1,397 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 494 311 service requests, 472 HPD complaints, 338 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 2763.5. 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 | 91 total — 42 class C (immediately hazardous), 36 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2014-05-28. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
621 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 46 · winter 2024–25: 377 · winter 2025–26: 174). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
388 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (302) · PLUMBING (15) · Snow or Ice (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · Rodent (8) · DOOR/WINDOW (7).
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 (1903) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| 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) | IYANU HOUSES LP |
| Head officer | YAHJA RAJI |
| Managing agent | CONCORD MANAGEMENT OF NY LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $699,600 | $314,820 |
| 2026 | $840,000 | $378,000 |
| 2027 | $701,000 | $315,450 |
The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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 | Atlantic Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Pitkin Av / Mother Gaston Blvd — B14 · 900 ft |
| Citi Bike | Liberty Ave & Sackman St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Shared bike route mapped within 75 ft |
| 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.
40 Christopher 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 |
388 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 302 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 CONCORD MANAGEMENT OF NY LLC — 301 buildings, 7,382 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B63 · C84 · D80 · F52. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 301 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-01-05 | Mortgage $211,291 — from IYANU HOUSES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D | $211,291 | |
| 2006-01-05 | Agreement $5,147,303 — from IYANU HOUSES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING THROUGH ITS | $5,147,303 | |
| 2005-07-08 | Mortgage $4,936,012 — from IYANU HOUSES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $4,936,012 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 17 |
| 2020 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 51 |
| 2021 | 2 | 66 | 0 | 68 |
| 2022 | 1 | 206 | 0 | 207 |
| 2023 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0 | 376 | 0 | 376 |
| 2025 | 0 | 374 | 0 | 374 |
| 2026 | 0 | 164 | 3 | 167 |
Every one of the 1,397 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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