1,340 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 677 311 service requests, 120 DOB permits, 109 DOB job filings.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 78% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.8. In ZIP 11249, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
5 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
170 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (97) · Illegal Parking (16) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (8) · Unleashed Dog (6) · WATER LEAK (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (4).
$1,846,250 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (36 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 (2016) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (605) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 420 KENT AVENUE, LLC |
| Head officer | ELIOT SPITZER |
| Managing agent | FirstService Residential |
| Last registered | 2025-08-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $129,791,000 | $58,405,950 |
| 2026 | $147,737,000 | $66,481,650 |
| 2027 | $171,614,000 | $77,226,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 32% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psaraki | Greek | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 1 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.
6 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (2 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 | Marcy Av — J M Z · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / Wythe Av — B32 Q59 · 700 ft |
| Citi Bike | Broadway & Kent Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 016 Leonard Dunkly. 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.
420 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
170 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 FIRSTSERVICE RESIDENTIAL — 556 buildings, 66,420 units. Grades across the portfolio: A464 · B61 · C14 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 556 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,910,165 on 2020-08-13 (lender: Kref Lending IV LLC), covering 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | RPTT&RET $556,167,832 — from SPITZER KENT MEMBER LLC to 800 FIFTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC | $556,167,832 | |
| 2020-11-10 | AL&R $298,000,000 — from 420 KENT AVENUE LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC | $298,000,000 | |
| 2020-11-10 | Agreement $298,000,000 — from 420 KENT AVENUE LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC | $298,000,000 | |
| 2020-08-13 | Mortgage $2,910,165 — from 420 KENT AVENUE LLC to KREF LENDING IV LLC | $2,910,165 | |
| 2020-08-13 | Mortgage $36,390,830 — from 420 KENT AVENUE LLC to KREF LENDING IV LLC | $36,390,830 | |
| 2020-08-13 | Agreement $39,300,995 — from 420 KENT AVENUE LLC to KREF LENDING IV LLC | $39,300,995 | |
| 2019-06-03 | AL&R $328,100,000 — from 420 KENT AVENUE LLC to KREF LENDING IV LLC | $328,100,000 | |
| 2019-06-03 | Agreement $15,609,280 — from 420 KENT AVENUE LLC to KREF LENDING IV LLC | $15,609,280 | |
| 2019-06-03 | Agreement $39,300,995 — from 420 KENT AVENUE LLC to KREF LENDING IV LLC | $39,300,995 | |
| 2019-06-03 | Agreement $273,189,725 — from 420 KENT AVENUE LLC to KREF LENDING IV LLC | $273,189,725 | |
| 2019-06-03 | Mortgage $13,002,707 — from 420 KENT AVENUE LLC to KREF LENDING IV LLC | $13,002,707 | |
| 2019-06-03 | Mortgage $17,993,513 — from 420 KENT AVENUE LLC to KREF LENDING IV LLC | $17,993,513 | |
| 2019-06-03 | Mortgage $49,663,780 — from 420 KENT AVENUE LLC to KREF LENDING IV LLC | $49,663,780 | |
| 2019-06-03 | Mortgage $2,606,574 — from 420 KENT AVENUE LLC to KREF LENDING IV LLC | $2,606,574 | |
| 2019-06-03 | Mortgage $21,818,575 — from 420 KENT AVENUE LLC to KREF LENDING IV LLC | $21,818,575 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 40 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| 2018 | 25 | 25 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 93 |
| 2019 | 27 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 96 |
| 2020 | 17 | 6 | 74 | 14 | 7 | 118 |
| 2021 | 13 | 10 | 83 | 4 | 4 | 114 |
| 2022 | 10 | 4 | 92 | 1 | 6 | 113 |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 | 107 | 0 | 5 | 122 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 8 | 77 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 4 | 77 |
| 2026 | 8 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 8 | 84 |
Every one of the 1,340 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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