687 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 195 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 193 311 service requests, 74 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 91% 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 0.7. In ZIP 11209, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 | 73 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 44 class B, 24 class A. Oldest open since 1987-10-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
4 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (16) · Noise (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Litter Basket Complaint (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1).
$24,850 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1927) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (82) |
| 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) | CASTLE COURT APTS INC |
| Head officer | BRENDA SABBAGH |
| Managing agent | JALEN MANAGEMENT CO |
| Last registered | 2025-08-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,613,000 | $2,975,850 |
| 2026 | $6,174,000 | $2,778,300 |
| 2027 | $6,655,000 | $2,994,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,260,276 a year ($19.84 per sq ft), operating expenses $508,176 ($8.00 per sq ft), net operating income $752,100. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 61/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 | 77 St — R · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 4 Av / 77 St — B4 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | 4 Ave & 76 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S./I.S. 30 Mary White Ovington Middle: P.S./I.S. 30 Mary White Ovington. 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.
7609 4 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 |
28 311 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 JALEN MANAGEMENT COMPANY — 43 buildings, 2,278 units. Grades across the portfolio: A30 · B11 · C2. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2020-07-02 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | RPTT&RET $282,000 — from ZHANG, JIA MIN to VEGA, DAMARIS; TURBOWITZ, LAUREN | $282,000 | |
| 2026-09-01 | Sold for $282,000 | $282,000 | $3,439 |
| 2025-12-01 | RPTT&RET $300,000 — from CONNELLY, PAIGE A to DIFORTE, DANIELLE | $300,000 | |
| 2025-12-01 | RPTT&RET $295,000 — from DITRAPANI, SIMONE; DITRAPANI, MICHAEL to DONLON, MICHAEL | $295,000 | |
| 2025-11-13 | Sold for $300,000 | $300,000 | $3,659 |
| 2025-11-12 | Sold for $295,000 | $295,000 | $3,598 |
| 2025-05-12 | RPTT&RET $315,000 — from SAPONARO, JOANN to PEALE, WENDY | $315,000 | |
| 2025-04-17 | Sold for $315,000 | $315,000 | $3,841 |
| 2024-07-31 | RPTT&RET $279,000 — from BATTAGLINO, JOHN to ZHU, XIN LI | $279,000 | |
| 2024-07-31 | RPTT&RET $300,000 — from KARPUKHINA, ANASTASIYA to NDREGJONI, BEKIM | $300,000 | |
| 2024-07-30 | Sold for $300,000 | $300,000 | $3,659 |
| 2024-07-24 | Sold for $279,000 | $279,000 | $3,402 |
| 2024-07-05 | RPTT&RET $412,000 — from HASUI, MAKI; HASUI, YUKIO to VUILLE, ROSINE ALICE; WANI, OMAR FAROOQ | $412,000 | |
| 2024-06-28 | Sold for $412,000 | $412,000 | $5,024 |
| 2024-03-29 | RPTT&RET $260,000 — from ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER QUADRINO to CAI, PATRICIA; SOBEL, MICHAEL; SOBEL, HANNAH | $260,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 30 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 53 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 38 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 43 |
| 2022 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 36 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 29 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Every one of the 687 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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