425 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 146 HPD complaints, 140 311 service requests, 91 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
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 188. 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · OUTSIDE BUILDING (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (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 (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) | SAM MNB SHEFFIELD AVE LLC |
| Head officer | JOEL RETEK |
| Managing agent | WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-12-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $389,000 | $175,050 |
| 2026 | $411,000 | $184,950 |
| 2027 | $493,000 | $221,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 27% 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 | Pennsylvania Av — 3 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Livonia Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Pennsylvania Av / Livonia Av — B20 B83 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Pennsylvania Ave & Livonia Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 013 Roberto Clemente 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.
481 Sheffield 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 |
15 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 WILLIAMSBURG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 117 buildings, 1,251 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B25 · C14 · D25 · F15. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 117 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $112,500 on 2020-08-19 (lender: Loan Funder LLC, Series 14297). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-22 | M&CON $2,418,648 — from JOSEPH GEORGIA LLC; SAM BLAKE LLC; SAM MNB SHEFIELD AVENUE LLC to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $2,418,648 | |
| 2021-06-22 | AL&R $3,070,000 — from SAM BLAKE LLC; SAM MNB SHEFIELD AVENUE LLC; JOSEPH GEORGIA LLC to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $3,070,000 | |
| 2020-08-19 | Mortgage $112,500 — from SAM MNB SHEFFIELD AVENUE LLC to LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 14297 | $112,500 | |
| 2020-08-19 | AL&R $700,000 — from SAM MNB SHEFFIELD AVENUE LLC to LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 14297 | $700,000 | |
| 2020-08-19 | Mortgage $700,000 — from SAM MNB SHEFFIELD AVENUE LLC to LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 14297 | $700,000 | |
| 2020-07-30 | Deed $800,000 — from SHIRLEY, KATURAH; LEVY, NORMAN to SAM MNB SHEFFIELD AVENUE LLC | $800,000 | |
| 2020-07-20 | Sold for $800,000 | $800,000 | $200,000 |
| 2005-12-08 | Mortgage $110,000 — from SHIRLEY, KATURAH; LEVY, NORMAN to CITIMORTGAGE, INC. | $110,000 | |
| 1988-11-22 | Mortgage $55,000 — from SHIRLEY, KATURAH; LEVY, NORMAN to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK | $55,000 | |
| 1987-12-17 | Mortgage $8,000 — from LEVY, BURNETTA; SHIRLEY, KATURAH; LEVY, NORMAN to GRAMATAN INVESTORS CORP | $8,000 | |
| 1984-10-09 | Mortgage $8,540 — from LEVY, NORMAN; SHIRLEY, KATURAH to WILLIAMSBURGH SAVS BANK | $8,540 | |
| 1984-04-11 | Mortgage $11,000 — from LEVY, NORMAN; SHIRLEY, KATURAH to FINDLATER, KATHLENE; FINDLATER, ENOS | $11,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 31 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| 2020 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 20 |
| 2024 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Every one of the 425 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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