210 recorded events, 1998–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 72 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 23 DOB permits, 22 FDNY inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 75% 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 5. 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Fireworks (1).
$221,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2018) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 490 VAN BUREN STREET CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | LUCAS PARRA |
| Managing agent | ESSENTIAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-11-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $173,321 | $77,994 |
| 2026 | $188,287 | $84,730 |
| 2027 | $233,613 | $105,125 |
The city's market estimate has risen 35% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR CAP
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 | Kosciuszko St — J · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Gates Av — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Patchen Av — B38 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lexington Ave & Patchen Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 026 Jesse Owens. 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.
490 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 |
1 311 service request 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 ESSENTIAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 11 buildings, 74 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B2 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9-03 35 Avenue | QN | 15 | A |
| 151 Somers Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 490 Van Buren Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 54 Monitor Street | BK | 7 | A |
| 380 South 2 Street | BK | 6 | D |
| 577 Madison Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 27 South Portland Ave | BK | 6 | A |
| 230 Withers St | BK | 5 | A |
| 91 Douglass Street | BK | 5 | A |
| 89 2 Place | BK | 4 | B |
| 185 Putnam Avenue | BK | 4 | A |
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-25 | Deed $720,000 — from TABETA, KATRINA; TABETA, DUSTIN to SHEINSON, ALONA NADLER | $720,000 | |
| 2024-11-25 | Mortgage $499,000 — from SHEINSON, ALONA NADLER to MERS | $499,000 | |
| 2024-11-15 | Sold for $720,000 | $720,000 | $90,000 |
| 2020-07-23 | Agreement $392,000 — from PATEL, BAKULA; DUMBHALIA, KANU to MERS | $392,000 | |
| 2020-06-17 | Agreement $366,500 — from SI LIANG, TRACI ZHUO to CLASSIC MORTGAGE LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $366,500 | |
| 2019-05-31 | Deed $650,000 — from 490 VAN BUREN STREET LLC to LIANG, TRACI ZHUO SI | $650,000 | |
| 2019-05-31 | Mortgage $375,000 — from LIANG, TRACI ZHUO SI to MERS | $375,000 | |
| 2019-05-21 | Sold for $650,000 | $650,000 | $81,250 |
| 2019-02-12 | Deed $681,209 — from 490 VAN BUREN STREET LLC to VAN STUY LLC; APTAKISIC 33, LLC | $681,209 | |
| 2019-01-30 | Sold for $681,209 | $681,209 | $85,151 |
| 2018-09-27 | Deed $692,410 — from 490 VAN BUREN STREET LLC to DUMBHALIA, KANUBHAI; PATEL, BAKULA | $692,410 | |
| 2018-09-27 | Mortgage $400,000 — from DUMBHALIA, KANUBHAI; PATEL, BAKULA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $400,000 | |
| 2018-09-24 | Mortgage $420,000 — from DOTSON, KEVIN J to FM HOME LOANS, LLC; MERS | $420,000 | |
| 2018-09-24 | Deed $780,000 — from 490 VANBUREN STREET LLC to DOTSON, KEVIN J | $780,000 | |
| 2018-09-20 | Sold for $780,000 | $780,000 | $97,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 56 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 25 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Every one of the 210 recorded events, 1998–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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