8,420 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 3,972 HPD complaints, 3,204 311 service requests, 932 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 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 605.2. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 34 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2022-03-11. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
1,459 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 215 · winter 2024–25: 476 · winter 2025–26: 648 · winter 2026–27: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
975 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (725) · PLUMBING (32) · Noise (28) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (27) · PAINT/PLASTER (27) · DOOR/WINDOW (25).
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 (1923) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (31) |
| 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) | VINEGAR HILL ASSET LLC |
| Head officer | RYAN A COLBERT |
| Managing agent | EPP MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,252,000 | $1,013,400 |
| 2026 | $2,693,000 | $1,211,850 |
| 2027 | $2,672,000 | $1,202,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 89/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| 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.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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 | Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Troy Av — B45 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Eastern Pkwy & Troy Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: New Bridges Elementary 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.
1226 Lincoln 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 |
975 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 725 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: $7,137,092 on 2015-08-27 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 9 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-27 | Agreement $19,556,603 — from VINEGAR HILL ASSET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $19,556,603 | |
| 2015-08-27 | AL&R $20,700,000 — from VINEGAR HILL ASSET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $20,700,000 | |
| 2015-08-27 | Agreement $20,700,000 — from VINEGAR HILL ASSET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $20,700,000 | |
| 2015-08-27 | Deed $7,600,000 — from LINCOLN PLACE 1226 PROPERTY LLC to VINEGAR HILL ASSET LLC | $7,600,000 | |
| 2015-08-27 | Mortgage $7,137,093 — from VINEGAR HILL ASSET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $7,137,093 | |
| 2014-03-26 | Mortgage $1,306,148 — from LINCOLN PLACE 1226 PROPERTY LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $1,306,148 | |
| 2014-03-26 | Agreement $4,245,000 — from LINCOLN PLACE 1226 PROPERTY LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $4,245,000 | |
| 2014-03-26 | AL&R $4,245,000 — from LINCOLN PLACE 1226 PROPERTY LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $4,245,000 | |
| 2012-12-19 | Mortgage $1,219,280 — from LINCOLN PLACE 1226 PROPERTY LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY, A NEW JERSEY CO | $1,219,280 | |
| 2012-12-19 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from LINCOLN PLACE 1226 PROPERTY LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY, A NEW JERSEY CO | $3,000,000 | |
| 2012-12-19 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from LINCOLN PLACE 1226 PROPERTY LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY, A NEW JERSEY CO | $3,000,000 | |
| 2004-09-07 | Mortgage $862,727 — from MARBA NECOSIM INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A. | $862,727 | |
| 2004-09-07 | Agreement $1,800,000 — from MARBA NECOSIM INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A. | $1,800,000 | |
| 2004-09-07 | Agreement $960,000 — from QUALITY FUNDING, LLC to MARBA NECOSIM INC. | $960,000 | |
| 2000-06-06 | Mortgage $625,000 — from MARBA BECOSIM INC to FIRST FINANCIAL EQUITIES INC | $625,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 457 | 0 | 0 | 457 |
| 2018 | 1 | 448 | 0 | 1 | 450 |
| 2019 | 2 | 152 | 0 | 1 | 155 |
| 2020 | 0 | 172 | 0 | 1 | 173 |
| 2021 | 3 | 544 | 1 | 2 | 550 |
| 2022 | 1 | 495 | 0 | 3 | 499 |
| 2023 | 5 | 336 | 0 | 3 | 344 |
| 2024 | 2 | 439 | 0 | 3 | 444 |
| 2025 | 2 | 900 | 0 | 2 | 904 |
| 2026 | 1 | 751 | 0 | 2 | 754 |
Every one of the 8,420 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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