530 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 224 HPD complaints, 94 311 service requests, 85 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 61% 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 26.4. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1989-03-21. |
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.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Animal (1) · APPLIANCE (1) · Indoor Air Quality (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Noise (1).
$210,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | 215 RALPH OWNER LLC |
| Head officer | ROBERT SILVERBLATT |
| Managing agent | TRUE MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,209,000 | $544,050 |
| 2026 | $1,350,000 | $607,500 |
| 2027 | $1,574,000 | $708,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 30% 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 | Ralph Av — C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Halsey St — J · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Ralph Av / Bainbridge St — B47 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | Chauncey St & Howard Ave · 800 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 040 George W. Carver. 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.
215 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
9 311 service requests 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 TRUE MANAGEMENT — 154 buildings, 691 units. Grades across the portfolio: A78 · B33 · C19 · D21 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 154 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $205,718 on 2022-07-13 (lender: Modern Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-13 | Deed $3,350,000 — from WESJW 216 RALPH LLC; WEMAW 215 RALPH LLC; WE 215 RALPH LLC to 215 RALPH OWNER LLC; 562A MORGAN OWNER LLC; 569 MORGAN OWNER LLC; 599 MORGAN OWNER LLC | $3,350,000 | |
| 2022-07-13 | AL&R $2,200,000 — from 569 MORGAN OWNER LLC; MODERN BANK NA; 215 RALPH OWNER LLC; 562A MORGAN OWNER LLC; 599 MORG to MODERN BANK NA | $2,200,000 | |
| 2022-07-13 | Agreement $2,200,000 — from 599 MORGAN OWNER LLC; 215 RALPH OWNER LLC; 562A MORGAN OWNER LLC; 569 MORGAN OWNER LLC to MODERN BANK NA | $2,200,000 | |
| 2022-07-13 | Mortgage $205,718 — from 562A MORGAN OWNER LLC; 215 RALPH OWNER LLC; 569 MORGAN OWNER LLC; 599 MORGAN OWNER LLC to MODERN BANK NA | $205,718 | |
| 2022-06-24 | Sold for $3,350,000 | $3,350,000 | $418,750 |
| 2017-06-12 | AL&R $2,200,000 — from WEMAW 215 RALPH LLC; WESJW 215 RALPH LLC; WE 215 RALPH LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. | $2,200,000 | |
| 2017-06-12 | Mortgage $2,200,000 — from WEMAW 215 RALPH LLC; WESJW 215 RALPH LLC; WE 215 RALPH LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. | $2,200,000 | |
| 2014-07-18 | Deed $1,550,000 — from 215 RALPH AVE. CORP. to WESJW HOLDINGS LLC; WE 215 RALPH LLC; WEMAW HOLDINGS LLC | $1,550,000 | |
| 2003-07-11 | Mortgage $403,000 — from 215 RALPH AVE. CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $403,000 | |
| 2003-07-11 | AL&R $403,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to 215 RALPH AVE. CORP. | $403,000 | |
| 2001-11-21 | Mortgage $53,000 — from STAR INTERNATIONAL REALTY INC to NY PRIDE HOLDINGS INC | $53,000 | |
| 1996-07-17 | Mortgage $128,000 — from HENRY, SAMUEL to UMG FUNDING GROUP INC | $128,000 | |
| 1996-05-20 | Mortgage $47,625 — from HENRY, SAMUEL to DILLARD, ELAINE | $47,625 | |
| 1995-11-09 | Mortgage $100,000 — from HENRY, SAMUEL to DAY, FRANK C; STRAUSS, BERNARD | $100,000 | |
| 1995-11-09 | Mortgage $45,000 — from HENRY, SAMUEL to DILLARD, ELAINE | $45,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
Every one of the 530 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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