544 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 291 HPD housing violations, 65 311 service requests, 40 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 324.5. 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 | 14 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2024-11-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 3).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$26,050 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · ELECTRIC (2) · Noise (2) · APPLIANCE (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
$1,048,570 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1927) |
| 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) | 222 BRICKS LLC |
| Head officer | JOSEPH YAAKOVZADEH |
| Managing agent | 222 BRICKS LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,078,000 | $485,100 |
| 2026 | $1,199,000 | $539,550 |
| 2027 | $1,434,000 | $645,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crab Bros | Seafood | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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 | Utica Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Gates Av — J Z · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / Halsey St — B46 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Hancock St & Malcolm X Blvd · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 262 El Hajj Malik El Shabazz Elementary 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.
222 Malcolm X Boulevard
| 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $192,000 on 2018-05-16 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-16 | Agreement $2,400,000 — from 222 BRICKS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $2,400,000 | |
| 2018-05-16 | Mortgage $192,000 — from 222 BRICKS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $192,000 | |
| 2018-05-16 | AL&R $2,400,000 — from 222 BRICKS LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $2,400,000 | |
| 2017-02-28 | Deed $2,100,000 — from DARNLEY, CURBY to 222 BRICKS LLC | $2,100,000 | |
| 2017-02-28 | Mortgage $2,208,000 — from 222 BRICKS LLC to SHARESTATES INVESTMENTS, LLC SERIES BC20 | $2,208,000 | |
| 2017-02-21 | Sold for $2,100,000 | $2,100,000 | $525,000 |
| 1996-08-09 | Mortgage assigned $100,000 — from UNITED MORTGAGE GUARANTEE; UMG FUNDING GROUP INC to BENEFICIAL MORTGAGECORPORATION | $100,000 | |
| 1995-09-19 | Mortgage $100,000 — from DARNLEY, CURBY to UNITED MORTGAGE GUARANTEE; UMG FUNDING GROUP INC | $100,000 | |
| 1990-11-26 | Mortgage $55,000 — from DARNLEY, ESTHER to GOTTLIEB, BONNI | $55,000 | |
| 1990-11-21 | Mortgage $16,750 — from DARNLEY, ESTHER to STERLING RESOURCES | $16,750 | |
| 1984-07-25 | Mortgage $30,000 — from DARNLEY, ESTHER to LINCOLN SAVINGS BANK | $30,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 52 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
Every one of the 544 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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