104 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 23 HPD housing violations, 15 311 service requests, 12 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 13.3. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 | 4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-07-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Air Quality (1).
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) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| 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) | RALPH GATES CLUSTER LP |
| Head officer | WILLIE WREN SR. |
| Managing agent | RALPH GATES CLUSTER LP |
| Last registered | 2025-09-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,003,000 | $451,350 |
| 2026 | $910,000 | $409,500 |
| 2027 | $1,092,000 | $491,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onetwoone CafÉ | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Ralph Av / Hancock St — B47 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | Halsey St & Ralph Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 005 Dr. Ronald McNair. 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.
121 Ralph 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
1 311 service request from this address in the last three years.
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 RALPH GATES CLUSTER LP — 9 buildings, 45 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B4 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 540 Gates Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 145 Marcus Garvey Blvd | BK | 8 | B |
| 85 Mac Dougal Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 819 Gates Avenue | BK | 4 | B |
| 908 Herkimer Street | BK | 4 | D |
| 719 Mac Donough Street | BK | 4 | B |
| 241 Van Buren Street | BK | 4 | C |
| 3 Sumpter Street | BK | 4 | D |
| 121 Ralph Avenue | BK | 3 | B |
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-10-07 | Mortgage $4,790,334 — from RALPH-GATES CLUSTER, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK (''HPD'') | $4,790,334 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 30 |
| 2023 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Every one of the 104 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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