202 recorded events, 1991–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 42 HPD complaints, 38 HPD housing violations, 38 311 service requests.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. 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 | 35 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 26 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2006-07-15. |
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.
2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Vendor Enforcement (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).
$234,696 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| 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 SHI INC |
| Head officer | SHU MIN SHI |
| Managing agent | ROL MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2026-07-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,057,000 | $63,420 |
| 2026 | $1,272,000 | $76,320 |
| 2027 | $1,270,000 | $76,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 20% 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 | Ralph Av — C · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Utica Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Ralph Av / Chauncey St — B47 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Ralph Ave & Fulton St · 650 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.
249 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 |
2 311 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 ROL MANAGEMENT — 17 buildings, 70 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B4 · C5 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1694 Lexington Avenue | MN | 11 | B |
| 125 Thames Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 53-12 102 Street | QN | 7 | A |
| 306 Stanhope Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 1231 Broadway | BK | 6 | A |
| 614 Wilson Avenue | BK | 4 | B |
| 855 Knickerbocker Avenue | BK | 4 | D |
| 153 Mac Dougal Street | BK | 3 | C |
| 781 Mac Donough Street | BK | 3 | C |
| 89 Rockaway Avenue | BK | 3 | F |
| 193 Weirfield Street | BK | 3 | A |
| 2192 Dean Street | BK | 2 | D |
| 249 Ralph Avenue | BK | 2 | C |
| 303 Halsey Street | BK | 2 | C |
| 629 Sutter Avenue | BK | 2 | B |
| 131 Thomas S Boyland St | BK | 2 | A |
| 109 Woodbine Street | BK | 2 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2023-08-22 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-22 | Mortgage $500,000 — from RALPH SHI INC. to CATHAY BANK | $500,000 | |
| 2023-08-22 | AL&R $500,000 — from RALPH SHI INC to CATHAY BANK | $500,000 | |
| 2019-04-08 | Deed $950,000 — from ASSANAH, ULRIC; ASSANAH, LYNETTE to RALPH SHI INC. | $950,000 | |
| 2019-04-08 | Mortgage $660,000 — from RALPH SHI INC. to CATHAY BANK | $660,000 | |
| 2019-04-08 | AL&R $660,000 — from RALPH SHI INC. to CATHAY BANK | $660,000 | |
| 2019-04-04 | Sold for $950,000 | $950,000 | $475,000 |
| 2006-08-07 | Mortgage $123,952 — from ASSANAH, ULRIC; ASSANAH, LYNETTE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $123,952 | |
| 2006-08-07 | Agreement $340,000 — from ASSANAH, LYNETTE; ASSANAH, ULRIC to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $340,000 | |
| 2003-05-05 | Deed $295,000 — from DELENCO ENTERPRISES, LLC. to ASSANAH, LYNETTE; ASSANAH, ULRIC | $295,000 | |
| 2003-05-05 | Mortgage $221,250 — from ASSANAH, ULRIC; ASSANAH, LYNETTE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONICS REGISTRATION SYSTEM | $221,250 | |
| 1999-06-22 | Mortgage $176,000 — from BROWN, BRUICE; STEVENSON, OLGA to FIRST FUNDING MORTGAGE BANKERS CORPORATI | $176,000 | |
| 1996-01-05 | Mortgage $95,000 — from COOPER, BRENDA to UNITED MORTGAGE GUARANTEE; UMG FUNDING GROUP INC | $95,000 | |
| 1995-02-27 | Mortgage $75,000 — from COOPER, BRENDA to KLEIN, JOHN | $75,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Every one of the 202 recorded events, 1991–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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