397 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 141 311 service requests, 67 HPD housing violations, 42 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 68.8. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-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.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
60 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (23) · Illegal Dumping (11) · Street Condition (4) · Blocked Driveway (4) · Derelict Vehicles (4) · Food Poisoning (3).
$1,104,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| 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) | OPAL CAPITAL LLC |
| Head officer | BEN GOLD |
| Managing agent | BEN GOLDSTEIN |
| Last registered | 2025-12-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,062,000 | $477,900 |
| 2026 | $1,230,000 | $553,500 |
| 2027 | $1,440,000 | $648,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hive Mind Books | American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (2 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: No Permit or License) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | DeKalb Av — L · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Knickerbocker Av — M · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Wyckoff Av / Harman St — B13 · 600 ft |
| Citi Bike | Irving Ave & Harman St · 100 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. 086 The Irvington Middle: J.H.S. 162 The Willoughby. 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.
219 Irving 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 |
60 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,100,000 on 2022-12-14 (lender: Piermont Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-14 | AL&R $2,100,000 — from OPAL CAPITAL LLC to PIERMONT BANK | $2,100,000 | |
| 2022-12-14 | Mortgage $2,100,000 — from OPAL CAPITAL LLC to PIERMONT BANK | $2,100,000 | |
| 2020-01-17 | Deed $2,180,000 — from KERRISDALE BUSHWICK ONE LLC to OPAL CAPITAL LLC | $2,180,000 | |
| 2020-01-07 | Sold for $2,180,000 | $2,180,000 | $545,000 |
| 2015-05-05 | Deed $1,800,000 — from CHEN, GUO QIANG to KERRISDALE BUSHWICK ONE LLC | $1,800,000 | |
| 2013-08-27 | Mortgage $182,965 — from CHEN, GUO QIANG to CATHAY BANK | $182,965 | |
| 2013-08-27 | AL&R $623,000 — from CHEN, GUO QIANG to CATHAY BANK | $623,000 | |
| 2013-08-27 | Agreement $623,000 — from CHEN, GUO QIANG to CATHAY BANK | $623,000 | |
| 2008-12-15 | Deed $715,000 — from IRVINGTON REALTY INC. to CHEN , GUO QIANG | $715,000 | |
| 2008-12-15 | Mortgage $467,000 — from CHEN, GUO QIANG to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $467,000 | |
| 2008-12-15 | AL&R $467,000 — from CHEN, GUO QIANG to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $467,000 | |
| 2006-02-06 | Mortgage $410,000 — from IRVINGTON REALTY INC. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $410,000 | |
| 2006-02-06 | AL&R $410,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to IRVINGTON REALTY INC. | $410,000 | |
| 2006-02-06 | Deed $580,000 — from WANG, YU GU to IRVINGTON REALTY INC. | $580,000 | |
| 2005-07-21 | Deed $530,000 — from CAMPUSANO, ALBA to WANG, YU GU | $530,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2020 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 41 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 21 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 27 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 36 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
Every one of the 397 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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