615 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 237 HPD housing violations, 144 311 service requests, 123 HPD complaints.
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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 3089. 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 | 193 total — 82 class C (immediately hazardous), 69 class B, 42 class A. Oldest open since 1982-05-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
110 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 16 · winter 2025–26: 84). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$31,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
74 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (39) · Noise (5) · Animal (5) · PLUMBING (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · Non (2).
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 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| 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) | IDRIS APPLEWHITE |
| Last registered | 2025-09-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $836,400 | $376,380 |
| 2026 | $897,000 | $403,650 |
| 2027 | $1,076,000 | $484,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 29% 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 | Nostrand Av — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Franklin Av — C S · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Putnam Av / Nostrand Av — B26 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Putnam Ave & Nostrand Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 003 The Bedford Village. 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.
393 Nostrand 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 |
74 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 39 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: $147,500 on 2007-09-12 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-09-12 | Mortgage $147,500 — from JOSEPH, CHRISTOPHER to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $147,500 | |
| 2006-08-17 | Mortgage $124,050 — from JOSEPH, CHRISTOPHER to MERS | $124,050 | |
| 2006-08-17 | Mortgage $661,600 — from JOSEPH, CHRISTOPHER to MERS | $661,600 | |
| 2005-05-11 | Mortgage $616,250 — from JOSEPH, CHRISTOPER to MERS INC | $616,250 | |
| 2004-05-26 | Mortgage $459,000 — from JOSEPH, CHRISTOPHER to NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION | $459,000 | |
| 2003-08-07 | Mortgage $15,000 — from JOSEPH, CHRISTOPHER A to CITIBANK, N.A. | $15,000 | |
| 2002-01-07 | Mortgage $370,050 — from JOSEPH, CHRISTOPHER to MORTGAGE ELECTRONICREGISTRATION SYSTEMS ; SKYLINE MORTGAGE CORP | $370,050 | |
| 1997-09-10 | Mortgage $30,000 — from ROYER, LENNOX to DOWNER, STANLEY | $30,000 | |
| 1997-05-30 | Mortgage $190,200 — from ROYER, LENNOX to CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORP | $190,200 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2018 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2024 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| 2025 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 2 | 200 |
| 2026 | 7 | 133 | 0 | 3 | 143 |
Every one of the 615 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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