254 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 82 311 service requests, 35 DOB violations, 33 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 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 3.5. 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
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-12-15. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · PLUMBING (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Blocked Driveway (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).
$1,335,009 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2008) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (83) |
| 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) | GATES PLAZA HDFC |
| Head officer | ISMAEL FELICIANO |
| Managing agent | RISEBORO COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP |
| Last registered | 2025-10-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,821,000 | $3,519,450 |
| 2026 | $8,120,000 | $3,654,000 |
| 2027 | $8,316,000 | $3,742,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: SHELTER RENT
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 68/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Knickerbocker Av — M · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Central Av — B52 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Central Ave & Woodbine St · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 377 Alejandrina B. De Gautier 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.
1255 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 |
16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 RISEBORO COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP — 141 buildings, 2,793 units. Grades across the portfolio: A30 · B43 · C30 · D28 · F8. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 141 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $11,854,000 on 2006-10-12 (lender: USA Acting By & Through The Secretary Of Hud), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-10-12 | Deed $41,913 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK BY ITS HPD to GATES PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM | $41,913 | |
| 2006-10-12 | Mortgage $11,854,000 — from GATES PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to USA ACTING BY & THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF | $11,854,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 15 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 15 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 26 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 19 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 22 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 21 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Every one of the 254 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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