1,160 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 364 311 service requests, 348 HPD complaints, 308 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 565.3. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 | 192 total — 42 class C (immediately hazardous), 120 class B, 30 class A. Oldest open since 2008-02-22. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
89 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (16) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (14) · Derelict Vehicles (10) · DOOR/WINDOW (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Noise (7).
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 (1905) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | Food First Housing Development Fund Company, Inc. |
| Head officer | David J Doyaga |
| Managing agent | MYC & Associates, Inc. |
| Last registered | 2025-11-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,358,400 | $611,280 |
| 2026 | $1,630,000 | $733,500 |
| 2027 | $1,956,000 | $880,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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.
4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).
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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Franklin Av / Greene Av — B48 B52 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lafayette Ave & Franklin Ave · 500 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. 056 Lewis H. Latimer. 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.
355 Greene 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 |
89 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 MYC & ASSOCIATES, INC. — 4 buildings, 61 units. Grades across the portfolio: C2 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 709 Lafayette Avenue | BK | 28 | C |
| 329 Franklin Avenue | BK | 16 | C |
| 326 Throop Avenue | BK | 9 | F |
| 355 Greene Avenue | BK | 8 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,001,784 on 2026-09-16 (lender: New York State Housing Finance Agency), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | Mortgage $3,001,785 — from FRANKLIN LAFAYETTE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $3,001,785 | |
| 2026-09-16 | Deed $401,600 — from DOYAHA,SR. TRUSTEE, DAVID J.; BANKRUPTCY ESTATE OF FOOD FIRST HDFC, IN to FRANKLIN LAFAYETTE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F | $401,600 | |
| 2026-09-10 | Sold for $401,600 | $401,600 | $50,200 |
| 2000-03-21 | Mortgage $93,000 — from FOOD FIRST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO I to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | $93,000 | |
| 2000-03-21 | Mortgage $590,712 — from FOOD FIRST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO I to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | $590,712 | |
| 2000-03-21 | Mortgage $672,000 — from FOOD FIRST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO I to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | $672,000 | |
| 2000-03-21 | Mortgage $51,000 — from FOOD FIRST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO I to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | $51,000 | |
| 1997-11-24 | Mortgage $77,554 — from FOOD FIRST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | $77,554 | |
| 1997-11-24 | Mortgage $92,446 — from FOOD FIRST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | $92,446 | |
| 1997-11-24 | Mortgage $672,554 — from FOOD FIRST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | $672,554 | |
| 1997-11-24 | Mortgage $564,158 — from FOOD FIRST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO I to CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | $564,158 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| 2018 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 41 |
| 2019 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 10 | 81 |
| 2020 | 1 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 73 |
| 2021 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 55 |
| 2022 | 1 | 222 | 0 | 6 | 229 |
| 2023 | 1 | 186 | 0 | 6 | 193 |
| 2024 | 0 | 144 | 0 | 4 | 148 |
| 2025 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 52 |
| 2026 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 33 |
Every one of the 1,160 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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