5,899 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,198 311 service requests, 1,815 HPD complaints, 1,512 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 991.3. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 853 total — 229 class C (immediately hazardous), 493 class B, 131 class A. Oldest open since 2005-03-16. |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
682 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 350 · winter 2024–25: 115 · winter 2025–26: 195 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$53,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
1,223 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (398) · HEAT/HOT WATER (327) · Dirty Condition (104) · Panhandling (73) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (51) · Rodent (36).
$4,923,150 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (32) |
| 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) | 984-988 GREENE AVE HDFC |
| Head officer | FRANK LANG |
| Managing agent | NEBHDCO |
| Last registered | 2025-12-19 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,763,000 | $793,350 |
| 2026 | $1,826,000 | $821,700 |
| 2027 | $1,505,000 | $677,250 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 15% 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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (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 | Kosciuszko St — J · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Gates Av — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Van Buren St / Broadway — Q24 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lexington Ave & Patchen Ave · 200 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.
984 Greene 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 |
1,223 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 327 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 NEBHDCO — 53 buildings, 480 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B8 · C13 · D11 · F14. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,667,012 on 2026-07-13 (lender: Local Initiatives Support Corporation), covering 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-13 | Mortgage $14,827,961 — from GREENE AVENUE SNA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION | $14,827,961 | |
| 2026-07-13 | AL&R $21,755,982 — from GREENE AVENUE SNA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION | $21,755,982 | |
| 2026-07-13 | Mortgage $1,316,337 — from GREENE AVENUE SNA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION | $1,316,337 | |
| 2026-07-13 | Mortgage $4,667,012 — from GREENE AVENUE SNA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION | $4,667,012 | |
| 2026-07-13 | Mortgage $944,672 — from GREENE AVENUE SNA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION | $944,672 | |
| 2025-07-01 | Agreement $966,271 — from GREENE AVENUE SNA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to NYC DEPT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVEL | $966,271 | |
| 2024-12-16 | Agreement $1,886,271 — from 984-988 GREENE AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to GREENE AVENUE SNA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU | $1,886,271 | |
| 2024-12-16 | Deed $3,563,259 — from 984-988 GREENE AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to GREENE AVENUE SNA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU | $3,563,259 | |
| 2024-11-15 | Sold for $3,563,259 | $3,563,259 | $111,352 |
| 2009-07-20 | Agreement $966,271 — from 984-988 GREENE AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $966,271 | |
| 2009-07-20 | Agreement $966,271 — from 984-988 GREENE AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $966,271 | |
| 2005-07-14 | Mortgage $966,271 — from 984-988 GREENE AVE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $966,271 | |
| 1998-11-10 | Mortgage $920,000 — from 984-988 GREENE AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to NYC HPD | $920,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 58 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 202 | 0 | 5 | 211 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 0 | 4 | 227 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 339 | 0 | 3 | 342 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 422 | 0 | 7 | 430 |
| 2022 | 0 | 9 | 656 | 0 | 8 | 673 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 716 | 0 | 11 | 733 |
| 2024 | 10 | 6 | 971 | 3 | 13 | 1,003 |
| 2025 | 6 | 9 | 458 | 1 | 13 | 487 |
| 2026 | 22 | 4 | 679 | 11 | 11 | 727 |
Every one of the 5,899 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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