156 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 34 311 service requests, 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 17 HPD complaints.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 8 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2011-10-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Snow or Ice (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1915) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| 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) | COOPER & DECATUR LP |
| Head officer | LINDA VERA |
| Managing agent | DIRECT BUILDING MANAGEMENT INC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $911,000 | $409,950 |
| 2026 | $1,093,000 | $491,850 |
| 2027 | $1,312,000 | $590,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| 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.
5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (0 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 | Halsey St — J · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Wilson Av — L · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Manhattan-bound only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Wilson Av / Jefferson Av — B60 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Central Ave & Weirfield St · 400 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. 106 Edward Everett Hale 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.
485 Central 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 |
1 311 service request 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 DIRECT BUILDING MANAGEMENT — 87 buildings, 523 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B30 · C5 · D7 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 87 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $10,923,699 on 2009-10-21 (lender: The City Of New York, Dept Of Housing Pres & Dev), covering 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-21 | Mortgage $10,923,699 — from COOPER & DECATUR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPT OF HOUSING PR | $10,923,699 | |
| 2009-10-21 | Deed $10,431,074 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVLPMNT to COOPER & DECATUR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | $10,431,074 | |
| 2006-09-15 | Mortgage $633,937 — from COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. | $633,937 | |
| 2006-09-15 | Mortgage $622,468 — from COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. | $622,468 | |
| 2006-09-15 | Mortgage $12,630,216 — from COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. | $12,630,216 | |
| 2006-09-15 | AL&R $22,106,921 — from ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. to COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP | $22,106,921 | |
| 2006-09-15 | Mortgage $8,220,300 — from COOPER & DECATUR ST. INC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. | $8,220,300 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Every one of the 156 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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