832 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 304 311 service requests, 290 HPD complaints, 143 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 258.5. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 | 32 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2013-04-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Noise (4) · Dirty Condition (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · WATER LEAK (3) · APPLIANCE (3).
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 (1905) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| 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) | GOLD IS WEALTH LLC |
| Head officer | ANURADHA KUMAR |
| Managing agent | GOLDFISH MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-12-31 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $986,400 | $443,880 |
| 2026 | $991,000 | $445,950 |
| 2027 | $1,189,000 | $535,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% 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 | Gates Av — J Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / Madison St — Q24 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Broadway & Madison St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 309 The George E. Wibecan Preparatory Academy. 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.
44 Howard 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 |
37 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 GOLDFISH MANAGEMENT LLC — 10 buildings, 186 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B4 · C4. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 West 181 Street | BX | 45 | B |
| 2345 Crotona Avenue | BX | 33 | C |
| 2260 Walton Avenue | BX | 27 | C |
| 2265 Morris Avenue | BX | 26 | A |
| 2271 Morris Avenue | BX | 23 | A |
| 848 Bushwick Avenue | BK | 8 | C |
| 44 Howard Avenue | BK | 6 | C |
| 188 Jefferson Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 649 Central Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 44 Starr Street | BK | 6 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $506,250 on 2006-11-16 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-12 | Mortgage $450,000 — from GOLD IS WEALTH, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $450,000 | |
| 2014-05-12 | AL&R $450,000 — from GOLD IS WEALTH, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $450,000 | |
| 2010-04-22 | Deed $410,000 — from MCLEAN, CYNTHIA to GOLD IS WEALTH, LLC | $410,000 | |
| 2006-11-16 | Mortgage $506,250 — from MCLEAN, CYNTHIA to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $506,250 | |
| 2006-11-16 | Deed $675,000 — from 44 HOWARD AVENUE, CORP. to MCLEAN, CYNTHIA | $675,000 | |
| 2006-11-16 | AL&R $506,250 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to MCLEAN, CYNTHIA | $506,250 | |
| 2005-06-01 | Deed $253,503 — from PINAR BUILDING CORP.; ST. LOUIS, WAYNE to 44 HOWARD AVENUE CORP. | $253,503 | |
| 2005-06-01 | Deed $170,000 — from HOLMES, DWAYNE to ST. LOUIS, WAYNE; PINAR BUILDING CORP. | $170,000 | |
| 2002-06-05 | Mortgage $150,000 — from HOLMES, DWAYNE to SKOPP, STEVEN | $150,000 | |
| 1994-03-04 | Mortgage $158,000 — from ST LOUIS, WAYNE to EXECUTIVE FUNDING CORP; KANOFF, SYLVIA; KANOFF, MICHAEL; WITELSON, SAM; TEPLER, FRED; WITE | $158,000 | |
| 1991-10-08 | Mortgage $120,000 — from LAND, JOHN; LAND, KATHERINE to WITELSON, SAM; TEPLER, FRED; KANOFF, MICHAEL; KANOFF, SYLVIA; WITELSON, FAY | $120,000 | |
| 1989-04-11 | Mortgage $35,000 — from LAND, KATHERINE; LAND, JOHN to BARENBAUM, MORRIS E | $35,000 | |
| 1982-07-08 | Mortgage $5,950 — from LAND, JOHN L; LAND, KATHERINE to BANK OF COMMERCE | $5,950 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 24 |
| 2018 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 47 |
| 2026 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 48 |
Every one of the 832 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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