149 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 44 311 service requests, 35 HPD housing violations, 27 HPD complaints.
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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 423.7. 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 | 10 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-02-13. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
33 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · Rodent (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · PLUMBING (3) · Noise (2) · Dead/Dying Tree (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 (1906) |
| 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) | MACHULL REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES LP |
| Head officer | PELHAM BOLLERS |
| Managing agent | URBAN STRATEGIES MGT CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-11-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,284,000 | $137,040 |
| 2026 | $1,941,000 | $116,460 |
| 2027 | $2,552,000 | $153,120 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| 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 2016 (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 | Ralph Av — C · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Fulton St / Howard Av — B25 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Chauncey St & Howard Ave · 500 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.
171 Sumpter 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 |
33 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 URBAN STRATEGIES MGT CORP — 53 buildings, 520 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B18 · C7 · D5 · F3. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,538,009 on 1999-09-28 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 14 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-09-28 | Mortgage $4,538,009 — from MACHULL REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES LP to NYC HPD | $4,538,009 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| 2025 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 51 |
| 2026 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 22 |
Every one of the 149 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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