371 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 115 HPD housing violations, 86 311 service requests, 71 HPD complaints.
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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 1336. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 | 89 total — 32 class C (immediately hazardous), 32 class B, 25 class A. Oldest open since 2010-09-08. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 2 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 1 · winter 2025–26: 21). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
63 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Illegal Parking (6) · APPLIANCE (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (4).
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 (1908) |
| 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) | OLGA MEDINA; RICARDO ROMERO |
| Head officer | RICARDO ROMERO |
| Managing agent | RICARDO ROMERO |
| Last registered | 2025-09-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $698,000 | $314,100 |
| 2026 | $749,000 | $337,050 |
| 2027 | $899,000 | $404,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 29% 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 2025 (1 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 | Sterling St — 2 5 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Rogers Av / Sterling St — B49 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Rogers Ave & Sterling St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 161 The Crown Middle: M.S. 061 Dr. Gladstone H. Atwell. 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.
420 Rogers 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 |
63 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $495,000 on 2005-10-14 (lender: Metwest Commercial Lender, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-10-14 | AL&R $495,000 — from METWEST COMMERCIAL LENDER, INC. to ROMERO, RICARDO | $495,000 | |
| 2005-10-14 | Mortgage $495,000 — from ROMERO, RICARDO to METWEST COMMERCIAL LENDER, INC. | $495,000 | |
| 2005-10-14 | DEEDO $660,000 — from GADELOV, MARK to ROMERO, RICARDO | $660,000 | |
| 2005-03-03 | AL&R $304,500 — from GADELOV, MARK to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. | $304,500 | |
| 2005-03-03 | Mortgage $304,500 — from GADELOV, MARK to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. | $304,500 | |
| 2005-03-03 | Deed $435,000 — from RSL HOLDINGS LLC to GADELOV, MARK | $435,000 | |
| 2004-05-06 | Deed $330,000 — from FIRESTONE, ESQ., AS REFEREE, ALAN J to RSL HOLDINGS LLC | $330,000 | |
| 1999-12-16 | Mortgage $217,000 — from SMITH, LEATHA M to FIRST FUNDING MTGE BANKERS CORP | $217,000 | |
| 1996-07-31 | Mortgage $94,000 — from CREIGHTON, JAMES L; CREIGHTON, JAME L to DELTA FUNDING CORP | $94,000 | |
| 1995-12-20 | Mortgage $67,500 — from CREIGHTON, JAMES L to INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCT FOR ROBERT TE; IBJ SCHRODER BANK &TRUST CO.; GROELINGER, ELLEN; | $67,500 | |
| 1989-03-24 | Mortgage $19,000 — from CREIGHION, JAMES L to DELTA FUNDING CORP | $19,000 | |
| 1988-03-21 | Mortgage $31,000 — from CREIGHTON, JAMES L/AKA; CREIGHTON, JAME L to DELTA FUNDING CORP | $31,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 49 |
| 2024 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 2025 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 60 |
| 2026 | 2 | 139 | 0 | 141 |
Every one of the 371 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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