101 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 34 311 service requests, 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 15 HPD housing violations.
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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 254.7. 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 | 10 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-01-29. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
13 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 11). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Noise (5) · ELECTRIC (1) · Blocked Driveway (1).
$8,000 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 (1901) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| 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) | HAPPY 999 REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | MIKE KONG |
| Managing agent | MIKE KONG |
| Last registered | 2025-07-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $942,000 | $56,520 |
| 2026 | $1,005,000 | $60,300 |
| 2027 | $1,099,000 | $65,940 |
The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cafe 98 / Al Legacy Enterprises | Other | Not yet graded | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (0 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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 98 St / Legion St — B15 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Riverdale Ave & E 98 St · 300 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.
373 East 98 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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: $300,000 on 2005-09-06 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-17 | Deed $475,000 — from GEORGE, ANDRE; AGARD, RITA; HEADLEY, EILEEN; AGARD, MICHAEL to HAPPY999REALTY, LLC | $475,000 | |
| 2017-03-29 | Sold for $475,000 | $475,000 | $237,500 |
| 2005-09-06 | DEEDO $450,000 — from HENRY, LESLIE J to GEORGE, ANDRE; AGARD, RITA; HEADLEY, EILEEN; AGARD, MICHAEL | $450,000 | |
| 2005-09-06 | AL&R $300,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to HEADLEY, EILEEN; AGARD, MICHAEL; AGARD, RITA; GEORGE, ANDRE | $300,000 | |
| 2005-09-06 | Mortgage $300,000 — from HEADLEY, EILEEN; AGARD, RITA; AGARD, MICHAEL; GEORGE, ANDRE to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $300,000 | |
| 1990-04-12 | Mortgage $130,000 — from HENRY, LESLIE J to CLARKE, PETER J | $130,000 | |
| 1986-11-17 | Mortgage $20,625 — from CLARKE, PETER J to CITY OF NEW YORK | $20,625 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
Every one of the 101 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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