118 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 24 311 service requests, 20 rodent inspections, 18 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 27.5. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 | 1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-08-10. |
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.
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Lead (1) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (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 (1931) |
| 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) | RALPH GATES CLUSTER LP |
| Head officer | WILLIE WREN, SR |
| Managing agent | RALPH GATES CLUSTER LP |
| Last registered | 2025-09-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $696,000 | $313,200 |
| 2026 | $835,000 | $375,750 |
| 2027 | $1,002,000 | $450,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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.
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 | Myrtle Av — J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Lewis Av — B38 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lewis Ave & Greene Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 025 Eubie Blake School. 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.
241 Van Buren 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 |
5 311 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 RALPH GATES CLUSTER LP — 9 buildings, 45 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B4 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 540 Gates Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 145 Marcus Garvey Blvd | BK | 8 | B |
| 85 Mac Dougal Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 819 Gates Avenue | BK | 4 | B |
| 908 Herkimer Street | BK | 4 | D |
| 719 Mac Donough Street | BK | 4 | B |
| 241 Van Buren Street | BK | 4 | C |
| 3 Sumpter Street | BK | 4 | D |
| 121 Ralph Avenue | BK | 3 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,790,334 on 2003-10-07 (lender: The City Of New York (''hpd'')), covering 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-10-07 | Mortgage $4,790,334 — from RALPH-GATES CLUSTER, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK (''HPD'') | $4,790,334 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2023 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Every one of the 118 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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