106 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 6 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 45 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 24 311 service requests, 19 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
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 184. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-01-12. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · PLUMBING (1).
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) |
| 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) | CHRIS BOWEN; CHRISTOPHER BOWEN |
| Managing agent | TURF COMPANY |
| Last registered | 2026-07-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,741,000 | $164,460 |
| 2026 | $2,925,000 | $175,500 |
| 2027 | $3,226,000 | $193,560 |
The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.
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 | Clinton-Washington Avs — G · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Park Av / Vanderbilt Av — B62 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Flushing Ave & Vanderbilt Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 046 Edward C. Blum. 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.
37 Vanderbilt 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 |
5 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 TURF COMPANY — 60 buildings, 624 units. Grades across the portfolio: A44 · B7 · C7 · D2. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $84,618 on 2003-07-01 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-08 | Deed $1,250,000 — from BOWEN, DOUGLAS M to BOWEN, CHRISTOPHER A | $1,250,000 | |
| 2021-08-31 | Sold for $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $416,667 |
| 2003-07-01 | Agreement $84,618 — from BOWEN, CHRISTOPHER A; BOWEN, DOUGLAS M to MERS FIRST FINANCIAL EQUITIES, INC | $84,618 | |
| 2003-07-01 | Mortgage $84,618 — from BOWEN, DOUGLAS M; BOWEN, CHRISTOPHER A to MERS FIRST FINANCIAL EQUITIES INC | $84,618 | |
| 2002-03-05 | Mortgage $303,750 — from BOWEN, CHRISTOPHER A; BOWEN, DOUGLAS M to M&T MORTGAGE CORPORATION | $303,750 | |
| 1999-01-22 | Mortgage $15,504 — from GRUENHUT, SIMCHA to FIRST FINANCIAL EQUITIES INC | $15,504 | |
| 1998-04-01 | Mortgage $280,000 — from GRUENHUT, SIMCHA to FIRST FINANCIAL EQUITIES INC | $280,000 | |
| 1997-10-29 | Mortgage $264,000 — from GRUENHUT, SIMCHA to FIRST FINANCIAL EQUITIES INC | $264,000 | |
| 1996-07-31 | Mortgage $192,000 — from STRULOVITCH, CHASKIEL to NVR MORTGAGE FINANCEINC | $192,000 | |
| 1984-11-19 | Mortgage $3,768 — from HICKS, PATRICK H; HICKS, ESTHEL A to OXFORD RESOURCES CORP | $3,768 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
Every one of the 106 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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