502 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 325 311 service requests, 54 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 45 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% 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 31.7. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 | 3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-01-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 3).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
123 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (103) · Water System (9) · Blocked Driveway (3) · Snow or Ice (2) · Street Condition (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) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | REWARD REALTY CORP |
| Head officer | FEN ZHENG |
| Managing agent | REWARD REALTY CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-09-04 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $668,000 | $300,600 |
| 2026 | $726,000 | $326,700 |
| 2027 | $871,000 | $391,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shun Feng | Chinese | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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 | Van Siclen Av — 3 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: New Lots Av / Miller Av — B15 B83 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Riverdale Ave & New Lots Ave · 200 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.
524 New Lots 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 |
123 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $150,000 on 2017-12-21 (lender: Chinatown Federal Savings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-21 | Mortgage $150,000 — from REWARD REALTY CORP. to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $150,000 | |
| 2017-12-21 | AL&R $150,000 — from REWARD REALTY CORP. to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $150,000 | |
| 2013-07-05 | Mortgage $320,000 — from REWARD REALTY CORP to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $320,000 | |
| 2013-07-05 | AL&R $320,000 — from REWARD REALTY CORP to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $320,000 | |
| 2006-11-21 | Mortgage $25,000 — from REWARD REALTY CORP to 253 W 136 LLC | $25,000 | |
| 2006-03-16 | Mortgage $422,000 — from REWARD REALTY CORP. to ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $422,000 | |
| 2006-03-16 | Deed $650,000 — from 253 WEST 136 LLC. to REWARD REALTY CORP. | $650,000 | |
| 2005-07-07 | Mortgage $249,000 — from 253 WEST 136 LLC to MILL POND FUNDING LLC | $249,000 | |
| 2005-07-07 | Deed $450,000 — from THOMAS, NATHANIEL to 253 WEST 136 LLC | $450,000 | |
| 1997-05-13 | Mortgage $146,250 — from THOMAS, NATHANIEL to AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE | $146,250 | |
| 1996-08-28 | Mortgage $117,000 — from THOMAS, NATHANIEL to BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNERSERVICE CORP. | $117,000 | |
| 1995-08-03 | Mortgage $95,000 — from THOMAS, NATHANIEL to BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNERSERVICE CORP. | $95,000 | |
| 1987-06-30 | Mortgage $85,000 — from 524 NEW LOTS RLTY CP to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK | $85,000 | |
| 1986-02-11 | Mortgage $20,000 — from 385 CHESTNUT ST CORP to PRELUDE RLTY CORP | $20,000 | |
| 1985-05-03 | Mortgage $13,000 — from NEW-MILL PROPERTIESCORP to PRELUDE REALTY CORP | $13,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2020 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| 2021 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 2022 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2023 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 55 |
| 2024 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 2025 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 71 |
| 2026 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Every one of the 502 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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