435 recorded events, 2013–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 190 311 service requests, 97 HPD complaints, 57 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 60% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 40.8. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 46 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 40 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-15. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
48 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 28). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$10,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
94 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (24) · Illegal Parking (10) · DOOR/WINDOW (7) · FLOORING/STAIRS (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · PLUMBING (5).
$221,865 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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.
| No | Built before 1974 |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (52) |
| 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) | LIVONIA COMMONS LP |
| Head officer | JOHN KEYES |
| Managing agent | ROSE PROPERTY MGMT GRP LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $645,562 | $290,503 |
| 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| 2027 | $748,807 | $336,963 |
The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2020 estimate: gross income $8,036,321 a year ($29.23 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,279,203 ($8.29 per sq ft), net operating income $5,757,118. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bklyn Blend | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Worker Hygiene) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 · 250 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 · 300 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.
491 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
94 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 24 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 ROSE PROPERTY MGMT GRP LLC — 198 buildings, 24,128 units. Grades across the portfolio: A148 · B26 · C8 · D2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 198 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-19 | Agreement $1,900,000 — from LIVONIA COMMONS LP; LIVONIA COMMONS PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVE to CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,900,000 | |
| 2017-05-19 | Agreement $2,300,000 — from LIVONIA COMMONS LP; LIVONIA COMMONS PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVE to CITY OF NEW YORK | $2,300,000 | |
| 2017-05-19 | Agreement $1,900,000 — from LIVONIA COMMONS LP; LIVONIA COMMONS PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVE to CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,900,000 | |
| 2017-05-19 | Agreement $2,300,000 — from LIVONIA COMMONS LP; LIVONIA COMMONS PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVE to CITY OF NEW YORK | $2,300,000 | |
| 2017-05-19 | Agreement $9,700,000 — from LIVONIA COMMONS PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVE; LIVONIA COMMONS LP to CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING P | $9,700,000 | |
| 2017-05-19 | Agreement $9,700,000 — from LIVONIA COMMONS PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVE; LIVONIA COMMONS LP to CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING P | $9,700,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 35 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2020 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 71 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 2 | 1 | 85 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 59 |
Every one of the 435 recorded events, 2013–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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