8,935 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 3,443 HPD complaints, 2,932 311 service requests, 826 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 8.9. 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
| Open HPD violations | 29 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2017-04-26. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
111 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 22 · winter 2024–25: 59 · winter 2025–26: 28). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$132,288 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
286 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Elevator (71) · HEAT/HOT WATER (54) · Noise (35) · Illegal Parking (17) · Rodent (16) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (12).
$1,927,973 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (30 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 (1975) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (647) |
| 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) | ROSS-RODNEY HOUSING CORP |
| Head officer | STEPHEN R KRAUS |
| Managing agent | KRAUS MANAGEMENT INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-19 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $34,485,000 | $15,518,250 |
| 2026 | $36,704,000 | $16,516,800 |
| 2027 | $52,579,000 | $23,660,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 52% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: LIMITED DIV
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 73/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
22 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Wythe Av / Keap St — B62 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Taylor St & Bedford Ave · 1,000 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.
555 Wythe 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 |
286 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 54 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 KRAUS MANAGEMENT INC — 31 buildings, 2,207 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B9 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 555 Wythe Avenue | BK | 647 | B |
| 2244 Tiebout Avenue | BX | 312 | B |
| 1455 Grand Concourse | BX | 291 | D |
| 1325 Grand Concourse | BX | 73 | A |
| 1085 Anderson Avenue | BX | 59 | A |
| 1010 Bryant Avenue | BX | 53 | A |
| 133 East Clarke Place | BX | 53 | A |
| 996 Aldus Street | BX | 51 | A |
| 990 Aldus Street | BX | 50 | B |
| 1025 Aldus Street | BX | 50 | B |
| 1032 Aldus Street | BX | 49 | C |
| 1016 Bryant Avenue | BX | 47 | B |
| 115 Marcy Place | BX | 42 | A |
| 130 West 166 Street | BX | 39 | A |
| 1090 Ogden Avenue | BX | 36 | A |
| 1144 Nelson Avenue | BX | 33 | A |
| 125 West 166 Street | BX | 28 | A |
| 1001 Bryant Avenue | BX | 26 | B |
| 995 Aldus Street | BX | 25 | A |
| 1139 Nelson Avenue | BX | 25 | A |
| 999 Aldus Street | BX | 25 | B |
| 1017 Bryant Avenue | BX | 25 | B |
| 1013 Bryant Avenue | BX | 25 | A |
| 1184 Nelson Avenue | BX | 22 | B |
| 1381 Franklin Avenue | BX | 21 | A |
| 1377 Franklin Avenue | BX | 20 | A |
| 1373 Franklin Avenue | BX | 20 | A |
| 631 Jefferson Place | BX | 15 | A |
| 1394 Franklin Avenue | BX | 15 | A |
| 1390 Franklin Avenue | BX | 15 | A |
| 1392 Franklin Avenue | BX | 15 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $37,888,600 on 2015-05-15 (lender: Oppenheimer Multifamily Housing & Healthcare Finan). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-15 | Mortgage $37,888,600 — from ROSS-RODNEY HOUSING CORP.; BEDFORD GARDENS COMPANY LP to OPPENHEIMER MULTIFAMILY HOUSING & HEALTH | $37,888,600 | |
| 2002-07-19 | Mortgage $39,201,800 — from BEDFORD GARDENS COMPANY LP; ROSS-RODNEY HOUSINGCORP to AMERICAN PROPERTY FINANCING INC | $39,201,800 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28 | 174 | 570 | 1 | 11 | 784 |
| 2018 | 9 | 79 | 417 | 1 | 14 | 520 |
| 2019 | 3 | 92 | 578 | 0 | 12 | 685 |
| 2020 | 8 | 33 | 430 | 0 | 6 | 477 |
| 2021 | 1 | 63 | 241 | 0 | 8 | 313 |
| 2022 | 4 | 82 | 581 | 0 | 18 | 685 |
| 2023 | 26 | 70 | 240 | 0 | 5 | 341 |
| 2024 | 19 | 71 | 194 | 0 | 7 | 291 |
| 2025 | 11 | 41 | 119 | 0 | 7 | 178 |
| 2026 | 11 | 24 | 123 | 1 | 3 | 162 |
Every one of the 8,935 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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