411 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 131 HPD housing violations, 110 311 service requests, 84 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 224. In ZIP 11236, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 | 4 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-05-16. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Noise (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1).
$19,200 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 (1920) |
| 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) | ABDUL MURITALA |
| Managing agent | TAQWA REALTY INVESTMENTS |
| Last registered | 2025-08-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $577,000 | $259,650 |
| 2026 | $692,000 | $311,400 |
| 2027 | $771,000 | $346,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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 | Saratoga Av — 3 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Linden Blvd / Rockaway Pkwy — B8 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Linden Blvd & Rockaway Pkwy · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 233 Langston Hughes. 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.
636 East 96 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 |
8 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 TAQWA REALTY INVESTMENTS — 14 buildings, 65 units. Grades across the portfolio: B3 · C5 · D6. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 448 East 26 Street | BK | 12 | B |
| 288 New York Avenue | BK | 8 | C |
| 636 East 96 Street | BK | 6 | C |
| 886 Rutland Road | BK | 5 | B |
| 1060 Rogers Avenue | BK | 5 | D |
| 360 East 98 Street | BK | 4 | B |
| 237 East 94 Street | BK | 4 | D |
| 1204 East 95 Street | BK | 3 | C |
| 791A Lexington Avenue | BK | 3 | D |
| 98 Waverly Avenue | BK | 3 | C |
| 523 Gates Avenue | BK | 3 | D |
| 48 4 Avenue | BK | 3 | C |
| 164 Clermont Avenue | BK | 3 | D |
| 1208 East 95 Street | BK | 3 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $60,000 on 1986-02-03 (lender: Green Point Savs Bk). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-06 | AL&R $400,000 — from MURITALA, ABDUL to FLUSHING BANK | $400,000 | |
| 2014-08-06 | Mortgage $400,000 — from MURITALA, ABDUL to FLUSHING BANK | $400,000 | |
| 2012-07-31 | Deed $450,000 — from BLACHE, MILDRED L; BLACHE, MILDRED LOUISE; MCINTYRE, GUARDIAN, WALTER to MURITALA, ABDUL | $450,000 | |
| 1986-02-03 | Mortgage $60,000 — from BLACHE, MILDRED L; BLACHE, CARLYLE to GREEN POINT SAVS BK | $60,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 20 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 26 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 31 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
Every one of the 411 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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