280 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 139 311 service requests, 30 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 29 rodent inspections.
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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 121. 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
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2013-03-11. |
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.
$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
47 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (13) · Damaged Tree (11) · Derelict Vehicles (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Illegal Dumping (2).
$1,115,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (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) | TAQWA REALTY SERVICES CORP., |
| Head officer | ABDUL MURITALA |
| Managing agent | Taqwa Realty Investments Services |
| Last registered | 2026-07-31 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,945,000 | $116,700 |
| 2026 | $1,653,000 | $99,180 |
| 2027 | $2,173,000 | $130,380 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% 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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-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 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Marcy Ave & Gates Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| 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.
523 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
47 311 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 TAQWA REALTY INVESTMENTS — 14 buildings, 65 units. Grades across the portfolio: B3 · C5 · D6. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 448 East 26 Street | BK | 12 | B |
| 288 New York Avenue | BK | 8 | C |
| 636 East 96 Street | BK | 6 | C |
| 886 Rutland Road | BK | 5 | B |
| 1060 Rogers Avenue | BK | 5 | D |
| 360 East 98 Street | BK | 4 | B |
| 237 East 94 Street | BK | 4 | D |
| 1204 East 95 Street | BK | 3 | C |
| 791A Lexington Avenue | BK | 3 | D |
| 98 Waverly Avenue | BK | 3 | C |
| 523 Gates Avenue | BK | 3 | D |
| 48 4 Avenue | BK | 3 | C |
| 164 Clermont Avenue | BK | 3 | D |
| 1208 East 95 Street | BK | 3 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $154,000 on 2024-01-17 (lender: Loan Funder LLC Series 63466). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-17 | Mortgage $650,000 — from TAQWA REALTY SERVICES CORP to LOAN FUNDER LLC SERIES 63466 | $650,000 | |
| 2024-01-17 | Mortgage $154,000 — from TAQWA REALTY SERVICES CORP to LOAN FUNDER LLC SERIES 63466 | $154,000 | |
| 2024-01-04 | Deed $1,300,000 — from JEFFREY MILLER ESQ to TAQWA REALTY SERVICES CORP. | $1,300,000 | |
| 2023-12-19 | Sold for $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | $433,333 |
| 2006-04-20 | Mortgage $148,400 — from HARVEY, NANCY SIMONE to MERS | $148,400 | |
| 2006-04-20 | Deed $742,000 — from COULTHURST , KENSON L to HARVEY, NANCY SIMONE | $742,000 | |
| 2006-04-20 | Mortgage $593,600 — from HARVEY, NANCY SIMONE to MERS | $593,600 | |
| 2001-09-20 | Mortgage $165,000 — from COULTHURST, KENSON L to HOMESIDE LENDING INC | $165,000 | |
| 1996-12-05 | Mortgage $119,000 — from COULTHURST, CLAUDIA; COULTHURST, KENSON L. to DELTA FUNDING CORP | $119,000 | |
| 1989-10-23 | Mortgage $7,500 — from COULTHURST, KENSON L to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBK | $7,500 | |
| 1986-05-01 | Mortgage $7,700 — from COULTHURST, KENSON to OXFORD RESOURCES CORP | $7,700 | |
| 1985-07-30 | Mortgage $25,000 — from COULTHURST, KENSON L to AIKMAN MURIEL | $25,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 39 |
| 2024 | 0 | 10 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 58 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
Every one of the 280 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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