226 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 74 HPD complaints, 74 311 service requests, 22 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 139.3. 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 | 6 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2019-05-14. |
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.
37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: GENERAL (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · SAFETY (3) · WATER LEAK (3) · PLUMBING (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (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 (1901) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| 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) | 47 BUFALO NIKS 2018 LLC |
| Head officer | SHUHUI CHEN |
| Managing agent | ROL MANAGEMENT INC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,514,000 | $90,840 |
| 2026 | $1,518,000 | $91,080 |
| 2027 | $1,436,000 | $86,160 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 5% 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 | Ralph Av — C · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-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: Fulton St / Buffalo Av — B25 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Columbus Pl & Atlantic Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 040 George W. Carver. 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.
47 Buffalo 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
37 311 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 ROL MANAGEMENT INC — 12 buildings, 31 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B2 · C3 · D3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2158 Dean Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 113 Weirfield Street | BK | 3 | D |
| 1145 Decatur Street | BK | 3 | C |
| 159 Saratoga Avenue | BK | 3 | B |
| 104 Kingston Avenue | BK | 2 | B |
| 2015 Fulton Street | BK | 2 | A |
| 84 Ralph Avenue | BK | 2 | C |
| 631 Sutter Avenue | BK | 2 | A |
| 1059 Halsey Street | BK | 2 | D |
| 1476 Broadway | BK | 2 | C |
| 47 Buffalo Avenue | BK | 2 | D |
| 583 Sutter Avenue | BK | 2 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $945,000 on 2019-01-07 (lender: Cathay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-07 | Mortgage $945,000 — from 47 BUFALO NIKS 2018 LLC to CATHAY BANK | $945,000 | |
| 2019-01-07 | AL&R $945,000 — from 47 BUFALO NIKS 2018 LLC to CATHAY BANK | $945,000 | |
| 2018-04-25 | Deed $800,000 — from MILLER, ESQ AS REFEREE, JEFFREY R to 47 BUFALO NIKS 2018 LLC | $800,000 | |
| 2018-04-16 | Sold for $800,000 | $800,000 | $400,000 |
| 2017-05-24 | Deed $669,723 — from MILLER, AS REFEREE, JEFFREY to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $669,723 | |
| 2017-03-30 | Sold for $669,722 | $669,722 | $334,861 |
| 2006-07-01 | Mortgage $412,500 — from BONES, EMILY to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $412,500 | |
| 2006-07-01 | Deed $550,000 — from ELRINGTON, ALBERT; ELRINGTON, MARILYN to BONES, EMILY | $550,000 | |
| 2006-07-01 | Mortgage $50,000 — from BONES, EMILY to ELRINGTON, MARILYN; ELRINGTON, ALBERT | $50,000 | |
| 2005-05-16 | Deed $375,000 — from DEAN, GORDON S to ELRINGTON, MARILYN; ELRINGTON, ALBERT | $375,000 | |
| 1988-12-20 | Mortgage $70,000 — from DEAN, GORDON S to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK | $70,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 45 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 2 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 72 |
| 2025 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Every one of the 226 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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