408 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 152 HPD complaints, 122 311 service requests, 65 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 65.5. 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 | 22 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2011-04-19. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (5) · WATER LEAK (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · SAFETY (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
$130,240 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 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) | SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEV LP |
| Head officer | CHERYL IGHODARO |
| Managing agent | PRECISE REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-31 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $360,000 | $162,000 |
| 2026 | $342,000 | $153,900 |
| 2027 | $410,000 | $184,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 14% 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 4 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 | New Lots Av — L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Pennsylvania Av — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Pennsylvania Av / Hegeman Av — B20 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Sheffield Ave & Linden Blvd · 150 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.
739 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 PRECISE REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT INC — 63 buildings, 382 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B14 · C19 · D15 · F11. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 63 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,467,265 on 2005-12-23 (lender: Department Of Housing Preservation And Development and The City Of New York), covering 7 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-12-23 | Deed $3,467,265 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING to SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT, L.P. | $3,467,265 | |
| 2005-12-23 | Mortgage $3,467,265 — from SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT, L.P. to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $3,467,265 | |
| 2005-12-23 | Agreement $9,893,561 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO to SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT, L.P. | $9,893,561 | |
| 2003-08-06 | Mortgage $7,189,602 — from SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT CORP.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU to CITIBANK, N.A. | $7,189,602 | |
| 2003-08-06 | Mortgage $579,311 — from SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT CORP.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU to CITIBANK, N.A. | $579,311 | |
| 2003-08-06 | Mortgage $549,770 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU; SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT CORP. to CITIBANK, N.A. | $549,770 | |
| 2003-08-06 | Mortgage $7,160,062 — from SHEFFIELD CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT CORP.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FU to CITIBANK, N.A. | $7,160,062 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2018 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| 2022 | 1 | 75 | 76 |
| 2023 | 0 | 37 | 37 |
| 2024 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2025 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2026 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
Every one of the 408 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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