521 recorded events, 1999–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 202 HPD complaints, 125 311 service requests, 116 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 143.9. 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 | 12 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2016-10-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
27 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 3 · winter 2025–26: 24). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
46 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Residential Disposal Complaint (12) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · WATER LEAK (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · Dirty Condition (3) · Missed Collection (2).
$10,000 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 (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) | COVERT ST REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | MOSHE KAFF |
| Managing agent | YHT MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2026-07-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,074,000 | $483,300 |
| 2026 | $987,000 | $444,150 |
| 2027 | $1,100,000 | $495,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 · 850 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.
26 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 |
46 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 — 82 buildings, 618 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B29 · C18 · D15 · F5. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 82 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $380,562 on 2019-12-19 (lender: Sabal Capital II, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-19 | Agreement $2,801,000 — from COVERT ST. REALTY LLC to SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC | $2,801,000 | |
| 2019-12-19 | Mortgage $380,562 — from COVERT ST. REALTY LLC to SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC | $380,562 | |
| 2019-11-04 | Agreement $4,681,698 — from CONNECTONE BANK to COVERT ST. REALTY LLC | $4,681,698 | |
| 2019-08-22 | Agreement $2,801,000 — from COVERT ST. REALTY LLC to SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC | $2,801,000 | |
| 2019-08-22 | Mortgage $380,562 — from COVERT ST. REALTY LLC to SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC | $380,562 | |
| 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 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| 2019 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 43 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 57 |
Every one of the 521 recorded events, 1999–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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