844 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 350 311 service requests, 136 HPD complaints, 130 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 227.7. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Active vacate order | 1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$66,062 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
167 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (36) · Encampment (35) · General Construction/Plumbing (26) · Unsanitary Pigeon Condition (13) · Illegal Parking (13) · Snow or Ice (5).
$802,320 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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (7) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 526-528 4TH AVE LLC |
| Head officer | JOSEPH SAFDIE |
| Managing agent | JSAF MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,036,800 | $916,560 |
| 2026 | $2,171,000 | $976,950 |
| 2027 | $2,458,000 | $1,106,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 | Prospect Av — R · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 4 Av-9 St — F G R · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / 14 St — B37 · 700 ft |
| Citi Bike | 12 St & 4 Ave · 450 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. 124 Silas B. Dutcher. 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.
526 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
167 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 JSAF MANAGEMENT LLC — 43 buildings, 544 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B4 · C9 · D9 · F13. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,329,828 on 2023-11-27 (lender: Lima One Capital LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-27 | Mortgage $1,329,828 — from 526-528 4TH AVE, LLC to LIMA ONE CAPITAL LLC | $1,329,828 | |
| 2023-11-27 | Mortgage $2,734,034 — from 526-528 4TH AVE, LLC to LIMA ONE CAPITAL LLC | $2,734,034 | |
| 2023-11-27 | Deed $3,750,000 — from PHIZER & PLITZER 181 REALTY INC. to 526-528 4TH AVE, LLC | $3,750,000 | |
| 2023-11-17 | Sold for $3,750,000 | $3,750,000 | $535,714 |
| 1983-01-03 | Mortgage $14,000 — from BRUCE, CIRTIAN; AUGUSTINE, TERRENCE to ORLANDO, REYNALD | $14,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 199 |
| 2022 | 2 | 20 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 113 |
| 2023 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 42 |
| 2024 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 41 |
| 2025 | 12 | 41 | 125 | 0 | 8 | 186 |
| 2026 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
Every one of the 844 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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