437 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 119 HPD complaints, 116 311 service requests, 65 HPD housing violations.
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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 196. 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
| Open HPD violations | 19 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1985-04-26. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · Rodent (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Noise (2).
$183,398 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1924) |
| 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) | CHEN & CHEN REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | RAY CHEN |
| Managing agent | RAY CHEN |
| Last registered | 2025-08-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,099,200 | $494,640 |
| 2026 | $1,133,000 | $509,850 |
| 2027 | $1,360,000 | $612,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuzhou Yizhang Fish Ball | Chinese | 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.
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 | 8 Av — N · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 60 St / 7 Av — B9 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | 7 Ave & 62 St · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 69 Vincent D. Grippo School Middle: J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow. 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.
717 60 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 |
26 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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: $1,495,000 on 2013-12-09 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-11 | AL&R $700,000 — from CHEN & CHAN REALTY LLC to CATHAY BANK | $700,000 | |
| 2023-12-11 | Agreement $700,000 — from CHEN & CHAN REALTY LLC to CATHAY BANK | $700,000 | |
| 2013-12-09 | Mortgage $1,495,000 — from CHEN & CHAN REALTY LLC to CATHAY BANK | $1,495,000 | |
| 2013-12-09 | AL&R $1,495,000 — from CHEN & CHAN REALTY LLC to CATHAY BANK | $1,495,000 | |
| 2006-08-08 | Mortgage $400,000 — from CHEN AND CHAN REALTY, LLC to KAFANTARIS, DIMITRIOS; KAFANTARIS, MARIA; KAFANTARIS, DEMETRIOS | $400,000 | |
| 2006-08-08 | AL&R $400,000 — from KAFANTARIS, DEMETRIOS; KAFANTARIS, MARIA; KAFANTARIS, DIMITRIOS to CHEN AND CHAN REALTY, LLC | $400,000 | |
| 2006-08-08 | Deed $800,000 — from KAFANTARIS, MARIA; KAFANTARIS, DIMITRIOS to CHEN & CHAN REALTY LLC | $800,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 3 | 70 |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 43 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 28 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 35 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 24 |
Every one of the 437 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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