486 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 155 311 service requests, 93 HPD housing violations, 87 HPD complaints.
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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 640.5. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 | 25 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2024-10-28. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
139 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 38 · winter 2024–25: 66 · winter 2025–26: 30). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$4,405 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
103 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (60) · DOOR/WINDOW (10) · PLUMBING (5) · Illegal Parking (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · Elevator (4).
$3,708,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1941) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| 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).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,150,000 | $967,500 |
| 2026 | $1,720,000 | $774,000 |
| 2027 | $2,064,000 | $928,800 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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 | DeKalb Av — B Q R · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Fulton St — G · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Park Av / Carlton Av — B62 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Carlton Ave & Park Ave · 200 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. 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.
55 Carlton 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 |
103 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 60 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: $664,823 on 2022-12-06 (lender: Cpc Funding Spe 1 LLC), covering 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-21 | Agreement $5,757,451 — from RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; PUTNAM CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC | $5,757,451 | |
| 2024-10-21 | Agreement $855,028 — from RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; PUTNAM CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC | $855,028 | |
| 2022-12-06 | M&CON $1,261,244 — from PUTNAM CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC | $1,261,244 | |
| 2022-12-06 | Mortgage $664,823 — from PUTNAM CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC | $664,823 | |
| 2022-12-06 | M&CON $7,894,497 — from RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; PUTNAM CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC | $7,894,497 | |
| 2022-12-06 | Mortgage $797,552 — from PUTNAM CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC | $797,552 | |
| 2022-12-06 | AL&R $169,969 — from RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; PUTNAM CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC | $169,969 | |
| 2022-12-06 | AL&R $2,589,490 — from PUTNAM CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC | $2,589,490 | |
| 2022-12-06 | AL&R $7,894,497 — from PUTNAM CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC | $7,894,497 | |
| 2022-12-06 | AL&R $1,261,244 — from PUTNAM CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC | $1,261,244 | |
| 2022-12-06 | M&CON $2,589,490 — from PUTNAM CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC | $2,589,490 | |
| 2022-12-06 | Mortgage $665,435 — from RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; PUTNAM CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC | $665,435 | |
| 2022-12-06 | Mortgage $169,969 — from PUTNAM CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC | $169,969 | |
| 2019-12-17 | Mortgage $7,096,945 — from PUTNAM CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC | $7,096,945 | |
| 2019-12-17 | Mortgage $4,509,997 — from RESTORING COMMUNITIES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $4,509,997 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 22 |
| 2020 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| 2023 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 103 | 11 | 1 | 117 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 12 | 0 | 99 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 65 |
Every one of the 486 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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