340 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 103 HPD housing violations, 75 311 service requests, 54 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 91.9. 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 | 13 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2025-07-22. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
33 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Graffiti (3) · ELECTRIC (3) · GENERAL (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3).
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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (14) |
| 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) | 474 QUINCY STREET HDFC |
| Head officer | WENDY MCCLINTON |
| Managing agent | BLACK VETERANS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, INC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-07 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $862,000 | $387,900 |
| 2026 | $847,000 | $381,150 |
| 2027 | $967,000 | $435,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
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 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Kingston-Throop Avs — C · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Throop Av / Gates Av — B43 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Greene Ave & Throop Ave · 650 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. 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.
474 Quincy 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 |
33 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 BLACK VETERANS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, INC. — 13 buildings, 124 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B6 · C4 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 308 Throop Avenue | BK | 21 | C |
| 495 Sterling Place | BK | 20 | D |
| 360 East 193 Street | BX | 14 | B |
| 474 Quincy Street | BK | 14 | B |
| Duryea Place | BK | 10 | B |
| 317 Malcolm X Boulevard | BK | 8 | B |
| 213 Buffalo Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 837 Halsey Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 1078 Bedford Avenue | BK | 6 | C |
| 689 Halsey Street | BK | 6 | C |
| 453 Jefferson Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 9 Halsey Street | BK | 4 | D |
| 119 Decatur Street | BK | 3 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $221,350 on 2000-05-05 (lender: City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-05-05 | Mortgage $221,350 — from 474 QUINCY ST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to CITY OF NEW YORK | $221,350 | |
| 1991-04-16 | Mortgage $25,000 — from JNE COMMUNITY BUILDERS to AMERICAN SVGS & LOANASN | $25,000 | |
| 1990-05-04 | Mortgage $95,000 — from BROWN, ROSANNA; JNE COMMUNITY BUILDERS I to GATEWAY BANK | $95,000 | |
| 1989-05-30 | Mortgage $25,000 — from JNE COMMUNITY BUILDRS IN to ARONOW, DAVID | $25,000 | |
| 1989-02-27 | Mortgage $245,000 — from JNE COMMUNITY BLDRSINC to AMERICAN SVGS & LOANASN | $245,000 | |
| 1988-07-18 | Mortgage $55,000 — from JNE COMMUNITY BUILDERS to AMERICAN S&L ASSN | $55,000 | |
| 1988-07-18 | Mortgage $9,450 — from JNE COMMUNITY BUILDERS to MARSHALL, JASMINE | $9,450 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| 2019 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 22 |
| 2020 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 20 |
| 2021 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2022 | 7 | 36 | 5 | 48 |
| 2023 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 31 |
| 2024 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 20 |
| 2025 | 3 | 67 | 2 | 72 |
| 2026 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
Every one of the 340 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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