623 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 167 311 service requests, 158 HPD complaints, 150 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 65% 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 32.4. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 | 2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-08-25. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · PLUMBING (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1).
$70,900 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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| 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) | CITYWIDE PRESERVATION LLC |
| Head officer | PETER MURRAY |
| Managing agent | DOLPHIN PROPERTY SERVICES LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,244,000 | $1,009,800 |
| 2026 | $2,851,000 | $1,282,950 |
| 2027 | $2,834,000 | $1,275,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | Myrtle-Willoughby Avs — G · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lafayette Av / Throop Av — B38 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Greene Ave & Throop Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 025 Eubie Blake 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.
103 Van Buren 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 |
25 311 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.
Managed by DOLPHIN PROPERTY SERVICES LLC — 79 buildings, 4,889 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B32 · C22 · D16 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 79 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $901,237 on 2014-05-08 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 31 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-14 | Agreement $26,434,399 — from CITYWIDE PRESERVATION LLC; ECDO CITYWIDE PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVEL to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $26,434,399 | |
| 2014-05-08 | Mortgage $901,237 — from ECDO CITYWIDE PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVEL; CITYWIDE PRESERVATION LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $901,237 | |
| 2012-08-23 | Mortgage $18,633,750 — from CITYWIDE PRESERVATION LLC; ECDO CITYWIDE PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVEL to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $18,633,750 | |
| 2012-08-23 | Mortgage $18,140,191 — from ECDO CITYWIDE PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVEL; CITYWIDE PRESERVATION LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $18,140,191 | |
| 2012-08-23 | Agreement $26,434,399 — from CITYWIDE PRESERVATION LLC; ECDO CITYWIDE PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVEL to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $26,434,399 | |
| 2012-08-23 | Agreement $1,957,094 — from HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION to CITYWIDE PRESERVATION LLC; ECDO CITYWIDE PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVEL | $1,957,094 | |
| 2012-08-23 | Mortgage $4,326,059 — from CITYWIDE PRESERVATION LLC; ECDO CITYWIDE PRESERVATION HOUSING DEVEL to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $4,326,059 | |
| 2012-07-24 | Deed $3,832,630 — from HOPE EQUITIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to ECDO CITYWIDE PRESERVATION HOUSUING DEVE | $3,832,630 | |
| 1994-08-26 | Mortgage $2,383,674 — from HOPE EQUITIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBANK | $2,383,674 | |
| 1994-08-25 | Mortgage $350,704 — from HOPE EQUITIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBANK | $350,704 | |
| 1994-08-25 | Mortgage $513,000 — from HOPE EQUITIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBANK | $513,000 |
| Year | Construction | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
| 2018 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 44 |
| 2019 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 36 |
| 2021 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 2022 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 3 | 87 |
| 2023 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 23 |
| 2024 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| 2025 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 2026 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
Every one of the 623 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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