263 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 92 311 service requests, 56 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 34 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 58. 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 | 1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-05-29. |
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.
19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · Noise (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · SAFETY (2).
$20,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1987) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | KENT AVE. GARDENS LLC |
| Head officer | JOEL ZUPNICK |
| Managing agent | NBM Management LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,128,000 | $507,600 |
| 2026 | $1,014,000 | $456,300 |
| 2027 | $1,216,000 | $547,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% 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 | Classon Av — G · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Franklin Av — B38 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | DeKalb Ave & Franklin Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S./I.S. 157 The Benjamin Franklin Health & Science Academy. 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.
957 Kent 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 |
19 311 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 NBM MANAGEMENT LLC — 43 buildings, 359 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B7 · C14 · D15 · F5. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $447,753 on 2026-04-23 (lender: Loan Funder LLC, Series 124740) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | Agreement $1,675,000 — from KENT AVE GARDENS LLC to MERS; LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 124740 | $1,675,000 | |
| 2026-04-23 | Mortgage $447,753 — from KENT AVE GARDENS LLC to MERS; LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 124740 | $447,753 | |
| 2026-04-23 | AL&R $1,675,000 — from KENT AVE GARDENS LLC to LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 124740 | $1,675,000 | |
| 2016-05-05 | AL&R $1,500,000 — from KENT AVE GARDENS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2016-05-05 | Mortgage $1,500,000 — from KENT AVE GARDENS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2014-02-26 | Deed $925,000 — from K & W LLC to KENT AVE GARDENS LLC | $925,000 | |
| 2002-05-28 | Mortgage $26,243 — from REISMAN, MOSHE to HOMESIDE LENDING INC | $26,243 | |
| 2000-08-21 | Mortgage $297,500 — from REISMAN, MOSHE to BANK OF AMERICA NA | $297,500 | |
| 1997-12-02 | Mortgage $136,875 — from DASH, ANDRE; DACHE, ANDRE to ZIRMAK MORTGAGE INC | $136,875 | |
| 1995-08-10 | Mortgage $90,000 — from DASH, ANDRE; DACHE, ANDRE to FAMILY FINANCIAL SERVICES INC | $90,000 | |
| 1990-11-16 | Mortgage $186,488 — from SASH, ANDRE/AKA; DACHE, ANDRE to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP | $186,488 | |
| 1989-10-06 | Mortgage $250,000 — from DACHE, ANDRE; DASH, ANDRE/AKA to CHRYSLER FIRST BUS CR CP | $250,000 | |
| 1989-05-30 | Mortgage $22,500 — from DASH, ANDRE AKA; DACHE, ANDRE to STERLING RESOURCES LTD | $22,500 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 30 |
| 2024 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 31 |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 2026 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
Every one of the 263 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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