1,540 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 719 HPD housing violations, 369 311 service requests, 356 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 2229.8. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 | 200 total — 89 class C (immediately hazardous), 85 class B, 26 class A. Oldest open since 2019-07-31. |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
35 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 7 · winter 2025–26: 12 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
93 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (21) · HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · Rodent (7) · WATER LEAK (7) · PLUMBING (7) · Dirty Condition (6).
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 (4) |
| 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) | AMKO CAPITAL LLC |
| Head officer | MICHAEL KHODADADIAN |
| Managing agent | AMKO CAPITAL LLC |
| Last registered | 2023-09-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $419,000 | $188,550 |
| 2026 | $442,000 | $198,900 |
| 2027 | $477,000 | $214,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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 | Saratoga Av — 3 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Church Av / E 93 St — B8 B35 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Linden Blvd & Church Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 219 Kennedy-King Middle: Middle School for Art and Philosophy. 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.
487 East 93 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 |
93 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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: $975,000 on 2024-04-04 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-04 | Mortgage $975,000 — from RAJA, BABAR ABBAS to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $975,000 | |
| 2024-04-04 | Deed $1,300,000 — from AMKO CAPITAL LLC to RAJA, BABAR ABBAS | $1,300,000 | |
| 2024-03-20 | Sold for $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | $325,000 |
| 2013-08-20 | Mortgage $383,000 — from AMKO CAPITAL LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $383,000 | |
| 2013-08-20 | AL&R $383,000 — from AMKO CAPITAL LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $383,000 | |
| 2011-12-22 | Deed $425,000 — from RR REO II LLC to AMKO CAPITAL LLC | $425,000 | |
| 2011-12-22 | Agreement $318,750 — from AMKO CAPITAL LLC to RR REO II LLC | $318,750 | |
| 2010-05-13 | Deed $664,113 — from CALLISTE, ALLYSON to RR REO II LLC | $664,113 | |
| 2007-07-26 | Mortgage $30,000 — from CALLISTE, ALLYSON to GORDON, LIONEL; GORDON, CARMEN | $30,000 | |
| 2007-07-26 | Deed $618,000 — from GORDON, LIONEL; GORDON, CARMEN to CALLISTE, ALLYSON | $618,000 | |
| 2007-07-26 | Mortgage $456,000 — from CALLISTE, ALLYSON to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. | $456,000 | |
| 1999-09-14 | Mortgage $3,923 — from GORDON, CARMEN; GORDON, LIONEL to GREENPOINT MORTGAGECORP | $3,923 | |
| 1990-11-26 | Mortgage $161,000 — from GORDON, CARMEN; GORDON, LIONEL to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK | $161,000 | |
| 1988-07-13 | Mortgage $60,000 — from ELLIS, BERNARDA; ELLIS, WILFRED to CITIBANK NA | $60,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 94 |
| 2018 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| 2019 | 0 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 123 |
| 2020 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2021 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 122 |
| 2022 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 140 |
| 2023 | 0 | 262 | 2 | 0 | 264 |
| 2024 | 0 | 162 | 4 | 2 | 168 |
| 2025 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 2026 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 2 | 104 |
Every one of the 1,540 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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