170 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 64 311 service requests, 35 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 27 rodent inspections.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 81.7. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (26) · Dirty Condition (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Rodent (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).
$132,660 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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) |
| 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) | 551 Gates Avenue LLC |
| Head officer | Mark Guindi |
| Managing agent | Arya Management LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-12-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $668,400 | $300,780 |
| 2026 | $712,000 | $320,400 |
| 2027 | $806,000 | $362,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ho Wah Restaurant | Chinese | A | Mice evidence |
| The Taco Bar | Mexican | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Nostrand Av — A C · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Tompkins Av — B52 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Monroe St & Tompkins Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 044 Marcus Garvey. 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.
551 Gates 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 |
34 311 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 ARYA MANAGEMENT LLC — 80 buildings, 760 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B21 · C17 · D23 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 80 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $121,960 on 2022-03-23 (lender: TD Bank N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-23 | Agreement $1,450,000 — from 551 GATES AVENUE LLC to TD BANK N.A. | $1,450,000 | |
| 2022-03-23 | Deed $2,325,000 — from DG 551 LLC to 551 GATES AVENUE LLC | $2,325,000 | |
| 2022-03-23 | Mortgage $121,960 — from 551 GATES AVENUE LLC to TD BANK N.A. | $121,960 | |
| 2022-03-23 | AL&R $1,450,000 — from 551 GATES AVENUE LLC to TD BANK N.A. | $1,450,000 | |
| 2022-03-07 | Sold for $2,325,000 | $2,325,000 | $1,162,500 |
| 2019-02-07 | AL&R $1,400,000 — from 551 DEERGROW HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,400,000 | |
| 2019-02-07 | Agreement $1,400,000 — from 551 DEERGROW HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,400,000 | |
| 2019-02-07 | Mortgage $190,574 — from 551 DEERGROW HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $190,574 | |
| 2015-06-23 | Mortgage $358,136 — from 551 DEERGROW HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $358,136 | |
| 2015-06-23 | Agreement $1,300,000 — from 551 DEERGROW HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,300,000 | |
| 2015-06-23 | AL&R $1,300,000 — from 551 DEERGROW HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,300,000 | |
| 2013-08-28 | Mortgage $975,000 — from 551 DEERGROW HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $975,000 | |
| 2013-08-28 | Deed $1,300,000 — from XING REALTY CORP. to 551 DEERGROW HOLDINGS LLC | $1,300,000 | |
| 2013-08-28 | AL&R $975,000 — from 551 DEERGROW HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $975,000 | |
| 2012-10-15 | Mortgage $485,000 — from XING REALTY CORP. to AMERASIA BANK | $485,000 |
| Year | Construction | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2022 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| 2023 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2024 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2025 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 19 |
| 2026 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
Every one of the 170 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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