H; THE LEVITES ORGANIZATION | $200,000 | |
| 1998-05-13 | Mortgage $60,000 — from ALMONTASER, MOHAMEDY to GREENPOINT BANK | $60,000 | |
| 1994-10-20 | Mortgage $25,000 — from ALMONTASER, MOHAMEDY to KRAMER, NEIL S | $25,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
Every one of the 181 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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