573 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 332 311 service requests, 79 HPD housing violations, 53 HPD complaints.
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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 497.7. 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 | 48 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2001-07-04. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
1 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 1).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$18,840 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sewer (7) · Indoor Air Quality (6) · Rodent (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · Dirty Condition (3) · Noise (2).
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 (1899) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| 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) | Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing |
| Head officer | Karla Ballard |
| Managing agent | Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing |
| Last registered | 2025-11-07 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,440,000 | $86,400 |
| 2026 | $1,603,000 | $96,180 |
| 2027 | $1,630,000 | $97,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% 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.
15 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (5 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 Utica Av — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Ralph Av / Decatur St — B47 · 600 ft |
| Citi Bike | Patchen Ave & Bainbridge St · 350 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.
448 Decatur 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 |
29 311 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 SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING — 66 buildings, 114 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B11 · C23 · D17 · F13. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 66 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $156,000 on 2007-04-11 (lender: Mortgageit) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-31 | Deed $1,017,378 — from BENJAMIN, ESQ., AS REFEREE, MICHAEL D to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS T | $1,017,378 | |
| 2024-07-03 | Sold for $1,017,378 | $1,017,378 | $339,126 |
| 2013-07-18 | Deed $930,000 — from MCKENNA, JOHN T JR. to DECATUR FORTRESS TRUST | $930,000 | |
| 2007-04-11 | Deed $780,000 — from PETITON, JOHN to MCKENNA, JOHN T JR. | $780,000 | |
| 2007-04-11 | Mortgage $624,000 — from MCKENNA, JOHN T JR. to MORTGAGEIT; MERS | $624,000 | |
| 2007-04-11 | Mortgage $156,000 — from MCKENNA, JOHN T JR. to MERS; MORTGAGEIT | $156,000 | |
| 2003-12-26 | Mortgage $42,500 — from PETITON, JOHN to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. | $42,500 | |
| 2003-12-26 | DEEDO $425,000 — from WILLIAMS, RUBY to PETITON, JOHN | $425,000 | |
| 2003-12-26 | DEEDO $250,000 — from BAKER, KAIA A to WILLIAMS, RUBY | $250,000 | |
| 2003-12-26 | Mortgage $340,000 — from PETITON, JOHN to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.; MERS | $340,000 | |
| 2000-06-05 | Mortgage $191,250 — from BAKER, KAIA A to NORTHEASTERN MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CO | $191,250 | |
| 1999-02-25 | Mortgage $70,000 — from ORTIZ, OMAR T; BAKER, KAIA A to INTERSTATE RESOURCECORP | $70,000 | |
| 1998-01-13 | Mortgage $55,000 — from BAKER, KAIA A to FHB FUNDING CORP | $55,000 | |
| 1986-06-26 | Mortgage $7,000 — from GERMANY, JAMES; GERMANY, CARRIE MAE to OXFORD RESOURCES CORP | $7,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2019 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| 2020 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| 2021 | 3 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| 2022 | 5 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 85 |
| 2023 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 2024 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 2026 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 37 |
Every one of the 573 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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