1,617 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 645 HPD complaints, 502 311 service requests, 240 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 113.1. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 7 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2023-05-12. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
36 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 24). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
253 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (106) · Food Establishment (49) · HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · PLUMBING (12) · FLOORING/STAIRS (9) · WATER LEAK (9).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1927) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (14) |
| 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) | 194 RALPH REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | rene rivera |
| Managing agent | rene rivera |
| Last registered | 2026-07-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,069,000 | $931,050 |
| 2026 | $2,049,000 | $922,050 |
| 2027 | $2,250,000 | $1,012,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dream House | Asian/Asian Fusion | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
49 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
1 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 | Ralph Av — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Halsey St — J · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Ralph Av / Decatur St — B47 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Halsey St & Ralph Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 005 Dr. Ronald McNair. 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.
196 Ralph 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
253 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 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: $860,379 on 2023-03-01 (lender: Broadview Capital LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-12 | AL&R $2,060,000 — from 194 RALPH REALTY LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA | $2,060,000 | |
| 2023-07-12 | Agreement $2,060,000 — from 194 RALPH REALTY LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA | $2,060,000 | |
| 2023-03-01 | Mortgage $860,380 — from 194 RALPH REALTY LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC | $860,380 | |
| 2023-03-01 | Agreement $2,100,000 — from 194 RALPH REALTY LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC | $2,100,000 | |
| 2023-03-01 | AL&R $2,100,000 — from 194 RALPH REALTY LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC | $2,100,000 | |
| 2012-04-17 | Mortgage $9,543,729 — from CELL TOWER LEASE ACQUISITION LLC; FKA T1 UNISON SITE MANAGEMENT LLC; FKA UNISON SITE MANAG to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS | $9,543,729 | |
| 2011-10-18 | Agreement $1,500,000 — from RALPH & RALPH PROPERTIES LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING, LLC | $1,500,000 | |
| 2011-10-18 | Mortgage $265,090 — from RALPH & RALPH PROPERTIES LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING, LLC | $265,090 | |
| 2010-03-03 | RPTT&RET $5,591,793 — from T1 UNISON SITE MANAGEMENT LLC to T1 UNISON SITE MANAGEMENT LLC | $5,591,793 | |
| 2010-03-03 | RPTT&RET $5,591,793 — from T1 UNISON SITE MANAGEMENT LLC to T1 UNISON SITE MANAGEMENT LLC | $5,591,793 | |
| 2007-04-23 | Mortgage $1,280,000 — from CITY TREE PROPERTIES LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,280,000 | |
| 2007-04-23 | Deed $1,350,000 — from CITY TREE PROPERTIES LLC to RALPH & RALPH PROPERTIES LLC | $1,350,000 | |
| 2007-04-23 | AL&R $1,280,000 — from RALPH & RALPH PROPERTIES LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $1,280,000 | |
| 2007-04-23 | Agreement $13,000,000 to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $13,000,000 | |
| 2007-04-23 | Agreement $1,280,000 — from RALPH & RALPH PROPERTIES LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $1,280,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 146 |
| 2018 | 0 | 22 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 133 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 48 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 10 | 3 | 118 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 59 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 154 | 0 | 6 | 162 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 142 | 0 | 10 | 153 |
Every one of the 1,617 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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