961 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 415 HPD complaints, 268 311 service requests, 225 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 59% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 14.5. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 134 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 95 class B, 28 class A. Oldest open since 1999-11-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
39 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 39).
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (19) · Lead (4) · Residential Disposal Complaint (3) · PLUMBING (3) · ELECTRIC (2) · New Tree Request (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1925) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (39) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | GARFIELD FIRST ASSOCIATES LLC |
| Head officer | JANET POOLE |
| Managing agent | Metropolitan Property Services |
| Last registered | 2025-10-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,915,000 | $2,211,750 |
| 2026 | $5,104,000 | $2,296,800 |
| 2027 | $5,490,000 | $2,470,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 72/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 | Union St — R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 7 Av — F G · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / Garfield Pl — B63 · 600 ft |
| Citi Bike | 1 St & 6 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 321 William Penn. 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.
118 Garfield Place
| 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
35 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 19 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 METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES — 35 buildings, 1,430 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B12 · C9 · D3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 221 Seaman Avenue | MN | 228 | B |
| 1125 Washington Avenue | BK | 132 | C |
| 61-61 Woodhaven Boulevard | QN | 101 | C |
| 118-18 Metropolitan Avenue | QN | 85 | A |
| 400 East Mosholu Parkway | BX | 78 | C |
| 3210 Avenue H | BK | 78 | B |
| 2738 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 73 | B |
| 2852 8 Avenue | MN | 69 | C |
| 254 Quentin Road | BK | 48 | A |
| 116-27 169 Street | QN | 40 | B |
| 11-25 46 Road | QN | 39 | A |
| 118 Garfield Place | BK | 39 | A |
| 263 West 152 Street | MN | 35 | D |
| 20 East 179 Street | BX | 30 | B |
| 932 St Marks Avenue | BK | 30 | A |
| 2764 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 30 | C |
| 235 West 145 Street | MN | 29 | C |
| 2753 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 24 | B |
| 116-26 169 Street | QN | 24 | A |
| 2745 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 24 | D |
| 157 Vernon Avenue | BK | 21 | B |
| 1163 43 Street | BK | 20 | A |
| 1157 43 Street | BK | 20 | B |
| 2538 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 19 | B |
| 116-31 170 Street | QN | 16 | B |
| 77-05 41 Avenue | QN | 16 | A |
| 2756 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 15 | C |
| 2542 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 15 | C |
| 202-01 Hor Harding Ep SR N | QN | 14 | C |
| 201-01 Hor Harding Ep SR N | QN | 14 | B |
| 2743 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 10 | D |
| 1095 Jerome Avenue | BX | 9 | A |
| 114-30 Farmers Boulevard | QN | 2 | A |
| 114-34 Farmers Boulevard | QN | 2 | A |
| 225 West 78 Street | MN | 1 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $50,000 on 1984-03-30 (lender: Independence Savs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-04 | RPTT&RET $3,000,000 — from AISENBERG, MICHELLE; AISENBERG, ROBERT; CHESTNUT BEACON, L.P.; CULLEN, DANIEL; CULLEN, ALI to POOLE, JANET; POOLE, JONATHAN | $3,000,000 | |
| 1984-03-30 | Mortgage $50,000 — from GARFIELD FIRST ASSOCIATE to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK | $50,000 | |
| 1983-09-21 | Mortgage $137,775 — from GARFIELD FIRST ASSOCIATE to NEW YORK CITY HPD | $137,775 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| 2018 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 63 |
| 2019 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| 2020 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| 2021 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| 2022 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 77 |
| 2023 | 4 | 52 | 2 | 58 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 27 |
| 2026 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 39 |
Every one of the 961 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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