739 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 276 311 service requests, 224 HPD complaints, 67 DOB violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 72% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 5.9. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-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.
33 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 9 · winter 2025–26: 20). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · Noise (11) · Illegal Fireworks (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Blocked Driveway (1).
$100,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1928) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (83) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 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) | GOLDEN GATES ASSOCIATES |
| Head officer | MICHAEL WEISS |
| Managing agent | ESSEX MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,779,000 | $1,250,550 |
| 2026 | $2,991,000 | $1,345,950 |
| 2027 | $2,980,000 | $1,341,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 5/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | Gates Av — J Z · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Bushwick Av — B52 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Bushwick Ave & Linden St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 075 Mayda Cortiella Middle: J.H.S. 291 Roland Hayes. 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.
1103 Gates 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 |
35 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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 ESSEX MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC — 8 buildings, 749 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 243 West 179 Street | BX | 255 | D |
| 1821 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 132 | C |
| 1336 Grant Square | BK | 94 | A |
| 1103 Gates Avenue | BK | 83 | A |
| 663 Howard Avenue | BK | 76 | A |
| Astoria Boulevard | QN | 62 | A |
| 625 Howard Avenue | BK | 24 | A |
| 641 Howard Avenue | BK | 23 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $50,000 on 1989-05-04 (lender: Community Preservatn/cp), covering 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12-21 | RPTT&RET $4,323,727 — from AMERICAN TAX CREDIT PROPERTIES, L.P. to SYDNEY ENGEL LLC | $4,323,727 | |
| 1989-05-04 | Mortgage $50,000 — from GOLDEN GATES ASSOCS to COMMUNITY PRESERVATN/CP | $50,000 | |
| 1988-03-14 | Mortgage $4,175,000 — from GOLDEN GATES ASSOCS to COMMUNITY PRESERVATN.CP | $4,175,000 | |
| 1988-03-14 | Mortgage $503,000 — from GOLDEN GATES ASSOC to COMMUNITY PRESV CP | $503,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 81 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 22 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 37 |
Every one of the 739 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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