441 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 158 HPD housing violations, 119 HPD complaints, 118 311 service requests.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 688. In ZIP 11223, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 | 53 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 32 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 2021-08-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
35 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 21 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
72 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · DOOR/WINDOW (12) · WATER LEAK (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · ELECTRIC (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (6).
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 (1930) |
| 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) | Samuel Akl |
| Last registered | 2025-08-04 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $846,000 | $380,700 |
| 2026 | $977,000 | $439,650 |
| 2027 | $947,000 | $426,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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 | 25 Av — D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Kings Hwy — N · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Stillwell Av / Avenue S — B4 · 350 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 97 The Highlawn Middle: I.S. 228 David A. Boody. 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.
1875 West 13 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 |
72 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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: $810,000 on 2021-07-01 (lender: Habib American 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-01 | AL&R $810,000 — from 1875 WEST 13TH ST LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK | $810,000 | |
| 2021-07-01 | Mortgage $810,000 — from 1875 WEST 13TH ST LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK | $810,000 | |
| 2021-07-01 | Deed $1,300,000 — from CASSARA, MARIO R to 1875 WEST 13TH ST LLC | $1,300,000 | |
| 2021-06-23 | Sold for $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | $216,667 |
| 1998-03-03 | Mortgage $30,179 — from CASSARA, MARIO R; CASSARA, FRANK to GREENPOINT BANK | $30,179 | |
| 1993-01-21 | Mortgage $90,000 — from CASSARA, FRANK; CASSARA, MARIO R to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK | $90,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 104 | 4 | 0 | 110 |
| 2022 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2023 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 70 |
| 2024 | 0 | 135 | 0 | 1 | 136 |
| 2025 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2026 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 72 |
Every one of the 441 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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