93 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 27 311 service requests, 16 HPD housing violations, 14 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 79% 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 3.3. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-11-17. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (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 (1899) |
| 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) | MELISSA TRAINOR; ROBERT SILVERBLATT |
| Managing agent | TRUE MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-04 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,586,000 | $95,160 |
| 2026 | $1,624,000 | $97,440 |
| 2027 | $1,773,000 | $106,380 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% 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 | Halsey St — J · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Chauncey St — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saratoga Av / MacDonough St — B7 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Decatur St & Saratoga Ave · 150 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.
634 Decatur 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 |
2 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 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: $967,950 on 2016-12-28 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-28 | Deed $1,735,000 — from 1196 E 98TH STREET, LLC to TRAINOR, MELISSA O | $1,735,000 | |
| 2016-12-28 | Mortgage $967,950 — from TRAINOR, MELISSA O to MERS | $967,950 | |
| 2016-12-19 | Sold for $1,735,000 | $1,735,000 | $578,333 |
| 2015-03-11 | Deed $725,000 — from BRITTO, JAMES to 1196 E 98TH STREET, LLC | $725,000 | |
| 2000-02-18 | Mortgage $75,000 — from BRITTO , JAMES to FLEET BANK NATIONALASSOCIATION | $75,000 | |
| 1995-02-24 | Mortgage $50,000 — from BRITTO, JAMES to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | $50,000 | |
| 1989-11-22 | Mortgage $6,460 — from BRITTO, JAMES to RADCLIFFE RESOURCESINC | $6,460 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Every one of the 93 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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