184 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 41 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 38 HPD housing violations, 31 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 50.5. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 | 20 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1978-11-30. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: GENERAL (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · PLUMBING (1).
$79,200 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 (1899) |
| 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) | 640 HALSEY DEVELOPMENT LLC |
| Head officer | RONEN BEN-JOSEF |
| Managing agent | PARK HOUSE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,203,000 | $541,350 |
| 2026 | $1,005,000 | $452,250 |
| 2027 | $1,206,000 | $542,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Malcolm X Blvd — B26 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Hancock St & Malcolm X Blvd · 400 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.
640 Halsey 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 |
3 311 service requests 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 PARK HOUSE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 20 buildings, 327 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B3 · C5 · D5. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Monroe Place | BK | 67 | A |
| 100 Steuben Street | BK | 43 | A |
| 525 Union Avenue | BK | 43 | A |
| 689 Marcy Avenue | BK | 41 | A |
| 531 Myrtle Avenue | BK | 29 | A |
| 82 4 Avenue | BK | 28 | A |
| 277 Throop Avenue | BK | 8 | B |
| 938 Bushwick Avenue | BK | 8 | C |
| 856 Hancock Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 139 Marcus Garvey Blvd | BK | 8 | A |
| 244 Madison Street | BK | 8 | C |
| 140 Schaefer Street | BK | 5 | C |
| 474 Van Buren Street | BK | 5 | C |
| 951 Greene Avenue | BK | 5 | C |
| 221 West 13 Street | MN | 4 | D |
| 141 Madison Street | BK | 4 | D |
| 19 Hart Street | BK | 4 | B |
| 640 Halsey Street | BK | 4 | D |
| 63 Van Buren Street | BK | 3 | D |
| 130 West 95 Street | MN | 2 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,375,000 on 2017-12-19 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-24 | Agreement $1,129,464 — from 640 HALSEY DEVELOPMENT LLC to BJGH FINANCE LLC | $1,129,464 | |
| 2017-12-19 | Mortgage $1,375,000 — from 640 HALSEY DEVELOPMENT LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,375,000 | |
| 2014-04-04 | Deed $770,000 — from TYXON GROUP LLC to 640 HALSEY DEVELOPMENT LLC | $770,000 | |
| 2013-12-10 | AL&R $250,000 — from TYXON GROUP LLC to KINGS COMMERCIAL PROMOTIONS, LLC | $250,000 | |
| 2013-12-10 | Mortgage $250,000 — from TYXON GROUP LLC to KINGS COMMERCIAL PROMOTIONS, LLC | $250,000 | |
| 2013-12-10 | Deed $350,000 — from WILLIAMS, ESTHER to TYXON GROUP LLC | $350,000 | |
| 2009-05-06 | Mortgage $847,500 — from WILLIAMS, ESTHER to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME | $847,500 | |
| 2009-05-06 | Mortgage $847,500 — from WILLIAMS, ESTHER to WORLD ALLIANCE FINANCIAL CORP | $847,500 | |
| 2007-05-02 | Mortgage $270,000 — from WILLIAMS, ESTHER to MERS | $270,000 | |
| 2006-06-14 | Mortgage $165,000 — from WILLIAMS, ESTHER; CHAPLIN, ESTHER to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $165,000 | |
| 2001-01-24 | Mortgage $31,741 — from CHAPLIN, ESTHER to HARRIS, ALEXANDER E | $31,741 | |
| 1999-06-17 | Mortgage $40,000 — from CHAPLIN, ESTHER to HARRIS, ALEXANDER E | $40,000 | |
| 1991-06-06 | Mortgage $10,000 — from CHAPLIN, ESTHER to FEELINGS, LARRY | $10,000 | |
| 1985-03-28 | Mortgage $12,135 — from CHAPLIN, ESTHER to EISENSTADT, ROBERT | $12,135 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Every one of the 184 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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