1,830 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 624 HPD complaints, 618 311 service requests, 499 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 441.5. 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 | 179 total — 60 class C (immediately hazardous), 94 class B, 25 class A. Oldest open since 2017-08-24. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
295 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 101 · winter 2024–25: 115 · winter 2025–26: 75). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
217 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (142) · DOOR/WINDOW (25) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · APPLIANCE (14) · Noise (3) · PLUMBING (3).
$5,996 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 (14) |
| 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) | F&A BAY 29 LLC |
| Head officer | NICHOLAS V BALZANO |
| Managing agent | JOHN GOODMAN |
| Last registered | 2025-08-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,064,000 | $478,800 |
| 2026 | $1,165,000 | $524,250 |
| 2027 | $1,210,000 | $544,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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 | Bay Pkwy — D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bath Av / Bay Pkwy — B64 · 300 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.
195 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 |
217 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 142 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: $550,000 on 2021-01-13 (lender: 195 Bay 29th LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-13 | Deed $1,950,000 — from 195 BAY 29TH LLC to F & A BAY 29 LLC | $1,950,000 | |
| 2021-01-13 | AL&R $550,000 — from F & A BAY 29 LLC to 195 BAY 29TH LLC | $550,000 | |
| 2021-01-13 | Mortgage $550,000 — from F & A BAY 29 LLC to 195 BAY 29TH LLC | $550,000 | |
| 2020-12-09 | Sold for $1,950,000 | $1,950,000 | $139,286 |
| 2013-06-06 | AL&R $840,000 — from 195 BAY 29TH LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK | $840,000 | |
| 2013-06-06 | CORRM $840,000 — from 195 BAY 29TH LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK | $840,000 | |
| 2011-06-09 | Mortgage $840,000 — from 195 BAY 29TH STREET, LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK | $840,000 | |
| 2011-01-13 | Deed $1,200,000 — from SALAMON, LAURA; SALAMON, JOHN to 195 BAY 29TH LLC | $1,200,000 | |
| 1987-01-16 | Mortgage $200,000 — from SALAMON, LAURA; SALAMON, JOHN to BAY RIDGE FEDL S&L ASSN | $200,000 | |
| 1984-07-09 | Mortgage $90,000 — from 195 BAY 29 ST RLTY CORP to HO LEE REALTY INC | $90,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 80 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 95 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 439 | 7 | 1 | 449 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 0 | 1 | 277 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 307 | 0 | 2 | 310 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 190 | 0 | 2 | 194 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 190 | 1 | 1 | 193 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
Every one of the 1,830 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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