143 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 49 311 service requests, 14 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 14 DOB violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 76. In ZIP 11232, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% 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 — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-04-15. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: GENERAL (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Drinking (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · Noise (1).
$1,335,000 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 (1931) |
| 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).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,664,000 | $748,800 |
| 2026 | $1,774,000 | $798,300 |
| 2027 | $2,008,000 | $903,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| U Bar 2 Lounge | American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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 | 36 St — D N R · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / 34 St — B37 · 750 ft |
| Citi Bike | 30 St & 4 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 172 Beacon School of Excellence. 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.
870 4 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 |
12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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: $550,000 on 2023-11-14 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-14 | Mortgage $550,000 — from YANG'S FAMILY I LLC to CATHAY BANK | $550,000 | |
| 2023-11-14 | AL&R $550,000 — from YANG'S FAMILY I LLC to CATHAY BANK | $550,000 | |
| 2022-06-27 | Deed $2,950,000 — from NOVILLO, LAURA; ESTATE OF CARLOS CARTAGENA; CARTAGENA, AS ADMINISTRATOR, ROSA M to YANG'S FAMILY I LLC | $2,950,000 | |
| 2022-06-27 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from YANG'S FAMILY I LLC to CATHY BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2022-06-27 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from YANG'S FAMILY I LLC to CATHY BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2022-05-27 | Sold for $2,950,000 | $2,950,000 | $737,500 |
| 1983-06-29 | Mortgage $110,000 — from CARTAGENA, CARLOS; NOVILLO, LAURA to FRUCHT, SIGMUND; WANDERER, HARRY; ORBACH, JOSEPH; ORBACH, MARCUS | $110,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Every one of the 143 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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