265 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 101 HPD housing violations, 35 311 service requests, 28 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 86% 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 14.7. 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 | 6 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2002-07-31. |
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.
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (1) · Noise (1) · Street Condition (1).
$372,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (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) | 494 CHAUNCEY LLC |
| Head officer | ERIC WEISSER |
| Managing agent | Empire State Property Management |
| Last registered | 2025-12-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,309,000 | $78,540 |
| 2026 | $1,213,000 | $72,780 |
| 2027 | $1,368,000 | $82,080 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% 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 | Chauncey St — J Z · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Rockaway Av — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Rockaway Av / Chauncey St — B60 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Rockaway Ave & Bainbridge 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.
494 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 |
3 311 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 EMPIRE STATE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 20 buildings, 323 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B6 · C1 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4200 Herkimer Place | BX | 45 | A |
| 127 Putnam Avenue | BK | 36 | A |
| 411 2 Avenue | MN | 36 | A |
| 15 7 Avenue South | MN | 36 | B |
| 315 East 95 Street | MN | 30 | C |
| 464 West 152 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 215 East 29 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 59 4 Avenue | MN | 14 | A |
| 402 West 153 Street | MN | 11 | A |
| 229 East 81 Street | MN | 11 | A |
| 237 East 12 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 764 Metropolitan Avenue | BK | 10 | A |
| 155 West 80 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 1296 Park Place | BK | 8 | A |
| 22 Pierrepont Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 102 Avenue B | MN | 5 | B |
| 129 West 80 Street | MN | 5 | B |
| 431 East 6 Street | MN | 4 | F |
| 494 Chauncey Street | BK | 3 | B |
| 2 Bleecker Street | MN | 3 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,202,500 on 2022-06-24 (lender: Citizens Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-24 | Deed $1,850,000 — from GREENLAND AND BLUESKY INC. to 494 CHAUNCEY LLC | $1,850,000 | |
| 2022-06-24 | Mortgage $1,202,500 — from 494 CHAUNCEY LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $1,202,500 | |
| 2022-06-09 | Sold for $1,850,000 | $1,850,000 | $616,667 |
| 2021-08-20 | Mortgage $750,000 — from GREENLAND AND BLUESKY INC to FM HOME LOANS, LLC; MERS | $750,000 | |
| 2017-05-11 | Deed $416,000 — from WILLIAMS, KIRK to GREENLAND AND BLUESKY INC | $416,000 | |
| 2017-04-28 | Sold for $416,000 | $416,000 | $138,667 |
| 2005-08-31 | Mortgage $73,000 — from WILLIAMS, KIRK to CITIBANK, N. A. | $73,000 | |
| 2005-02-14 | Deed $585,000 — from BOWMAN, GERALD to WILLIAMS , KIRK | $585,000 | |
| 2005-02-14 | Mortgage $526,500 — from WILLIAMS , KIRK to NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION | $526,500 | |
| 2004-05-25 | Mortgage $332,500 — from BOWMAN, GERALD to BERKSHIRE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. | $332,500 | |
| 2002-12-18 | Mortgage $47,337 — from BOWMAN, GERALD to AMERICA'S WHOLESALELENDER | $47,337 | |
| 2000-12-01 | Mortgage $235,532 — from BOWMAN, GERALD to MIT LENDING | $235,532 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Every one of the 265 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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