117 recorded events, 2007–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 66 311 service requests, 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 12 HPD complaints.
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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 154. In ZIP 11239, 92% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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 | 7 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-04-29. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 8).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Derelict Vehicles (14) · Abandoned Vehicle (12) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · PLUMBING (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · Illegal Dumping (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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2009) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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 | $675,000 | $40,500 |
| 2026 | $855,000 | $51,300 |
| 2027 | $790,000 | $47,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: UDAAP
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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 — 3 · 0.9 mi straight-line (about a 24-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Vandalia Av / Erskine St — B13 B84 Q8 · 300 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 224 Hale A. Woodruff 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.
639 Vandalia 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 |
39 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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: $114,424 on 2012-03-20 (lender: The City Of New York Acting Through Its Department). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-20 | Mortgage $114,424 — from WALTERS, JENNIFER E to THE CITY OF NEW YORK ACTING THROUGH ITS | $114,424 | |
| 2011-09-19 | Mortgage $26,800 — from WALTERS, JENNIFER; WALTERS, JENNIFER to CITIZENS BANK; CITIZENS BANK | $26,800 | |
| 2011-09-19 | Mortgage $26,800 — from WALTERS, JENNIFER; WALTERS, JENNIFER to CITIZENS BANK; CITIZENS BANK | $26,800 | |
| 2011-06-16 | Mortgage $334,900 — from WALTERS, JENNIFER E to M&T BANK | $334,900 | |
| 2011-06-16 | Deed $472,708 — from NEHEMIAH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPAN to WALTERS, JENNIFER E | $472,708 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 16 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 41 |
Every one of the 117 recorded events, 2007–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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