739 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 331 HPD housing violations, 185 311 service requests, 156 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1288.3. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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 | 77 total — 22 class C (immediately hazardous), 39 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 2016-08-12. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
85 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (27) · PAINT/PLASTER (13) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · FLOORING/STAIRS (8) · PLUMBING (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (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 (1931) |
| 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) | DIVINE GRACE CORP |
| Head officer | JEROME HEROLD |
| Managing agent | JEROME HEROLD |
| Last registered | 2025-10-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $752,000 | $338,400 |
| 2026 | $902,000 | $405,900 |
| 2027 | $804,000 | $361,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% 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.
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 | Church Av — 2 5 · 0.8 mi straight-line (about a 22-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Church Av / E 48 St — B35 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Church Ave & E 45 St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 135 Sheldon A. Brookner Middle: The Middle School of Media, Law and Fine Arts. 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.
834 Schenectady 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 |
85 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $750,000 on 2023-06-23 (lender: Merchants Property Solutions) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-23 | Mortgage $750,000 — from DIVINE GRACE CORP. to MERS; MERCHANTS PROPERTY SOLUTIONS | $750,000 | |
| 2023-06-23 | Deed $1,000,000 — from BONNY, SENLY; BONNY, LYNNE; BONNY, NESLY JR to DIVINE GRACE CORP. | $1,000,000 | |
| 2023-06-15 | Sold for $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $166,667 |
| 2004-02-12 | Mortgage $190,000 — from NESLY, BONNY to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. | $190,000 | |
| 1988-09-15 | Mortgage $151,000 — from BONNY, NESLY to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK | $151,000 | |
| 1983-05-11 | Mortgage $4,000 — from GIBBS, LOSSIE; GIBBS, ARMOND LEE to CITIBANK NA | $4,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| 2018 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
| 2019 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 60 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2022 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2023 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 28 |
| 2024 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 221 |
| 2026 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 93 |
Every one of the 739 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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