533 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 163 311 service requests, 136 HPD housing violations, 133 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 270.4. In ZIP 11230, 82% 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 | 6 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2012-10-04. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
46 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · APPLIANCE (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · PLUMBING (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (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 (1914) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| 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) | 954 REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LLC |
| Head officer | LYNN GETTENBERG |
| Managing agent | WHITEROCK LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,276,000 | $574,200 |
| 2026 | $1,432,000 | $644,400 |
| 2027 | $1,512,000 | $680,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | Avenue J — Q · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Avenue J / E 16 St — B6 B11 · 450 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 099 Isaac Asimov Middle: P.S. 099 Isaac Asimov. 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.
954 East 15 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 |
46 311 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.
Managed by WHITEROCK LLC — 3 buildings, 42 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 954 East 15 Street | BK | 16 | C |
| 307 East 85 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 309 East 93 Street | MN | 10 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $315,341 on 2004-04-06 (lender: Independence Community 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-03 | Deed $2,150,000 — from 954 EAST 15TH LLC to WHITEROCK LLC | $2,150,000 | |
| 2011-10-12 | Agreement $1,125,000 — from 954 EAST 15TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,125,000 | |
| 2010-10-07 | Deed $1,750,000 — from 419 16TH STREET LLC to 954 EAST 15TH LLC | $1,750,000 | |
| 2010-10-07 | Agreement $1,125,000 — from 954 EAST 15TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,125,000 | |
| 2006-03-15 | Mortgage $700,001 — from 419 16TH STREET LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $700,001 | |
| 2006-03-15 | M&CON $1,320,000 — from 419 16TH STREET LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $1,320,000 | |
| 2006-03-15 | AMTX $499,999 — from 419 16TH STREET LLC to GFI REALTY SERVICES INC. | $499,999 | |
| 2006-03-15 | Mortgage $1,320,000 — from 419 16TH STREET LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $1,320,000 | |
| 2005-12-06 | Deed $1,960,000 — from 954 CON, LLC to 419 16TH STREET, LLC | $1,960,000 | |
| 2005-12-06 | Mortgage $499,999 — from 419 16TH STREET, LLC to GFI REALTY SERVICES INC. | $499,999 | |
| 2004-04-06 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from 954 CON. LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2004-04-06 | Mortgage $315,341 — from 954 CON. LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $315,341 | |
| 2004-04-06 | Agreement $1,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 954 CON. LLC | $1,000,000 | |
| 2001-11-16 | Mortgage $430,965 — from 954 CON LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $430,965 | |
| 1999-04-13 | Mortgage $35,000 — from SOLDIEW, ERIC B; SOLDIEW, BEULAH R to SCHAFFER, MILTON B; FISHER, MONIQUE | $35,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 27 |
| 2019 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
| 2020 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 2024 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2025 | 1 | 127 | 1 | 129 |
| 2026 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 54 |
Every one of the 533 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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