80 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 47 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 15 HPD housing violations, 7 311 service requests.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 43.3. In ZIP 11219, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 | 14 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2018-10-15. |
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.
$500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Missed Collection (1).
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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1981) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | HELEN MINTZ; SEYMOUR D MINTZ |
| Managing agent | N/A |
| Last registered | 2017-07-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,225,000 | $133,500 |
| 2026 | $1,894,000 | $113,640 |
| 2027 | $1,762,000 | $105,720 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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 | 62 St — D N · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 60 St / 16 Av — B9 · 0.2 mi |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: The SEEALL Academy Middle: J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow. 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.
1553 56 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 |
2 311 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 N/A — 414 buildings, 1,724 units. Grades across the portfolio: A126 · B87 · C146 · D40 · F10. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 414 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $516,922 on 2022-01-26 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-10 | Agreement $1,502,475 — from KAUFMAN, YOSEF to MERS | $1,502,475 | |
| 2022-01-26 | Mortgage $516,923 — from KAUFMAN, YOSEF to MERS | $516,923 | |
| 2018-06-14 | Deed $2,100,000 — from MINTZ, SEYMOUR D; MINTZ, HELEN to KAUFMAN, ELI | $2,100,000 | |
| 2018-06-14 | Mortgage $1,051,875 — from KAUFMAN, ELI to MERS | $1,051,875 | |
| 2018-06-05 | Sold for $2,100,000 | $2,100,000 | $700,000 |
| 2015-02-18 | Mortgage $800,000 — from MINTZ, HELEN; MINTZ, SEYMOUR D to MERS | $800,000 | |
| 2009-06-30 | Mortgage $173,672 — from MINTZ, SEYMOUR D; MINTZ, HELEN to MERS | $173,672 | |
| 2009-06-30 | Agreement $512,500 — from MINTZ, HELEN; MINTZ, SEYMOUR D to MERS | $512,500 | |
| 2009-03-20 | Agreement $499,000 — from MINTZ, HELEN to FLATBUSH FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN. OF | $499,000 | |
| 2004-06-09 | Mortgage $240,000 — from MINTZ, HELEN to FLEET NATIONAL BANK | $240,000 | |
| 2002-04-03 | Mortgage $185,959 — from MINTZ, SEYMOUR D; MINTZ, SEYMOUR; MINTZ, HELEN to CROSS COUNTY FEDERALSAVINGS BANK | $185,959 | |
| 1999-10-08 | Mortgage $10,000,000 — from MINTZ, HELEN; MINTZ, SEYMOUR to REPUBLIC CONSUMER LENDING GROUP | $10,000,000 | |
| 1998-12-22 | Mortgage $978,317 — from MINTZ, HELEN; MINTZ, SEYMOUR D to FLATBUSH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCI | $978,317 | |
| 1996-09-17 | Mortgage $100,418 — from MINTZ, SEYMOUR D; MINTZ, HELEN to FLATBUSH FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOC | $100,418 | |
| 1995-04-14 | Mortgage $115,000 — from MINTZ, SEYMOUR; MINTZ, HELEN to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK | $115,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Every one of the 80 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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