453 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 157 HPD housing violations, 131 311 service requests, 42 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 164.5. In ZIP 11220, 69% 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.
3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 3).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (4) · GENERAL (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · APPLIANCE (1) · Sewer (1) · Non (1).
$83,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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).
| Registered owner(s) | GREAT MOUNTAIN REALTY INC |
| Head officer | XU S DONG |
| Managing agent | GREAT MOUNTAIN REALTY INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $990,000 | $445,500 |
| 2026 | $929,000 | $418,050 |
| 2027 | $1,087,000 | $489,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Espino Restaurant | Mexican | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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 2025 (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 | 59 St — N R · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 60 St / 4 Av — B9 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | 59 St & 4 Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 506: The School of Journalism & Technology Middle: J.H.S. 220 John J. Pershing. 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.
5817 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 |
9 311 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.
Managed by GREAT MOUNTAIN REALTY INC — 2 buildings, 8 units. Grades across the portfolio: D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5819 4 Avenue | BK | 4 | D |
| 5817 4 Avenue | BK | 4 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $124,118 on 2022-10-05 (lender: Teachers Federal Credit Union), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-05 | Agreement $1,700,000 — from GREAT MOUNTAIN REALTY INC. to TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $1,700,000 | |
| 2022-10-05 | AL&R $1,700,000 — from GREAT MOUNTAIN REALTY INC. to TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $1,700,000 | |
| 2022-10-05 | Mortgage $124,119 — from GREAT MOUNTAIN REALTY INC. to TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $124,119 | |
| 2015-09-28 | AL&R $1,900,000 — from GREAT MOUNTAIN REALTY INC. to MELROSE CREDIT UNION | $1,900,000 | |
| 2015-09-28 | Mortgage $899,285 — from GREAT MOUNTAIN REALTY INC. to MELROSE CREDIT UNION | $899,285 | |
| 2015-09-28 | Agreement $1,900,000 — from GREAT MOUNTAIN REALTY INC. to MELROSE CREDIT UNION | $1,900,000 | |
| 2009-09-09 | AL&R $1,140,000 — from GREAT MOUNTAIN REALTY INC. to MELROSE CREDIT UNION | $1,140,000 | |
| 2009-09-09 | Mortgage $1,140,000 — from GREAT MOUNTAIN REALTY INC. to MELROSE CREDIT UNION | $1,140,000 | |
| 2009-08-28 | Deed $1,520,000 — from MCCANN, JOHN to GREAT MOUNTAIN REALTY INC. | $1,520,000 | |
| 2004-07-04 | Mortgage $600,000 — from 5817-9 4TH AVE REALTY CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $600,000 | |
| 1995-04-25 | Mortgage $225,000 — from 5817-5819 4TH AVENUEREALTY CORP to GREENPOINT BANK | $225,000 | |
| 1995-03-27 | Mortgage $70,000 — from 5817-9 4TH AVE REALTY CORP to PERRI, JOSEPH | $70,000 | |
| 1985-11-25 | Mortgage $60,000 — from 5817-9 4TH AVE RLTYCORP to UTICA LINCOLN RLTY CORP | $60,000 | |
| 1984-05-22 | Mortgage $3,900 — from BARRETO, FRANCISCO; BARRETO, ISABEL; BARRETO, MIGDALIA to NORTH EASTERN HOLDING CO | $3,900 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Every one of the 453 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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