340 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 211 311 service requests, 42 HPD housing violations, 20 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 15.5. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 24 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2021-09-15. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
89 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (42) · Illegal Parking (20) · Blocked Driveway (18) · Derelict Vehicles (3) · Drinking (1) · Illegal Dumping (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 (1906) |
| 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) | HL CENTRAL PROPERTIES INC |
| Head officer | BIN LIN |
| Managing agent | RELIANCE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2026-04-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $808,000 | $363,600 |
| 2026 | $970,000 | $436,500 |
| 2027 | $888,000 | $399,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Wilson Av — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Manhattan-bound only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Central Av — B26 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Central Ave & Weirfield 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. 299 Thomas Warren Field 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.
552 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 |
89 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 RELIANCE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 9 buildings, 27 units. Grades across the portfolio: B5 · C4. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 133-37 41 Road | QN | 5 | C |
| 552 Central Avenue | BK | 4 | C |
| 69-02 Woodside Avenue | QN | 4 | B |
| 3901 7 Avenue | BK | 4 | C |
| 193-16 45 Avenue | QN | 2 | B |
| 43-13 69 Street | QN | 2 | B |
| 243 Bushwick Avenue | BK | 2 | B |
| 146-51 61 Road | QN | 2 | C |
| 17-08 215 Street | QN | 2 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $950,000 on 2016-08-23 (lender: 552 Central Funding LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-15 | Deed $1,998,000 — from 552 CENTRAL AVE LLC to HL CENTRAL PROPERTIES INC | $1,998,000 | |
| 2021-10-06 | Sold for $1,998,000 | $1,998,000 | $499,500 |
| 2018-07-18 | Agreement $1,365,000 — from 552 CENTRAL AVE LLC to PONCE BANK | $1,365,000 | |
| 2018-07-18 | Mortgage $415,000 — from 552 CENTRAL AVE LLC to PONCE BANK | $415,000 | |
| 2018-07-18 | AL&R $1,365,000 — from 552 CENTRAL AVE LLC to PONCE BANK | $1,365,000 | |
| 2016-08-23 | Deed $1,400,000 — from ZHENG, YAN PING to 552 CENTRAL AVE LLC | $1,400,000 | |
| 2016-08-23 | Mortgage $950,000 — from 552 CENTRAL AVE LLC to 552 CENTRAL FUNDING LLC | $950,000 | |
| 2016-08-03 | Sold for $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 | $350,000 |
| 2009-11-13 | Deed $400,000 — from CRUZ-NEE ECHEVARRIA, JULIA ESTHER; ECHEVARRIA, FIDELA to ZHENG, YAN PING | $400,000 | |
| 2009-11-13 | Mortgage $240,000 — from ZHENG, YAN PING to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $240,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
| 2018 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 2019 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2020 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2021 | 1 | 76 | 2 | 1 | 80 |
| 2022 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 2023 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| 2024 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| 2025 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 41 |
| 2026 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
Every one of the 340 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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