292 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 130 311 service requests, 92 HPD housing violations, 31 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 1488.3. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% 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 | 87 total — 27 class C (immediately hazardous), 44 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 2024-11-01. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$56,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
96 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (26) · Blocked Driveway (19) · Illegal Parking (17) · WATER LEAK (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · UNSANITARY 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 (1925) |
| No | Six or more residential units (1) |
| 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).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $703,000 | $42,180 |
| 2026 | $691,000 | $41,460 |
| 2027 | $758,000 | $45,480 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Avenue D / E 37 St — B8 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Cortelyou Rd & E 34 St · 0.4 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 198 Brooklyn Middle: Andries Hudde. 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.
702 East 37 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 |
96 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $400,000 on 2006-12-12 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-10-26 | M&CON $405,720 — from TEMBA, FLORENCE; TEMBA, ANICETUS to WELLS FARGO BANK | $405,720 | |
| 2006-12-12 | Mortgage $400,000 — from TEMBA, ANICETUS; TEMBA, FLORENCE to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | $400,000 | |
| 2006-07-20 | Mortgage $289,200 — from TEMBA, FLORENCE; TEMBA, ANICETUS to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $289,200 | |
| 1999-11-01 | Mortgage $25,500 — from TEMBA, FLORENCE; TEMBA, ANICETUS; JOSEPH, MARIE F to EQUICREDIT CORPORATION OF NEW YORK | $25,500 | |
| 1988-11-07 | Mortgage $139,500 — from JOSEPH, MARIE F; TEMBA, FLORENCE; TEMBA, ANICETUS to CITIBANK NA | $139,500 | |
| 1988-11-07 | Mortgage $10,000 — from TEMBA, FLORENCE; TEMBA, ANICETUS; JOSEPH, MARIE F to THYS, MARYSE; THYS, SERGE | $10,000 | |
| 1988-08-24 | Mortgage $5,000 — from THUS, SERGE; THYS, MARYSE to KRAKAYER, RONALD | $5,000 | |
| 1983-08-04 | Mortgage $6,523 — from THYS, MARYSE; THYS, SERGE to EAST FLATBUSH DIV/N/H/S | $6,523 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| 2024 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 2025 | 7 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2026 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
Every one of the 292 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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