912 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 306 311 service requests, 247 HPD housing violations, 233 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 453.8. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 115 total — 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 77 class B, 18 class A. Oldest open since 2023-12-03. |
| Active vacate order | 1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
131 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 77 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 44). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
140 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (60) · WATER LEAK (15) · PLUMBING (13) · Noise (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (7).
$2,575,421 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (18) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | BEC CONTINUUM OWNER LLC |
| Head officer | DAVID KRAMER |
| Managing agent | LISA MANAGEMENT INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-09-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,246,000 | $560,700 |
| 2026 | $1,294,000 | $582,300 |
| 2027 | $1,199,000 | $539,550 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (3 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 | Myrtle Av — J M Z · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Marcus Garvey Blvd / Lafayette Av — B15 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lewis Ave & Greene Ave · 800 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.
171 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 |
140 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 60 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 LISA MANAGEMENT INC. — 77 buildings, 2,719 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B20 · C21 · D14 · F4. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 77 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,270,000 on 2022-07-22 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-22 | Mortgage $2,270,000 — from BEC CONTINUUM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; BEC CONTINUUM OWNER LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $2,270,000 | |
| 2017-07-27 | Deed $1,666,637 — from LINCOLN N. VAN BUREN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to BEC CONTINUUM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C | $1,666,637 | |
| 2017-07-27 | Agreement $7,859,762 — from BEC CONTINUUM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; BEC CONTINUUM OWNER LLC; 19 PATCHEN GP LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI | $7,859,762 | |
| 2017-07-27 | Agreement $1,176,232 — from NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND to BEC CONTINUUM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; BEC CONTINUUM OWNER LLC; 19 PATCHEN GP LLC | $1,176,232 | |
| 2017-07-27 | Mortgage $225,000 — from BEC CONTINUUM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; BEC CONTINUUM OWNER LLC; 19 PATCHEN GP LLC to BEC CONTINUUM MANAGER LLC | $225,000 | |
| 2017-07-27 | Mortgage $11,184,835 — from BEC CONTINUUM OWNER LLC; BEC CONTINUUM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; 19 PATCHEN GP LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $11,184,835 | |
| 2017-07-27 | Mortgage $8,314,080 — from BEC CONTINUUM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; 19 PATCHEN GP LLC; BEC CONTINUUM OWNER LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $8,314,080 | |
| 2017-07-27 | Mortgage $38,250,920 — from BEC CONTINUUM OWNER LLC; 19 PATCHEN GP LLC; BEC CONTINUUM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $38,250,920 | |
| 2017-07-27 | Mortgage $14,941,911 — from BEC CONTINUUM OWNER LLC; 19 PATCHEN GP LLC; BEC CONTINUUM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $14,941,911 | |
| 2017-07-27 | Agreement $1,659,997 — from LINCOLN N. VAN BUREN HOUSINGDEVELOPMENT to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI | $1,659,997 | |
| 2017-07-27 | Mortgage $5,400,000 — from 19 PATCHEN GP LLC; BEC CONTINUUM OWNER LLC; BEC CONTINUUM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to BEC CONTINUUM MANAGER LLC | $5,400,000 | |
| 2017-07-27 | Mortgage $7,692,865 — from BEC CONTINUUM OWNER LLC; 19 PATCHEN GP LLC; BEC CONTINUUM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $7,692,865 | |
| 1995-10-12 | Mortgage $1,659,997 — from LINCOLN N VAN BURENHOUSING DEVP FUND CO ; LINCOLN N VAN BURENHOUSING DEVP FUND CO to NYC, HPD; NYC HPD | $1,659,997 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 | 1 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 61 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 36 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 24 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 41 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 8 | 6 | 71 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 1 | 4 | 124 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 151 | 0 | 4 | 156 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 0 | 3 | 115 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 2 | 95 |
Every one of the 912 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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