886 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 316 HPD complaints, 245 HPD housing violations, 207 311 service requests.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 357.3. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 | 6 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2019-12-02. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
30 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
36 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · WATER LEAK (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · APPLIANCE (2) · PLUMBING (2) · Illegal Parking (2).
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 (1935) |
| 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) | VINEGAR HILL ASSET LLC |
| Head officer | CHESKY ENGEL |
| Managing agent | EPP MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $754,800 | $339,660 |
| 2026 | $906,000 | $407,700 |
| 2027 | $1,087,000 | $489,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | Newkirk Av-Little Haiti — 2 5 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Newkirk Av — B8 B44-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | Beverley Rd & Nostrand Ave · 0.3 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School Middle: M.S. 246 Walt Whitman. 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.
3019 Newkirk 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 |
36 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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 EPP MANAGEMENT LLC — 23 buildings, 322 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B10 · C4 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 780 East 2 Street | BK | 49 | D |
| 509 Saratoga Avenue | BK | 32 | B |
| 1226 Lincoln Place | BK | 31 | D |
| 330 East 22 Street | BK | 27 | C |
| 1613 Eastern Parkway | BK | 19 | B |
| 1639 Carroll Street | BK | 16 | B |
| 83 East 94 Street | BK | 16 | A |
| 1617 Eastern Parkway | BK | 13 | C |
| 222 Pulaski Street | BK | 12 | B |
| 1631 Eastern Parkway | BK | 12 | B |
| 436 East 34 Street | BK | 12 | B |
| 1625 Eastern Parkway | BK | 12 | B |
| 1621 Eastern Parkway | BK | 8 | A |
| 497 Dean Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 226 Pulaski Street | BK | 8 | C |
| 345 Chauncey Street | BK | 7 | B |
| 3013 Newkirk Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 3019 Newkirk Avenue | BK | 6 | D |
| 3017 Newkirk Avenue | BK | 6 | D |
| 642 Wilson Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 304 Schaefer Street | BK | 6 | C |
| 209 Sumpter Street | BK | 6 | D |
| 164 Underhill Avenue | BK | 4 | F |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,137,092 on 2015-08-27 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 9 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-27 | Agreement $19,556,603 — from VINEGAR HILL ASSET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $19,556,603 | |
| 2015-08-27 | Deed $4,650,000 — from NEWKIRK REALTY HOLDINGS LLC to VINEGAR HILL ASSET LLC | $4,650,000 | |
| 2015-08-27 | Mortgage $7,137,093 — from VINEGAR HILL ASSET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $7,137,093 | |
| 2015-08-27 | Agreement $20,700,000 — from VINEGAR HILL ASSET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $20,700,000 | |
| 2015-08-27 | AL&R $20,700,000 — from VINEGAR HILL ASSET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $20,700,000 | |
| 2014-12-29 | M&CON $2,535,000 — from NEWKIRK REALTY HOLDINGS LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK | $2,535,000 | |
| 2014-12-29 | AL&R $2,535,000 — from NEWKIRK REALTY HOLDINGS LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK | $2,535,000 | |
| 2013-01-23 | RPTT&RET $1,830,000 — from ESSES, AVI to NEWKIRK PROPERTY HOLDING, LLC | $1,830,000 | |
| 2007-01-24 | Mortgage $210,000 — from NEWKIRK ACQUISITIONS LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $210,000 | |
| 2007-01-24 | AL&R $210,000 — from NEWKIRK ACQUISITIONS LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $210,000 | |
| 2005-05-31 | Deed $1,700,000 — from NEWKIRK HOLDINGS LLC to NEWKIRK ACQUISTIONS LLC | $1,700,000 | |
| 2005-05-31 | M&CON $1,360,000 — from NEWKIRK ACQUSITIONS LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $1,360,000 | |
| 2004-04-19 | Mortgage $1,025,000 — from NEWKIRK HOLDINGS LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $1,025,000 | |
| 2004-04-19 | AL&R $1,025,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA to NEWKIRK HOLDINGS LLC | $1,025,000 | |
| 2004-04-19 | Deed $1,200,000 — from FREDERICK, LEONORA to NEWKIRK HOLDINGS LLC | $1,200,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2018 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| 2019 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 86 |
| 2020 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
| 2021 | 0 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 71 |
| 2022 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
| 2023 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| 2025 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 69 |
| 2026 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
Every one of the 886 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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