655 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 203 HPD housing violations, 181 311 service requests, 170 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 2714. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 | 158 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 126 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 2010-10-29. |
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29 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 24).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
123 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (35) · DOOR/WINDOW (19) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · WATER LEAK (13) · PAINT/PLASTER (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10).
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 (1899) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| 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).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $765,000 | $45,900 |
| 2026 | $675,000 | $40,500 |
| 2027 | $834,000 | $50,040 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (2 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 | Saratoga Av — 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saratoga Av / Dumont Av — B7 · 850 ft |
| Citi Bike | Dumont Ave & Thomas S. Boyland St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.
259 Amboy 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 |
123 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $12,951 on 2007-06-04 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-30 | Deed $757,353 — from BENJAMIN, MICHAEL D ESQ. to WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $757,353 | |
| 2024-08-21 | Sold for $757,353 | $757,353 | $252,451 |
| 2016-08-19 | Deed $10,000 — from WILLIAMS, CARL to TROY HOMES INC. | $10,000 | |
| 2016-03-22 | Sold for $10,000 | $10,000 | $3,333 |
| 2010-04-30 | RPTT&RET $418,800 — from PLATINUM DEVELOPMENT CORP. to SANDERSON, ELLEN | $418,800 | |
| 2007-06-04 | Agreement $342,000 — from SANDERSON, ELLEN to MERS | $342,000 | |
| 2007-06-04 | Mortgage $12,951 — from SANDERSON, ELLEN to MERS | $12,951 | |
| 2005-01-03 | Mortgage $314,100 — from SANDERSON, ELLEN to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $314,100 | |
| 2004-09-17 | Mortgage $230,000 — from PLATINUM DEVELOPMENT CORP. to DAS ASSOCIATES NY, LLC. | $230,000 | |
| 2004-09-17 | Deed $215,000 — from BARTHOLOMEW, LENA to PLATINUM DWEVELOPMENT CORP. | $215,000 | |
| 2002-08-21 | Mortgage $299,250 — from BARTHOLOMEW, LENA to ACCREDITED HOME LENDERS INC | $299,250 | |
| 2000-03-14 | Mortgage $131,250 — from WEEKES, ALFRED; WEEKES, DEANNA to FHB FUNDING | $131,250 | |
| 1998-08-03 | Mortgage $106,750 — from WEEKES, DEANNA; WEEKES, ALFRED to RESIDENTIAL MONEY CENTERS,INC | $106,750 | |
| 1996-03-20 | Mortgage $93,500 — from WEEKES, DEANNA; WEEKES, ALFRED to FHB FUNDING CORP | $93,500 | |
| 1994-10-03 | Mortgage $70,000 — from WEEKES, ALFRED; WEEKES, DEANNA to CITYSCAPE CORP | $70,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 2018 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2019 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 244 | 3 | 0 | 248 |
| 2025 | 1 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 123 |
| 2026 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
Every one of the 655 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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