558 recorded events, 1991–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 186 311 service requests, 156 HPD housing violations, 131 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
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 861.2. In ZIP 11214, 75% 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 | 125 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 74 class B, 33 class A. Oldest open since 2014-04-23. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
38 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 38).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
158 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Smoking or Vaping (47) · HEAT/HOT WATER (19) · PAINT/PLASTER (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · PLUMBING (9) · FLOORING/STAIRS (7).
$21,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1926) |
| 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) | KL MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Head officer | LINDA ZHANG |
| Managing agent | LINDA ZHANG |
| Last registered | 2025-08-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $855,000 | $384,750 |
| 2026 | $969,000 | $436,050 |
| 2027 | $1,163,000 | $523,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 18 Av — D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bath Av / 17 Av — B64 · 750 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 163 Bath Beach Middle: P.S. 163 Bath Beach. 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.
1646 Benson 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 |
158 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 19 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: $62,698 on 2020-04-30 (lender: East West 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-30 | Mortgage $62,699 — from K & L MANAGEMENT LLC to EAST WEST BANK | $62,699 | |
| 2020-04-30 | AL&R $350,000 — from K & L MANAGEMENT LLC to EAST WEST BANK | $350,000 | |
| 2020-04-30 | Agreement $350,000 — from K & L MANAGEMENT LLC to EAST WEST BANK | $350,000 | |
| 2013-04-08 | AL&R $350,000 — from K & L MANAGEMENT LLC to INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA | $350,000 | |
| 2013-04-08 | Agreement $350,000 — from K & L MANAGEMENT LLC to INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA | $350,000 | |
| 2008-10-28 | AL&R $460,000 — from K & L MANAGEMENT LLC to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK | $460,000 | |
| 2008-10-28 | Mortgage $460,000 — from K & L MANAGEMENT LLC to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK | $460,000 | |
| 2008-10-28 | Deed $908,000 — from BH BENSON AVENUE LLC to K & L MANAGEMENT LLC | $908,000 | |
| 2007-08-03 | Mortgage $544,600 — from BH BENSON, LLC to EXETER HOLDING LIMITED DBA EXETER COMMER | $544,600 | |
| 2007-08-03 | Deed $839,000 — from JERSEY GRAY, INC to BH BENSON, LLC | $839,000 | |
| 2006-09-26 | DEEDO $750,000 — from 1646 BENSON REALTY CORP. to JERSEY GRAY, INC. | $750,000 | |
| 2004-05-13 | Deed $570,000 — from ISABELLA REALTY LLC to 1646 BENSON REALTY CORP. | $570,000 | |
| 2004-05-13 | Mortgage $370,000 — from 1646 BENSON REALTY CORP. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $370,000 | |
| 2004-05-13 | AL&R $370,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to 1646 BENSON REALTY CORP. | $370,000 | |
| 2002-05-07 | Mortgage $310,000 — from PANOBIANCO, ANTHONY; QUADROZZI, CATHERINE to RAPA, ANTHONY | $310,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 335 | 0 | 2 | 342 |
Every one of the 558 recorded events, 1991–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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