1,155 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 403 HPD complaints, 345 311 service requests, 257 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 208.9. In ZIP 11204, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 92 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 54 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 2005-01-14. |
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.
$2,812 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
251 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (124) · GENERAL (21) · OUTSIDE BUILDING (13) · SAFETY (13) · ELECTRIC (10) · FLOORING/STAIRS (10).
$10,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (27) |
| 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) | BLUE REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | ARIK KATZAP |
| Managing agent | WATERSTONE GROUP LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,516,000 | $682,200 |
| 2026 | $1,461,000 | $657,450 |
| 2027 | $1,353,000 | $608,850 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | 18 Av — N · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 71 St — D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 18 Av / 66 St — B8 · 600 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 048 Mapleton 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.
1718 66 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 |
251 311 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 WATERSTONE GROUP LLC — 66 buildings, 608 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B11 · C18 · D11 · F11. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 66 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $631,202 on 2022-03-25 (lender: Webster Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-25 | Agreement $2,800,000 — from BLUE BELL REALTY LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $2,800,000 | |
| 2022-03-25 | AL&R $2,800,000 — from BLUE BELL REALTY LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $2,800,000 | |
| 2022-03-25 | Mortgage $631,202 — from BLUE BELL REALTY LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $631,202 | |
| 2014-09-23 | AL&R $2,525,000 — from BLUE BELL REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK | $2,525,000 | |
| 2014-09-23 | Agreement $2,525,000 — from BLUE BELL REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK | $2,525,000 | |
| 2014-09-23 | Mortgage $647,491 — from BLUE BELL REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK | $647,491 | |
| 2010-07-16 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from BLUE BELL REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2010-07-13 | Mortgage $669,112 — from BLUE BELL REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $669,112 | |
| 2010-07-13 | Agreement $1,330,888 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to BLUE BELL REALTY, LLC | $1,330,888 | |
| 2005-05-31 | Mortgage $700,074 — from BLUE BELL REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURG | $700,074 | |
| 2005-05-31 | Agreement $1,450,000 — from BLUE BELL REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURG | $1,450,000 | |
| 2005-05-31 | Agreement $1,450,000 — from BLUE BELL REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURG | $1,450,000 | |
| 2002-03-26 | Mortgage $378,775 — from BLUE BELL REALTY LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $378,775 | |
| 1999-02-04 | Mortgage $139,199 — from KATZAP, IZEA to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $139,199 | |
| 1995-12-08 | Mortgage $110,337 — from KATZAP, IZEA to GREENPOINT BANK | $110,337 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 3 | 69 |
| 2025 | 0 | 8 | 427 | 0 | 5 | 440 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 95 |
Every one of the 1,155 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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