2,111 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 719 HPD complaints, 631 HPD housing violations, 576 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 110.6. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% 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 | 23 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-05-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
71 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · WATER LEAK (9) · PLUMBING (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · FLOORING/STAIRS (5).
$94,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| 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 | 2025-08-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $730,000 | $328,500 |
| 2026 | $857,000 | $385,650 |
| 2027 | $876,000 | $394,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| 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.
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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Utica Av / Carroll St — B46 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Carroll St & Utica Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 398 Walter Weaver Middle: New Heights Middle 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.
1639 Carroll Street
| 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 |
71 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 | Deed $3,300,000 — from EISENBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION, INC.; BF CARROLL LLC to VINEGAR HILL ASSET LLC | $3,300,000 | |
| 2015-08-27 | Mortgage $7,137,093 — from VINEGAR HILL ASSET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $7,137,093 | |
| 2015-08-27 | Agreement $20,700,000 — from VINEGAR HILL ASSET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $20,700,000 | |
| 2015-08-27 | AL&R $20,700,000 — from VINEGAR HILL ASSET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $20,700,000 | |
| 2013-05-29 | Agreement $1,200,000 — from 1639 CARROLL HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,200,000 | |
| 2013-05-29 | AL&R $1,200,000 — from 1639 CARROLL HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,200,000 | |
| 2013-05-29 | Mortgage $400,000 — from 1639 CARROLL HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $400,000 | |
| 2013-05-29 | Deed $1,700,000 — from DEVI EQUITIES LLC to 1639 CARROLL HOLDINGS LLC | $1,700,000 | |
| 2012-07-09 | Mortgage $100,000 — from 202 HULL ST., LLC; DEVI EQUITIES LLC to CARROLL HULL FUNDING, INC. | $100,000 | |
| 2012-07-09 | Agreement $700,000 — from 202 HULL ST., LLC; DEVI EQUITIES LLC to CARROLL HULL FUNDING, INC. | $700,000 | |
| 2012-07-09 | Mortgage $316,699 — from DEVI EQUITIES LLC; 202 HULL ST., LLC to CARROLL HULL FUNDING, INC. | $316,699 | |
| 2012-07-09 | AL&R $700,000 — from 202 HULL ST., LLC; DEVI EQUITIES LLC to CARROLL HULL FUNDING, INC. | $700,000 | |
| 2008-11-06 | AL&R $400,000 — from DEVI EQUITIES LLC to FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND | $400,000 | |
| 2008-11-06 | Mortgage $400,000 — from DEVI EQUITIES LLC to FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND | $400,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 139 | 0 | 2 | 145 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 1 | 95 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 155 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 114 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 1 | 0 | 185 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 85 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 70 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 0 | 2 | 84 |
Every one of the 2,111 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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