630 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 221 HPD complaints, 173 311 service requests, 134 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 67% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 37. In ZIP 11208, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 30 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1994-11-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Real Time Enforcement (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (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 (1925) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (23) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 544 HEMLOCK LLC |
| Head officer | GETZ OBSTFELD |
| Managing agent | FTC MANAGEMENT COMPANY |
| Last registered | 2025-08-31 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,452,000 | $653,400 |
| 2026 | $1,465,000 | $659,250 |
| 2027 | $1,485,000 | $668,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 | Euclid Av — A C · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Crescent St / Pitkin Av — B13 · 200 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 159 Isaac Pitkin Middle: J.H.S. 218 James P. Sinnott. 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.
2786 Pitkin 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 |
14 311 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 FTC MANAGEMENT COMPANY — 8 buildings, 143 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B2 · C3 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1501 Bay Ridge Avenue | BK | 25 | A |
| 2786 Pitkin Avenue | BK | 23 | B |
| 1501 East 10 Street | BK | 20 | C |
| 315 68 Street | BK | 16 | C |
| 8757 Bay 16 Street | BK | 16 | C |
| 366 58 Street | BK | 15 | D |
| 1251 59 Street | BK | 15 | B |
| 1312 68 Street | BK | 13 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $221,319 on 2000-06-22 (lender: Chase Manhattan Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-29 | Agreement $217,553 — from 544 HEMLOCK LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF HPD | $217,553 | |
| 2005-06-29 | Agreement $239,504 — from 544 HEMLOCK LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF HPD | $239,504 | |
| 2005-06-29 | Agreement $423,462 — from 544 HEMLOCK LLC to BPD BANK | $423,462 | |
| 2005-06-29 | Agreement $221,319 — from 544 HEMLOCK LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF HPD | $221,319 | |
| 2005-06-29 | AL&R $423,462 — from BPD BANK to 544 HEMLOCK LLC | $423,462 | |
| 2000-06-22 | Mortgage $423,462 — from 544 HEMLOCK LLC to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | $423,462 | |
| 2000-06-22 | Mortgage $239,504 — from 544 HEMLOCK LLC to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | $239,504 | |
| 2000-06-22 | Mortgage $217,553 — from 544 HEMLOCK LLC to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | $217,553 | |
| 2000-06-22 | Mortgage $221,319 — from 544 HEMLOCK LLC to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | $221,319 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| 2018 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 20 |
| 2019 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2020 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 13 |
| 2021 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 33 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 23 |
| 2024 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2025 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2026 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 13 |
Every one of the 630 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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