644 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 241 311 service requests, 112 HPD complaints, 100 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 214. In ZIP 11217, 60% 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 | 17 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-02-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
49 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (11) · Outdoor Dining (7) · Dirty Condition (5) · Food Establishment (4) · Rodent (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3).
$128,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1920) |
| 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) | 660-Degraw St. LLC |
| Head officer | Joseph Catalano |
| Managing agent | Joseph Catalano |
| Last registered | 2025-07-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,132,400 | $959,580 |
| 2026 | $2,559,000 | $1,151,550 |
| 2027 | $3,071,000 | $1,381,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nenes Taqueria | Mexican | 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-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Contains Foreign Object) · 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 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (0 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 | Union St — R · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Bergen St — 2 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / Douglass St — B63 · 700 ft |
| Citi Bike | Douglass St & 4 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 282 Park Slope. 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.
173 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 |
49 311 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: $50,000 on 2000-03-20 (lender: Central Funding Company and Columbia Capital Co), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-30 | Mortgage $80,000 — from 660-DEGRAW ST. LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $80,000 | |
| 2020-07-30 | Agreement $1,830,000 — from 660-DEGRAW ST. LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $1,830,000 | |
| 2020-07-30 | AL&R $1,830,000 — from 660-DEGRAW ST. LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $1,830,000 | |
| 2018-05-11 | AL&R $1,750,000 — from CATALANO, JOSEPH to PS FUNDING INC | $1,750,000 | |
| 2018-05-11 | Mortgage $1,750,000 — from CATALANO, JOSEPH to PS FUNDING INC | $1,750,000 | |
| 2017-03-09 | Agreement $550,000 — from CATALANO, JOSEPH to NIKALYSS, INC. | $550,000 | |
| 2014-04-17 | AL&R $550,000 — from CATALANO, JOSEPH to NIKALYSS, INC | $550,000 | |
| 2013-09-30 | AL&R $5,500,000 — from CATALANO, JOSEPH to NIKALYSS, INC | $5,500,000 | |
| 2000-03-20 | Mortgage $50,000 — from CATALANO, JOSEPH to COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO; CENTRAL FUNDING COMPANY | $50,000 | |
| 1996-08-19 | Mortgage $50,215 — from CATALANO, JOSEPH to GREENPOINT BANK | $50,215 | |
| 1989-12-27 | Mortgage $40,000 — from CATALANO, JOSEPH to PARRA, LUZ | $40,000 | |
| 1989-12-27 | Mortgage $130,000 — from CATALANO, JOSEPH to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK | $130,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 24 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 35 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 27 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 42 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 37 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
Every one of the 644 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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