850 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 388 HPD complaints, 278 HPD housing violations, 117 311 service requests.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1095.3. In ZIP 11209, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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 | 256 total — 46 class C (immediately hazardous), 121 class B, 89 class A. Oldest open since 1996-10-23. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 1 · winter 2025–26: 5). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · ELECTRIC (3) · Dirty Condition (3) · GENERAL (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · PLUMBING (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 (1922) |
| 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) | THEODORE VALLAS |
| Managing agent | SANDY T VALLAS |
| Last registered | 2024-04-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,004,000 | $451,800 |
| 2026 | $1,117,000 | $502,650 |
| 2027 | $1,252,000 | $563,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 25% 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 | 86 St — R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 83 St — B63 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Fort Hamilton Pkwy & 85 St · 950 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 127 McKinley Park Middle: The Madeleine Brennan School. 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.
538 82 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 |
25 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $390,000 on 1997-02-07 (lender: Stamford Federal Savings Bank), covering 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-02-07 | Mortgage $390,000 — from VALLAS, HELEN; VALLAS, THEODORE to STAMFORD FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $390,000 | |
| 1987-08-18 | Mortgage $85,000 — from VALLAS, THEODORE to AIELLO, ANTHONY | $85,000 | |
| 1986-06-25 | Mortgage $35,000 — from VALLAS, THEODORE to AIELLO, ANTHONY | $35,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24 | 1 | 25 |
| 2018 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| 2019 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| 2020 | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| 2021 | 43 | 1 | 44 |
| 2022 | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 120 | 1 | 121 |
| 2025 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| 2026 | 132 | 0 | 132 |
Every one of the 850 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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