458 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 123 311 service requests, 84 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 80 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 13. 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 | 11 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2024-10-18. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
87 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 1 · winter 2025–26: 86). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$620 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
121 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (43) · Elevator (12) · Indoor Air Quality (11) · DOOR/WINDOW (11) · Noise (7) · PLUMBING (7).
$850,964 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (27 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 (2021) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (157) |
| 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) | SIMBA SIMBI LLC |
| Head officer | MARTIN DUNN |
| Managing agent | PRESTIGE MANAGEMENT INC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,283,000 | $3,277,350 |
| 2026 | $8,515,000 | $3,831,750 |
| 2027 | $9,154,000 | $4,119,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 26% 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 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (3 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 | Rockaway Av — 3 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Rockaway Av / Livonia Av — B60 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Livonia Ave & Rockaway Ave · 350 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.
401 Chester 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 |
121 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 43 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 PRESTIGE MANAGEMENT INC — 77 buildings, 8,758 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B36 · C24 · D5. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 77 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,635,000 on 2021-05-14 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-14 | Deed $145,001 — from MARCUS GARVEY PRESERVATION LLC; HP MARCUS GARVEY PRESERVATION HOUSING CO to HP SIMBA SIMBI HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; SIMBA SIMBI LLC | $145,001 | |
| 2021-05-14 | Mortgage $56,828,487 — from SIMBA SIMBI LLC; HP SIMBA SIMBI HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $56,828,487 | |
| 2021-05-14 | Mortgage $6,536,513 — from HP SIMBA SIMBI HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; SIMBA SIMBI LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $6,536,513 | |
| 2021-05-14 | Mortgage $8,635,000 — from HP SIMBA SIMBI HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; SIMBA SIMBI LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $8,635,000 | |
| 2021-04-29 | Sold for $145,001 | $145,001 | $924 |
| 2014-12-29 | Deed $98,676,252 — from MARCUS GARVEY BROWNSTONE HOUSES, INC.; DUBOR ASSOCIATES to HP MARCUS GARVEY PRESERVATION HOUSING CO; MARCUS GARVEY PRESERVATION LLC | $98,676,252 | |
| 2014-12-29 | Mortgage $90,855,000 — from MARCUS GARVEY PRESERVATION LLC; HP MARCUS GARVEY PRESERVATION HOUSING CO to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $90,855,000 | |
| 2010-04-30 | Agreement $5,450,800 — from MARCUS GARVEY BROWNSTONE HOUSES INC. to NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND C; NEW YORK STATE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORP. D | $5,450,800 | |
| 2010-04-30 | Mortgage $5,450,800 — from MARCUS GARVEY BROWNSTONE HOUSES INC. to NEW YORK STATE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORP. D | $5,450,800 | |
| 1997-12-26 | Mortgage $5,967,806 — from MARCUS GARVEY BROWNSTONE HOUSES INC to NYS URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | $5,967,806 | |
| 1996-05-06 | Mortgage $1,288,625 — from MARCUS GARVEY BROWNSTONE HOUSES INC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $1,288,625 | |
| 1986-08-29 | Mortgage $9,540,945 — from MARCUS GARVEY BROWNS.HSE to NYS URBAN DVLPT CORP | $9,540,945 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| 2021 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 59 |
| 2022 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 |
| 2023 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 36 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 70 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 159 | 0 | 3 | 165 |
Every one of the 458 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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