161 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 41 HPD housing violations, 38 311 service requests, 34 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 197. 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 | 5 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2009-05-05. |
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: Abandoned Vehicle (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Lead (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Damaged Tree (1) · Noise (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 (1909) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| 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) | 221 HOWARD AVE LLC |
| Head officer | SHRAGE ROKOSZ |
| Managing agent | REDI MANAGEMENT CORP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $474,000 | $213,300 |
| 2026 | $569,000 | $256,050 |
| 2027 | $683,000 | $307,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Fulton St / Howard Av — B25 · 650 ft |
| Citi Bike | Chauncey St & Howard Ave · 400 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.
221 Howard 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 REDI MANAGEMENT CORP — 8 buildings, 35 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B2 · C2 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 363 3 Avenue | MN | 16 | B |
| 221 Howard Avenue | BK | 4 | D |
| 1106 Halsey Street | BK | 3 | D |
| 2218 Dean Street | BK | 3 | A |
| 99 Eldert Street | BK | 3 | C |
| 1312 Putnam Avenue | BK | 3 | B |
| 76 Rockaway Avenue | BK | 2 | A |
| 1899 Fulton Street | BK | 1 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $286,292 on 2021-01-21 (lender: First Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-21 | Mortgage $286,292 — from 221 HOWARD AVE LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $286,292 | |
| 2021-01-21 | Agreement $990,000 — from 221 HOWARD AVE LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $990,000 | |
| 2015-10-29 | Mortgage $800,000 — from 221 HOWARD AVE LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK | $800,000 | |
| 2015-10-29 | AL&R $800,000 — from 221 HOWARD AVE LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK | $800,000 | |
| 2013-11-12 | Deed $475,000 — from HOWERTON, ELOURDE; HOWERTON, KEITH to 221 HOWARD AVENUE LLC | $475,000 | |
| 2001-03-23 | Mortgage $230,900 — from HOWERTON, ELOURDE; HOWERTON, KEITH to BUDGET MORTGAGE BANKERS LTD | $230,900 | |
| 2000-11-14 | Mortgage $215,700 — from HOWERTON, ELOURDE; HOWERTON, KEITH to AMERITRUST NATIONALMORTGAGE BANKERS INC | $215,700 | |
| 2000-01-25 | Mortgage $215,700 — from HOWERTON, KEITH; HOWERTON, ELOURDE to AMERITRUST NATIONALMORTGAGE BANKERS INC | $215,700 | |
| 1998-06-22 | Mortgage $70,000 — from ANY NAME REALTY INC to BOKHOUR, FARHAD | $70,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Every one of the 161 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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