729 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 202 HPD housing violations, 200 HPD complaints, 185 311 service requests.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 133.1. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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 | 25 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2015-04-28. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 3 case(s) pending in housing court |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 2 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Rodent (3) · Water System (1) · Water Maintenance (1) · Dead Animal (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 (1882) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | JOSEPH BOVA, RECEIVER |
| Head officer | JOSEPH BOVA |
| Managing agent | BPC MANAGEMENT CORP. |
| Last registered | 2024-09-07 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,031,000 | $463,950 |
| 2026 | $933,000 | $419,850 |
| 2027 | $746,000 | $335,700 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 28% 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (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 | Nostrand Av — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Nostrand Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: New York Av / Prospect Pl — B44 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | New York Ave & St Marks Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 289 George V. Brower Middle: The School of Integrated Learning. 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.
165 New York 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 |
13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 BPC MANAGEMENT CORP. — 37 buildings, 868 units. Grades across the portfolio: A30 · B3 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84-39 153 Avenue | QN | 156 | A |
| 200 Congress Street | BK | 114 | A |
| 2021 84 Street | BK | 65 | A |
| 889 Empire Boulevard | BK | 59 | A |
| 245 Henry Street | BK | 56 | A |
| 177 Columbia Heights | BK | 29 | A |
| 205 Warren Street | BK | 27 | A |
| 116 West 3 Street | MN | 24 | C |
| 1618 East 15 Street | BK | 23 | A |
| 660 4 Avenue | BK | 23 | B |
| 296 Sterling Place | BK | 22 | A |
| 149 Willow Street | BK | 20 | A |
| 6 Montague Terrace | BK | 20 | A |
| 158 Atlantic Avenue | BK | 20 | B |
| 1064 Willmohr Street | BK | 16 | A |
| 1074 Willmohr Street | BK | 16 | A |
| 2178 Atlantic Avenue | BK | 16 | A |
| 383 St Johns Place | BK | 16 | A |
| 129 Joralemon Street | BK | 15 | B |
| 42 Tiffany Place | BK | 12 | A |
| 9915 Seaview Avenue | BK | 12 | A |
| 99 Clinton Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 155 Hicks Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 556 Dean Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 165 New York Avenue | BK | 8 | C |
| 890 East 7 Street | BK | 8 | C |
| 162 Stuyvesant Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 230 St James Place | BK | 8 | A |
| 103 Willow Street | BK | 7 | A |
| 631 Flatbush Avenue | BK | 7 | A |
| 7802 3 Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 87-32 52 Avenue | QN | 6 | A |
| 537 Court Street | BK | 5 | A |
| 692 Greenwich Street | MN | 4 | A |
| 956 Montgomery Street | BK | 4 | D |
| 711 President Street | BK | 4 | A |
| 157 Hicks Street | BK | 4 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $350,000 on 2006-11-16 (lender: Blackborne & Brown Mortgage Company, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-07 | Agreement $450,000 — from GAYLE, LAVERNE A to VM EQUITIES LLC | $450,000 | |
| 2006-11-16 | Mortgage $350,000 — from GAYLE, LAVERNE A to BLACKBORNE & BROWN MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC | $350,000 | |
| 1983-11-28 | Mortgage $16,000 — from GAYLE, LAVERNE to 165 NEW YORK AVE CORP | $16,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 36 |
| 2018 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 3 | 95 |
| 2019 | 1 | 170 | 0 | 2 | 173 |
| 2020 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 31 |
| 2021 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 29 |
| 2022 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 30 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 14 |
| 2024 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 31 |
| 2025 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 18 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Every one of the 729 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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