708 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 264 311 service requests, 238 HPD complaints, 144 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 1780. 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 | 136 total — 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 112 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1983-01-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 22).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
236 service requests in the last three years. Most common: ELECTRIC (57) · DOOR/WINDOW (54) · PAINT/PLASTER (40) · FLOORING/STAIRS (22) · PLUMBING (20) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11).
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 (1899) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| 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) | Leila M Johnson |
| Managing agent | Kendrick L Johnson |
| Last registered | 2026-07-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,748,000 | $164,880 |
| 2026 | $2,618,000 | $157,080 |
| 2027 | $2,280,000 | $136,800 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (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 | Nostrand Av — A C · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Franklin Av — C S · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Bedford Av — B26 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Hancock St & Bedford Ave · 250 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.
17 Spencer Place
| 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 |
236 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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: $5,152 on 1985-09-23 (lender: Central Fedl Savs). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-09-23 | Mortgage $5,152 — from JOHNSON, MAE LEILA; JOHNSON, KENDRICK L; JOHNSON, JAMIE C; JOHNSON, ANTHONY H; JOHNSON, MA to CENTRAL FEDL SAVS | $5,152 | |
| 1985-09-10 | Mortgage $11,300 — from JOHNSON, LELA MAE; JOHNSON, HERBERT; JOHNSON, LEILA MAE AKA to DARTMOUTH PLAN INC | $11,300 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2023 | 1 | 161 | 2 | 164 |
| 2024 | 4 | 382 | 2 | 388 |
| 2025 | 3 | 55 | 3 | 61 |
| 2026 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 26 |
Every one of the 708 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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