513 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 239 HPD complaints, 105 311 service requests, 85 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% 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 47.5. 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 | 6 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2008-07-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Overgrown Tree/Branches (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · New Tree Request (1) · Noise (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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1928) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (15) |
| 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) | 1478 LLC |
| Head officer | TONY SAFONTE |
| Managing agent | 1478 LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,221,000 | $549,450 |
| 2026 | $1,283,000 | $577,350 |
| 2027 | $1,280,000 | $576,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | Bay Pkwy — D · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bay Pkwy / Benson Av — B6 B82 · 150 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 200 Benson School Middle: I.S. 281 Joseph B Cavallaro. 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.
99 Bay 29 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 |
13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.
Managed by 1478 LLC — 2 buildings, 31 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1751 85 Street | BK | 16 | A |
| 99 Bay 29 Street | BK | 15 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,400,000 on 2012-04-16 (lender: New York Community 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-20 | Deed $1,990,000 — from SIENA SQUARE, INC. to 1478 LLC | $1,990,000 | |
| 2018-06-14 | Sold for $1,990,000 | $1,990,000 | $132,667 |
| 2012-04-16 | Mortgage $1,400,000 — from SIENA SQUARE, INC; SIENA SQUARE INC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,400,000 | |
| 1987-09-10 | Mortgage $100,000 — from ADWAR, HOWARD; 99 BAY 29 ST REALTYCP; KAMLER, JEFFREY; BERGMAN, BRUCE to TAUBMAN HEIGHTS INCEPT | $100,000 | |
| 1987-06-19 | Mortgage $295,000 — from 99 BAY 29 ST RLTY CORP to TRANCHINA, PHILIP; TRANCHINA, CATHERINE | $295,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| 2018 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 55 |
| 2019 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| 2020 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 2021 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2025 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2026 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
Every one of the 513 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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