502 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 189 HPD housing violations, 136 HPD complaints, 133 311 service requests.
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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 2385.3. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% 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 | 40 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 29 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2019-05-12. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 2 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
31 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 19 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
104 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (21) · HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · PAINT/PLASTER (13) · WATER LEAK (13) · DOOR/WINDOW (10) · ELECTRIC (9).
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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2006) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 1514 park pl llc |
| Head officer | Mendy Wertz |
| Managing agent | Mendy Wertz |
| Last registered | 2025-09-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,031,000 | $61,860 |
| 2026 | $1,305,000 | $78,300 |
| 2027 | $1,168,000 | $70,080 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% 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.
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 | Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Buffalo Av / Park Pl — B15 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Sterling Pl & Rochester Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Dr. Jacqueline Peek-Davis School 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.
1514 Park Place
| 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 |
104 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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: $915,000 on 2024-05-30 (lender: Norcom Mortgage and Norwich Commercial Group). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-30 | Mortgage $915,000 — from WERTZBERGER, MENDY to NORCOM MORTGAGE; NORWICH COMMERCIAL GROUP | $915,000 | |
| 2024-04-16 | Deed $855,000 — from NAIMAN, STEVEN to M&M CAPITAL SOLUTIONS LLC | $855,000 | |
| 2024-03-26 | Sold for $855,000 | $855,000 | $285,000 |
| 2007-01-17 | Mortgage $157,800 — from NELSON, SAFIYA to FIRST UNITED MORTGAGE BANKING CORP. | $157,800 | |
| 2007-01-17 | Deed $789,000 — from CITYSIDE EQUITIES, LLC. to NELSON, SAFIYA | $789,000 | |
| 2007-01-17 | Mortgage $631,200 — from NELSON, SAFIYA to FIRST UNITED MORTGAGE BANKING CORP. | $631,200 | |
| 2006-09-11 | Mortgage $2,783,250 — from CITYSIDE EQUITIES, LLC; AUTUMN EQUITIES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,783,250 | |
| 2006-09-11 | Mortgage $2,783,250 — from CITYSIDE EQUITIES, LLC; AUTUMN EQUITIES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,783,250 | |
| 2006-08-30 | Deed $500,000 — from 1516 PARK PLACE LLC to CITYSIDE EQUITIES LLC | $500,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 42 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0 | 66 | 7 | 73 |
| 2025 | 1 | 236 | 0 | 237 |
| 2026 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 82 |
Every one of the 502 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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