2,943 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,010 HPD housing violations, 895 HPD complaints, 856 311 service requests.
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 4073.3. 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 | 707 total — 62 class C (immediately hazardous), 533 class B, 112 class A. Oldest open since 2016-10-07. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
72 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 54 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
166 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (31) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (30) · PLUMBING (25) · DOOR/WINDOW (15) · PAINT/PLASTER (14) · GENERAL (11).
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 (1920) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| 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).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $874,000 | $52,440 |
| 2026 | $894,000 | $53,640 |
| 2027 | $945,000 | $56,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (0 in the last three years).
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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Pennsylvania Av / Hegeman Av — B20 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Hegeman Ave & Vermont St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 213 New Lots Middle: Van Siclen Community Middle School. 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.
738 New Jersey 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 |
166 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 31 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $360,000 on 2009-04-22 (lender: Bank Of America). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-06 | Deed $1,105,096 — from KAMARAS, PHILIP to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS | $1,105,096 | |
| 2026-03-17 | Sold for $1,105,096 | $1,105,096 | $552,548 |
| 2009-04-22 | Deed $550,000 — from GOVAN, GEOFFREY to GREENE, GREGORY | $550,000 | |
| 2009-04-22 | Mortgage $360,000 — from GREENE, GREGORY to BANK OF AMERICA | $360,000 | |
| 2006-04-20 | Mortgage $391,500 — from GOVAN, GEOFFREY to SMI MORTGAGE | $391,500 | |
| 2005-11-15 | Mortgage $273,000 — from GOVAN, GEOFFREY to MERS | $273,000 | |
| 2004-04-12 | Mortgage $135,000 — from GOVAN, GEOFFREY to EASTERN SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $135,000 | |
| 1998-09-23 | Mortgage $98,000 — from GOVAN, GEOFFREY to RESOURCE ONE,INC | $98,000 | |
| 1998-06-10 | Mortgage $80,000 — from GOVAN, GEOFFREY to RESOURCE ONE INC | $80,000 | |
| 1997-09-24 | Mortgage $65,000 — from GOVAN, GEOFFREY to RESOURCE ONE INC | $65,000 | |
| 1997-03-25 | Mortgage $51,500 — from GOVAN, GEOFFREY to RESOURCE ONE INC | $51,500 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 211 |
| 2018 | 2 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 113 |
| 2019 | 3 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 174 |
| 2020 | 3 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 192 |
| 2021 | 5 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 248 |
| 2022 | 1 | 479 | 0 | 2 | 482 |
| 2023 | 15 | 889 | 0 | 5 | 909 |
| 2024 | 1 | 211 | 1 | 0 | 213 |
| 2025 | 0 | 253 | 1 | 0 | 254 |
| 2026 | 0 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 77 |
Every one of the 2,943 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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