1,739 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 764 HPD complaints, 531 311 service requests, 238 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 470.6. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 47 total — 25 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2013-01-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
46 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 30 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
107 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (22) · DOOR/WINDOW (13) · PLUMBING (11) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · FLOORING/STAIRS (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6).
$6,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (8) |
| 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) | UNDERHILL AVENUE REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | MEYER GUTNICK |
| Managing agent | MEYER GUTNICK |
| Last registered | 2025-10-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,822,800 | $820,260 |
| 2026 | $1,584,000 | $712,800 |
| 2027 | $1,901,000 | $855,450 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | Clinton-Washington Avs — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Grand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bergen St / Washington Av — B65 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Prospect Pl & Underhill Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Protected bike path mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Public School 9 The Sarah Smith Garnet School. 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.
81 Underhill 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 |
107 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 22 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: $1,714,941 on 2016-12-02 (lender: Dime Community 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-02 | Mortgage $1,714,941 — from UNDERHILL AVENUE REALTY, LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $1,714,941 | |
| 2016-12-02 | Agreement $3,750,000 — from UNDERHILL AVENUE REALTY, LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $3,750,000 | |
| 2016-12-02 | AL&R $3,750,000 — from UNDERHILL AVENUE REALTY, LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $3,750,000 | |
| 2015-03-20 | ASPM $2,250,000 — from UNDERHILL AVENUE REALTY LLC; GUTNICK, MEYER to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,250,000 | |
| 2012-04-05 | Mortgage $2,250,000 — from GUTNICK, MEYER to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,250,000 | |
| 2012-04-05 | AL&R $2,250,000 — from GUTNICK, MEYER to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,250,000 | |
| 2005-04-29 | Deed $860,000 — from GREGG X. FONTI, ESQ. AS REFEREE to UNDERHILL AVENUE REALTY LLC | $860,000 | |
| 2003-06-19 | Mortgage $150,000 — from UNDERHILL GARDENS ASSOCIATES to ARONSON, R. NAJA | $150,000 | |
| 1985-10-29 | Mortgage $250,000 — from UNDERHILL GARDENS ASSOCS to NYC COMMUNITY PRESERV CP | $250,000 | |
| 1985-10-29 | Mortgage $240,000 — from UNDERHILL GARDENS ASSOCS to NYC COMMUNITY PRESERV CP | $240,000 | |
| 1983-11-21 | Mortgage $70,000 — from COALITION CONSERVATNINC to CHEMICAL BANK | $70,000 | |
| 1983-04-01 | Mortgage $19,500 — from COALITION CONSERVA.INC to PAMPILLONIA, ALFRED | $19,500 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 41 | 12 | 55 |
| 2018 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 61 |
| 2019 | 0 | 74 | 12 | 86 |
| 2020 | 0 | 79 | 14 | 93 |
| 2021 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 25 |
| 2022 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 50 |
| 2023 | 3 | 56 | 6 | 65 |
| 2024 | 2 | 104 | 3 | 109 |
| 2025 | 1 | 142 | 4 | 147 |
| 2026 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 24 |
Every one of the 1,739 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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