686 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 331 311 service requests, 117 HPD complaints, 49 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 72% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 15.2. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 10 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2023-08-16. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
29 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 25). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
234 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (111) · Elevator (31) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (27) · HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · DOOR/WINDOW (9) · Illegal Parking (7).
$222,196 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (24 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2018) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (126) |
| 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) | EDWINS PLACE LP |
| Head officer | BRENDA ROSEN |
| Managing agent | BREAKING GROUND MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $17,919,000 | $8,063,550 |
| 2026 | $18,463,000 | $8,308,350 |
| 2027 | $20,550,000 | $9,247,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
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 | Saratoga Av — 3 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 98 St / Clarkson Av — B15 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Kings Hwy & E 98 St · 450 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.
7 Livonia 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 |
234 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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 BREAKING GROUND MANAGEMENT — 15 buildings, 2,625 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B6 · C3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 680 8 Avenue | MN | 652 | B |
| 10 East 28 Street | MN | 416 | C |
| 133 Pitt Street | MN | 263 | B |
| 455 East 148 Street | BX | 190 | C |
| 160 Schermerhorn Street | BK | 190 | B |
| 202 West 24 Street | MN | 180 | C |
| 626 Bergen Avenue | BX | 161 | B |
| 39 Hegeman Avenue | BK | 161 | B |
| 455 East 142nd Street | BX | 152 | A |
| 7 Livonia Avenue | BK | 126 | B |
| 1505 St Marks Avenue | BK | 72 | A |
| 1115 East 165th Street | BX | 62 | A |
| 197 Bowery | MN | 0 | — |
| 106 West 83 Street | MN | 0 | — |
| 108 West 83 Street | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2020-04-02 (lender: Breaking Ground II Housing Development Fund Corp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-02 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from EDWIN'S PLACE L.P.; EDWIN'S PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to BREAKING GROUND II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F | $1,000,000 | |
| 2018-07-10 | Mortgage $37,850,000 — from EDWIN'S PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; EDWIN'S PLACE L.P. to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $37,850,000 | |
| 2018-07-10 | Mortgage $9,450,000 — from EDWIN'S PLACE L.P.; EDWIN'S PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $9,450,000 | |
| 2018-07-10 | Mortgage $10,710,000 — from EDWIN'S PLACE L.P.; EDWIN'S PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO | $10,710,000 | |
| 2018-07-10 | Mortgage $7,000,000 — from EDWIN'S PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; EDWIN'S PLACE L.P. to NEW YORK STATE HOMELESS HOUSING AND ASSI | $7,000,000 | |
| 2018-07-10 | Mortgage $3,199,999 — from EDWIN'S PLACE L.P.; EDWIN'S PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO | $3,199,999 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 57 |
| 2019 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| 2020 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 37 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 64 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 45 |
| 2023 | 2 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 64 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 46 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 168 | 0 | 4 | 177 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | 144 | 0 | 3 | 152 |
Every one of the 686 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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