588 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 190 311 service requests, 156 HPD complaints, 128 HPD housing violations.
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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 1042.3. In ZIP 11208, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% 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 | 95 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 68 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2003-08-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
13 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
67 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · DOOR/WINDOW (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Rodent (5) · ELECTRIC (5).
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) |
| 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).
| Registered owner(s) | Kfar amber llc |
| Head officer | shea sigal |
| Managing agent | NPG MGMT |
| Last registered | 2025-10-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $938,000 | $56,280 |
| 2026 | $940,000 | $56,400 |
| 2027 | $1,057,000 | $63,420 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
10 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (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 | Grant Av — A · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 17-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Linden Blvd / Hip Center Parking Lot — B15 · 450 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.
313 Amber Street
| 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 |
67 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 NPG MGMT — 8 buildings, 38 units. Grades across the portfolio: C1 · D2 · F5. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 229 23 Street | BK | 8 | D |
| 227 23 Street | BK | 8 | F |
| 225 23 Street | BK | 8 | F |
| 293 Wyona Street | BK | 3 | F |
| 2168 Pitkin Avenue | BK | 3 | F |
| 293 Vermont Street | BK | 3 | D |
| 310 Ashford Street | BK | 3 | C |
| 313 Amber Street | BK | 2 | F |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $660,000 on 2024-07-31 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-31 | Deed $880,000 — from GUREVITCH, MENACHEM; GUREVITCH, MENAHEM to KFAR AMBER LLC | $880,000 | |
| 2024-07-31 | AL&R $660,000 — from KFAR AMBAR LLC to LOAN FUNDERS LLC, SERIES 73535 | $660,000 | |
| 2024-07-31 | Mortgage $660,000 — from KFAR AMBAR LLC to MERS AS NOMINEE FOR LOAN FUNDERS LLC, SE | $660,000 | |
| 2024-07-02 | Sold for $880,000 | $880,000 | $440,000 |
| 2018-07-23 | Mortgage $490,000 — from GUREVITCH, MENACHEM to FM HOME LOANS, LLC,; MERS AS NOMINEE | $490,000 | |
| 2017-04-11 | Deed $350,000 — from AMBER 2015 LLC to MDG CONSULTING LLC | $350,000 | |
| 2017-03-24 | Sold for $350,000 | $350,000 | $175,000 |
| 2015-06-10 | Deed $686,000 — from AHYEE, PHILLIP to AMBER 2015 LLC | $686,000 | |
| 2007-01-03 | Deed $680,000 — from LEWIS, IAN; LEWIS, LISA to AHYEE, PHILLIP | $680,000 | |
| 2007-01-03 | Mortgage $646,000 — from AHYEE, PHILLIP to MERS | $646,000 | |
| 2006-05-25 | Mortgage $513,000 — from LEWIS, LISA; LEWIS, IAN to LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY | $513,000 | |
| 2006-05-25 | Deed $570,000 — from OKEREKE, STEPHEN to LEWIS, LISA; LEWIS, IAN | $570,000 | |
| 2005-03-08 | Mortgage $391,500 — from OKEREKE, STEPHEN to LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC | $391,500 | |
| 2005-03-08 | Deed $435,000 — from CHINWEOKWU, DANDYSON to OKEREKE, STEPHEN | $435,000 | |
| 2004-05-10 | Mortgage $303,600 — from DANDYSON CHINWEOKWU to MERS | $303,600 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 53 |
| 2018 | 13 | 136 | 4 | 2 | 155 |
| 2019 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2023 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2024 | 3 | 59 | 7 | 2 | 71 |
| 2025 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 56 |
| 2026 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
Every one of the 588 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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