355 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 130 311 service requests, 108 HPD complaints, 70 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 82.7. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 | 59 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 46 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2012-05-23. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · PLUMBING (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · Dead Animal (1).
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 (1905) |
| 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).
| Registered owner(s) | PENN 228 GROUP PARTNERS LLC |
| Head officer | ISAAK KOHEN |
| Managing agent | Knight Owl Management |
| Last registered | 2025-12-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $844,000 | $50,640 |
| 2026 | $922,000 | $55,320 |
| 2027 | $1,212,000 | $72,720 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
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 | Liberty Av — C · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Pennsylvania Av / Pitkin Av — B20 B83 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Pennsylvania Ave & Pitkin Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: 13, 149, 328, 557 Middle: J.H.S. 292 Margaret S. Douglas. 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.
228 Pennsylvania 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 |
6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 KNIGHT OWL MANGEMENT — 14 buildings, 155 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B3 · C4 · D2 · F3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2541 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 59 | C |
| 2359 Grand Concourse | BX | 21 | B |
| 2006 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 18 | C |
| 235 Livonia Avenue | BK | 18 | C |
| 627 West 142 Street | MN | 8 | D |
| 286 Broome Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 2172 2 Avenue | MN | 6 | F |
| 1049 East 226 Street | BX | 3 | C |
| 228 Pennsylvania Avenue | BK | 3 | D |
| 16 Washington Terrace | MN | 3 | F |
| 518 East 99 Street | BK | 2 | B |
| 811 East 8 Street | BK | 2 | A |
| 100-35 194 Street | QN | 2 | B |
| 93-06 107 Avenue | QN | 2 | F |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $684,700 on 2025-12-19 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | Agreement $872,200 — from PENN 228 GROUP PARTNERS LLC to MERS | $872,200 | |
| 2025-12-19 | Mortgage $684,700 — from PENN 228 GROUP PARTNERS LLC to MERS | $684,700 | |
| 2025-02-25 | AL&R $187,500 — from PENN 228 GROUP PARTNERS LLC to CRS EQUITIES LLC | $187,500 | |
| 2025-02-25 | Mortgage $187,500 — from PENN 228 GROUP PARTNERS LLC to CRS EQUITIES LLC | $187,500 | |
| 2025-02-19 | Deed $462,500 — from BELLO, ZACHARY R to PENN 228 GROUP PARTNERS LLC | $462,500 | |
| 2025-02-12 | Sold for $462,500 | $462,500 | $154,167 |
| 2019-02-27 | Deed $848,000 — from 288 PENNSYLVANIA ASSETS LLC to BELLO, ZACHARY R | $848,000 | |
| 2019-02-27 | Mortgage $769,230 — from BELLOR, ZACHARY R to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $769,230 | |
| 2019-02-13 | Sold for $848,000 | $848,000 | $282,667 |
| 2018-01-23 | Deed $414,600 — from WILBORN, DECEASED, ISAAC; TOLBERT, BEAUTY MAE to 288 PENNSYLVANIA ASSETS LLC | $414,600 | |
| 2018-01-23 | Mortgage $400,000 — from 288 PENNSYLVANIA ASSETS LLC to BAYPORT FUNDING LLC | $400,000 | |
| 2018-01-11 | Sold for $414,600 | $414,600 | $138,200 |
| 2005-09-14 | Mortgage $209,000 — from TOLBERT, BEAUTY MAE; WILBORN, ISAAC to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY | $209,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 2019 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 2020 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2021 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2022 | 1 | 83 | 1 | 4 | 89 |
| 2023 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 46 |
| 2024 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Every one of the 355 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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