212 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 73 HPD housing violations, 52 311 service requests, 36 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 906. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 | 66 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 28 class B, 20 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-13. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
15 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · GENERAL (2) · Lead (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Lot Condition (1).
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 (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) | JOSEPH MAUSKOPF |
| Last registered | 2026-01-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,815,000 | $108,900 |
| 2026 | $2,211,000 | $132,660 |
| 2027 | $2,353,000 | $141,180 |
The city's market estimate has risen 30% 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 | Bedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / De Kalb Av — B44 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | DeKalb Ave & Bedford Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 54 The Detective Rafael Ramos 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.
217 Spencer 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 |
23 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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: $499,999 on 2025-09-26 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | Mortgage $499,999 — from MAUSKOPF, JOSEPH to MERS | $499,999 | |
| 2021-05-05 | Agreement $1,041,500 — from MAUSKOPF, JOSEPH to MERS | $1,041,500 | |
| 2020-09-14 | Mortgage $587,934 — from MAUSKOPF, JOSEPH to MERS | $587,934 | |
| 2016-11-22 | Mortgage $208,000 — from MAUSKOPF, JOSEPH to CROSS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK | $208,000 | |
| 2010-12-28 | Mortgage $25,000 — from MAUSKOPF, JOSEPH to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $25,000 | |
| 2010-12-28 | Mortgage $562,131 to MERS | $562,131 | |
| 2010-12-28 | Deed $675,000 — from BAZ, LLC to MAUSKOPF, JOSEPH | $675,000 | |
| 2005-10-24 | M&CON $618,750 — from BAZ, LLC; SANILOVICH, INDIVIDUALLY, ASSAF to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $618,750 | |
| 2005-10-24 | Mortgage $231,784 — from BAZ, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $231,784 | |
| 2004-10-13 | Mortgage $386,250 — from BAZ, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $386,250 | |
| 2003-06-13 | DEEDO $38,000 — from JOYNER, CASSANDRA; JOYNER, RODNEY to CAPRICE EQUITIES, INC. | $38,000 | |
| 2001-12-28 | Mortgage $238,000 — from JOYNER, RODNEY; JOYNER, CASSANDRA to FIRST FINANCIAL FINANCIAL CORP; FFFC | $238,000 | |
| 1988-03-17 | Mortgage $7,500 — from STACKHOUSE, LORIA BELLE to OXFORD RESOURCES CORP | $7,500 | |
| 1986-04-01 | Mortgage $44,000 — from STACKHOUSE, LORIA; BARNES, LILLIE B to CROSSLAND SAVS FSB | $44,000 | |
| 1984-10-23 | Mortgage $30,000 — from LAWSON, HATTIE; LAWSON, LEE to PRUDENTIAL MTGEE COINC | $30,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 2024 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 2026 | 4 | 79 | 0 | 2 | 85 |
Every one of the 212 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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