1,271 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 403 HPD complaints, 360 311 service requests, 352 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 721.6. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 | 14 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2024-06-02. |
| Active vacate order | 1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
64 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 54). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
97 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (28) · DOOR/WINDOW (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · GENERAL (8) · Noise (6) · APPLIANCE (6).
$1,066,680 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1906) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 24 EQUITIES LLC |
| Head officer | MOSHE DEUTSCH |
| Managing agent | YHT MANAGEMENT INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,392,000 | $626,400 |
| 2026 | $1,114,000 | $501,300 |
| 2027 | $1,100,000 | $495,000 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 | Halsey St — J · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Chauncey St — J Z · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Schaefer St / Bushwick Av — B20 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Eldert St & Bushwick Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S./I.S. 045 Horace E. Greene Middle: Evergreen Middle School for Urban Exploration. 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.
24 Covert Street
| 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 |
97 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 28 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 YHT MANAGEMENT INC — 18 buildings, 140 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B5 · C3 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 351 Riverdale Avenue | BK | 18 | D |
| 1049 East 15 Street | BK | 11 | B |
| 156 Erasmus Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 160 Erasmus Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 253 Nostrand Avenue | BK | 10 | A |
| 129 Russell Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 1235 Halsey Street | BK | 8 | C |
| 24 Covert Street | BK | 8 | D |
| 843 Kent Avenue | BK | 8 | B |
| 962 Myrtle Avenue | BK | 7 | B |
| 1712 Palmetto Street | QN | 6 | C |
| 1436 DeKalb Avenue | BK | 6 | C |
| 663 Evergreen Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 66 Cooper Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 1424 Hancock Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 2617 Avenue D | BK | 4 | D |
| 2501 Tilden Avenue | BK | 3 | F |
| 1079 Rogers Avenue | BK | 3 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $192,500 on 2022-03-24 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-05 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from 24 EQUITIES LLC to PIERMONT BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2022-03-24 | AL&R $2,500,000 — from 24 EQUITIES LLC to PIERMONT BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2022-03-24 | Mortgage $192,500 — from 24 EQUITIES LLC to PIERMONT BANK | $192,500 | |
| 2022-03-24 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from 24 EQUITIES LLC to PIERMONT BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2020-06-10 | Mortgage $2,307,500 — from 24 EQUITIES LLC to ENVISION FUNDED LLC | $2,307,500 | |
| 2019-11-04 | Mortgage $2,261,260 — from COVERT ST. REALTY LLC to CONNECTONE BANK | $2,261,260 | |
| 2019-11-04 | Mortgage $46,240 — from 24 EQUITIES LLC to ENVISION FUNDED LLC | $46,240 | |
| 2019-11-04 | Agreement $2,307,500 — from 24 EQUITIES LLC to ENVISION FUNDED LLC | $2,307,500 | |
| 2019-11-04 | Agreement $4,681,698 — from CONNECTONE BANK to COVERT ST. REALTY LLC | $4,681,698 | |
| 2019-11-04 | AL&R $255,000 — from 24 EQUITIES LLC to ENVISION FUNDED LLC | $255,000 | |
| 2019-11-04 | AL&R $2,307,500 — from 24 EQUITIES LLC to ENVISION FUNDED LLC | $2,307,500 | |
| 2019-09-18 | Mortgage $255,000 — from 24 EQUITIES LLC to ENVISION FUNDED LLC | $255,000 | |
| 2015-12-02 | AL&R $4,963,000 — from COVERT ST. REALTY LLC to CONNECTONE BANK | $4,963,000 | |
| 2015-12-02 | Agreement $4,963,000 — from COVERT ST. REALTY LLC to CONNECTONE BANK | $4,963,000 | |
| 2015-12-02 | Mortgage $3,221,820 — from COVERT ST. REALTY LLC to CONNECTONE BANK | $3,221,820 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 286 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 41 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 51 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 85 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 6 | 68 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 0 | 1 | 96 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 3 | 133 |
Every one of the 1,271 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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