6,313 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,966 311 service requests, 1,764 HPD complaints, 977 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 85% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 39.3. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 70 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 48 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2013-08-28. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
66 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 44 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
4 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
787 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (559) · HEAT/HOT WATER (33) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (31) · PAINT/PLASTER (28) · WATER LEAK (27) · PLUMBING (18).
$1,669,285 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1972) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (160) |
| 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) | 690 GATES, L.P. |
| Head officer | SARAH MURDOCH |
| Managing agent | PATHS MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $14,539,000 | $6,542,550 |
| 2026 | $15,479,000 | $6,965,550 |
| 2027 | $15,824,000 | $7,120,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: SHELTER RENT
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 39/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| 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.
3 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 | Kingston-Throop Avs — C · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Utica Av — A C · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Marcus Garvey Blvd — B52 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Monroe St & Marcus Garvey Blvd · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 308 Clara Cardwell. 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.
311 Marcus Garvey Blvd
| 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 |
787 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 33 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 PATHS MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC — 73 buildings, 5,771 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B29 · C20 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 73 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $370,000 on 2012-08-29 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-20 | RPTT $1,210,300 — from RCG TOWER GROUP I, LLC to DCHSCU ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, LLC | $1,210,300 | |
| 2012-08-29 | Agreement $8,540,000 — from 690 GATES, L.P.; 690 GATES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $8,540,000 | |
| 2012-08-29 | Agreement $804,577 — from 690 GATES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO; 690 GATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEV | $804,577 | |
| 2012-08-29 | Mortgage $370,000 — from 690 GATES, L.P.; 690 GATES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $370,000 | |
| 2012-08-29 | Agreement $2,114,319 — from 690 GATES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO; 690 GATES, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $2,114,319 | |
| 2010-11-18 | Mortgage $136,333 — from MW CELL REIT 1 LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS | $136,333 | |
| 2010-03-26 | Mortgage $1,910,000 — from 690 GATES, L.P.; 690 GATES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,910,000 | |
| 2010-03-26 | Mortgage $1,744,319 — from 690 GATES, L.P.; 690 GATES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,744,319 | |
| 2010-03-26 | Mortgage $596,120 — from 690 GATES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO; 690 GATES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING THROUGH ITS; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND PRESERVATION | $596,120 | |
| 2009-12-18 | RPTT&RET $2,673,948 — from MREC OP 1 LLC to MW CELL INVESTMENTS LLC | $2,673,948 | |
| 2007-06-15 | ASSTO $139,795 — from WCP WIRELESS LEASE SUBSIDIARY, LLC to WIRELESS CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC | $139,795 | |
| 2007-06-15 | ASSTO $176,118 — from WIRELESS CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC to MW CELL REIT 1 LLC | $176,118 | |
| 2007-03-06 | Mortgage $596,120 — from 690 GATES, L.P.; 690 GATES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $596,120 | |
| 2007-01-08 | Mortgage $85,000,000 — from WCP WIRELESS LEASE SUBSIDIARY, LLC to BAYERISCHE HYPO-UND VEREINSBANK AG, NY B | $85,000,000 | |
| 2006-06-15 | MLEA $133,945 — from 690 GATES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO to WIRELESS CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC | $133,945 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 12 | 260 | 0 | 7 | 279 |
| 2018 | 0 | 18 | 362 | 0 | 4 | 384 |
| 2019 | 0 | 8 | 389 | 0 | 5 | 402 |
| 2020 | 0 | 16 | 383 | 1 | 4 | 404 |
| 2021 | 0 | 12 | 399 | 0 | 5 | 416 |
| 2022 | 0 | 16 | 372 | 0 | 6 | 394 |
| 2023 | 0 | 21 | 469 | 0 | 4 | 494 |
| 2024 | 3 | 13 | 365 | 2 | 6 | 389 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 261 | 2 | 3 | 288 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 388 | 0 | 18 | 409 |
Every one of the 6,313 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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