1,523 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 525 HPD housing violations, 506 HPD complaints, 355 311 service requests.
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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 1164.3. 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 | 157 total — 32 class C (immediately hazardous), 93 class B, 32 class A. Oldest open since 2014-01-28. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
102 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (22) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (18) · DOOR/WINDOW (11) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · PLUMBING (8) · ELECTRIC (8).
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 (1930) |
| 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) | JOE JOHNSON LLC |
| Head officer | Zalmen Horowitz |
| Managing agent | JOE JOHNSON LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-07 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $479,200 | $215,640 |
| 2026 | $569,000 | $256,050 |
| 2027 | $683,000 | $307,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 43% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
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 | Van Siclen Av — C · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Van Siclen Av — 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Sutter Av / Bradford St — B14 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Bradford St & Sutter Ave · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 149 Danny Kaye 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.
740 Sutter 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 |
102 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 JOEL JOHNSON, LLC — 3 buildings, 14 units. Grades across the portfolio: D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1149 St Johns Place | BK | 8 | D |
| 740 Sutter Avenue | BK | 4 | F |
| 1425 Broadway | BK | 2 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $465,000 on 2004-07-05 (lender: Pml Holdings LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-09-07 | Deed $431,127 — from SHEINI BESHEINI PROPERTIES LLC to JOE JOHNSON LLC | $431,127 | |
| 2005-06-10 | AL&R $487,500 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to SHEINI BESHEINI PROPERTIES LLC | $487,500 | |
| 2005-06-10 | M&CON $465,000 — from SHEINI BESHEINI PROPERTIES LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $465,000 | |
| 2004-07-05 | Mortgage $465,000 — from NIEDERMAN, JOSEPH to PML HOLDINGS LLC | $465,000 | |
| 2004-07-05 | Deed $400,000 — from ROMAN, AIDA IRIS to NIEDERMAN, JOSEPH | $400,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 21 |
| 2018 | 2 | 148 | 4 | 154 |
| 2019 | 4 | 129 | 2 | 135 |
| 2020 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 53 |
| 2021 | 5 | 84 | 1 | 90 |
| 2022 | 1 | 151 | 1 | 153 |
| 2023 | 2 | 113 | 2 | 117 |
| 2024 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 61 |
| 2025 | 1 | 125 | 6 | 132 |
| 2026 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 92 |
Every one of the 1,523 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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