98 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 48 311 service requests, 9 boiler inspections, 8 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
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 90. In ZIP 11231, 56% 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
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.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$8,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (5) · Illegal Dumping (3) · Food Establishment (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Missed Collection (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).
$24,478 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1901) |
| 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).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,148,000 | $966,600 |
| 2026 | $1,718,000 | $773,100 |
| 2027 | $1,988,000 | $894,600 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sal Tang's | Chinese | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | Carroll St — F G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Columbia St / Union St — B61 · 700 ft |
| Citi Bike | Henry St & Degraw St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 029 John M. Harrigan. 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.
521 Hicks 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
19 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Every one of the 98 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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