738 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 229 311 service requests, 228 HPD complaints, 126 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 56.7. 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 | 3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2026-10-07. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
15 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 9 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · WATER LEAK (3) · PLUMBING (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · APPLIANCE (2).
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) | 489 CHAUNCEY ESTATES LLC |
| Head officer | SCHMIEL WEIZER |
| Managing agent | YHT MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $760,800 | $342,360 |
| 2026 | $913,000 | $410,850 |
| 2027 | $1,096,000 | $493,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Chauncey St — J Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Thomas S Boyland St / Marion St — B7 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Thomas S. Boyland St & Marion St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.
489 Chauncey 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 |
28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 YHT MANAGEMENT — 82 buildings, 618 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B29 · C18 · D15 · F5. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 82 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,335,000 on 2017-02-08 (lender: Greystone Servicing Corporation, INC.,). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-08 | Mortgage $1,335,000 — from 489 CHAUNCEY ESTATE LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC., | $1,335,000 | |
| 2017-02-08 | Agreement $1,834,000 — from 489 CHAUNCEY ESTATE LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC., | $1,834,000 | |
| 2016-04-14 | Mortgage $199,000 — from 489 CHAUNCEY ESTATE LLC to KLEIN, AS NOMINEE, SIMON | $199,000 | |
| 2015-12-17 | AL&R $300,000 — from 489 CHAUNCEY ESTATE LLC to KLEIN, AS NOMINEE, SIMON | $300,000 | |
| 2015-12-17 | Deed $1,500,000 — from 489 CHAUNCEY RESIDENCE LLC to 489 CHAUNCEY ESTATE LLC | $1,500,000 | |
| 2015-12-17 | Mortgage $300,000 — from 489 CHAUNCEY ESTATE LLC to KLEIN, AS NOMINEE, SIMON | $300,000 | |
| 2014-10-02 | Deed $1,200,000 — from 489 CHAUNCEY REALTY LLC to 489 CHAUNCEY RESIDENCE LLC | $1,200,000 | |
| 2014-02-19 | AL&R $450,000 — from 489 CHAUNCEY REALTY LLC to LEVON CAPITAL LLC | $450,000 | |
| 2014-02-19 | Mortgage $425,000 — from 489 CHAUNCEY REALTY LLC to LEVON CAPITAL LLC | $425,000 | |
| 2014-02-19 | Deed $650,000 — from DEBRA KRAMER AS TRUSTEE; THE ESTATE OF DINA SEMACARITT to 489 CHAUNCEY REALTY LLC | $650,000 | |
| 2014-02-19 | AL&R $425,000 — from 489 CHAUNCEY REALTY LLC to LEVON CAPITAL LLC | $425,000 | |
| 2014-02-19 | Mortgage $450,000 — from 489 CHAUNCEY REALTY LLC to LEVON CAPITAL LLC | $450,000 | |
| 2007-09-21 | Mortgage $10,000 — from SEMACARITT, DINA to SALAZAR, JUAN | $10,000 | |
| 2002-12-30 | Mortgage $217,500 — from SEMACARITT, DINA to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $217,500 | |
| 2000-11-09 | Mortgage $250,000 — from HENRY, DAWANNA W to NEW JERSEY MORTGAGE& INVESTMENT CORP | $250,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| 2018 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 35 |
| 2019 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2020 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 2025 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2026 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
Every one of the 738 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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