184 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 49 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 39 311 service requests, 37 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
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 233.5. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 | 1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-03-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2025–26: 4 · winter 2026–27: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Consumer Complaint (2) · ELECTRIC (1) · Noise (1) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · Curb Condition (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 (1906) |
| 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) | 164 UNDERHILL AVE LLC |
| Head officer | CHESKY ENGEL |
| Managing agent | EPP MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,238,400 | $557,280 |
| 2026 | $1,101,000 | $495,450 |
| 2027 | $1,270,000 | $571,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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 | Grand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Vanderbilt Av / Sterling Pl — B69 · 700 ft |
| Citi Bike | Underhill Ave & Lincoln Pl · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| 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.
164 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 |
15 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 EPP MANAGEMENT LLC — 23 buildings, 322 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B10 · C4 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 780 East 2 Street | BK | 49 | D |
| 509 Saratoga Avenue | BK | 32 | B |
| 1226 Lincoln Place | BK | 31 | D |
| 330 East 22 Street | BK | 27 | C |
| 1613 Eastern Parkway | BK | 19 | B |
| 1639 Carroll Street | BK | 16 | B |
| 83 East 94 Street | BK | 16 | A |
| 1617 Eastern Parkway | BK | 13 | C |
| 222 Pulaski Street | BK | 12 | B |
| 1631 Eastern Parkway | BK | 12 | B |
| 436 East 34 Street | BK | 12 | B |
| 1625 Eastern Parkway | BK | 12 | B |
| 1621 Eastern Parkway | BK | 8 | A |
| 497 Dean Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 226 Pulaski Street | BK | 8 | C |
| 345 Chauncey Street | BK | 7 | B |
| 3013 Newkirk Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 3019 Newkirk Avenue | BK | 6 | D |
| 3017 Newkirk Avenue | BK | 6 | D |
| 642 Wilson Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 304 Schaefer Street | BK | 6 | C |
| 209 Sumpter Street | BK | 6 | D |
| 164 Underhill Avenue | BK | 4 | F |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $321,764 on 2026-03-13 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | Agreement $1,980,000 — from 164 UNDERHILL AVE LLC to MERS, INC. | $1,980,000 | |
| 2026-03-13 | Mortgage $321,765 — from 164 UNDERHILL AVE LLC to MERS, INC. | $321,765 | |
| 2016-03-23 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 164 UNDERHILL AVE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2016-03-23 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from 164 UNDERHILL AVE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2016-03-23 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from 164 UNDERHILL AVE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2015-04-14 | Deed $1,505,000 — from DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY to NORTH END EQUITIES LLC | $1,505,000 | |
| 2015-04-14 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from NORTH END EQUITIES LLC to GPS CAPITAL FUND LLC | $1,000,000 | |
| 2015-04-14 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from NORTH END EQUITIES to GPS CAPITAL FUND LLC | $1,000,000 | |
| 2014-10-07 | Deed $1,693,533 — from MIRSKY, MOSHE Z ESQ. to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS | $1,693,533 | |
| 2012-08-10 | Deed $995,000 — from GONCALVES, LUIZ to RJR- REO1 CORP | $995,000 | |
| 2007-06-14 | Mortgage $139,400 — from GONCALVEZ, LUIS to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $139,400 | |
| 2007-05-07 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from GONCALVES, LUIZ C; GONCALVES, LUIZ C to MERS, INC.; MERS, INC. | $1,000,000 | |
| 2007-05-07 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from GONCALVES, LUIZ C; GONCALVES, LUIZ C to MERS, INC.; MERS, INC. | $1,000,000 | |
| 2007-05-07 | Deed $1,000,000 — from HOWARD, CHERI-ANN; LAWRENCE, YVONNE to GONCALVES, LUIZ | $1,000,000 | |
| 2005-12-09 | Mortgage $610,000 — from LAWRENCE, YVONNE; KOWARD, CHERI ANN to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPPANY | $610,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2024 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 28 |
Every one of the 184 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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